RT1801A man earner/wife homemaker Now we are almost finished with the interview, I have just a few more questions. Please tell me if you strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree, or strongly disagree with each of the following statements: It is much better for everyone if the man earns the main living and the woman takes care of the home and family. (The Q name was 'se18q1a'.) % Freq VALUE 11.6 837 1 STRONGLY AGREE 31.1 2,237 2 AGREE 12.1 873 3 NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE 32.3 2,326 4 DISAGREE 12.8 919 5 STRONGLY DISAGREE 55 -2 REFUSED 21 -1 DON'T KNOW 9 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases RT1801B okay for kids under 3 in day care (Please tell me if you strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree, or strongly disagree with each of the following statements:) It is all right for children under three years old to be cared for all day in a day care center. (The Q name was 'se18q1b'.) % Freq VALUE 1.5 109 1 STRONGLY AGREE 27.1 1,941 2 AGREE 8.8 627 3 NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE 47.6 3,408 4 DISAGREE 15.0 1,076 5 STRONGLY DISAGREE 60 -2 REFUSED 47 -1 DON'T KNOW 9 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases RT1801C man can be satisfied unmarried (Please tell me if you strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree, or strongly disagree with each of the following statements:) A man can have a fully satisfying life without getting married. (The Q name was 'se18q1c'.) % Freq VALUE 4.8 336 1 STRONGLY AGREE 48.5 3,409 2 AGREE 9.0 635 3 NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE 32.1 2,253 4 DISAGREE 5.6 393 5 STRONGLY DISAGREE 54 -2 REFUSED 188 -1 DON'T KNOW 9 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases RT1801D parents should help kids w/ college (Please tell me if you strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree, or strongly disagree with each of the following statements:) Parents ought to help their children with college expenses. (The Q name was 'se18q1d'.) % Freq VALUE 10.1 727 1 STRONGLY AGREE 73.0 5,249 2 AGREE 8.3 596 3 NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE 8.0 573 4 DISAGREE 0.7 47 5 STRONGLY DISAGREE 48 -2 REFUSED 28 -1 DON'T KNOW 9 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases RT1801E marriage is for life (Please tell me if you strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree, or strongly disagree with each of the following statements:) Marriage is a lifetime relationship and should never be ended except under extreme circumstances. (The Q name was 'se18q1e'.) % Freq VALUE 23.4 1,681 1 STRONGLY AGREE 60.2 4,334 2 AGREE 4.6 329 3 NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE 10.1 724 4 DISAGREE 1.8 130 5 STRONGLY DISAGREE 48 -2 REFUSED 22 -1 DON'T KNOW 9 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases RT1801F preschool kids suffer mom works (Please tell me if you strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree, or strongly disagree with each of the following statements:) Preschool children are likely to suffer if their mother is employed. (The Q name was 'se18q1f'.) % Freq VALUE 6.1 434 1 STRONGLY AGREE 41.5 2,967 2 AGREE 10.7 766 3 NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE 37.8 2,700 4 DISAGREE 4.0 284 5 STRONGLY DISAGREE 51 -2 REFUSED 66 -1 DON'T KNOW 9 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases RT1801G parents should help adult children (Please tell me if you strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree, or strongly disagree with each of the following statements:) Parents ought to provide financial help to their adult children when the children are having financial difficulty. (The Q name was 'se18q1g'.) % Freq VALUE 3.4 242 1 STRONGLY AGREE 61.2 4,376 2 AGREE 18.0 1,286 3 NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE 16.3 1,165 4 DISAGREE 1.2 85 5 STRONGLY DISAGREE 56 -2 REFUSED 58 -1 DON'T KNOW 9 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases RT1801H man can have kid w/o marriage (Please tell me if you strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree, or strongly disagree with each of the following statements:) It is all right for a man to have a child without being married. (The Q name was 'se18q1h'.) % Freq VALUE 0.7 48 1 STRONGLY AGREE 18.8 1,354 2 AGREE 8.6 618 3 NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE 55.5 3,987 4 DISAGREE 16.4 1,180 5 STRONGLY DISAGREE 51 -2 REFUSED 30 -1 DON'T KNOW 9 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases RT1801I bible is the word of god (Please tell me if you strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree, or strongly disagree with each of the following