WLS Codebooks
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |