ABSENT CHILD Child for this sequence is: 1. NSFH1 focal1 child, if biological or adopted child of R, <18, and NOT in the household. 2. Otherwise, NSFH1 focal5 child, if eligible. 3. Otherwise, eligible child whose first name comes first alphabetically. CKPT:MM87 . . a. If R is married and spouse is not in HH, GO TO CKPT:MN1 b. If Focal child lives with both parents, GO TO CKPT:MN1 c. If there are no biological children living elsewhere, GO TO CKPT:MN1 . . 3461-3462 MM87NUM (uc11) Number of R's biological children living elsewhere: @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 00 9332 94.33 01 424 3.59 02 164 1.32 03 56 0.48 04 20 0.21 05-09 9 0.08 10-12 0 0.00 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3463-3464 MM87 (11pn) Child referred to in absent child section. @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 02-60 Household member number 672 5.66 99 Inap/No Answer 9333 94.34 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3465 MM88 (T1q) Next, I'd like to ask you some questions about (absent child) and (his/her) (mother/father). First, did (his/ her) (mother/father) have any children with someone else before you got together? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 1 Yes 113 0.91 2 No 468 3.95 6 R says already told you 14 0.14 this in last series 7 Refused 1 0.00 8 Don't know 16 0.13 9 Inap/No Answer 9393 94.87 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 CKPT:MM89 - If R has never married, GO TO MM90 3466 MM89 (T2q) Were you married to (child)'s (mother/father) when (child) was born? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 1 Yes 387 3.26 2 No 122 0.90 6 R says already told you 2 0.02 this in last series 7 Refused 3 0.01 8 Don't know 1 0.00 9 Inap/No Answer 9490 95.81 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3467 MM90 (T3q) A child's natural birth father can be made the child's legal father by going to a judge in a court, going to the child support office, or signing a special form in front of witnesses or a notary public. Have any of these things been done to try to make (you/the birth father) (child)'s legal father, no matter what the outome was? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 1 Yes 65 0.57 2 No 115 0.96 4 R doesn't know who 1 0.00 the father is 5 Father's name is on the birth certificate 20 0.14 6 R says already told you 3 0.02 this in last series 7 Refused 0 0.00 8 Don't know 0 0.00 9 Inap/No Answer 9801 98.31 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3468 MM91 (T3r) Was anything else done to make (you/the birth father) (child)'s legal father? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 1 Yes 0 0.00 2 No 20 0.14 7 Refused 0 0.00 8 Don't know 0 0.00 9 Inap/No Answer 9985 99.86 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3469-3470 MM92 (T3s) What was that? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 77 Other 0 0.00 99 Inap/No Answer 10005 100.00 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3471 MM93 (T4) As a result of what happened, (were/was) (you/the birth father) judged or declared to be (child)'s legal father? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 1 Yes 62 0.51 2 No 3 0.06 6 Court has not yet made decision 0 0.00 7 Refused 0 0.00 8 Don't know 0 0.00 9 Inap/No Answer 9940 99.43 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3472-3473 MM94 (T5) How old was (child) when this happened? (Age in years) @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 00 During the first year of child's life 11 0.05 01-04 19 0.18 05-09 9 0.06 10-14 3 0.01 15-19 1 0.01 20-23 0 0.00 90 Prior to birth 5 0.02 91 At birth 13 0.17 97 Refused 0 0.00 98 Don't know 1 0.01 99 Inap/No Answer 9943 99.49 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 CKPT:MM95 - If R's marital status is never married, GO TO MM98 3474 MM95 (T7z) Did you marry (child)'s (mother/father) after (he/she) was born? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 1 Yes 42 0.30 2 No 75 0.58 6 R says already told you 2 0.01 this in last series 7 Refused 0 0.00 8 Don't know 0 0.00 9 Inap/No Answer 9886 99.12 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3475-3478 MM96M (T8a,T8b) In what month and year did you marry (his/her) (mother/father)? Date coded in century months @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 841-1140 41 0.29 9997 Refused 0 0.00 9998 Don't know 1 0.00 9999 Inap/No Answer 9963 99.70 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3479 MM96F Date Allocation Flag @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 0 Month and year given by respondent 39 0.28 1 Year given, month allocated from 0 0.00 season or portion of year 2 Year given, no response for month; 2 0.01 month allocated 3 No year given by respondent 9964 99.71 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3480-3481 MM97 (T9) How old was (child) when you married (his/her) (mother/father)? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 00 During the first year of child's life 0 0.00 01-04 0 0.00 05-09 0 0.00 10-14 0 0.00 15-19 0 0.00 20-23 0 0.00 97 Refused 0 0.00 98 Don't know 1 0.00 99 Inap/No Answer 10004 100.00 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3482-3483 MM98 (T10) What was the highest grade or level of education that (child)'s (mother/father) had completed at the time (child) was born? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 0 None 1 0.01 1-11 120 1.01 12 290 2.41 13-15 79 0.67 16 College graduate 50 0.52 17 Masters degree 12 0.07 18 Doctorate or professional degree 4 0.02 20 Special education 0 0.00 21 GED 1 0.03 22 Certificate, vocational diploma 3 0.02 77 Other 0 0.00 90 Parent died before child was born 1 0.00 96 R says already told you 0 0.00 this in last series 97 Refused 1 0.00 98 Don't know 26 0.16 99 Inap/No Answer 9417 95.07 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3484 MM99 (T11) As far as you know, had (child)'s (mother/father) completed high school? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 1 Yes 9 0.05 2 No 7 0.03 7 Refused 1 0.00 8 Don't know 9 0.08 9 Inap/No Answer 9979 99.84 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3485 MM100 (T12) Had (she/he) completed college? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 1 Yes 1 0.00 2 No 6 0.03 7 Refused 0 0.00 8 Don't know 2 0.01 9 Inap/No Answer 9996 99.95 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3486 MM101 (T14) Did you have any other children with (child)'s (mother/father) either before or after (child) was born? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 1 Yes 250 2.06 2 No 338 2.88 7 Refused 1 0.00 8 Don't know 0 0.00 9 Inap/No Answer 9416 95.06 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 CKPT:MM102 - If there are no biological children living in the HH, GO TO MM104 3487-3488 MM102NUM Number of other children of R and absent child's parent living in the household: @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 00 9944 99.65 01 49 0.30 02 9 0.04 03 3 0.02 04 0 0.00 05-09 0 0.00 10-12 0 0.00 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 0000 MM102P01-MM102P06 Which of the children living here are your children with (child)'s (mother/father)? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 02-60 Household member number 75 0.07 90 None are (his/her) children (MM102P01 only) 53 0.06 No more children (MM102P02-MM102P06) 97 Refused 0 0.00 98 Don't know 1 0.00 99 Inap/No Answer 59901 99.87 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 60030 100.00 _________________________________________________ CHILDREN OF R AND ABSENT PARENT WHO LIVE IN HH COLUMN LOCATIONS VARIABLE NAMES a. 3489-3490 MM102P01 (T15a) b. 3491-3492 MM102P02 (T15b) c. 3493-3494 MM102P03 (T15c) d. 3495-3496 MM102P04 (T15d) e. 3497-3498 MM102P05 (T15e) f. 3499-3500 MM102P06 (T15f) _________________________________________________ CKPT:MM103 - If there are NO biological children living elsewhere, GO TO MM105 3501 MM103 (T16) Did you and (child)'s (mother/father) have any other children who don't live here? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 1 Yes 19 0.10 2 No 43 0.25 7 Refused 0 0.00 8 Don't know 0 0.00 9 Inap/No Answer 9943 99.64 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 CKPT:MM104 - If R has fewer than 2 biological children living elsewhere, GO TO MM105 3502-3503 MM104NUM Number of children of R and absent child's parent who live elsewhere: @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 00 9804 98.24 01 134 1.15 02 47 0.38 03 14 0.17 04 1 0.01 05-09 5 0.05 10-12 0 0.00 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 0000 MM104P01-MM104P08 What are the names of these children? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 02-60 Household member number 295 0.34 77 Other 4 0.00 90 No more children (MM104P02-MM104P08) 43 0.04 95 Child is deceased 2 0.00 97 Refused 0 0.00 98 Don't know 2 0.00 99 Inap/No Answer 79694 99.61 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 80040 100.00 ____________________________________________________ CHILDREN OF R AND ABSENT PARENT WHO LIVE ELSEWHERE COLUMN LOCATIONS VARIABLE NAMES a. 3504-3505 MM104P01 (T17a) b. 3506-3507 MM104P02 (T17b) c. 3508-3509 MM104P03 (T17c) d. 3510-3511 MM104P04 (T17d) e. 3512-3513 MM104P05 (T17e) f. 3514-3515 MM104P06 (T17f) g. 3516-3517 MM104P07 (T17g) h. 3518-3519 MM104P08 (T17h) ____________________________________________________ CKPT:MM105 - If child lives with other parent, GO TO MM107 3520 MM105 (T20) Is (child)'s (mother/father) still living? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 1 Yes 569 4.80 2 No 14 0.11 7 Refused 1 0.00 8 Don't know 5 0.03 9 Inap/No Answer 9416 95.06 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3521-3524 MM106M (T21a,T21b) In what month and year did (child)'s (mother/father) die? Date coded in century months @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 841-1140 12 0.08 9997 Refused 0 0.00 9998 Don't know 2 0.02 9999 Inap/No Answer 9991 99.89 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3525 MM106F Date Allocation Flag @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 0 Month and year given by respondent 12 0.08 1 Year given, month allocated from season or portion 0 0.00 of year 2 Year given, no response for month; month allocated 0 0.00 3 No year given by respondent 9993 99.92 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3526 MM107 (T25) What is (child)'s (mother/father)'s current marital status? Is (she/he): @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 1 married, 189 1.50 2 separated because of marital problems, 66 0.58 3 divorced, 208 1.77 4 widowed, or 1 0.01 5 never married? 56 0.54 6 R knows absolutely nothing 18 0.16 about other parent 7 Refused 0 0.00 8 Don't know 30 0.23 9 Inap/No Answer 9437 95.21 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3527 MM108 (T26) Is (she/he) currently living with a partner? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 1 Yes 75 0.70 2 No 220 1.96 6 R knows absolutely nothing 10 0.07 about other parent 7 Refused 0 0.00 8 Don't know 55 0.40 9 Inap/No Answer 9645 96.87 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3528 MM109 (T27) Has (child)'s (mother/father) had any children since those (she/he) had with you? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 1 Yes 155 1.18 2 No 350 3.09 5 Currently pregnant 3 0.04 6 R knows absolutely nothing 5 0.04 about other parent 7 Refused 0 0.00 8 Don't know 26 0.21 9 Inap/No Answer 9466 95.44 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3529 MM110 (T28) Currently, are there any other children aged 20 or younger living in (her/his) household? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 1 Yes 252 2.04 2 No 240 2.13 7 Refused 0 0.00 8 Don't know 43 0.35 9 Inap/No Answer 9470 95.47 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 CKPT:MM114 - If R does not know anything about other parent, GO TO CKPT:MM119M 3546-3547 MM114 (T33) The next questions are about (child)'s (mother/father)'s work during the last 12 months. During the last 12 months, how many months was (she/he) working for pay? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 00 68 0.55 01-03 13 0.13 04-06 14 0.09 07-09 17 0.15 10-12 274 2.41 77 Other 2 0.01 97 Refused 1 0.01 98 Don't know 145 1.18 99 Inap/No Answer 9471 95.48 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3548-3549 MM115 (T34) During the last 12 months when (she/he) was employed, about how many hours a week did (she/he) usually work? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 01-14 5 0.04 15-24 10 0.10 25-34 24 0.18 35-39 15 0.14 40-44 173 1.62 45-49 8 0.07 50-65 39 0.27 77 Other 0 0.00 97 Refused 0 0.00 98 Don't know 46 0.37 99 Inap/No Answer 9685 97.22 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3550-3555 MM116 (T35) What was (child)'s (mother/father)'s total personal income in the last 12 months? