CODEBOOK

                            NSFH MAIN R AND SPOUSE HOUSEHOLD ROSTER

This file contains household roster data for main respondents and spouses interviewed at NSFH3.  A series of questions was asked about each person in the respondent's household.   

Only a small subset of questions were asked regarding the respondent him/herself.
There are 31 variables for each household member other than the respondent; three variables for the respondent.  The respondent is always the first entity in the roster.

The variables are in a single array, with names including a household member suffix of _a through _k for persons 1 through 11.  (The maximum household size was 11 persons - hence the suffix range of a through k.)   For example, sex_a is the respondent's gender; sex_d is the gender of the fourth person in the household roster. Fields for non-existant persons - e.g., persons 4 through 11 in a household comprised of 3 persons - are designated as system missing in the data file.

Note that the skip logic is not incorporated in the codebook.  Some questions, e.g., marital status, were conditional on age or other characteristics. Briefly:

ms			was asked regarding persons 16 and older

bio1  		was asked of persons who were married or cohabiting, 
			regarding biological children

edu1, wrk1, stu1, 
typ1, inc1 		was asked regarding biological, adopted, step (including partner's), and
			foster children age 18 and older 

chl1 and cor1 	was asked regarding biological, adopted, step (including partner's), and 
			foster children age 15 and older

rd series		was asked regarding all biological, adopted, step (including partner's),
			and foster children of any age

CASE		 	CASE NUMBER
TYPE			RESPONDENT TYPE
CASEID            CASE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
CASENUM	 	NUMERIC CASE NUMBER
HHCOUNT		NUMBER OF PERSONS IN HOUSEHOLD                                        

sex_a through sex_k                SEX                                                                   
ms_a through ms_k	                 MARITAL STATUS                                                        
fpn_a through fpn_k                PERSON NUMBER                                                         

rel_b through rel_k                RELATIONSHIP CODE                                                     
age_b through age_k                AGE                                                                   
mb1_b through mb_k	           FIRST MARRIAGE                                                        
bio1_b through bio1_k              Biological child of your present spouse/partner?         
edu1_b through edu_k               LEVEL OF EDUCATION                                                    
wrk1_b through wrk1_k              CURRENTLY WORKING                                                     
stu1_b through stu1_k              ENROLLED DURING LAST FOUR MONTHS                                      
typ1_b through typ1_k              TYPE OF SCHOOL DURING LAST FOUR MONTHS                               
inc1_b through inc1_k              ECONOMIC STATUS                                                      
chl1-b through chl1_k              BIOLOGICAL OR ADOPTED CHILDREN                                       
cor1_b through cor1_k              CHILDREN LIVING WITH RESPONDENT                             
RD2P_b through RD2P_k              child live apart for 3 m or more?                                     
RD3MP_b through RD3MP-k            mo ch began living apart                                              
RD3YP_b through RD3YP-k            yr ch began living apart                                            
RD4P_b through RD4P_k              where ch lived                                                      
RD5P_b through RD5P_k              times r lived apart ch                                              
RD6MP_b through RD6MP-k            mo r and ch began living tog                                         
RD6YP_b through RD6YP_k            yr r and ch began living tog                                        
RD7P_b through RD7P_k              why r and ch began living tog                                       
RD9MP_b through RD9MP_k            mo r and ch beg living tog                                           
RD9YP_b through RD9YP_k            yr r and ch beg living tog                                          
RD10P_b through RD10P_k            why r and ch lived together                                         
RD11P_b through RD11P-k            since time ch live away from r                                      
RD12P_b through RD12P_k            times r and ch live apart                                           
RD13MP_b through RD13MP_k          mo r and ch last live tog                                            
RD13YP_b through RD13Y_k           yr r and ch last live tog                                           
RD14P_b through RD14P_k            why r and ch began live tog                                         

CASE		 	CASE NUMBER

			5 DIGIT CHARACTER NSFH CASE ID NUMBER

TYPE			RESPONDENT TYPE

			R	MAIN RESPONDENT
			S	SPOUSE (AT THE TIME OF NSFH1) OF MAIN RESPONDENT

CASEID            CASE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
			
			5 NUMERIC DIGITS FOLLOWED BY THE CHARACTER "R" or "S"

CASENUM	 	NUMERIC CASE NUMBER

			5 DIGIT NUMERIC NSFH CASE ID NUMBER

HHCOUNT

	NUMBER OF PERSONS IN HOUSEHOLD (INCLUDING RESPONDENT) 

