**************************************************************** QUESTIONS ASKED REGARDING RESPONDENT'S SPOUSE/PARTNER'S CHILDREN (AGE 0-18) LIVING ELSEWHERE - - FOCAL CHILD IS RANDOMLY SELECTED FROM AMONG ALL ELIGIBLE CHILDREN LIVING ELSEWHERE BUT NOT AWAY AT COLLEGE OR ON OWN **************************************************************** 2297 M444 Q.444 Does your (husband/wife/partner) have any children age 18 or younger who do not live here at least half the time? Unweighted Weighted Frequency Percent 1-Yes 467 2.66 2-No 6935 61.37 6-Inapplicable 5553 35.42 9-No answer 62 0.55 2298-2299 M444NUM NUMBER OF SPOUSE'S/PARTNER'S CHILDREN LIVING ELSEWHERE Unweighted Weighted Frequency Percent 00 6935 61.37 01 301 1.77 02 116 0.64 03 37 0.19 04 8 0.03 05 2 0.01 07 1 0.00 96-Inapplicable 5615 35.97 99-No answer to QQ.445-446 2 0.01 NSFH/30 January 90 Page M-266 ________________________________________________________________________________ Q.445 What are their names and ages? M445AP01-M445AP10 Household Member Number 96-Inapplicable See Appendix M for discussion of Household Member Numbers M445BP01-M445BP10 Age (age in years) __________________________________________________ Age Distribution of Spouse/Partner's Children (under age 19) Living Elsewhere (Frequencies Aggregated Over M445BP01-M445BP10) __________________________________________________ Unweighted Frequency 00-Less than one year 1 01 4 02 7 03 12 04 14 05 27 06 33 07 31 08 35 09 46 10 38 11 45 12 62 13 46 14 53 15 40 16 66 17 65 18 56 96-Inapplicable 129477 98-Don't know 10 99-No answer 2 Total 130170 __________________________________________________ NSFH/30 January 90 Page M-267 ________________________________________________________________________________ M446P01-M446P10 Q.446 Is (CHILD) male or female? __________________________________________________ Sex Distribution of Spouse/Partner's Children (under age 19) Living Elsewhere (Frequencies Aggregated Over M446P01-M446P10) __________________________________________________ Unweighted Frequency 1-Male 341 2-Female 351 6-Inapplicable 129477 9-No answer 1 Total 130170 __________________________________________________ Spouse/Partner's Children Living Elsewhere ____________________________________________ HOUSEHOLD MEMBER AGE SEX CHILD NUMBER (Q.445) (Q.446) 1 2300-2301 2302-2303 2304 2 2305-2306 2307-2308 2309 3 2310-2311 2312-2313 2314 4 2315-2316 2317-2318 2319 5 2320-2321 2322-2323 2324 6 2325-2326 2327-2328 2329 7 2330-2331 2332-2333 2334 8 2335-2336 2337-2338 2339 9 2340-2341 2342-2343 2344 10 2345-2346 2347-2348 2349 ____________________________________________ NSFH/30 January 90 Page M-268 ______________________________________________________________________________ 2350-2351 MFOCAL6 INSTRUCTION BOX 5 Household Member Number of Focal Child Unweighted Frequency 96-Inapplicable 12552 See Appendix M for discussion of Household Member Numbers 2352-2353 M447 Q.447 The next questions are about (CHILD). Where is (he/she) now living? Unweighted Weighted Frequency Percent 01-With other parent 369 2.03 02-With grandparent 36 0.23 03-With other relative 15 0.09 04-In a foster home 4 0.04 05-At boarding school 1 0.00 06-In an institution or 1 0.01 group home, including hospitals and correctional institutions 07-With a friend of R's 1 0.01 08-At college 5 0.02 09-With his/her husband or wife 7 0.05 10-With his/her boyfriend 4 0.02 or girlfriend 11-In own household, alone or 5 0.03 with roommates 12-Child's whereabouts are unknown 7 0.03 13-Other (SPECIFY) 2 0.01 14-Military 7 0.04 16-Temporarily at home for summer 1 0.03 96-Inapplicable 12552 97.35 Q.448a In what month and year did your (husband/wife/partner) last see (CHILD)? 