WLS Codebooks
Note: Codebooks contain frequency data from the private data release. For some variables, these differ from the frequencies in the public release. Variables that differ between the public and private versions include "(not available on public release)" as part of the variable description, or a note indicating the difference between the public and private versions.
Mail: Family of Origin Interaction
nw001rer Marital problems of the people who raised
respondent.
nw002rer Did respondent have a close and confiding
relationship with an adult while growing up?
nw003rer Could respondent count on friends while
growing up?
nw004rer-nw039rer How were respondent or the 1957 graduate
treated by their parents during the first
16 years of their lives?
nw040rer-nw054rer How did respondent or 1957 graduate and
parents treat one another during the first
16 years of their lives?
NOTE: Some of the items included in nw004rer-nw054rer were taken
from The Conflict Tactics Scale discussed in "Measuring
Intrafamily Conflict and Violence: The Conflict Tactics
Scale" by M.A.Straus, 1979 in JOURNAL OF MARRIAGE AND
THE FAMILY, 41, 75-88. See also, BEHIND CLOSED DOORS:
VIOLENCE IN THE AMERICAN FAMILY by M.A. Straus, R.J.Gelles,
and S.Steinmetz, 1980, Doubleday, NY: Anchor Press.
NOTE: Questions in this section were not asked in the original sample
member interview.
nw001rer: When you were growing up, did your parents or the persons who raised you have serious marital problems?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 52, MX001RER
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED, INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 75 | 62 | 137 |
| 0 | 49 | 55 | 104 | |
| 1 | YES | 274 | 430 | 704 |
| 2 | NO | 1504 | 1613 | 3117 |
nw002rer: Did you have a close and confiding relationship with an adult when you were growing up?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 53
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 66 | 53 | 119 |
| 1 | YES | 1003 | 1206 | 2209 |
| 2 | NO | 833 | 901 | 1734 |
nw003rer: When you were growing up could you count on your friends when things went wrong?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 54
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 72 | 66 | 138 |
| 1 | YES | 1437 | 1603 | 3040 |
| 2 | NO | 393 | 491 | 884 |
who graduated from high school in 1957 (the original sample
member), your mother and your father (or the persons who
raised you). We are interested in how your parents treated
each of you during the first 16 years of your lives."
These responses are coded in NW004RER-NW039RER.
Some of the items included in NW004RER-NW054RER were taken
from The Conflict Tactics Scale discussed in "Measuring
Intrafamily Conflict and Violence: The Conflict Tactics
Scale" by M.A.Straus, 1979 in JOURNAL OF MARRIAGE AND
THE FAMILY, 41, 75-88. See also, BEHIND CLOSED DOORS:
VIOLENCE IN THE AMERICAN FAMILY by M.A. Straus, R.J.Gelles,
and S.Steinmetz, 1980, Doubleday, NY: Anchor Press.