statements:) The Bible is God's word and everything happened or will happen exactly as it says. (The Q name was 'se18q1i'.) % Freq VALUE 16.2 1,149 1 STRONGLY AGREE 41.9 2,976 2 AGREE 12.9 920 3 NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE 21.3 1,516 4 DISAGREE 7.7 548 5 STRONGLY DISAGREE 75 -2 REFUSED 84 -1 DON'T KNOW 9 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases RT1801J okay to divorce w/ young kids (Please tell me if you strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree, or strongly disagree with each of the following statements:) It is all right for a couple with an unhappy marriage to get a divorce when their youngest child is under age 5. (The Q name was 'se18q1j'.) % Freq VALUE 2.7 193 1 STRONGLY AGREE 45.0 3,179 2 AGREE 15.2 1,077 3 NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE 30.6 2,160 4 DISAGREE 6.5 460 5 STRONGLY DISAGREE 83 -2 REFUSED 116 -1 DON'T KNOW 9 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases RT1801K woman can be satisfied w/o kids (Please tell me if you strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree, or strongly disagree with each of the following statements:) A woman can have a fully satisfying life without children. (The Q name was 'se18q1k'.) % Freq VALUE 5.9 416 1 STRONGLY AGREE 62.4 4,405 2 AGREE 9.5 669 3 NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE 20.4 1,437 4 DISAGREE 1.8 130 5 STRONGLY DISAGREE 52 -2 REFUSED 159 -1 DON'T KNOW 9 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases RT1805A cohab okay Please tell me if you strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree, or strongly disagree with each of the following statements: It is all right for an unmarried couple to live together even if they have no interest in considering marriage. (The Q name was 'se18q5a'.) % Freq VALUE 2.7 195 1 STRONGLY AGREE 32.0 2,298 2 AGREE 9.8 706 3 NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE 41.8 2,999 4 DISAGREE 13.6 975 5 STRONGLY DISAGREE 60 -2 REFUSED 35 -1 DON'T KNOW 9 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases RT1805B woman can be satisfied unmarried (Please tell me if you strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree, or strongly disagree with each of the following statements:) A woman can have a fully satisfying life without getting married. (The Q name was 'se18q5b'.) % Freq VALUE 7.0 495 1 STRONGLY AGREE 64.1 4,552 2 AGREE 8.2 585 3 NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE 18.8 1,335 4 DISAGREE 1.8 130 5 STRONGLY DISAGREE 58 -2 REFUSED 113 -1 DON'T KNOW 9 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases RT1805C elder parents should live w/ kids (Please tell me if you strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree, or strongly disagree with each of the following statements:) Children ought to let aging parents live with them when the parents can no longer live by themselves. (The Q name was 'se18q5c'.) % Freq VALUE 4.0 283 1 STRONGLY AGREE 49.5 3,518 2 AGREE 22.8 1,620 3 NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE 22.3 1,587 4 DISAGREE 1.5 104 5 STRONGLY DISAGREE 63 -2 REFUSED 93 -1 DON'T KNOW 9 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases RT1805D full time work mothers w/ kids under five (Please tell me if you strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree, or strongly disagree with each of the following statements:) It is all right for mothers to work full-time when their youngest child is under age 5. (The Q name was 'se18q5d'.) % Freq VALUE 1.7 121 1 STRONGLY AGREE 42.8 3,065 2 AGREE 14.1 1,013 3 NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE 37.0 2,649 4 DISAGREE 4.4 312 5 STRONGLY DISAGREE 63 -2 REFUSED 45 -1 DON'T KNOW 9 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases RT1805E man can have sat life w/o kids (Please tell me if you strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree, or strongly disagree with each of the following statements:) A man can have a fully satisfying life without having children. (The Q name was 'se18q5e'.) % Freq VALUE 4.6 327 1 STRONGLY AGREE 66.8 4,737 2 AGREE 8.7 616 3 NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE 18.4 1,308 4 DISAGREE 1.4 102 5 STRONGLY DISAGREE 57 -2 REFUSED 121 -1 DON'T KNOW 9 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases RT1805F child should help older parents w/ money (Please tell me if you strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree, or strongly disagree with each of the following statements:) Children ought to provide financial help to aging parents when their parents are having financial difficulty. (The Q name was 'se18q5f'.) % Freq VALUE 5.3 380 1 STRONGLY AGREE 66.8 4,778 2 AGREE 14.7 1,050 3 NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE 12.6 900 4 DISAGREE 0.6 43 5 STRONGLY DISAGREE 54 -2 REFUSED 63 -1 DON'T KNOW 9 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases RT1805G unmarried 18 yr olds can have sex (Please tell me if you strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree, or strongly disagree with each of the following statements:) It is all right for unmarried 18 year olds to have sexual relations if they have strong affection for each other. (The Q name was 'se18q5g'.) % Freq VALUE 0.4 32 1 STRONGLY AGREE 17.8 1,274 2 AGREE 12.7 909 3 NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE 53.0 3,792 4 DISAGREE 16.0 1,141 5 STRONGLY DISAGREE 71 -2 REFUSED 49 -1 DON'T KNOW 9 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases RT1805H husband and wife should contribute income (Please tell me if you strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree, or strongly disagree with each of the following statements:) Both the husband and wife should contribute to family income. (The Q name was 'se18q5h'.) % Freq VALUE 6.9 495 1 STRONGLY AGREE 63.5 4,548 2 AGREE 17.6 1,264 3 NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE 11.6 829 4 DISAGREE 0.4 29 5 STRONGLY DISAGREE 55 -2 REFUSED 48 -1 DON'T KNOW 9 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases RT1805I unmarried woman can have child (Please tell me if you strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree, or strongly disagree with each of the following statements:) It is all right for a woman to have a child without being married. (The Q name was 'se185i'.) % Freq VALUE 1.1 78 1 STRONGLY AGREE 25.4 1,825 2 AGREE 10.4 747 3 NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE 50.2 3,603 4 DISAGREE 12.8 919 5 STRONGLY DISAGREE 59 -2 REFUSED 37 -1 DON'T KNOW 9 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases RT1806A1 get together socially w/ relatives Please tell me how often you do each of the following things. How often do you get together socially with relatives? Would you say never, once a year or less, about once a month, about once a week, or several times a week? (The Q name was 'se18q6a'.) % Freq VALUE 1.9 134 0 NEVER 21.4 1,529 1 ONCE A YEAR OR LESS 45.2 3,224 2 ABOUT ONCE A MONTH 23.2 1,651 3 ABOUT ONCE A WEEK 8.3 591 4 SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK 55 -2 REFUSED 84 -1 DON'T KNOW 9 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases RT1806A2 get together socially w/ neighbors (Please tell me how often you do each of the following things. Would you say never, once a year or less, about once a month, about once a week, or several times a week?) How often do you get together socially with a neighbor? (The Q name was 'se18q6b'.) % Freq VALUE 23.5 1,685 0 NEVER 19.2 1,379 1 ONCE A YEAR OR LESS 29.3 2,103 2 ABOUT ONCE A MONTH 18.8 1,347 3 ABOUT ONCE A WEEK 9.2 662 4 SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK 52 -2 REFUSED 40 -1 DON'T KNOW 9 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases RT1806A3 get together socially w/ co-workers (Please tell me how often you do each of the following things. Would you say never, once a year or less, about once a month, about once a week, or several times a week?) How often do you get together socially with the people you work with? (The Q name was 'se18q6c'.) % Freq VALUE 19.3 1,382 0 NEVER 21.1 1,511 1 ONCE A YEAR OR LESS 22.5 1,612 2 ABOUT ONCE A MONTH 6.9 495 3 ABOUT ONCE A WEEK 3.6 259 4 SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK 18.0 1,290 7 ALREADY RETIRED 8.7 625 8 NOT CURRENTLY WORKING 50 -2 REFUSED 44 -1 DON'T KNOW 9 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases RT1806A4 get together socially w/ friends (Please tell me how often you do each of the following things. Would you say never, once a year or less, about once a month, about once a week, or several times a week?) How often do you get together socially with friends who live outside your neighborhood? (The Q name was 'se18q6d'.) % Freq VALUE 10.2 729 0 NEVER 18.6 1,332 1 ONCE A YEAR OR LESS 44.8 3,213 2 ABOUT ONCE A MONTH 20.5 1,469 3 ABOUT ONCE A WEEK 5.9 421 4 SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK 53 -2 REFUSED 51 -1 DON'T KNOW 9 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases RT1806B attend social event at church (Please tell me how often you do each of the following things. Would you say never, once a year or less, about once a month, about once a week, or several times a week?) How often do you attend a social event at your church or synagogue? (The Q name was 'se18q6e'.) % Freq VALUE 31.1 2,227 0 NEVER 24.7 1,763 1 ONCE A YEAR OR LESS 29.1 2,082 2 ABOUT ONCE A MONTH 11.3 809 3 ABOUT ONCE A WEEK 3.8 269 4 SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK 57 -2 REFUSED 61 -1 DON'T KNOW 9 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases RT1806C go to bar or tavern (Please tell me how often you do each of the following things. Would you say never, once a year or less, about once a month, about once a week, or several times a week?) How often do you go to a bar or tavern? (The Q name was 'se18q6f'.) % Freq VALUE 67.4 4,852 0 NEVER 16.2 1,163 1 ONCE A YEAR OR LESS 11.0 794 2 ABOUT ONCE A MONTH 4.1 293 3 ABOUT ONCE A WEEK 1.3 92 4 SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK 52 -2 REFUSED 22 -1 DON'T KNOW 9 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases RT1806D participate in group recreation activity (Please tell me how often you do each of the following things. Would you say never, once a year or less, about once a month, about once a week, or several times a week?) How often do you participate in a group recreational activity such as bowling, golf, or square dancing? (The Q name was 'se186g'.) % Freq VALUE 58.8 4,234 0 NEVER 14.0 1,005 1 ONCE A YEAR OR LESS 13.6 979 2 ABOUT ONCE A MONTH 9.4 680 3 ABOUT ONCE A WEEK 4.2 301 4 SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK 51 -2 REFUSED 18 -1 DON'T KNOW 9 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases RT1807A service clubs/fraternal/poliical groups Please tell me how often you participate in the following types of organizations. How often do you participate in service clubs, fraternal groups or political groups? Would you say never, once a year or less, about once a month, about once a week, or several times a week? (The Q name was 'se18q7a'.) % Freq VALUE 65.4 4,705 0 NEVER 16.8 1,206 1 ONCE A YEAR OR LESS 12.7 916 2 ABOUT ONCE A MONTH 3.9 278 3 ABOUT ONCE A WEEK 1.3 92 4 SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK 53 -2 REFUSED 18 -1 DON'T KNOW 9 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases RT1807B work groups like unions (Please tell me how often you participate in the following types of organizations. Would you say never, once a year or less, about once a month, about once a week, or several times a week? How often do you participate...) ...in work-related groups, such as unions, farm organizations, or professional societies? (The Q name was 'se18q7b'.) % Freq VALUE 65.5 4,715 0 NEVER 14.2 1,020 1 ONCE A YEAR OR LESS 12.7 914 2 ABOUT ONCE A MONTH 1.3 97 3 ABOUT ONCE A WEEK 0.3 22 4 SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK 4.4 318 7 ALREADY RETIRED 1.5 107 8 NOT CURRENTLY WORKING 53 -2 REFUSED 22 -1 DON'T KNOW 9 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases RT1807C sports/hobby/discussion groups (Please tell me how often you participate in the following types of organizations. Would you say never, once a year or less, about once a month, about once a week, or several times a week? How often do you participate...) ... in sports, hobby or garden organizations or discussion groups? (The Q name was 'se18q7c'.) % Freq VALUE 56.2 4,043 0 NEVER 11.1 799 1 ONCE A YEAR OR LESS 17.4 1,252 2 ABOUT ONCE A MONTH 10.1 727 3 ABOUT ONCE A WEEK 5.1 370 4 SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK 54 -2 REFUSED 23 -1 DON'T KNOW 9 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases RT1807D church groups (Please tell me how often you participate in the following types of organizations. Would you say never, once a year or less, about once a month, about once a week, or several times a week? How often do you participate...) ... in church-affiliated groups, not including religious services? (The Q name was 'se18q7d'.) % Freq VALUE 51.7 3,706 0 NEVER 16.2 1,165 1 ONCE A YEAR OR LESS 22.3 1,596 2 ABOUT ONCE A MONTH 8.2 589 3 ABOUT ONCE A WEEK 1.6 115 4 SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK 55 -2 REFUSED 42 -1 DON'T KNOW 9 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases RT1809A full time husband do equal housework Please tell me if you strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree, or strongly disagree with each of the following statements. A husband whose wife is working full-time should spend just as many hours doing housework as his wife. (The Q name was 'se18q9a'.) % Freq VALUE 14.3 1,024 1 STRONGLY AGREE 60.2 4,326 2 AGREE 7.2 520 3 NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE 16.8 1,207 4 DISGAREE 1.4 104 5 STRONGLY DISAGREE 58 -2 REFUSED 29 -1 DON'T KNOW 9 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases Min = 1 Mean = 2.309 Max = 5 Std Dev = .960 Median = 2 Variance = .922 (Based on 7,181 valid cases) RT1809B bible is the answer (Please tell me if you strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree, or strongly disagree with each