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Phone: Children

Phone: Sibling Spouse Children
                     
OVERVIEW

   Sibling spouses are only asked questions in this module if the 
   sibling reported having at least one child and if sibling 
   indicated that none of those children were nonnormative.

BRIEF VARIABLE DESCRIPTIONS

   BD001  Do you have any children?
   BD002  Do any children have DD or MI?
   BD003  Which child has the condition?
   BD005  How old was child when condition began?
   BD006  Any other children with conditions?
   BD007  Which child has the condition?
   BD009  How old was child when condition began?
   BD010  Any other children with conditions?
   BD014  Does respondent have a NN child?

bd001: Including those who are no longer living, do you have any children? Please include biological, adopted, step and foster children, as well as any other children considered to be a part of your family.

Data source: Sibling Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: phone
Source variables: h_d1

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 REFUSED 13 8 21
-2 90 98 188
1 YES 823 1047 1870
2 NO 20 26 46

bd002: Do any of your children have a developmental disability such as mental retardation, autism, cerebral palsy or epilepsy, or have any of your children ever had a LONG-TERM SERIOUS mental health problem?

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

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-2 123 132 255
-1 DON'T KNOW 0 1 1
1 YES 34 53 87
2 NO 789 993 1782

bd003: What is name of the child who has condition?

Data source: Sibling Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: phone
Source variables: h_d2
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 REFUSED 0 2 2
-2 912 1126 2038
101 17 16 33
102 11 17 28
103 4 6 10
104 0 7 7
105 1 4 5
106 1 0 1
999 0 1 1
Note: bd003 is not available on the public release.

bd005: How old was this child when this condition began?

Data source: Sibling Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: phone
Source variables: h_d4
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-2 912 1126 2038
-1 DON'T KNOW 4 2 6
0 - 1 5 15 20
2 - 12 8 14 22
13 - 17 5 12 17
18 - 33 11 6 17
34 - 48 1 4 5
Note: bd005 is not available on the public release.

bd006: Are there any other children with a challenging condition?

Data source: Sibling Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: phone
Source variables: h_d5
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-2 912 1126 2038
1 YES 1 11 12
2 NO 33 42 75
Note: bd006 is not available on the public release.

bd007: What is the name of the child with this condition?

Data source: Sibling Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: phone
Source variables: h_d6
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-2 945 1168 2113
101 1 5 6
102 0 2 2
103 0 4 4
Note: bd007 is not available on the public release.

bd009: How old was this child when this condition began?

Data source: Sibling Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: phone
Source variables: h_d8
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-2 945 1168 2113
0 0 4 4
4 0 2 2
5 0 1 1
6 0 1 1
10 1 0 1
18 0 1 1
25 0 1 1
39 0 1 1
Note: bd009 is not available on the public release.

bd010: Any other children with conditions?

Data source: Sibling Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: phone
Source variables: h_d9
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-2 945 1168 2113
2 NO 1 11 12
Note: bd010 is not available on the public release.

bd014: Does respondent have a NN child?

Data source: Sibling Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: phone
Source variables: Not Applicable

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-2 123 132 255
1 YES 3 10 13
2 NO 820 1037 1857

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