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Phone: Volunteering

SVOL Volunteer Module

For more information on the Volunteer Module see Appendix G.

OVERVIEW

The Volunteer Module contains questions about sibling respondents' volunteer,
blood donation, and caregiving activities. 

-  Questions about volunteer and blood donation activities are new to the 2005
telephone instrument.  Only respondents in the 79% random sub-sample were asked
the questions about volunteering and blood donation. Variable cu001re is a flag
from the Alcohol Module which equals 1 if respondents were in the sub-sample
and 0 if they were not. 

-  Questions about caregiving were introduced in 1994 and asked again in 2005. 
In 1994, questions about caregiving activities were contained in an independent
Caregiving Module.  Questions pertained to both care received by the respondent
and care given by the respondent to a family member or friend.  For the 2005
wave, respondents were only asked about care given to a family member or
friend, and the questions are located within the Volunteer Module.  

Although some caregiving questions appeared in both waves, many of the
questions used in 1994 were not repeated in 2005. Only the following variables,
listed here as 1994 variable name/2003-05 variable name, appeared in both
waves: sv016re-sv022re/cv016re-cv022re.  Only respondents in the 79% random
sub-sample were asked the questions about caregiving. Variable cu001re is a
flag from the Alcohol Module which equals 1 if respondents were in the
sub-sample and 0 if they were not. Religion, cognition, digit ordering,
volunteer, alcohol and depression are asked of the same sample.

BRIEF VARIABLE DESCRIPTIONS

Caregiving
__________________________________________________________________________
CV001RE                    Ever given care for 1+months to family member 
                           or friend
                                
CV060RE                    R's relationship to care recipient

CV016RE                    In last 12 months, given care to family 
                           member or friend
                                
CV017RE                    R's relationship to care recipient

CV018RE-CV022RE            Specifics of care given: why care was needed,
                           when care giving began, whether care as ongoing 
                           or ended, if ended why, and whether caregiver 
                           and recipient lived together during period of 
                           care.

Volunteering Questions
__________________________________________________________________________
CV101RE                    Volunteer activity during last 10 years

CV102RE                    Frequency of volunteer activity during last 
                           10 years
                                
CV103RE                    Volunteer activity during last 12 months

CV104RE-CV108RE, CV110RE   Types of volunteer activities during last 12 
                           months
                    
CV109RE                    Number of volunteer activities during last 12 
                           months
                    
CV111RE-CV113RE            Time spent volunteering: in a typical month, per 
                           season, or in the last 12 months
                                
CV114RE                    Volunteer satisfaction


Blood Donation
__________________________________________________________________________
CV115RE                    Blood donation for own use (ever)

CV116RE                    Blood donation for use by others (ever)

CV117RE                    How many times donated blood (for others) during
                           lifetime
                    
CV118RE                    Donated blood in last 12 months (y/n)

cv001res: Has R ever given care for one month or more to a family member or friend?

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: phone
Source variables: z902

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2407 2101 4508
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 73 77 150
-3 REFUSED 2 0 2
-2 427 535 962
-1 DON'T KNOW 0 2 2
1 YES 351 707 1058
2 NO 1177 919 2096

cv060re: To whom did R give the most personal care?

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: phone
Source variables: z902f