2354-2357 M448M NSFH/30 January 90 Page M-269 ________________________________________________________________________________ Date Coded in Century Months Unweighted Weighted Frequency Percent 1970-1974 1 0.01 1975-1979 2 0.01 1980-1984 1 0.00 1986 1 0.00 9995-Never saw child 1 0.00 9996-Inapplicable 13010 99.97 9999-No answer 1 0.00 See Appendix G for coding of dates into Century Months 2358 M448F Date Allocation Flag Unweighted Weighted Frequency Percent 0-Month and year given by respondent 3 0.01 2-Year given, no response for month; 2 0.01 month allocated 3-No year given by respondent 1 0.00 4-Indeterminate 1 0.00 6-Inapplicable 13010 99.97 Q.449 Which of your (husband's/wife's/partner's) other children age 18 or under, if any, also live with this other parent? 2359 M449NUM Number of Husband/Wife/Partner's Other Children Living with This Parent Unweighted Weighted Frequency Percent 1 84 0.47 2 28 0.13 3 7 0.03 6-Inapplicable 12898 99.37 NSFH/30 January 90 Page M-270 ________________________________________________________________________________ M449A-M449D Household Member Number of Other Children Who Live with This Parent See Appendix M for discussion of Household Member Numbers __________________________ Child Location __________________________ 1 2360-2361 2 2362-2363 3 2364-2365 4 2366-2367 __________________________ 00-Inapplicable 96-Inapplicable 98-Don't know 99-No answer 2368-2371 M450 Q.450 About how many miles away from here does (CHILD) live? (actual or estimated miles) Unweighted Weighted Frequency Percent <2 25 0.13 2-4 31 0.17 5-9 55 0.29 10-24 85 0.46 25-49 35 0.19 50-99 17 0.12 100-199 23 0.12 200-499 45 0.27 500-999 25 0.14 1000 or more 64 0.39 9996-Inapplicable 12588 97.58 9998-Don't know 14 0.08 9999-No answer 10 0.06 NSFH/30 January 90 Page M-271 ________________________________________________________________________________ 2372-2373 M451 Q.451 During the past 12 months, about how often did your (husband/wife/partner) talk on the telephone or send (CHILD) a letter? Unweighted Weighted Frequency Percent 01-not at all 94 0.54 02-about once a year 15 0.08 03-several times a year 49 0.27 04-one to three times a month 86 0.48 05-about once a week 99 0.54 06-several times a week 62 0.37 96-Inapplicable 12588 97.58 98-Don't know 10 0.05 99-No answer 14 0.09 2374-2375 M452 Q.452 During the past 12 months about how often did your (husband/wife/partner) see (him/her)? Unweighted Weighted Frequency Percent 01-not at all 93 0.56 02-about once a year 39 0.22 03-several times a year 73 0.40 04-one to three times a month 95 0.50 05-about once a week 61 0.33 06-several times a week 49 0.29 96-Inapplicable 12588 97.58 98-Don't know 8 0.04 99-No answer 11 0.08 2376 M453 Q.453 Does your (husband/wife/partner) pay anything toward (CHILD'S) support? Unweighted Weighted Frequency Percent 1-Yes 273 1.50 2-No 137 0.82 6-Inapplicable 12588 97.58 8-Don't know 11 0.05 9-No Answer 8 0.05 NSFH/30 January 90 Page M-272 ________________________________________________________________________________ 2377-2380 M454R Q.454 How much money does (he/she) pay (for all the children)? (converted to dollars per month) Unweighted Weighted Frequency Percent <50 4 0.02 50-99 24 0.13 100-199 80 0.45 200-299 44 0.26 300-449 44 0.22 450-599 10 0.06 600+ 13 0.06 9995-Special provisions only-no dollar amount 9 0.07 9999-No answer to entire question 12744 98.50 9997-Refused 2 0.01 9998-Don't know 38 0.19 9999-No answer to entire question 5 0.02 2381-2382 M454A (IF AMOUNT VARIES WIDELY, OR IS NOT EXPRESSED IN DOLLARS PER MONTH, DESCRIBE BELOW) Unweighted Weighted Frequency Percent 00-No special provisions 216 1.19 01-paying for dental and medical care 4 0.02 02-paying (extra) for child(ren)'s 1 0.02 education 04-dollar amount given in other 1 0.01 part of question, includes alimony and child support combined 05-amount varies per week/month/year 1 0.00 06-pays for clothing or other 5 0.03 personal expenses 77-Other 2 0.02 96-Inapplicable 12787 98.72 NSFH/30 January 90 Page M-273 ________________________________________________________________________________