********************************************************************** RESPONDENT IS MARRIED, BUT LIVING APART FROM SPOUSE FOR REASONS OTHER THAN MARITAL DISCORD ********************************************************************** 1229 CHKPTM CHECKPOINT M: Is R's spouse listed on the household roster? NSFH/30 January 90 Page M-125 ________________________________________________________________________________ Unweighted Weighted Frequency Percent 1-Yes 6785 60.6 2-No (spouse lives elsewhere) 97 0.5 6-Inapplicable 6135 38.9 1230-1231 M188 Q.188 I've recorded that you are married, but your (husband/wife) is not living here now. Why is that? Unweighted Weighted Frequency Percent 01-Work-related separation 42 0.30 02-Spouse is in a nursing home 12 0.05 03-Spouse is in another medical 1 0.01 care facility 04-School-related separation 5 0.02 05-Prison or correctional institution 10 0.04 06-Marital problems or conflict 11 0.07 07-Other reasons 9 0.05 08-Armed Forces 6 0.02 96-Inapplicable 12920 99.46 99-No answer 1 0.00 Note: Cases coded 06 are actually "separated," but they were treated as "married" as the interviewer executed skip instructions. 1232-1233 M189 Q.189 Is this because: Unweighted Weighted Frequency Percent 01-you and your (husband/wife) have 24 0.18 permanent jobs in different places, 02-you or your (husband/wife) moved 10 0.06 to a new job, and other partner will follow, 03-or some other reason? 3 0.02 04-Spouse has unstable job or is 5 0.04 looking for work elsewhere 96-Inapplicable 12975 99.70 NSFH/1 October 88 Page M-126 _______________________________________________________________________________ 1234-1236 M190R Q.190 How long have you been living apart? (converted to months) Unweighted Weighted Frequency Percent 000-less than one month 1 0.02 001 5 0.04 002 9 0.03 003 7 0.03 004 4 0.01 005 4 0.02 006 6 0.07 007 4 0.02 008 2 0.03 009 1 0.01 010 2 0.01 011 1 0.01 012 5 0.02 013-017 1 0.00 018-023 6 0.04 024-035 11 0.05 036-047 4 0.01 048-059 1 0.00 060 or more 6 0.03 995-Never lived together 1 0.00 996-Inapplicable 12936 99.53 1237-1240 M191 Q.191 About how many miles away from here does (he/she) live? (actual or estimated miles) Unweighted Weighted Frequency Percent <2 5 0.03 2-4 5 0.02 5-9 3 0.01 10-24 5 0.02 25-49 1 0.01 50-99 9 0.04 100-199 7 0.03 NSFH/1 October 88 Page M-127 _______________________________________________________________________________ 200-499 12 0.08 500-999 8 0.08 1000 or more 27 0.16 9996-Inapplicable 12929 99.50 9998-Don't know 3 0.02 9999-No answer 3 0.01 1241-1242 M192 Q.192 How often do you see your (husband/wife)? Unweighted Weighted Frequency Percent 00-never 7 0.04 01-weekly 29 0.14 02-every few weeks 11 0.08 03-monthly 8 0.04 04-every few months 5 0.04 05-couple times a year 7 0.07 06-yearly 3 0.02 07-every few years 2 0.01 09-School vacations 1 0.00 10-every other weekend 1 0.00 11-Every day 2 0.01 12-Military leaves 3 0.01 13-Not since he/she left 4 0.03 77-other answer given 2 0.01 96-Inapplicable 12929 99.50 99-No answer 3 0.01 1243 M193 Q.193 Do you and your (husband/wife) have any children who live with you? Unweighted Weighted Frequency Percent 1-Yes 32 0.18 2-No 54 0.31 6-Inapplicable 12929 99.50 9-No answer 2 0.00 NSFH/1 October 88 Page M-128 _______________________________________________________________________________ 1244-1245 M194 Q.194 How often do your children who live with you see their (father/mother)? Unweighted Weighted Frequency Percent 00-never 8 0.03 01-weekly 8 0.03 02-every few weeks 3 0.03 03-monthly 2 0.01 04-every few months 3 0.01 05-couple times a year 2 0.02 06-yearly 2 0.01 07-every few years 1 0.00 11-Not since he/she left 2 0.02 12-whenever he is in town 1 0.00 96-Inapplicable 12985 99.82 1246 M195 Q.195 Do you have any children who live with your (husband/wife)? Unweighted Weighted Frequency Percent 1-Yes 15 0.14 2-No 71 0.35 6-Inapplicable 12929 99.50 9-No answer 2 0.00 1247-1248 M196 Q.196 How often do you see your children who live with your (husband/wife)? Unweighted Weighted Frequency Percent 00-never 2 0.02 01-weekly 1 0.01 02-every few weeks 3 0.04 03-monthly 3 0.01 04-every few months 1 0.00 NSFH/1 October 88 Page M-129 _______________________________________________________________________________ 05-couple times a year 2 0.04 06-yearly 2 0.01 09-School vacations 1 0.00 96-Inapplicable 13002 99.86 1249-1251 M197R Q.197 How much longer do you expect to live apart from your (husband/wife)? (converted to months) Unweighted Weighted Frequency Percent 000-002 22 0.12 003-005 6 0.06 006-011 13 0.10 012-023 7 0.03 024 or more 5 0.03 996-Inapplicable 12964 99.66 1252 M198 Q.198 Is this the first time you and your (husband/wife) have lived apart since you were married? Unweighted Weighted Frequency Percent 1-Yes 61 0.35 2-No 18 0.12 6-Inapplicable 12934 99.52 9-No answer 4 0.01 Q.199 When did the previous separation begin and end? Date Separation Began 1253-1256 M199AM Date Coded in Century Months See Appendix G for coding of dates into Century Months. NSFH/1 October 88 Page M-130 _______________________________________________________________________________ 1257 M199AF Date Allocation Flag for Beginning Date Unweighted Weighted Frequency Percent 0-Month and year given by respondent 12 0.08 1-Year given, month allocated from 1 0.01 season or portion of year 2-Year given, no response for month; 3 0.01 month allocated 3-No year given by respondent 2 0.02 6-Inapplicable 12999 99.88 Date Separation Ended 1258-1261 M199BM Date Coded in Century Months See Appendix G for coding of dates into Century Months. 1262 M199BF Date Allocation Flag for Ending Date Unweighted Weighted Frequency Percent 0-Month and year given by respondent 13 0.09 1-Year given, month allocated from 1 0.01 season or portion of year 2-Year given, no response for month; 1 0.00 month allocated 3-No year given by respondent 3 0.02 6-Inapplicable 12999 99.88 1263-1264 M200 Q.200 Why were you living apart at that time? NSFH/1 October 88 Page M-131 _______________________________________________________________________________ Unweighted Weighted Frequency Percent 01-Work-related separation 11 0.08 02-Spouse is in a nursing home 1 0.00 04-School-related separation 1 0.00 06-Marital problems or conflict 2 0.02 07-Other reason 1 0.00 08-Armed Forces 2 0.01 96-Inapplicable 12999 99.88 1265 M201 Q.201 Was there a separation before that? Unweighted Weighted Frequency Percent 1-Yes 6 0.05 2-No 11 0.07 6-Inapplicable 12999 99.88 9-No answer 1 0.00