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2407 2101 4508
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 73 77 150
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
-2 1606 1456 3062
2 FORMER HUSBAND 0 8 8
3 MALE LOVER/PARTNER 0 1 1
4 SON 10 22 32
6 BROTHER 6 7 13
7 FATHER 58 83 141
8 GRANDFATHER 1 1 2
9 GRANDSON 0 2 2
11 BROTHER-IN-LAW 4 3 7
13 FATHER-IN-LAW 15 16 31
17 STEP-FATHER 0 1 1
19 UNCLE 4 3 7
20 NEPHEW 3 0 3
21 MALE FRIEND 6 5 11
23 OTHER MALE RELATIVE 0 2 2
25 OTHER MALE NON-RELATIVE 0 3 3
32 FORMER WIFE 2 0 2
34 DAUGHTER 4 35 39
36 SISTER 2 19 21
37 MOTHER 141 330 471
38 GRANDMOTHER 2 3 5
39 GRANDDAUGHTER 0 2 2
40 DAUGHTER-IN-LAW 0 2 2
41 SISTER-IN-LAW 0 1 1
43 MOTHER-IN-LAW 38 53 91
47 STEP-MOTHER 1 4 5
49 AUNT 6 11 17
50 NIECE 1 1 2
51 FEMALE FRIEND 3 7 10
52 FEMALE ROOMMATE 1 0 1
53 OTHER FEMALE RELATIVE 2 3 5
55 OTHER FEMALE NON-RELATIVE 2 2 4
61 BOTH PARENTS 9 25 34
62 BOTH PARENTS-IN-LAW 5 7 12
65 ALL CHILDREN 2 1 3
73 LOVER/PARTNER, GENDER UNKNOWN 0 5 5
91 FRIEND, GENDER UNKNOWN 13 24 37
95 OTHER NON-RELATIVE, GENDER UNKNOWN 1 3 4
104 MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS 9 11 20
Note: See Appendix N - COR483P, Relationship Codes for complete list of codes. New in 2003, though similar to RV030RE in 1992.

cv016re: Did R give care during the last 12 months?

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: phone
Source variables: z894

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2407 2101 4508
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 73 77 150
-2 1606 1456 3062
-1 DON'T KNOW 0 1 1
1 YES 71 169 240
2 NO 280 537 817

cv017re: To whom did respondent give the most personal care?

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: phone
Source variables: z894f

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2407 2101 4508
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 73 77 150
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 5 2 7
-2 1886 1994 3880
2 FORMER HUSBAND 0 1 1
3 MALE LOVER/PARTNER 0 2 2
4 SON 3 9 12
6 BROTHER 2 4 6
7 FATHER 4 10 14
9 GRANDSON 0 1 1
11 BROTHER-IN-LAW 2 0 2
13 FATHER-IN-LAW 2 1 3
17 STEP-FATHER 1 0 1
19 UNCLE 3 2 5
20 NEPHEW 1 0 1
21 MALE FRIEND 4 2 6
22 MALE ROOMMATE 0 2 2
23 OTHER MALE RELATIVE 1 0 1
34 DAUGHTER 4 14 18
36 SISTER 0 10 10
37 MOTHER 23 56 79
39 GRANDDAUGHTER 0 1 1
40 DAUGHTER-IN-LAW 0 1 1
41 SISTER-IN-LAW 0 1 1
43 MOTHER-IN-LAW 7 4 11
47 STEP-MOTHER 0 1 1
49 AUNT 2 5 7
50 NIECE 0 1 1
51 FEMALE FRIEND 1 14 15
53 OTHER FEMALE RELATIVE 0 1 1
54 OTHER FEMALE FORMER RELATIVE 1 0 1
55 OTHER FEMALE NON-RELATIVE 0 2 2
79 GRANDCHILD, GENDER UNKNOWN 0 1 1
91 FRIEND, GENDER UNKNOWN 5 15 20
93 OTHER RELATIVE, GENDER UNKNOWN 0 2 2
95 OTHER NON-RELATIVE, GENDER UNKNOWN 0 4 4
Note: Note: See Appendix N - COR483P, Relationship Codes for complete list of codes.

cv018rea: 1st condition which caused the need for care?

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: phone
Source variables: z894s
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2407 2101 4508
-18 UNABLE TO CODE 1 0 1
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 73 77 150
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 5 2 7
-2 1886 1994 3880
136 - 290 12 34 46
299 - 429 18 29 47
436 - 799 21 54 75
820 - 6049 10 36 46
6058 - 7081 4 14 18
Note: ICD-9 codeset not used in 1994 round.

