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In Person: Household Roster

JHH  Household Roster Module
            
OVERVIEW

With the exception of questions about household member limitations due to
medical conditions, illnesses, or disabilities, the 2011 Household Roster
Module solicits the same information from participants as its predecessor from
the 2004 collection wave. New to the 2011 wave are questions about household
type, ownership, and how any rent or other household fees are paid. Information
about the participant's household was collected in the following manner:

      The participant's household type - whether a private residence or
      some other arrangement - was determined based on where their 
      interview took place and/or their self-report. If the participant
      does not live in a private residence, they were asked how they pay 
      for their accomodations. 

      If the participant does live in a private residence, they were 
      asked if anybody other than their spouse or cohabiting partner 
      lives in their household. For each additional household member, 
      the participant was asked to provide the individual's name, sex, 
      birth date, relationship to them, and to indicate when they began
      living together. 
      
      After this, the participant was asked whether they live in a house, 
      apartment, or condo and whether their private residence is owned 
      or rented. Regardless of their answers, they were subsequently 
      asked whether each household member helps to pay the bills 
      associated with living in the residence. They were also allowed to
      name up to three other people not living in the residence who help 
      pay the bills. If such people were named, the participant was 
      asked about the nature of their relationship. For participants 
      living in an owned private residence, we additionally determined 
      whether or not each household member has any ownership of it. 
      
For information about the nature of the Household Roster Module and our
household data at prior collection waves, please see Appendix D (cor511,
cor876, and cor968). No new documentation about household data was added to the
appendix for the 2011 collection wave. 


BRIEF VARIABLE DESCRIPTIONS
    
    Non-Rostered.
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    HHHSTAT-HHHREL:	   Module-Level Status Variables
  
    HE020HE-HE221HE:       Type of Residence Participant Lives In
    
    HE022HE-HE024HE:       Source of Payments Made to Allow Participant
    			   to Live in Non-Private Residence 
    			   
    HE025HE:	           Indicator for Whether Participant's Private
    		           Residence is Owned or Rented
    
    HE026HE-HE027HE:       Full or Partial Ownership of Private 
    			   Residence by Participant and Spouse/Partner
   
    HE028HE-HE029HE:  	   Payment of Rent or Other Fees by Participant
    			   and Spouse/Partner to Live in Household
    
    HE030HE-HE032HE:       Relationship to Participant of Up to Three 
    		           Household Non-Members Who Help Pay Rent or
    		           Other Fees for Participant to Live in 
    		           Household
    		     
    HE033HE-HE035HE:       Relationship to Participant of Up to Three 
    		           Household Non-Members Who Help Pay Utility
    		           Bills for Owned Private Residence

    HE001HE:	           Number of Household Members, Participant
    		           Included
    
    		     
    Rostered: the last two digits of each variable indicate which 
    household member the relevant information pertains to. All rostered
    variables ending with "01" pertain to the participant, who is 
    treated as the de facto first reported household member. Rostered 
    variables ending with "02" pertain to the participant's 
    co-residential spouse or cohabiting partner, if applicable. For 
    participants without co-residential spouses or cohabiting partners, 
    variables ending with "02" pertain to the first reported household 
    member. Extending the example, variables ending with "06" pertain 
    to either the 4th or 5th reported household member, depending on 
    whether the participant has a co-residential spouse or cohabiting
    partner.
    _____________________________________________________________________ 
    
    HE003__:               Survey Module from Which Information About
    	      	           Household Member was Obtained

    HE004__:  	           Relationship of Household Member To the 
    		           Participant
  
    HE005__:	           Age of Household Member
  
    HE008__:	           Roster ID Number of Household Member
        
    HE009__:	           Number of Years Household Member Has Lived 
    		           With the Participant
    
    HE010__:  	           Sex of Household Member
    
    HE011__:    	   Indicator for Whether Household Member Owns
    		           Private Residence in Full or Part
    		      
    HE012__:	           Indicator for Whether Household Member Pays
    		           Rent or Other Fees to Live in Private 
    		           Residence

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