THE FIRST THREE PERSON VARIABLES (SEX, MARITAL STATUS, AND PERSON NUBMER) EXIST FOR FOR EACH PERSON IN HOUSEHOLD, INCLUDING THE RESPONDENT
 
sex                SEX

		1	MALE
		2	FEMALE
	
	     -1	DON'T KNOW
	     -2	REFUSED

ms                 MARITAL STATUS

        	1  	MARRIED  
        	2  	SEPARATED BECAUSE OF MARITAL PROBLEMS
        	3  	DIVORCED
        	4  	WIDOWED
        	5  	NEVER MARRIED

 	     -1  	DON'T KNOW
	     -2  	REFUSED

fpn               PERSON NUMBER

THE REMAINING VARIABLES EXIST FOR HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS EXCEPT THE RESPONDENT.
There are skips on age, relationship that are not shown in this codebook.
Many of these questions were asked only regarding sons and daughters.

age                AGE
		
		AGE IN YEARS

 	     -1	DON'T KNOW
	     -2	REFUSED

rel                RELATIONSHIP TO RESPONDENT
 
		1  	HUSBAND OR WIFE                     
    		2  	LOVER/PARTNER                
		3  	BIOLOGICAL CHILD             
		4  	STEP-CHILD                   
		5  	ADOPTED CHILD                
		6  	FOSTER CHILD                 
        	7  	CHILD OF LOVER/PARTNER       
        	8  	SON- OR DAUGHTER-IN-LAW      
        	9  	MOTHER OR FATHER             
		10 	STEP-PARENT                  
        	11 	MOTHER- OR FATHER-IN-LAW OR PARTNER'S PARENT
		12 	GRANDPARENT
		13 	BROTHER OR SISTER<14> STEP-BROTHER OR STEP-SISTER
		15 	HALF-BROTHER OR HALF-SISTER
		16 	BROTHER- OR SISTER-IN-LAW
		17 	GRANDCHILD
		18 	OTHER RELATIVE
		19 	ROOMMATE
            20 	FRIEND  
 		21 	OTHER NON-RELATIVE
		
		-1 	DON'T KNOW
		-2  	REFUSED	

mb1                FIRST MARRIAGE

Is [name] in [his/her] first marriage, or has [he/she] been
married before?
 
 	 	1  	FIRST MARRIAGE
            2  	MARRIED BEFORE

           -1  	DON'T KNOW

bio1     Biological child of your present [husband/wife/partner]?

Is [name] a biological child of your present [husband/wife/partner]?

		1	YES
		2	NO
 
	     -2  	REFUSED
	     -1 	DON'T KNOW

edu1               LEVEL OF EDUCATION

How much education has [he/she] completed?
 
	EDUCATION IN YEARS OF SCHOOL

            0  		NONE
		1 - 11 	FIRST THROUGH 11TH GRADE
       	12  		HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE
		13-15    	1-3 YEARS OF COLLEGE
 
         	16  		COLLEGE GRADUATE
          	17  		MASTER'S DEGREE
          	18  		DOCTORATE OR PROFESSIONAL DEGREE
            -6  		OTHER   

            -2  		REFUSED
            -1  		DON'T KNOW

wrk1               CURRENTLY WORKING

Is [name] currently working full-time, working part-time,
or not working for pay?

		1  		WORKING FULL-TIME
		2  		WORKING PART-TIME
            3  		NOT WORKING FOR PAY

		-2  		REFUSED
		-1  		DON'T KNOW

stu1               ENROLLED DURING LAST FOUR MONTHS

Has [name] been enrolled in a high school, college, university,
or vocational school at any time in the last four months?

(INTERVIEWER:  THIS INCLUDES TWO- AND FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES, GRADUATE
 AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS, AND VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS)

		1	YES
		2	NO
 
	     -2  	REFUSED
	     -1 	DON'T KNOW

typ1               TYPE OF SCHOOL DURING LAST FOUR MONTHS

What type of school has [he/she] attended?  Is it a high school,
vocational school, two-year college, four-year college, or something
else?

          1  	HIGH SCHOOL
          2  	VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
          3  	TWO-YEAR COLLEGE
          4  	FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE
         -6  	SOMETHING ELSE (SPECIFY)

          -1  	DON'T KNOW

inc1               ECONOMIC STATUS

How about [his/her] economic situation?  Would you describe
[him/her] as very well off, well off, about average,
poor, or very poor?