of the following statements.) The Bible is the answer to all important human problems. (The Q name was 'se18q9b'.) % Freq VALUE 12.1 866 1 STRONGLY AGREE 41.7 2,984 2 AGREE 13.5 963 3 NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE 26.8 1,915 4 DISGAREE 5.9 423 5 STRONGLY DISAGREE 69 -2 REFUSED 48 -1 DON'T KNOW 9 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases Min = 1 Mean = 2.727 Max = 5 Std Dev = 1.154 Median = 2 Variance = 1.332 (Based on 7,151 valid cases) RT1809C adult kids w/ probs okay live w/ parent (Please tell me if you strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree, or strongly disagree with each of the following statements.) Parents ought to let their adult children live with them when the children are having problems. (The Q name was 'se18q9c'.) % Freq VALUE 2.2 154 1 STRONGLY AGREE 49.0 3,502 2 AGREE 19.7 1,407 3 NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE 27.2 1,944 4 DISGAREE 2.0 144 5 STRONGLY DISAGREE 59 -2 REFUSED 58 -1 DON'T KNOW 9 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases Min = 1 Mean = 2.779 Max = 5 Std Dev = .938 Median = 2 Variance = .880 (Based on 7,151 valid cases) RT1809D dad should always pay child support (Please tell me if you strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree, or strongly disagree with each of the following statements.) A father who doesn't live with his children should pay child support even if he cannot see the children frequently. (The Q name was 'se18q9d'.) % Freq VALUE 19.9 1,428 1 STRONGLY AGREE 69.8 5,012 2 AGREE 3.8 273 3 NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE 6.1 437 4 DISGAREE 0.4 31 5 STRONGLY DISAGREE 61 -2 REFUSED 26 -1 DON'T KNOW 9 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases Min = 1 Mean = 1.974 Max = 5 Std Dev = .720 Median = 2 Variance = .519 (Based on 7,181 valid cases) RT1809E better for kids stay bad mariage (Please tell me if you strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree, or strongly disagree with each of the following statements.) When a marriage is troubled and unhappy, it is generally better for the children if the couple stays together. (The Q name was 'se18q9e'.) % Freq VALUE 1.7 120 1 STRONGLY AGREE 22.9 1,629 2 AGREE 16.2 1,155 3 NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE 54.4 3,869 4 DISGAREE 4.8 344 5 STRONGLY DISAGREE 61 -2 REFUSED 90 -1 DON'T KNOW 9 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases Min = 1 Mean = 3.378 Max = 5 Std Dev = .944 Median = 4 Variance = .891 (Based on 7,117 valid cases) RT1809F cohab okay (Please tell me if you strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree, or strongly disagree with each of the following statements.) It is all right for an unmarried couple to live together as long as they have plans to marry. (The Q name was 'se18q9f'.) % Freq VALUE 0.9 66 1 STRONGLY AGREE 31.9 2,283 2 AGREE 16.0 1,146 3 NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE 42.7 3,054 4 DISGAREE 8.4 598 5 STRONGLY DISAGREE 68 -2 REFUSED 53 -1 DON'T KNOW 9 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases Min = 1 Mean = 3.257 Max = 5 Std Dev = 1.026 Median = 4 Variance = 1.053 (Based on 7,147 valid cases) RT1809G most money most say (Please tell me if you strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree, or strongly disagree with each of the following statements.) The partner who earns the most money should have the most say in family decisions. (The Q name was 'se18q9g'.) % Freq VALUE 0.2 16 1 STRONGLY AGREE 3.8 273 2 AGREE 3.6 260 3 NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE 76.7 5,522 4 DISGAREE 15.6 1,124 5 STRONGLY DISAGREE 54 -2 REFUSED 19 -1 DON'T KNOW 9 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases Min = 1 Mean = 4.038 Max = 5 Std Dev = .602 Median = 4 Variance = .363 (Based on 7,195 valid cases) RT1809H should retire early (Please tell me if you strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree, or strongly disagree with each of the following statements.) People should retire when they are still young enough to enjoy life. (The Q name was 'se18q9h'.) % Freq VALUE 13.3 957 1 STRONGLY AGREE 64.9 4,655 2 AGREE 9.7 696 3 NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE 11.3 813 4 DISGAREE 0.7 51 5 STRONGLY DISAGREE 57 -2 REFUSED 39 -1 DON'T KNOW 9 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases RT1809I retirement chance for important things (Please tell me if you strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree, or strongly disagree with each of the following statements.) Retirement is a time of life when people have the chance to do important and useful things. (The Q name was 'se18q9i'.) % Freq VALUE 10.2 734 1 STRONGLY AGREE 78.2 5,625 2 AGREE 5.3 380 3 NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE 6.0 429 4 DISGAREE 0.3 21 5 STRONGLY DISAGREE 58 -2 REFUSED 21 -1 DON'T KNOW 9 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases Min = 1 Mean = 2.079 Max = 5 Std Dev = .643 Median = 2 Variance = .414 (Based on 7,189 valid cases) RR11A able to understanding questions THE RESPONDENT WAS: ABLE TO UNDERSTAND HARDLY ABLE QUESTIONS EASILY |___|___|___|___|___|___|___| TO UNDERSTAND 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (The Q name was 'OB6a'.) % Freq VALUE 59.1 4,299 1 21.7 1,575 2 10.0 728 3 3.9 280 4 2.1 155 5 1.2 85 6 0.9 66 7 1.1 80 9 OTHER (ENTER TEXT) 9 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases RR11B cooperative THE RESPONDENT WAS: COOPERATIVE |___|___|___|___|___|___|___| UNCOOPERATIVE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (The Q name was 'OB6b'.) % Freq VALUE 80.1 5,825 1 10.9 789 2 4.0 288 3 1.6 118 4 1.1 78 5 0.7 49 6 0.9 63 7 0.8 58 9 OTHER (ENTER TEXT) 9 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases RR11C interested THE RESPONDENT WAS: INTERESTED |___|___|___|___|___|___|___| NOT INTERESTED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (The Q name was 'OB6c'.) % Freq VALUE 66.3 4,816 1 20.3 1,472 2 7.1 516 3 2.9 208 4 1.3 92 5 0.9 65 6 0.6 46 7 0.7 53 9 OTHER (ENTER TEXT) 9 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases RR12 interruption THE INTERVIEW WAS CONDUCTED: WITHOUT INTERRUPTED INTERRUPTION |___|___|___|___|___|___|___| OFTEN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (The Q name was 'OB7'.) % Freq VALUE 64.9 4,718 1 19.7 1,434 2 7.1 517 3 3.0 218 4 1.7 122 5 0.9 64 6 1.3 95 7 1.4 100 9 OTHER (ENTER TEXT) 9 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases RR13 rapport RAPPORT WITH THE RESPONDENT WAS: EXCELLENT |___|___|___|___|___|___|___| VERY POOR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (The Q name was 'OB8'.) % Freq VALUE 67.7 4,917 1 21.2 1,541 2 6.2 447 3 2.3 164 4 0.9 65 5 0.6 44 6 0.5 36 7 0.7 54 9 OTHER (ENTER TEXT) 9 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases inmo month of last interview % Freq VALUE 11.8 862 01 10.9 792 02 10.6 774 03 7.4 536 04 7.4 541 05 5.0 367 06 6.7 487 07 7.3 530 08 5.0 366 09 9.2 673 10 10.2 741 11 8.4 608 12 ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases inyr year of last interview % Freq VALUE 6.0 433 1987 1.0 73 1988 17.7 1,290 1992 65.0 4,730 1993 10.3 751 1994 ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases cur1 still married to spouse from (inyr) Are you still married to your spouse from [fill inyr]? Are you and [fill CSnm2] still married to each other? (NOTE: IF SEPARATED, USE CODE 2) % Freq VALUE 82.3 4,409 1 YES 17.7 949 2 NO 1,919 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases cur2 Are you still living with your partner from the 1987 interview. Are you still living with your partner from the 1987 interview. Are you and [fill CSnm2] still living together or married to each other? (NOTE: IF SEPARATED, USE CODE 2) % Freq VALUE 82.3 4,409 1 YES 17.7 949 2 NO 1,919 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases TCNT TOTAL NUMBER OF DIALINGS TCNT = total # of dialings 7,277 cases (Range of valid codes: 1-99) Min = 1 Mean = 11.547 Max = 99 Std Dev = 15.227 Median = 6 Variance = 231.858 (Based on 7,276 valid cases) IDAT DATE OF COMPLETED INTERVIEW IDAT = date completed intv 7,277 cases TTIM LENGTH OF COMPLETED INTERVIEW TTIM = total elapsed time 7,277 cases TTM1 LENGTH OF SESSION 1 TTM1 = total time session1 7,277 cases TTM2 LENGTH OF SESSION 2 TTM2 = total time session2 7,277 cases TTM3 LENGTH OF SESSION 3 TTM3 = total time session3 7,277 cases r48 total in hhmem, pn less than 16 % Freq VALUE 71.1 5,171 0 16.8 1,224 1 9.0 654 2 2.4 178 3 0.5 37 4 0.2 11 5 0.0 1 6 0.0 1 7 ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases Min = 0 Mean = .451 Max = 7 Std Dev = .822 Median = 0 Variance = .675 (Based on 7,277 valid cases) r49 total in hhmem, pn greater than 15 % Freq VALUE 95.3 6,932 0 4.1 296 1 0.6 42 2 0.1 5 3 0.0 1 4 0.0 1 5 ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases Min = 0 Mean = .056 Max = 5 Std Dev = .269 Median = 0 Variance = .073 (Based on 7,277 valid cases) r60 total in chaway, pn less than 16 % Freq VALUE 65.6 4,777 0 21.0 1,525 1 9.8 714 2 2.9 208 3 0.5 39 4 0.1 10 5 0.0 3 6 0.0 1 7 ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases Min = 0 Mean = .523 Max = 7 Std Dev = .853 Median = 0 Variance = .727 (Based on 7,277 valid cases) r61 total in chaway, pn greater than 15 % Freq VALUE 52.6 3,826 0 15.9 1,154 1 15.0 1,095 2 8.9 648 3 4.6 337 4 1.6 116 5 0.7 52 6 0.4 26 7 0.2 13 8 0.1 7 9 0.0 3 10 ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases Min = 0 Mean = 1.087 Max = 10 Std Dev = 1.479 Median = 0 Variance = 2.187 (Based on 7,277 valid cases) r70 total in stpaway, pn less than 16 % Freq VALUE 97.9 7,123 0 1.5 112 1 0.5 37 2 0.1 5 3 ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases Min = 0 Mean = .028 Max = 3 Std Dev = .203 Median = 0 Variance = .041 (Based on 7,277 valid cases) r71 total in stpaway, pn greater than 16 % Freq VALUE 92.0 6,694 0 3.2 232 1 2.6 191 2 1.4 103 3 0.6 41 4 0.2 13 5 0.0 3 6 ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases Min = 0 Mean = .161 Max = 6 Std Dev = .623 Median = 0 Variance = .388 (Based on 7,277 valid cases) k54 stepchildren lived with r 3 months or more Next, I want to ask about your (husband/wife/partner)'s child(ren): [fill Name] Since (last interview date), (has this child/have any of these children) lived with you for a period of three months or longer? % Freq VALUE 13.5 77 1 YES 86.5 493 2 NO 10 -2 REFUSED 3 -1 DON'T KNOW 6,694 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases RINT3 interview date (The Q name was 'X44b'.) % Freq VALUE 94.5 6,875 0.0 1 23847 0.1 4 23848 0.1 5 23849 0.1 8 23850 0.0 1 23851 0.1 6 23852 0.1 4 23853 0.0 3 23854 0.0 1 23855 0.0 2 23857 0.0 3 23858 0.0 1 23860 0.0 2 23911 0.0 1 23912 0.2 16 23914 0.4 30 23915 0.5 33 23916 0.4 32 23917 0.5 37 23918 0.5 34 23919 0.2 17 23920 0.2 18 23921 0.2 16 23922 0.3 23 23923 0.3 20 23924 0.3 21 23925 0.3 22 23926 0.2 14 23927 0.0 2 23928 0.1 5 23929 0.1 7 23930 0.1 4 23931 0.1 6 23932 0.0 2 23933 0.0 1 23934 ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases RI185M mo/yr late spouse last worked (The Q name was 'X44c'.) 7,277 cases SE3 Next I have some questions about your separation from Next I have some questions about your separation from (spouse's name) in (month/year). % Freq VALUE 100.0 563 1 CONTINUE 11 -2 REFUSED 6,703 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases RLASTWRK date r last work since last intrvw (The Q name was 'st2u'.) 7,277 cases RR100 focal child request To understand American family life, it is important to get the perspectives of both parents and children. For this reason we would like to have a brief telephone interview with one child from each family to learn how things are going for the child. We would like to telephone [fill F1NM], and ask [fill qq1d] a few questions. What is [fill qq1a] full name? (IF RESPONDENT ASKS: THIS INTERVIEW WILL TAKE ABOUT 45-60 MINUTES) (The Q name was 'e20a'.) % Freq VALUE 58.9 2,204 1 RESPONDENT GIVES NAME 4.5 170 2 REFUSES/RELUCTANT 0.3 13 3 RESPONDENT DOESN'T KNOW CHILD'S FULL NAME 1.8 66 4 RESPONDENT DOESN'T KNOW WHEREABOUTS OF CHILD 34.5 1,292 5 INFORMATION HAS ALREADY BEEN COLLECTED 3,532 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases RR17 telephone number What is [fill qq1a] phone number? <1> RESPONDENT GIVES TELEPHONE NUMBER <2> CHILD HAS NO TELEPHONE NUMBER [goto e23] <3> REFUSES/RELUCTANT [goto e22] <4> RESPONDENT DOESN'T KNOW CHILD'S TELEPHONE NUMBER [goto e23] <5> RESPONDENT DOESN'T KNOW WHEREABOUTS OF CHILD [goto e26z] @a ENTER TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE PHONE NUMBER: @ph (INTERVIEWER: CONFIRM PHONE NUMBER BY READING BACK TO R) (This item 'RR17' is the first on this form.) (The Q name was 'e21@a'.) % Freq VALUE 81.0 1,806 1 RESPONDENT GIVES TELEPHONE NUMBER 6.0 133 2 CHILD HAS NO TELEPHONE NUMBER 5.3 118 3 REFUSES/RELUCTANT 6.7 149 4 RESPONDENT DOESN'T KNOW CHILD'S TELEPHONE NUMBER 1.1 24 5 RESPONDENT DOESN'T KNOW WHEREABOUTS OF CHILD 5,047 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases RR103 r refuse to give focal childs phone/name We understand your concern, but would appreciate your giving us [fill qq1a] name and number so that our sample will better represent family life throughout the United States. We are interviewing thousands of young adults, all across the country. Most of them find the interview to be quite interesting. If your child tells us that they prefer not to be interviewed, that will be fine. As always the responses are completely confidential and not connected in any way with your name or your child's name. (IF RESPONDENT ASKS: THIS INTERVIEW WILL TAKE ABOUT 45 MINUTES) (The Q name was 'e22'.) % Freq VALUE 46.2 6 1 R GIVES NAME 53.8 7 2 R GIVES PHONE 275 -2 REFUSED 6,989 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases RR18 focal request At what address does [fill F1NM] currently live? Please include [fill qq1a] street address, as well as the city, state and zip code. (The Q name was 'e23'.) % Freq VALUE 100.0 1,670 1 ENTER ADDRESS INFORMATION 418 -2 REFUSED 5,189 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases RR104 r gives original spouse/partner name We would