nw004rer: During the first 16 years of your life, how much did your father want you to go to college?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: sn14, 55aa
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 137 | 125 | 262 |
| 0 | NOT AT ALL | 503 | 763 | 1266 |
| 1 | A LITTLE | 384 | 403 | 787 |
| 2 | SOME | 368 | 372 | 740 |
| 3 | A LOT | 510 | 497 | 1007 |
nw005rer: During the first 16 years of your life, how much did your mother want you to go to college?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 55ab
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 106 | 100 | 206 |
| 0 | NOT AT ALL | 370 | 608 | 978 |
| 1 | A LITTLE | 377 | 415 | 792 |
| 2 | SOME | 414 | 428 | 842 |
| 3 | A LOT | 635 | 609 | 1244 |
nw006rer: During the first 16 years of your life, how much did your father want your brother/sister to go to college?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 55ac
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 179 | 175 | 354 |
| 0 | NOT AT ALL | 452 | 598 | 1050 |
| 1 | A LITTLE | 395 | 362 | 757 |
| 2 | SOME | 415 | 403 | 818 |
| 3 | A LOT | 461 | 622 | 1083 |
nw007rer: During the first 16 years of your life, how much did your mother want your brother/sister to go to college?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 55ad
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 150 | 148 | 298 |
| 0 | NOT AT ALL | 347 | 469 | 816 |
| 1 | A LITTLE | 391 | 385 | 776 |
| 2 | SOME | 443 | 434 | 877 |
| 3 | A LOT | 571 | 724 | 1295 |
nw008rer: During the first 16 years of your life, how much did your father get to know your friends?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 55ba
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 135 | 119 | 254 |
| 0 | NOT AT ALL | 196 | 289 | 485 |
| 1 | A LITTLE | 524 | 593 | 1117 |
| 2 | SOME | 688 | 692 | 1380 |
| 3 | A LOT | 359 | 467 | 826 |
nw009rer: During the first 16 years of your life, how much did your mother get to know your friends?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 55bb
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 111 | 96 | 207 |
| 0 | NOT AT ALL | 83 | 89 | 172 |
| 1 | A LITTLE | 371 | 373 | 744 |
| 2 | SOME | 819 | 792 | 1611 |
| 3 | A LOT | 518 | 810 | 1328 |
nw010rer: During the first 16 years of your life, how much did your father get to know your brother's/sister's friends?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 55bc
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 183 | 195 | 378 |
| 0 | NOT AT ALL | 163 | 205 | 368 |
| 1 | A LITTLE | 500 | 549 | 1049 |
| 2 | SOME | 721 | 744 | 1465 |
| 3 | A LOT | 335 | 467 | 802 |
nw011rer: During the first 16 years of your life, how much did your mother get to know your brother's/sister's friends?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 55bd
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 153 | 163 | 316 |
| 0 | NOT AT ALL | 63 | 76 | 139 |
| 1 | A LITTLE | 347 | 346 | 693 |
| 2 | SOME | 809 | 839 | 1648 |
| 3 | A LOT | 530 | 736 | 1266 |
nw012rer: During the first 16 years of your life, how much did your father enjoy talking to you?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 55ca
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 159 | 131 | 290 |
| 0 | NOT AT ALL | 121 | 207 | 328 |
| 1 | A LITTLE | 436 | 441 | 877 |
| 2 | SOME | 671 | 674 | 1345 |
| 3 | A LOT | 515 | 707 | 1222 |
nw013rer: During the first 16 years of your life, how much did your mother enjoy talking to you?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 55cb
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 134 | 111 | 245 |
| 0 | NOT AT ALL | 31 | 78 | 109 |
| 1 | A LITTLE | 220 | 289 | 509 |
| 2 | SOME | 725 | 665 | 1390 |
| 3 | A LOT | 792 | 1017 | 1809 |
nw014rer: During the first 16 years of your life, how much did your father enjoy talking to your brother/sister?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 55cc
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 208 | 224 | 432 |