See COR867 in Appendix R for cause of ICD-9 codes as well as details regarding ICD-9 coding.
Note: Please see the 'Phone/Mail: ICD-10 Variables' module for the ICD-10 version of the ICD-9 codes in this variable.

cv018reb: 2nd condition which caused the need for care?

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: phone
Source variables: z894s
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2407 2101 4508
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 73 77 150
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 5 2 7
-2 1940 2109 4049
136 - 357 3 9 12
358 - 716 3 9 12
724 - 808 4 8 12
820 - 3465 2 10 12
3499 - 7077 0 16 16
Note: ICD-9 codeset not used in 1994 round.

See COR867 in Appendix R for cause of ICD-9 codes as well as details regarding ICD-9 coding.
Note: Please see the 'Phone/Mail: ICD-10 Variables' module for the ICD-10 version of the ICD-9 codes in this variable.

cv019re: Century month that caregiving began

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: phone
Source variables: z896, z896f

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2407 2101 4508
-6 COULD NOT CODE 4 12 16
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 73 77 150
-3 REFUSED 1 0 1
-2 1886 1994 3880
-1 DON'T KNOW 4 1 5
763 - 1194 12 32 44
1202 - 1241 18 25 43
1242 - 1253 8 37 45
1254 - 1261 17 30 47
1262 - 1278 7 32 39
Note: See Appendix 0 -COR607 for Century Months.

cv020re: Is respondent still helping (him/her)?

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: phone
Source variables: 896m

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2407 2101 4508
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 73 77 150
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 5 2 7
-2 1886 1994 3880
-1 DON'T KNOW 1 0 1
1 YES 45 93 138
2 NO 20 74 94

cv021re: Why is respondent no longer helping?

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: phone
Source variables: z896s

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2407 2101 4508
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 73 77 150
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 5 2 7
-2 1932 2087 4019
1 HE/SHE NO LONGER NEEDS CARE 2 27 29
2 SOMEONE ELSE IS HELPING 0 11 11
3 THIS PERSON IS DECEASED 15 29 44
4 SOME OTHER REASON 3 7 10

cv022re: (Did/Does) (he/she) live with R during this period of giving care?

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: phone
Source variables: z898z

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2407 2101 4508
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 73 77 150
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 5 2 7
-2 1886 1994 3880
1 YES 18 56 74
2 NO 44 104 148
3 SOME OF THE TIME 4 7 11

cv101re: Did R do volunteer work in last 10 years?

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: phone
Source variables: za6a

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2407 2101 4508
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 73 77 150
-2 413 480 893
-1 DON'T KNOW 1 0 1
1 YES 953 1075 2028
2 NO 590 608 1198

cv102re: How regularly did R volunteer in the last 10 years?

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: phone
Source variables: za12

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2407 2101 4508
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 73 77 150
-3 REFUSED 1 0 1
-2 1004 1088 2092
-1 DON'T KNOW 0 1 1
1 REGULARLY ACROSS THE WHOLE TIME 343 372 715
2 REGULARLY SOME PERIODS, LESS OTHER TIMES 179 236 415
3 OCCASIONALLY WHEN OPPORTUNITIES AROSE 430 466 896

cv103re: Did R do volunteer work in the last 12 months?

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: phone
Source variables: za1

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2407 2101 4508
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 73 77 150
-3 REFUSED 1 0 1
-2 1004 1088 2092
1 YES 762 828 1590
2 NO 190 247 437

cv104re: Did R volunteer for religious org. in the last 12 months?

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: phone
Source variables: za6a

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2407 2101 4508
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 73 77 150
-2 1195 1335 2530
1 YES 418 533 951
2 NO 344 295 639

cv105re: Did R volunteer for a school or edu. org. in last 12 months?

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: phone
Source variables: za2b

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2407 2101 4508
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 73 77 150
-2 1195 1335 2530
1 YES 239 272 511
2 NO 523 556 1079

cv106re: Did R volunteer for political group or labor union in last 12 months?

