Parenthood and Children To learn more about the variables in this section, consult the Guide to the Constructs section on Parenthood and Children |
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| Description | Variable | Value | Value Label | Type | Explanation |
| Information about first child: | |||||
| Gender of first child | CH1SEX | 1 2 |
Boy Girl |
discrete | |
| Age (in months) of first child | CH1AGE (1-3) | interval | |||
| Household size | |||||
| Number of children | CTOTCHN(1-4) (H,W)TOTCHN(4) |
interval | |||
| Do all children live with respondent? | (H,W)CHLIVW(4) | 0 1 |
no yes |
discrete | |
| Number of other people living in household | (H,W)TOTOTH(4) | interval | |||
| For each child: | |||||
| Gender | (H,W)CH(1-7)SX(4) | 1 2 |
boy girl |
discrete | |
| Date of birth | (H,W)CH(1-7)BD(4) | date | MM/DD/YY | ||
| Age at time of data collection | (H,W)CH(1-7)AG(4) | interval | |||
| Does child live with respondent? | (H,W)CH(1-7)HM(4) | 0 1 |
no yes |
discrete | |
| Satisfaction with child care and relationship with child (phases 2 & 3) | |||||
| Child care division | (H,W) DIVCH (1-3) | 0 5 9 |
very dissatisfied neither sat nor dissat very satisfied |
interval | |
| Relationship with child(ren) | (H,W)RLCH(1,2)(1-3) (H,W) RLCH (3) (3) |
0 5 9 |
very dissatisfied neither sat nor dissat very satisfied |
interval | |
| Wife pregnant at the time of data collection? (Phases 2-3) | (H,W) PREG (1-3) | 0 1 |
no yes |
discrete | |
| Parenting strain | |||||
| Parental attachment | (H,W) PARATT (4) | 1 5 |
less attachment more attachment |
interval | Mean of: WARMCH, CLOSCH, MEANCH, TOOMNY. Source: Abidin (1990) |
| Restriction of roles | (H,W) PARRES (4) | 1 5 |
more restriction of roles less restriction of roles |
interval | Mean of: DOCHD, GIVECH, CNTRCH, NEWCH, LIKECH, TRAPCH, PLACE. Source: Abidin (1990) |
| Sense of competence | (H,W) PARCOM (4) | 1 5 |
less sense of competence more sense of competence |
interval | Mean of: CAPBCH, PROBCH, HANDLE, ENJPAR. Source: Abidin (1990) |
| Impact of children on relationship with spouse | (H,W) PARREL (4) | 1 5 |
more impact on spousal
relationship less impact on spousal relationship |
interval | Mean of: TMWSPS, INLAW, SPSPRB, SPSTIM, INTSEX, SPSSUP. Source: Abidin (1990) |
| Parental depression | (H,W) PARDEP (4) | 1 5 |
more depression less depression |
interval | Mean of: GUILTY, BOTHER. Source: Abidin (1990) |