| 0 | NOT AT ALL | 96 | 134 | 230 |
| 1 | A LITTLE | 387 | 383 | 770 |
| 2 | SOME | 716 | 761 | 1477 |
| 3 | A LOT | 495 | 658 | 1153 |
nw015rer: During the first 16 years of your life, how much did your mother enjoy talking to your brother/sister?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 55cd
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 173 | 194 | 367 |
| 0 | NOT AT ALL | 28 | 36 | 64 |
| 1 | A LITTLE | 189 | 229 | 418 |
| 2 | SOME | 716 | 724 | 1440 |
| 3 | A LOT | 796 | 977 | 1773 |
nw016rer: During the first 16 years of your life, how much did your father help when you needed?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 55da
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 148 | 130 | 278 |
| 0 | NOT AT ALL | 96 | 144 | 240 |
| 1 | A LITTLE | 283 | 341 | 624 |
| 2 | SOME | 577 | 551 | 1128 |
| 3 | A LOT | 798 | 994 | 1792 |
nw017rer: During the first 16 years of your life, how much did your mother help when you needed?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 55db
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 123 | 104 | 227 |
| 0 | NOT AT ALL | 26 | 63 | 89 |
| 1 | A LITTLE | 140 | 194 | 334 |
| 2 | SOME | 503 | 505 | 1008 |
| 3 | A LOT | 1110 | 1294 | 2404 |
nw018rer: During the first 16 years of your life, how much did your father help your brother/sister when he/she needed?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 55dc
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 195 | 214 | 409 |
| 0 | NOT AT ALL | 78 | 110 | 188 |
| 1 | A LITTLE | 242 | 296 | 538 |
| 2 | SOME | 594 | 580 | 1174 |
| 3 | A LOT | 793 | 960 | 1753 |
nw019rer: During the first 16 years of your life, how much did your mother help your brother/sister when he/she needed?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 55dd
Revisions: Updated 1/99; corrected 9/00
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 161 | 179 | 340 |
| 0 | NOT AT ALL | 31 | 32 | 63 |
| 1 | A LITTLE | 115 | 158 | 273 |
| 2 | SOME | 509 | 519 | 1028 |
| 3 | A LOT | 1086 | 1272 | 2358 |
instead of the mother.
nw020rer: During the first 16 years of your life, how much did your father hug you?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 55ea
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 155 | 121 | 276 |
| 0 | NOT AT ALL | 765 | 623 | 1388 |
| 1 | A LITTLE | 552 | 614 | 1166 |
| 2 | SOME | 311 | 459 | 770 |
| 3 | A LOT | 119 | 343 | 462 |
nw021rer: During the first 16 years of your life, how much did your mother hug you?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 55eb
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 125 | 102 | 227 |
| 0 | NOT AT ALL | 259 | 443 | 702 |
| 1 | A LITTLE | 506 | 559 | 1065 |
| 2 | SOME | 606 | 549 | 1155 |
| 3 | A LOT | 406 | 507 | 913 |
nw022rer: During the first 16 years of your life, how much did your father hug your brother/sister?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 55ec
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 205 | 227 | 432 |
| 0 | NOT AT ALL | 621 | 637 | 1258 |
| 1 | A LITTLE | 577 | 594 | 1171 |
| 2 | SOME | 354 | 444 | 798 |
| 3 | A LOT | 145 | 258 | 403 |
nw023rer: During the first 16 years of your life, how much did your mother hug your brother/sister?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 55ed
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 170 | 194 | 364 |
| 0 | NOT AT ALL | 240 | 404 | 644 |
| 1 | A LITTLE | 477 | 555 | 1032 |
| 2 | SOME | 618 | 564 | 1182 |
| 3 | A LOT | 397 | 443 | 840 |
nw024rer: During the first 16 years of your life, how much did your father let you make your own decisions?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 55fa
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 152 | 146 | 298 |
| 0 | NOT AT ALL | 108 | 171 | 279 |
| 1 | A LITTLE | 330 | 371 | 701 |
| 2 | SOME | 703 | 842 | 1545 |
| 3 | A LOT | 609 | 630 | 1239 |
nw025rer: During the first 16 years of your life, how much did your mother let you make your own decisions?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 55fb