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: phone
Source variables: za2c

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2407 2101 4508
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 73 77 150
-2 1195 1335 2530
-1 DON'T KNOW 2 0 2
1 YES 77 58 135
2 NO 683 770 1453

cv107re: Did R volunteer for senior citizen group or related org. in the last 12 months?

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: phone
Source variables: za2d

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2407 2101 4508
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 73 77 150
-2 1195 1335 2530
1 YES 156 198 354
2 NO 606 630 1236

cv108re: Did R volunteer for any other national or local org. in the last 12 months?

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: phone
Source variables: za2e

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2407 2101 4508
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 73 77 150
-2 1195 1335 2530
-1 DON'T KNOW 1 1 2
1 YES 372 358 730
2 NO 389 469 858

cv109re: Number of R's other volunteer activities during the last 12 months.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: phone
Source variables: za2x

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2407 2101 4508
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 73 77 150
-2 1195 1335 2530
1 408 404 812
2 222 274 496
3 99 119 218
4 30 28 58
5 3 3 6

cv110rea: What (other) type of volunteering did R do in last 12 months?

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: phone
Source variables: za2f

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2407 2101 4508
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 73 77 150
-2 1935 2146 4081
6 INFORMAL VOLUNTEERING 14 10 24
7 ANY OTHER TYPE OF VOL. ACTIVITY 8 7 15

cv111re: How many hours did R volunteer during a typical month in the last 12 months?

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: phone
Source variables: za3

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2407 2101 4508
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 73 77 150
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 3 4 7
-2 1213 1354 2567
-1 DON'T KNOW 7 11 18
0 - 4 207 217 424
5 - 8 165 177 342
9 - 15 175 180 355
16 - 40 140 182 322
44 - 500 47 38 85
Note: Does not include seasonal volunteers. See CV112REA

cv112rea: For seasonal volunteers, how many hours did R spend volunteering in a typical month?

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: phone
Source variables: za3a

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2407 2101 4508
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 73 77 150
-2 1939 2144 4083
-1 DON'T KNOW 0 1 1
1 - 6 4 3 7
7 - 10 4 4 8
12 - 20 4 4 8
24 - 75 4 3 7
90 - 99 2 4 6

cv114re: How satisfied was R with results of volunteer work (re: last 12 months)?

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: phone
Source variables: za5

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2407 2101 4508
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 73 77 150
-2 1195 1335 2530
-1 DON'T KNOW 1 0 1
1 COMPLETELY 304 368 672
2 VERY 360 365 725
3 SOMEWHAT 93 81 174
4 NOT VERY 4 9 13
5 NOT AT ALL 0 5 5

cv115re: Has R ever given a unit of blood for own use?

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: phone
Source variables: za13

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2407 2101 4508
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 73 77 150
-3 REFUSED 1 0 1
-2 413 480 893
-1 DON'T KNOW 2 3 5
1 YES 154 113 267
2 NO 1387 1567 2954

cv116re: Has R ever given blood for use by others?

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: phone
Source variables: za15

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2407 2101 4508
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 73 77 150
-3 REFUSED 1 0 1
-2 413 480 893
-1 DON'T KNOW 3 0 3
1 YES 975 723 1698
2 NO 565 960 1525

cv117re: How many times has R given blood for use by others (over R's lifetime)?

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: phone
Source variables: za16

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2407 2101 4508
-2 1055 1517 2572
-1 DON'T KNOW 7 4 11
1 62 105 167
2 69 67 136
3 61 49 110
4 50 47 97
5 FIVE OR MORE TIMES 726 451 1177

cv118re: Has R given blood in the last 12 months (for use by others)?

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: phone
Source variables: za17

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2407 2101 4508
-2 1055 1517 2572
1 YES 170 148 318
2 NO 805 575 1380

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