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Phone: Parents
HPAR - Parent Module Graduate-Spouse Phone Instrument For more information on the Parent Module see Appendix D. OVERVIEW Information about the Graduate Spouse's parent(s) was collected in the following manner: Mortality status of the respondent's mother was requested. If the respondent's mother was deceased, information about the date and age at death was ascertained. If the respondent's mother was living, information about her age was ascertained. Mortality status of the respondent's father was requested. If the respondent's father was deceased,information about the date and age at death was ascertained. If the respondent's father was living,information about his age was ascertained. BRIEF VARIABLE DESCRIPTIONS ae050ma-ae152mab Variables for MOTHER of respondent: mortality status, age at interview if living, date of death and age at death if deceased. ae062fa-ae164fab Variables for FATHER of respondent: mortality status, age at interview if living, date of death and age at death if deceased.
ae050ma: Mother alive?
Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent
Collected in: 2004
Mode: phone
Source variables: mothlive, h_e2, h_e3
Frequencies | ||||
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Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
1 | YES | 280 | 682 | 962 |
2 | NO | 1528 | 1400 | 2928 |
ae051ma: Mother's age at time of interview
Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent
Collected in: 2004
Mode: phone
Source variables: h_e3a, mothlive, h_e2
Frequencies | ||||
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Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | REFUSED/NOT ASCERTAINED/NONRESPONDENT | 1 | 1 | 2 |
-2 | 1528 | 1400 | 2928 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 1 | 2 | 3 |
58 - 82 | 22 | 217 | 239 | |
83 - 86 | 50 | 193 | 243 | |
87 - 89 | 74 | 138 | 212 | |
90 - 94 | 108 | 107 | 215 | |
95 - 100 | 24 | 24 | 48 |
ae052mab: Mother's year of death
Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent
Collected in: 2004
Mode: phone
Source variables: h_e2a_y, mothlive, h_e3
Frequencies | ||||
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Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-2 | 280 | 682 | 962 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 119 | 56 | 175 |
1931 - 1976 | 334 | 240 | 574 | |
1977 - 1987 | 306 | 256 | 562 | |
1988 - 1994 | 299 | 277 | 576 | |
1995 - 2000 | 290 | 345 | 635 | |
2001 - 2005 | 180 | 226 | 406 |
ae152mab: Mother's age at death.
Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent
Collected in: 2004
Mode: phone
Source variables: h_e2b, h_e3, mothlive
Frequencies | ||||
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Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-2 | 280 | 682 | 962 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 49 | 20 | 69 |
19 - 67 | 287 | 310 | 597 | |
68 - 77 | 287 | 305 | 592 | |
78 - 83 | 299 | 312 | 611 | |
84 - 89 | 356 | 287 | 643 | |
90 - 105 | 250 | 166 | 416 |
ae062fa: Father alive at time of interview.
Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent
Collected in: 2004
Mode: phone
Source variables: fathlive, h_ef2, h_ef3
Frequencies | ||||
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Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 5 | 4 | 9 |
1 | YES | 67 | 234 | 301 |
2 | NO | 1736 | 1844 | 3580 |
ae063fa: Father's age at time of interview.
Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent
Collected in: 2004
Mode: phone
Source variables: fathlive, h_ef3a, h_ef2
Frequencies | ||||
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Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | REFUSED/NOT ASCERTAINED/NONRESPONDENT | 0 | 1 | 1 |
-2 | 1749 | 1868 | 3617 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 0 | 3 | 3 |
64 - 80 | 4 | 49 | 53 | |
81 - 85 | 6 | 58 | 64 | |
86 - 88 | 10 | 48 | 58 | |
89 - 92 | 24 | 37 | 61 | |
93 - 99 | 15 | 18 | 33 |
ae064fab: Father's year of death.
Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent
Collected in: 2004
Mode: phone
Source variables: fathlive, h_Ef2a, h_eF3a
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-2 | 72 | 238 | 310 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 128 | 95 | 223 |
1928 - 1967 | 411 | 298 | 709 | |
1968 - 1978 | 346 | 341 | 687 | |
1979 - 1987 | 360 | 365 | 725 | |
1988 - 1995 | 297 | 400 | 697 | |
1996 - 2004 | 194 | 345 | 539 |
ae164fab: Father's age at death.
Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent
Collected in: 2004
Mode: phone
Source variables: fathlive, h_Ef2b, h_Ef3a
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-2 | 72 | 238 | 310 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 46 | 58 | 104 |
16 - 62 | 349 | 393 | 742 | |
63 - 72 | 385 | 426 | 811 | |
73 - 79 | 356 | 375 | 731 | |
80 - 86 | 324 | 384 | 708 | |
87 - 104 | 276 | 208 | 484 |