        1  		VERY WELL OFF
        2  		WELL OFF
        3  		ABOUT AVERAGE
        4 		POOR
        5  		VERY POOR

        -2  	REFUSED
        -1  	DON'T KNOW

chl1               BIOLOGICAL OR ADOPTED CHILDREN

How many biological or adopted children, if any, does
[he/she] have?
	
	NUMBER OF CHILDREN
 
          -2  	REFUSED
          -1  	DON'T KNOW

cor1     CHILDREN LIVING WITH RESPONDENT

How many of [name]'s children, if any, live here with you?

 	NUMBER OF CHILDREN
 
          -2  	REFUSED
          -1  	DON'T KNOW

RD2P     child live apart for 3 m or more?

Since (previous interview), did (child) live apart from you
for three months or longer?
  (The Q name was 'k2'.)

		1	YES
		2	NO
 
	     -2  	REFUSED
	     -1 	DON'T KNOW

RD3MP              month ch began living apart

In what month and year after (previous interview) did you and
(child) first begin living apart for three months or longer?
  (The Q name was 'k3'.)

 	MONTH

 	     1-12	JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER
          -7  	ALL INFORMATION IS SAME AS FOR PREVIOUS CHILD
          -2  	REFUSED
          -1  	DON'T KNOW

RD3YP    yr ch began living apart
		  (The Q name was 'k4'.)

	YEAR
	    1987-2002
 
          -2  	REFUSED
          -1  	DON'T KNOW

RD4P     where ch lived

At that time did (child) live with the other parent, grandparents
or somewhere else?  (The Q name was 'k5'.)

         1  	(his/her) OTHER PARENT
         2  	GRANDPARENTS
         3  	SOMEWHERE ELSE (ENTER RESPONSE FOLLOWED BY //)
         4  	WITH OTHER RELATIVE
         5  	HOSPITAL
         6  	CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION
         7  	AT SCHOOL
         8  	WITH SPOUSE/PARTNER
         9  	ON OWN/WITH FRIEND
         10 	JOB CORPS
         11 	FOSTER HOME
         	
          -2  	REFUSED
          -1  	DON'T KNOW

RD5P               times r lived apart ch

Since (previous interview), how many times have you and
(child) lived apart for a period of three months or longer?
  (The Q name was 'k7'.)

	NUMBER OF TIMES
	    1-10 	1-10 TIMES

          -2  	REFUSED
          -1  	DON'T KNOW

RD6MP              month r and ch began living tog

In what month and year did you and (child) last begin living
together?  (The Q name was 'k8'.)

 	MONTH

 	     1-12	JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER
          -7  	ALL INFORMATION IS SAME AS FOR PREVIOUS CHILD
          -2  	REFUSED
          -1  	DON'T KNOW

 

RD6YP              yr r and ch began living tog

(INTERVIEWER: ENTER YEAR 1987-2004)
  (The Q name was 'k9'.)

	YEAR
	    1987-2003
 
          -2  	REFUSED
          -1  	DON'T KNOW

 

RD7P               why r and ch began living tog

How did it happen that you and (child) began living
together at that time?  (The Q name was 'k10'.)

	1	R'S SEPARATION OR DIVORCE		 
	2	CHILD'S SEPARATION OR DIVORCE		 
	3	R'S ILLNESS					 
	4	CHILD'S ILLNESS				 
	5	R'S FINANCIAL PROBLEMS		 
	6	CHILD'S FINANCIAL PROBLEMS		 
	7	CHILD FINISHED SCHOOL			 
	8	CHILD HAD PROBLEMS WITH DRUGS, NEEDED R'S HELP	 
	9	CHILD NEEDED TEMPORARY PLACE TO STAY		 
	10	STOPPED LIVING WITH OTHER PARENT			 
	11	RETURNED FROM SERVICE					 
	12	PARENT'S MARRIAGE OR COHABITATION			 
	13	CHILD WANTED TO RETURN				 
	14	CHILD GOT PREGNANT				 
	15	CHANGED SCHOOLS					 
	16	RETURNED HOME FROM JOB, JOB CORPS		 
	17	REUNITED WITH OTHER PARENT			 
	18	RETURNED FROM INSTITUTIONAL LIVING		 
	19	CHILD WAS ADOPTED, FOSTER CHILD		 
	777	OTHER							 

	-1	DON'T KNOW		(999)				 
	-2	REFUSED		(997)

RD9MP              m r and ch beg living tog

In what month and year after (previous interview) did you and
(child) first begin living together for three months or longer?
  (The Q name was 'k13'.)