also like to interview your spouse [fill SFN]partner [fill PFN]. In [fill inyr] you were married to [fill SFN] living with [fill PFN]. We would also like to interview her him. What is [fill SFN]'s [fill PFN]'s full name? (The Q name was 'e60a'.) % Freq VALUE 51.5 2,659 1 RESPONDENT GIVES FULL NAME 3.0 153 2 REFUSES/RELUCTANT 0.5 25 3 RESPONDENT DOESN'T KNOW SPOUSE'S FULL NAME 2.2 114 4 RESPONDENT DOESN'T KNOW WHEREABOUTS OF SPOUSE 41.7 2,153 5 INFORMATION HAS ALREAD BEEN COLLECTED 1.1 56 9 SPOUSE OR PARTNER IS DECEASED 2,117 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases RR106 r gives original spse/prtnr phone number What is [fill SFN]'s [fill PFN]'s phone number? (The Q name was 'e60c'.) % Freq VALUE 91.1 2,451 1 RESPONDENT GIVES TELEPHONE NUMBER 2.6 70 2 SPOUSE HAS NO TELEPHONE NUMBER 1.3 35 3 REFUSES/RELUCTANT 3.7 99 4 RESPONDENT DOESN'T KNOW SPOUSE'S TELEPHONE NUMBER 1.3 34 5 RESPONDENT DOESN'T KNOW WHEREABOUTS OF SPOUSE 4,588 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases RR108 r refuse give original spse/prtnr name/# We understand your concern, but would appreciate your giving us [fill SFN]'s [fill PFN]'s name and number so that our sample will better represent family life throughout the United States. We are interviewing thousands of partners, spouses and ex-spouses, all across the country. Most of them find the interview to be quite interesting. If [fill SFN] [fill PFN] tells us that they prefer not to be interviewed, that will be fine. As always the responses are completely confidential and not connected in any way with your name or your spouse's partner's name. (IF RESPONDENT ASKS: THIS INTERVIEW WILL TAKE ABOUT 75 MINUTES.) (The Q name was 'e62'.) % Freq VALUE 50.0 5 1 R GIVES NAME 50.0 5 2 R GIVES PHONE 178 -2 REFUSED 7,089 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases RR109 r gives address for original spse/prtnr At what address does [fill SFN] [fill PFN] currently live? Please include her his street address, as well as the city, state and zip code. (The Q name was 'e63'.) % Freq VALUE 100.0 67 1 ADDRESS GIVEN 102 -2 REFUSED 7,108 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases IDATMM MONTH OF INTERVIEW % Freq VALUE 8.1 587 1 9.7 705 2 11.6 843 3 10.7 778 4 6.8 497 5 10.2 745 6 14.2 1,033 7 7.7 562 8 4.6 334 9 4.9 358 10 6.0 440 11 5.4 395 12 ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases IDATDD DAY OF INTERVIEW % Freq VALUE 3.3 240 1 3.5 256 2 3.1 225 3 3.4 246 4 3.0 217 5 3.2 231 6 3.7 270 7 3.2 231 8 3.6 263 9 3.2 236 10 3.5 252 11 3.4 247 12 3.2 232 13 2.9 211 14 2.9 211 15 3.5 252 16 3.4 250 17 4.1 297 18 3.7 266 19 2.9 213 20 3.3 243 21 3.5 252 22 2.8 207 23 3.0 215 24 3.4 249 25 3.9 287 26 3.1 224 27 3.2 234 28 3.3 237 29 2.6 188 30 1.3 95 31 ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases IDATYY YEAR OF INTERVIEW % Freq VALUE 43.7 3,179 2001 47.4 3,447 2002 8.9 651 2003 ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases RP70E correct weeks employed/unemployed (INTERVIEWER: WEEKS WORKED PLUS WEEKS UNEMPLOYED MUST ADD TO 52 WEEKS OR LESS.) TO CORRECT ERROR ENTER: (The Q name was 'E69c'.) % Freq VALUE 99.9 7,273 0.1 4 9 ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases RP71E correct weeks worked (INTERVIEWER: WEEKS WORKED PLUS WEEKS UNEMPLOYED MUST ADD TO 52 WEEKS.) TO CORRECT ERROR ENTER: (The Q name was 'E69e'.) % Freq VALUE 97.7 7,109 2.3 168 9 ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases C3A PERSON NUMBER OF ONLY CHILD 5 TO 17 (The Q name was 'c3a'.) % Freq VALUE 80.9 5,887 0.0 3 10 0.0 1 11 0.0 2 12 0.1 9 2 0.0 3 21 0.0 2 22 0.1 5 23 3.3 240 3 3.4 249 4 5.1 368 41 1.0 72 42 0.3 20 43 0.1 8 44 0.0 3 45 0.0 1 46 2.1 154 5 0.0 2 55 0.6 42 6 1.5 106 61 0.8 58 62 0.2 11 63 0.0 1 64 0.3 24 7 0.1 5 8 0.0 1 9 ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases D3A PERSON NUMBER OF ONLY CHILD 18 TO 33 (The Q name was 'd3a'.) % Freq VALUE 82.3 5,986 0.0 1 03 0.0 1 05 0.1 4 10 0.0 2 11 1.4 104 2 0.2 15 21 0.1 5 22 0.1 5 23 0.0 3 24 7.0 511 3 0.0 1 31 4.9 355 4 0.0 1 41 0.1 8 42 0.1 4 43 0.0 2 45 1.9 136 5 0.7 53 6 0.3 22 61 0.4 32 62 0.1 6 63 0.0 1 67 0.2 11 7 0.1 5 8 0.0 3 9 ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases COMPLED3 Completed education Frequency Percent Valid no formal education 1 .0 first grade 1 .0 second grade 1 .0 third grade 7 .2 fourth grade 9 .2 fifth grade 10 .2 sixth grade 28 .6 seventh grade 39 .8 eighth grade 88 1.9 ninth grade 92 2.0 tenth grade 141 3.1 eleventh grade 159 3.5 high school graduate 1690 36.7 some college, no degree 840 18.3 associate degree 268 5.8 bachelor's degree 696 15.1 master's degree 395 8.6 doctorate 128 2.8 missing 6 .1 100.0 Total 4599 100.0 Missing System 595 11.5 Total 5194 100.0