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 120 | 121 | 241 |
| 0 | NOT AT ALL | 49 | 148 | 197 |
| 1 | A LITTLE | 307 | 346 | 653 |
| 2 | SOME | 825 | 945 | 1770 |
| 3 | A LOT | 601 | 600 | 1201 |
nw026rer: During the first 16 years of your life, how much did your father let your brother and/or sister make their own decisions?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 55fc
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 208 | 238 | 446 |
| 0 | NOT AT ALL | 91 | 125 | 216 |
| 1 | A LITTLE | 328 | 302 | 630 |
| 2 | SOME | 766 | 894 | 1660 |
| 3 | A LOT | 509 | 601 | 1110 |
nw027rer: During the first 16 years of your life, how much did your mother let your brother/sister make their own decisions?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 55fd
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 169 | 204 | 373 |
| 0 | NOT AT ALL | 47 | 90 | 137 |
| 1 | A LITTLE | 276 | 267 | 543 |
| 2 | SOME | 851 | 977 | 1828 |
| 3 | A LOT | 559 | 622 | 1181 |
nw028rer: During the first 16 years of your life, how much did your father try to control everything you did?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 55ga
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 145 | 126 | 271 |
| 0 | NOT AT ALL | 607 | 796 | 1403 |
| 1 | A LITTLE | 756 | 695 | 1451 |
| 2 | SOME | 276 | 346 | 622 |
| 3 | A LOT | 118 | 197 | 315 |
nw029rer: During the first 16 years of your life, how much your mother try to control everything you did?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 55gb
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 114 | 100 | 214 |
| 0 | NOT AT ALL | 528 | 629 | 1157 |
| 1 | A LITTLE | 769 | 684 | 1453 |
| 2 | SOME | 379 | 452 | 831 |
| 3 | A LOT | 112 | 295 | 407 |
nw030rer: During the first 16 years of your life, how much your father try to control everything your brother/sister did?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 55gc
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 197 | 224 | 421 |
| 0 | NOT AT ALL | 571 | 738 | 1309 |
| 1 | A LITTLE | 734 | 688 | 1422 |
| 2 | SOME | 302 | 355 | 657 |
| 3 | A LOT | 98 | 155 | 253 |
nw031rer: During the first 16 years of your life, how much did your mother try to control everything your brother/sister did?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 55gd
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 160 | 185 | 345 |
| 0 | NOT AT ALL | 497 | 635 | 1132 |
| 1 | A LITTLE | 722 | 679 | 1401 |
| 2 | SOME | 414 | 456 | 870 |
| 3 | A LOT | 109 | 205 | 314 |
nw032rer: During the first 16 years of your life, how much did your father insult or swear at you?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 55ha
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 140 | 116 | 256 |
| 0 | NOT AT ALL | 1201 | 1547 | 2748 |
| 1 | A LITTLE | 352 | 274 | 626 |
| 2 | SOME | 142 | 139 | 281 |
| 3 | A LOT | 67 | 84 | 151 |
nw033rer: During the first 16 years of your life, how much did your mother insult or swear at you?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 55hb
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 109 | 91 | 200 |
| 0 | NOT AT ALL | 1545 | 1668 | 3213 |
| 1 | A LITTLE | 180 | 224 | 404 |
| 2 | SOME | 56 | 112 | 168 |
| 3 | A LOT | 12 | 65 | 77 |
nw034rer: During the first 16 years of your life, how much did your father insult or swear at your brother/sister?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 55hc
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 182 | 206 | 388 |
| 0 | NOT AT ALL | 1238 | 1445 | 2683 |
| 1 | A LITTLE | 333 | 285 | 618 |
| 2 | SOME | 106 | 154 | 260 |
| 3 | A LOT | 43 | 70 | 113 |
nw035rer: During the first 16 years of your life, how much did your mother insult or swear at your brother/sister?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 55hd
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 146 | 172 | 318 |
| 0 | NOT AT ALL | 1503 | 1647 | 3150 |