 	MONTH

 	     1-12	JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER
          -7  	ALL INFORMATION IS SAME AS FOR PREVIOUS CHILD
          -2  	REFUSED
          -1  	DON'T KNOW

RD9YP              yr r and ch beg living tog

(INTERVIEWER: ENTER YEAR 1987-2004)
  (The Q name was 'k14'.)

	YEAR
	    1987-2003
 
          -2  	REFUSED
          -1  	DON'T KNOW

 
RD10P              why r and ch lived together

How did it happen that you and (child) began living together
at that time? (The Q name was 'k15'.)

	1	R'S SEPARATION OR DIVORCE		 
	2	CHILD'S SEPARATION OR DIVORCE		 
	3	R'S ILLNESS					 
	4	CHILD'S ILLNESS				 
	5	R'S FINANCIAL PROBLEMS		 
	6	CHILD'S FINANCIAL PROBLEMS		 
	7	CHILD FINISHED SCHOOL			 
	8	CHILD HAD PROBLEMS WITH DRUGS, NEEDED R'S HELP	 
	9	CHILD NEEDED TEMPORARY PLACE TO STAY		 
	10	STOPPED LIVING WITH OTHER PARENT			 
	11	RETURNED FROM SERVICE					 
	12	PARENT'S MARRIAGE OR COHABITATION			 
	13	CHILD WANTED TO RETURN				 
	14	CHILD GOT PREGNANT				 
	15	CHANGED SCHOOLS					 
	16	RETURNED HOME FROM JOB, JOB CORPS		 
	17	REUNITED WITH OTHER PARENT			 
	18	RETURNED FROM INSTITUTIONAL LIVING		 
	19	CHILD WAS ADOPTED, FOSTER CHILD		 
	777	OTHER							 

	-1	DON'T KNOW		(999)				 
	-2	REFUSED		(997)

 
RD11P              since time ch live away from r

Since that time, did (child) ever live apart from you for
three months or longer?  (The Q name was 'k16'.)

		1	YES
		2	NO
 
	     -2  	REFUSED
	     -1 	DON'T KNOW

RD12P              times r and ch live apart

Since (month/year), how many times have you and
(child) lived apart for a period of three months or longer?
  (The Q name was 'k17'.)

	NUMBER OF TIMES
	    1-10 	1-10 TIMES

          -2  	REFUSED
          -1  	DON'T KNOW

RD13MP             m r and ch last live tog

In what month and year did you and (child) last begin living
together?  (The Q name was 'k18'.)

 	MONTH

 	     1-12	JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER
 
          -2  	REFUSED
          -1  	DON'T KNOW

 

RD13YP             yr r and ch last live tog

(INTERVIEWER: ENTER YEAR 1987-2004)
  (The Q name was 'k19'.)

	YEAR
	    1987-2002
 
          -2  	REFUSED
          -1  	DON'T KNOW

RD14P              why r and ch began live tog

How did it happen that you and (child) began living
together at that time? (The Q name was 'k20'.)

	1	R'S SEPARATION OR DIVORCE		 
	2	CHILD'S SEPARATION OR DIVORCE		 
	3	R'S ILLNESS					 
	4	CHILD'S ILLNESS				 
	5	R'S FINANCIAL PROBLEMS		 
	6	CHILD'S FINANCIAL PROBLEMS		 
	7	CHILD FINISHED SCHOOL			 
	8	CHILD HAD PROBLEMS WITH DRUGS, NEEDED R'S HELP	 
	9	CHILD NEEDED TEMPORARY PLACE TO STAY		 
	10	STOPPED LIVING WITH OTHER PARENT			 
	11	RETURNED FROM SERVICE					 
	12	PARENT'S MARRIAGE OR COHABITATION			 
	13	CHILD WANTED TO RETURN				 
	14	CHILD GOT PREGNANT				 
	15	CHANGED SCHOOLS					 
	16	RETURNED HOME FROM JOB, JOB CORPS		 
	17	REUNITED WITH OTHER PARENT			 
	18	RETURNED FROM INSTITUTIONAL LIVING		 
	19	CHILD WAS ADOPTED, FOSTER CHILD		 
	777	OTHER							 

	-1	DON'T KNOW		(999)				 
	-2	REFUSED		(997)