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 0 None 17 0.15 1-99999 $1 - $99,999 or more 149 1.36 999997 Refused 3 0.02 999998 Don't know 365 3.00 999999 Inap/No Answer 9471 95.48 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3556 MM117 (T35b) PER @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 1 Week 3 0.01 2 Month 1 0.03 3 Year 158 1.43 7 Refused 0 0.00 8 Don't know 3 0.02 9 Inap/No Answer 9840 98.50 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3557-3558 MM118 (T35c) Can you tell me approximately what (her/his) income was? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 00 Did not have any income 6 0.08 01 Less than $5,000 per year 22 0.19 02 $5,000 - $9,999 per year 25 0.25 03 $10,000 - $19,999 per year 40 0.38 04 $20,000 - $29,999 per year 27 0.17 05 $30,000 - $39,999 per year 12 0.10 06 $40,000 - $49,999 per year 3 0.03 07 $50,000 or more per year 5 0.03 77 Other 0 0.00 97 Refused 0 0.00 98 Don't know 223 1.76 99 Inap/No Answer 9642 97.02 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 CKPT:MM119M - If R has not seen child in past 12 months, GO TO MM121 3559-3562 MM119M (T42a,T42b) In what month and year did you last see (child) in person? Date coded in century months @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 841-1140 80 0.73 9990 Never saw child 8 0.06 9997 Refused 0 0.00 9998 Don't know 10 0.06 9999 Inap/No Answer 9907 99.15 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3563 MM119F Date Allocation Flag @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 0 Month and year given by respondent 68 0.63 1 Year given, month allocated from season or portion 0 0.00 of year 2 Year given, no response for month; month allocated 12 0.10 3 No year given by respondent 9917 99.21 4 Never saw child 8 0.06 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3564-3565 MM120 (T43) How old was (child) the last time you saw (him/her)? (Age in years) @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 00 Less than one year 2 0.02 01-03 1 0.01 04-06 0 0.00 07-09 1 0.01 10-12 2 0.01 13-15 0 0.00 16-18 0 0.00 19-20 0 0.00 97 Refused 1 0.01 98 Don't know 3 0.01 99 Inap/No Answer 9995 99.94 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3566 MM121 (T44) In the (last 12 months/time since you and (he/she) stopped living together), did (child) ever stay overnight with you? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 1 Yes 376 3.19 2 No 99 0.84 7 Refused 1 0.00 8 Don't know 7 0.05 9 Inap/No Answer 9522 95.92 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3567-3569 MM122 (T46) In the (last 12 months/time since you and (he/she) stopped living together), how many nights all together did (absent child) spend with you? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 000 None 1 0.00 1-4 37 0.37 5-9 22 0.21 10-14 29 0.28 15-29 37 0.32 30-200 230 1.87 997 Refused 0 0.00 998 Don't know 20 0.14 999 Inap/No Answer 9629 96.81 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3570-3572 MM123 (T47) What was the most nights in a row that (child) spent with you at one time? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 1-4 141 1.35 5-9 81 0.70 10-14 31 0.25 15-29 8 0.04 30-200 92 0.68 997 Refused 1 0.02 998 Don't know 1 0.01 999 Inap/No Answer 9650 96.95 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 CKPT:MM124 - If child not living with other parent, GO TO MM126 3573 MM124 (T49a) I'm going to read a list of things that sometimes happen with arrangements for children to spend time with the other parent. How often, if ever, did (child)'s (mother/father) make last minute changes about when (child) would spend time with you? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 0 Never 154 1.34 1 Seldom 95 0.77 2 Sometimes 79 0.70 3 Very often 35 0.31 4 Always 16 0.14 6 There were no visits and 17 0.17 no visits were planned 7 Refused 1 0.00 8 Don't know 1 0.01 9 Inap/No Answer 9607 96.56 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3574 MM125 (T49b) How often, if ever, did YOU make last minute changes about when to spend time with (child)? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 0 Never 189 1.57 1 Seldom 135 1.16 2 Sometimes 47 0.45 3 Very often 7 0.06 4 Always 0 0.00 6 There were no visits and no visits were planned 2 0.01 7 Refused 1 0.00 8 Don't know 0 0.00 9 Inap/No Answer 9624 96.73 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3575-3576 MM126 (T50) If it were up to you, how often would you like to see (child)? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 01 Not at all 13 0.09 02 About once a year 11 0.11 03 Several times a year 31 0.23 04 1 to 3 times a month 45 0.38 05 About once a week 76 0.64 16 More than once a week 252 2.27 17 Would prefer that child live 81 0.65 with him/her all the time 18 As often as child (parent) wants 6 0.03 77 Some other frequency 9 0.05 90 Is totally satisfied with current number 30 0.24 97 Refused 3 0.02 98 Don't know 9 0.08 99 Inap/No Answer 9439 95.22 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3577-3579 MM127 (T51) If it were up to you, how many nights in a year would (child) spend with you? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 000 None 16 0.11 1-4 11 0.11 5-9 14 0.11 10-14 14 0.13 15-19 2 0.02 20-24 11 0.09 25-29 5 0.04 30-59 58 0.55 60-89 10 0.09 90-119 27 0.21 120-149 1 0.00 150-199 19 0.22 200-299 7 0.05 300-365 216 1.84 990 R is totally satisfied with current number 48 0.41 997 Refused 0 0.00 998 Don't know 19 0.15 999 Inap/No Answer 9527 95.87 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 CKPT:MM128 . . a. If absent child is focal 1 child from NSFH1, GO TO MM131 b. If R's father is dead, GO TO CKPT:MM130 c. If R's mother is dead, GO TO CKPT:MM129 d. If R's mother and father are not currently married to each other, GO TO CKPT:MM129 . . 3580-3581 MM128 (T52e) How often in the last 12 months did (child) see your parents? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 01 Not at all 44 0.35 02 About once a year 19 0.13 03 Several times a year 34 0.26 04 1 to 3 times a month 26 0.25 05 About once a week 10 0.16 06 More than once a week 27 0.24 77 Some other frequency 1 0.00 97 Refused 1 0.01 98 Don't know 6 0.07 99 Inap/No Answer 9837 98.53 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 CKPT:MM129 - If R's father is dead, GO TO CKPT:MM130 3582-3583 MM129 (T52f) How often in the last 12 months did (child) see your father? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 01 Not at all 29 0.25 02 About once a year 9 0.07 03 Several times a year 12 0.13 04 1 to 3 times a month 5 0.03 05 About once a week 2 0.02 06 More than once a week 3 0.02 07 Some other frequency 0 0.00 97 Refused 0 0.00 98 Don't know 4 0.04 99 Inap/No Answer 9941 99.44 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 CKPT:MM130 - If R's mother is dead, GO TO MM131 3584-3585 MM130 (T52g) How often in the last 12 months did (child) see your mother? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 01 Not at all 49 0.39 02 About once a year 14 0.09 03 Several times a year 29 0.24 04 1 to 3 times a month 27 0.19 05 About once a week 9 0.08 06 More than once a week 16 0.17 07 Some other frequency 1 0.01 97 Refused 2 0.01 98 Don't know 1 0.01 99 Inap/No Answer 9857 98.81 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3586 MM131 (T54) How much influence do you have in making major decisions about such things as education, religion and health care? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 0 None 187 1.59 1 A little 87 0.71 2 Some 106 0.94 3 Pretty much 77 0.67 4 A great deal 118 0.94 6 R says no contact with other parent; 27 0.25 therefore no influence 7 Refused 5 0.02 8 Don't know 3 0.01 9 Inap/No Answer 9395 94.88 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 CKPT:MM132 - If child does NOT live with other parent or if absent parent is not alive, GO TO MM164 3587-3588 MM132 (T55) How often during the (last 12 months/time since you and (he/she) stopped living together), did you talk about (child) with (his/her) (mother/father)? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 01 Not at all 61 0.50 02 About once a year 34 0.30 03 Several times a year 117 0.96 04 1 to 3 times a month 93 0.79 05 About once a week 59 0.52 06 More than once a week 54 0.55 77 Some other frequency 1 0.00 90 R says no contact with 8 0.07 other parent 97 Refused 2 0.01 98 Don't know 3 0.01 99 Inap/No Answer 9573 96.28 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3589 MM133 (T60) I'm going to read you a list of issues that you and (child)'s (mother/father) may have conflict over. For each one, please tell me if you have no conflict, a little, some, pretty much, or a great deal of conflict. How much conflict do you have about where (child) lives? Is it: @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 0 None 245 2.19 1 A little 50 0.37 2 Some 41 0.36 3 Pretty much 26 0.24 4 A great deal 59 0.51 6 R says no contact with 34 0.25 other parent over anything 7 Refused 2 0.01 8 Don't know 2 0.03 9 Inap/No Answer 9546 96.04 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3590 MM134 (T60a) How much conflict do you have about how (he/she) is raised? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 0 None 178 1.55 1 A little 73 0.65 2 Some 74 0.59 3 Pretty much 33 0.29 4 A great deal 58 0.54 6 R says no contact with 5 0.04 other parent 7 Refused 2 0.01 8 Don't know 2 0.03 9 Inap/No Answer 9580 96.29 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3591 MM135 (T60b) (How much conflict do you have about:) how you spend money on (child)? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 0 None 253 2.12 1 A little 56 0.50 2 Some 49 0.51 3 Pretty much 21 0.19 4 A great deal 32 0.28 6 R says no contact with 4 0.04 other parent 7 Refused 2 0.01 8 Don't know 3 0.01 9 Inap/No Answer 9585 96.33 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3592 MM136 (T60c) (How much conflict do you have about:) how (she/he) spends money on (child)? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 0 None 250 2.10 1 A little 63 0.59 2 Some 51 0.52 3 Pretty much 16 0.14 4 A great deal 30 0.25 6 R says no contact with 2 0.01 other parent 7 Refused 2 0.01 8 Don't know 2 0.01 9 Inap/No Answer 9589 96.37 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3593 MM137 (T60d) (How much conflict do you have about:) the time you spend with (child)? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 0 None 207 1.74 1 A little 55 0.52 2 Some 48 0.40 3 Pretty much 28 0.24 4 A great deal 71 0.67 6 R says no contact with 2 0.01 other parent 7 Refused 2 0.01 8 Don't know 1 0.00 9 Inap/No Answer 9591 96.39 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3594 MM138 (T60f) (How much conflict do you have about:) your financial contribution to (child)'s support? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 0 None 252 2.24 1 A little 47 0.38 2 Some 44 0.42 3 Pretty much 23 0.19 4 A great deal 42 0.35 6 R says no contact with other parent 1 0.00 7 Refused 1 0.01 8 Don't know 2 0.01 9 Inap/No Answer 9593 96.40 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3595 MM139 (T61e) How much do you try to keep (child) from knowing about your serious disagreements with (his/her) (mother/father)? Is it: @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 0 None 152 1.31 1 A little 45 0.33 2 Some 39 0.32 3 Pretty much 35 0.35 4 A great deal 105 1.03 6 Have no serious disagreements 78 0.58 7 Refused 1 0.01 8 Don't know 4 0.02 9 Inap/No Answer 9546 96.04 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3596 MM140 (T62a) Overall, how satisfied are you with the current situation in each of the following areas? Tell me if you are very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied with: where (child) lives? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 1 Very satisfied 141 1.16 2 Somewhat satisfied 120 1.17 3 Somewhat dissatisfied 90 0.75 4 Very dissatisfied 96 0.76 7 Refused 3 0.02 8 Don't know 9 0.11 9 Inap/No Answer 9546 96.04 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3597 MM141 (T62b) How satisfied are you with the time you spend with (child)? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 1 Very satisfied 83 0.82 2 Somewhat satisfied 110 0.85 3 Somewhat dissatisfied 122 1.05 4 Very dissatisfied 135 1.18 7 Refused 4 0.03 8 Don't know 5 0.05 9 Inap/No Answer 9546 96.04 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3598 MM142 (T62c) (How satisfied are you with:) your financial contribution to (child)'s support? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 1 Very satisfied 209 1.80 2 Somewhat satisfied 135 1.19 3 Somewhat dissatisfied 50 0.46 4 Very dissatisfied 50 0.41 7 Refused 4 0.03 8 Don't know 11 0.09 9 Inap/No Answer 9546 96.04 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3599-3600 MM143 (T62e) On a scale from 0 to 10 where 0 is very unhappy and 10 is very happy, how happy are you with (child)'s (mother/father) as a parent? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 00 Very unhappy 57 0.49 01 11 0.11 02 23 0.20 03 19 0.18 04 25 0.21 05 52 0.48 06 40 0.36 07 41 0.31 08 60 0.47 09 41 0.41 10 Very happy 77 0.66 77 Other 0 0.00 97 Refused 3 0.02 98 Don't know 10 0.07 99 Inap/No Answer 9546 96.04 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3601-3606 MM144 (T65a) Now I have some questions about financial contributions you might make to help support (child) (and his/her brothers and sisters). First I will ask about child support. Include money you paid directly to (child)'s (mother/father), money you paid to a court or government agency, and money deducted from your paycheck. During the (last 12 months/time since you and (he/she) stopped living together), how much, if any, money did you pay in child support for (child)'s (mother/father) to spend on (him/her/the children)? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 0 None 137 0.99 1-99999 $1 - $99,999 or more 289 2.66 999997 Refused 10 0.08 999998 Don't know 23 0.24 999999 Inap/No Answer 9546 96.04 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3607 MM145 (T65b) PER @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 1 Week 33 0.36 2 Every other week 3 0.02 3 Month 73 0.61 4 Year 148 1.39 5 Total (since separation/divorce, 11 0.07 child's birth, etc.) 7 Other 13 0.10 9 Inap/No Answer 9724 97.45 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3608 MM146 (T65c) Did most of these payments go: @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 1 directly to (child)'s (mother/father) 163 1.55 2 to a court office 100 0.87 3 to the AFDC agency 21 0.21 5 other government agency 1 0.01 6 to someone else 3 0.02 7 Refused 0 0.00 8 Don't know 1 0.01 9 Inap/No Answer 9716 97.34 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3609 MM147 (T67c) Did you pay for or provide health insurance for (child)? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 1 Yes 207 1.76 2 No 247 2.16 7 Refused 4 0.03 8 Don't know 1 0.01 9 Inap/No Answer 9546 96.04 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3610 MM148 (T68a) (In addition to money you already told me about) in the (last 12 months/time since you and (he/she) stopped living together), did you pay for (his/her/their) uninsured medical or dental expenses? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 1 Yes 173 1.60 2 No 280 2.32 7 Refused 4 0.03 8 Don't know 2 0.01 9 Inap/No Answer 9546 96.04 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3611 MM149 (T69) Did you pay for or provide anything else, such as alimony or payments to a child care provider? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 1 Yes 19 0.18 2 No 433 3.73 7 Refused 4 0.03 8 Don't know 3 0.02 9 Inap/No Answer 9546 96.04 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3612-3613 MM150 (T69a) What was that? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 01 Dental and medical care 2 0.01 02 Child's education 0 0.00 03 Alimony 3 0.02 04 Clothing or other personal expenses 0 0.00 05 Child care 0 0.00 06 Family support 1 0.01 07 Expenses (child's, general etc) 2 0.01 99 Inap/No Answer 9997 99.95 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 CKPT:MM151 - If R did not pay for uninsured medical or dental expenses or did not make other payments for alimony or child care, GO TO MM153 3614-3619 MM151 (T71z) Apart from money that you paid directly to (child)'s (mother/father), through a court or government agency, or by deduction from your paycheck, what was the total dollar value of everything else you provided for (him/her/the children)? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 0 None 34 0.30 1-99999 $1 - $99,999 or more 115 1.08 999997 Refused 1 0.01 999998 Don't know 26 0.25 999999 Inap/No Answer 9829 98.36 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3620 MM152 (T71b) PER @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 1 Week 3 0.04 2 Every other week 1 0.01 3 Month 10 0.09 4 Year 85 0.82 5 Total (since separation/divorce, 5 0.03 child's birth, etc.) 7 Other 6 0.04 9 Inap/No Answer 9895 98.95 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3621 MM153 (T72) Do you have a legal agreement with (child)'s (mother/father) about child support, alimony, custody or visitation? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 1 Yes 297 2.59 2 No 156 1.31 7 Refused 3 0.02 8 Don't know 3 0.04 9 Inap/No Answer 9546 96.04 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3622 MM154 (T74) Is there a legal agreement about who (child) lives with? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 1 Yes 262 2.26 2 No 34 0.33 7 Refused 0 0.00 8 Don't know 1 0.01 9 Inap/No Answer 9708 97.41 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3623 MM155 (T77) Is the agreement that (child): @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 0 lives with other family 0 0.00 1 lives with (his/her) (mother/father) all the time, 215 1.86 2 lives with you all the time, or 10 0.07 3 some other arrangement? 0 0.00 4 During school, child stays with R 2 0.01 5 During summer, child stays with R 7 0.05 6 Joint custody 25 0.25 7 Refused 0 0.00 8 Don't know 0 0.00 9 Inap/No Answer 9746 97.76 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3624 MM156 (T78) Today, many states allow for joint legal custody. Joint legal custody means that both parents have equal decision-making rights regardless of where the child lives. Does your legal agreement give you an equal say in making decisions about (him/her)? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 1 Yes 154 1.38 2 No 138 1.18 7 Refused 0 0.00 8 Don't know 5 0.04 9 Inap/No Answer 9708 97.41 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3625-3630 MM157 (T80a) Now I need to know how much money you are SUPPOSED to pay, whether or not you actually pay it. According to your legal agreement how much, if any, child support are you supposed to pay for (child)(and his/her brothers and sisters)? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 0 None 59 0.41 1-99999 $1 - $99,999 or more 227 2.10 999997 Refused 5 0.03 999998 Don't know 6 0.05 999999 Inap/No Answer 9708 97.41 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3631 MM158 (T81b) PER @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 1 Week 52 0.52 2 Every other week 5 0.05 3 Month 122 1.07 4 Year 48 0.46 7 Other 0 0.00 9 Inap/No Answer 9778 97.90 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3632 MM159 (T89) In the (last 12 months/time since you and (he/she) stopped living together), how many of the child support payments that were supposed to be paid were missed? Was it: @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 0 none, 155 1.42 1 less than one-quarter, 31 0.29 2 about one-quarter, 15 0.13 3 half, 7 0.06 4 three quarters, or 8 0.09 5 all? 7 0.06 7 Refused 2 0.03 8 Don't know 2 0.01 9 Inap/No Answer 9778 97.90 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3633 MM160 (T84a) (In addition to child support payments,) are you supposed to pay for or provide health insurance as part of your legal agreement? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 1 Yes 127 1.17 2 No 167 1.39 7 Refused 0 0.00 8 Don't know 3 0.04 9 Inap/No Answer 9708 97.41 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3634 MM161 (T84c) According to your legal agreement, are you supposed to pay for (child)'s uninsured medical or dental expenses? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 1 Yes 108 1.06 2 No 179 1.45 7 Refused 0 0.00 8 Don't know 10 0.08 9 Inap/No Answer 9708 97.41 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3635 MM162 (T85) According to your legal agreement, are you supposed to pay for or provide anything else, such as alimony or child care expenses? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 1 Yes 22 0.23 2 No 272 2.33 7 Refused 0 0.00 8 Don't know 3 0.03 9 Inap/No Answer 9708 97.41 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3636-3637 MM163 (T85a) What is that? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 01 Medical and dental expenses 0 0.00 02 Paying for child's education 1 0.00 03 Paying support money to Welfare Dept. or court and 0 0.00 not directly to R 05 Child care 10 0.09 06 Family support 6 0.08 07 Expenses (child's, general, etc) 4 0.04 08 Alimony 0 0.00 77 Other 1 0.01 99 Inap/No Answer 9983 99.77 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3638-3643 MM164 (T95a) During the (last 12 months/time since you and (he/she) stopped living together), how much, if anything, did you pay for (child)'s support? @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 0 None 57 0.42 1-99999 $1 - $99,999 or more 55 0.44 999997 Refused 7 0.05 999998 Don't know 20 0.16 999999 Inap/No Answer 9866 98.92 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00 3644 MM165 (T95b) PER @ Unwt Wgted Freq Pct 1 Week 2 0.01 2 Every other week 0 0.00 3 Month 9 0.08 4 Year 36 0.29 5 Total (since separation/divorce, 1 0.00 child's birth, etc.) 7 Other 7 0.05 9 Inap/No Answer 9950 99.56 OTHER 0 0.00 Total 10005 100.00