| 1 | A LITTLE | 189 | 210 | 399 |
| 2 | SOME | 50 | 93 | 143 |
| 3 | A LOT | 14 | 38 | 52 |
nw036rer: During the first 16 years of your life, how much did your father slap, shove or throw things at you?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 55ia
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 135 | 109 | 244 |
| 0 | NOT AT ALL | 1267 | 1684 | 2951 |
| 1 | A LITTLE | 331 | 213 | 544 |
| 2 | SOME | 128 | 101 | 229 |
| 3 | A LOT | 41 | 53 | 94 |
nw037rer: During the first 16 years of your life, how much did your mother slap, shove or throw things at you?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 55ib
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 105 | 89 | 194 |
| 0 | NOT AT ALL | 1427 | 1652 | 3079 |
| 1 | A LITTLE | 270 | 250 | 520 |
| 2 | SOME | 82 | 116 | 198 |
| 3 | A LOT | 18 | 53 | 71 |
nw038rer: During the first 16 years of your life, how much did your father slap, shove or throw things at your brother/sister?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 55ic
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 181 | 204 | 385 |
| 0 | NOT AT ALL | 1305 | 1590 | 2895 |
| 1 | A LITTLE | 297 | 206 | 503 |
| 2 | SOME | 98 | 102 | 200 |
| 3 | A LOT | 21 | 58 | 79 |
nw039rer: During the first 16 years of your life, how much did your mother slap, shove or throw things at my brother/sister?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 55id
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 140 | 171 | 311 |
| 0 | NOT AT ALL | 1442 | 1654 | 3096 |
| 1 | A LITTLE | 241 | 221 | 462 |
| 2 | SOME | 66 | 79 | 145 |
| 3 | A LOT | 13 | 35 | 48 |
sister who graduated from high school in 1957 (original sample
member), and your parents (or the persons who raised you) treated
each other during the first 16 years of your lives." Responses
are in variables NW040RER-NW054RER.
Some of the items included in NW004RER-NW054RER were taken
from The Conflict Tactics Scale discussed in "Measuring
Intrafamily Conflict and Violence: The Conflict Tactics
Scale" by M.A.Straus, 1979 in JOURNAL OF MARRIAGE AND
THE FAMILY, 41, 75-88. See also, BEHIND CLOSED DOORS:
VIOLENCE IN THE AMERICAN FAMILY by M.A. Straus, R.J.Gelles,
and S.Steinmetz, 1980, Doubleday, NY: Anchor Press.
nw040rer: During the first 16 years of your life, how much did you enjoy talking to your brother/sister?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: sn15, 56aa
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 104 | 82 | 186 |
| 0 | NOT AT ALL | 57 | 60 | 117 |
| 1 | A LITTLE | 357 | 366 | 723 |
| 2 | SOME | 811 | 859 | 1670 |
| 3 | A LOT | 573 | 793 | 1366 |
nw041rer: During the first 16 years of your life, how much did your brother/sister enjoyed talking to you?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 56ab
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 111 | 97 | 208 |
| 0 | NOT AT ALL | 61 | 94 | 155 |
| 1 | A LITTLE | 398 | 453 | 851 |
| 2 | SOME | 818 | 859 | 1677 |
| 3 | A LOT | 514 | 657 | 1171 |
nw042rer: During the first 16 years of your life, how much did your parents enjoy talking to each other?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 56ac
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 138 | 124 | 262 |
| 0 | NOT AT ALL | 50 | 90 | 140 |
| 1 | A LITTLE | 241 | 311 | 552 |
| 2 | SOME | 786 | 782 | 1568 |
| 3 | A LOT | 687 | 853 | 1540 |
nw043rer: During the first 16 years of your life, how much did you help your brother/sister when needed?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 56ba
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 110 | 91 | 201 |
| 0 | NOT AT ALL | 62 | 64 | 126 |
| 1 | A LITTLE | 312 | 331 | 643 |
| 2 | SOME | 831 | 838 | 1669 |
| 3 | A LOT | 587 | 836 | 1423 |
nw044rer: During the first 16 years of your life, how much did your brother/sister help you when needed?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 56bb
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 117 | 104 | 221 |
| 0 | NOT AT ALL | 92 | 88 | 180 |
| 1 | A LITTLE | 324 | 404 | 728 |
| 2 | SOME | 810 | 836 | 1646 |
| 3 | A LOT | 559 | 728 | 1287 |
nw045rer: During the first 16 years of your life, how much did your parents help each other when needed?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 56bc
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 147 | 136 | 283 |
| 0 | NOT AT ALL | 48 | 55 | 103 |
| 1 | A LITTLE | 132 | 212 | 344 |
| 2 | SOME | 591 | 609 | 1200 |
| 3 | A LOT | 984 | 1148 | 2132 |
nw046rer: During the first 16 years of your life, how much did you insult or swear at your brother/sister?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 56ca
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 109 | 89 | 198 |
| 0 | NOT AT ALL | 1192 | 1624 | 2816 |
| 1 | A LITTLE | 476 | 340 | 816 |
| 2 | SOME | 112 | 88 | 200 |
| 3 | A LOT | 13 | 19 | 32 |
nw047rer: During the first 16 years of your life, how much did your brother/sister insult or swear at you?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 56cb
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 113 | 108 | 221 |
| 0 | NOT AT ALL | 1216 | 1559 | 2775 |
| 1 | A LITTLE | 440 | 343 | 783 |
| 2 | SOME | 117 | 117 | 234 |
| 3 | A LOT | 16 | 33 | 49 |
nw048rer: During the first 16 years of your life, how much did your parents insult or swear at each other?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 56cc
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 143 | 129 | 272 |
| 0 | NOT AT ALL | 1196 | 1314 | 2510 |
| 1 | A LITTLE | 353 | 373 | 726 |
| 2 | SOME | 154 | 219 | 373 |
| 3 | A LOT | 56 | 125 | 181 |
nw049rer: During the first 16 years of your life, how much did you hug your brother/sister?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 56da
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 114 | 91 | 205 |
| 0 | NOT AT ALL | 849 | 694 | 1543 |
| 1 | A LITTLE | 570 | 658 | 1228 |
| 2 | SOME | 311 | 497 | 808 |
| 3 | A LOT | 58 | 220 | 278 |
nw050rer: During the first 16 years of your life, how much did your brother/sister hug you?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 56db
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 124 | 106 | 230 |
| 0 | NOT AT ALL | 839 | 738 | 1577 |
| 1 | A LITTLE | 578 | 638 | 1216 |
| 2 | SOME | 297 | 477 | 774 |
| 3 | A LOT | 64 | 201 | 265 |
nw051rer: During the first 16 years of your life, how much did your parents hug each other?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 56dc
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 149 | 135 | 284 |
| 0 | NOT AT ALL | 382 | 465 | 847 |
| 1 | A LITTLE | 595 | 637 | 1232 |
| 2 | SOME | 580 | 596 | 1176 |
| 3 | A LOT | 196 | 327 | 523 |
nw052rer: During the first 16 years of your life, how much did you slap, shove, or throw things at you brother/sister?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 56ea
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 109 | 95 | 204 |
| 0 | NOT AT ALL | 1316 | 1659 | 2975 |
| 1 | A LITTLE | 391 | 314 | 705 |
| 2 | SOME | 79 | 78 | 157 |
| 3 | A LOT | 7 | 14 | 21 |
nw053rer: During the first 16 years of your life, how much did your brother/sister slap, shove or throw things at you?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 56eb
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 115 | 109 | 224 |
| 0 | NOT AT ALL | 1294 | 1612 | 2906 |
| 1 | A LITTLE | 393 | 313 | 706 |
| 2 | SOME | 87 | 100 | 187 |
| 3 | A LOT | 13 | 26 | 39 |
nw054rer: During the first 16 years of your life, how much did your parents slap, shove or throw things at each other?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 56ec
Revisions: Updated 1/99
| Frequencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
| . | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
| -3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED,INCLUDES ALL 23 GRADUATES | 145 | 124 | 269 |
| 0 | NOT AT ALL | 1471 | 1695 | 3166 |
| 1 | A LITTLE | 196 | 187 | 383 |
| 2 | SOME | 67 | 89 | 156 |
| 3 | A LOT | 23 | 65 | 88 |