Social Background and Family History of Each SpouseTo learn more about the variables in this section, consult the Guide to the Constructs section on Social Background and Family History |
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| Description | Variable | Value | Value Label | Type | Explanation |
| Identification | |||||
| Couple number | CPL | discrete | |||
| First number of zip code | REGION (4) | 0 - 9 | discrete | ||
| Participant status | PARTSTA(2-4) | 1 2 3 4 5 6 |
Married Live Apart-No Choice Moved Refused Separated or Divorced Terminated by Project |
discrete | |
| Number of activity calls completed | CALLCOM(1-3) | interval | |||
| Occupation | |||||
| Father's occupation | (H,W)DADOCC | 99 | See attached | discrete | School years = ages 6-18. If father had two jobs, respondent was asked which job took the most time. If father had no single most important job during the school years, respondent was asked about most recent job. |
| Mother's occupation | (H,W)MOMOCC | 99 | See attached | discrete | School years = ages 6-18. If mother had two jobs, respondent was asked which job took the most time. If mother had no single most important job during the school years, respondent was asked about most recent job. |
| Respondent's occupation | |||||
| Primary job | (H,W)OCCUPA(1-4) | 99 | See attached | discrete | Job which requires the most number of hours per week, or which respondent feels is most important |
| Second, third jobs | (H,W)OCCUP(B,C)(4) | 99 | See attached | discrete | Used if respondent has more than one job. |
| Parents' Occupational status | |||||
| Father's | (H,W) DADSTAT | 99 | See attached | interval | Nam-Powers occupational status |
| Mother's | (H,W) MOMSTAT | 99 | See attached | interval | Nam-Powers occupational status |
| Respondent's occupational status | |||||
| Primary job | (H,W) STATSA (1-4) | 99 | See attached | interval | Nam-Powers status of the job which requires the most number of hours per week, or which respondent feels is most important. |
| Second, third jobs | (H,W)STATS(B,C)(1-4) | 99 | See attached | interval | Nam-Powers status of job used if respondent has more than one job. |
| Education (in years) | |||||
| Father | (H,W) DADEDUC | No. years | interval | ||
| Mother | (H,W) MOMEDUC | No. years | interval | ||
| Respondent | (H,W) EDUC (1,4) | No. years | interval | ||
| Social class background | |||||
| Social class | (H,W) CLASS | 1 5 |
Highest Lowest |
interval | Hollingshead |
| Social class category | (H,W) CLASCAT | 1 2 |
Middle Class Working or Lower Class |
discrete | Class scores 1-3 are middle class; class scores 4-5 are working class |
| Religion | |||||
| Religious category. | (H,W) RELIG | 1 2 3 |
Catholic Christian or Protest None |
discrete | |
| Religious affiliation (coded by Catholic, Prot. denom., Jewish, etc.) | |||||
| Father | (H,W) DADREL | 0 1 2 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 26 27 28 32 49 50 51 52 59 60 61 62 69 77 88 |
None Roman Eastern Orthodox Other (Catholic) Amish Assembly of God Baptist The Brethren Christian Disciples of Christ Christian and Missionary Alliance Christian Science Church of Christ Church of God Congregational Episcopal/Anglican Evangelical Independent/Fundamental Jehovah's Witness Lutheran Mennonite Methodist Presbyterian Other (Protestant) Conservative (Jewish) Orthodox (Jewish) Reform (Jewish) Other (Jewish) Buddhism Hinduism Islam Other Don't know Not applicable |
discrete | Growing up = ages 6-18. If father died or if parents were divorced, respondent was asked about male adult with whom he or she spent the most time while growing up. If time spent with this parent was about equal to the other, then respondent was asked about the most recent person. |
| Mother | (H,W) MOMREL | see (H,W) DADREL | discrete | Growing up = ages 6-18. If mother died or if parents were divorced, respondent was asked about female adult with whom he or she spent the most time while growing up. If time spent with this parent was about equal to the other, then respondent was asked about the most recent person. | |
| Respondent | (H,W) DENOM (1,4) | see (H,W) DADREL | discrete | ||
| Religiosity | |||||
| Father | (H,W) DADREV | 1 2 3 4 |
Very Somewhat Not very Not at all |
interval | See _DADREL |
| Mother | (H,W) MOMREV | 1 2 3 4 |
Very Somewhat Not very Not at all |
interval | See _MOMREL |
| Respondent | (H,W) REV (1,4) | 1 2 3 4 |
Very Somewhat Not very Not at all |
interval | |
| Family background/structure | |||||
| Age of respondent's parents when they married | |||||
| Father's age | (H,W) DADAGE (2) | interval | |||
| Mother's age | (H,W) MOMAGE (2) | interval | |||
| Parental supervision during childhood | |||||
| Did respondent grow up with both parents? | (H,W) LIVEPAR | 0 1 |
no yes |
discrete | |
| If not, who did participant live with? | (H,W) LIVED | 1 2 6 8 |
Father Mother Other Not Applicable |
discrete | |
| Are the respondent's parents still alive? | |||||
| Mother still alive? | (H,W) MOMLIV (4) | 0 1 |
no yes |
discrete | |
| Mother month of death | (H,W) MOMMD (4) | date | |||
| Mother day of death | (H,W) MOMDD (4) | date | |||
| Mother year of death | (H,W) MOMYD (4) | date | |||
| Father still alive? | (H,W) DADLIV (4) | 0 1 |
no yes |
discrete | |
| Father month of death | (H,W) DADMD (4) | date | |||
| Father day of death | (H,W) DADDD (4) | date | |||
| Father year of death | (H,W) DADVD (4) | date | |||
| Siblings | |||||
| Number of brothers | (H,W) BRO (1, 4) | interval | Stepsiblings included only if they lived with respondent | ||
| Number of sisters | (H,W) SIS (1,4) | interval | Stepsiblings included only if they lived with respondent | ||
| Ordinal position of respondent in family of origin | (H,W) ORDINAL | 1 2 3 4 |
Oldest Child Middle Child Youngest Child Only Child |
interval | |
| Marital history of respondent's family of origin | |||||
| Mother | |||||
| Currently married? | (H,W) MOMCRM (4) | 0 1 |
no yes |
discrete | |
| Number of times married | (H,W) MOMNMM (4) | interval | |||
| Number of times divorced | (H,W) MOMDIV (4) | interval | |||
| Number of times widowed | (H,W) MOMWID (4) | interval | |||
| Father | |||||
| Currently married? | (H,W) DADCRM (4) | 0 1 |
no yes |
discrete | |
| Number of times married | (H,W) DADNMM (4) | interval | |||
| Number of times divorced | (H,W) DADDIV (4) | interval | |||
| Number of times widowed | (H,W) DADWID (4) | interval | |||
| For each brother | |||||
| Number of times married | (H,W) BR (1-5) MAR (4) | interval | |||
| Number of times divorced | (H,W) BR (1-5) DIV (4) | interval | |||
| For each sister | |||||
| Number of times married | (H,W) SI (1-5) MAR (4) | interval | |||
| Number of times divorced | (H,W) SI (1-5) DIV (4) | interval | |||
| Divorce summary | |||||
| Number of divorces for parents | (H,W) PARDIV (4) | interval | |||
| Number of divorces among siblings | (H,W) SIBDIV (4) | interval | |||
| Total number of divorces in the family | (H,W) FAMDIV (4) | interval | |||
| Self-perceived ethnic background/nationality | |||||
| Respondent identifies with [name of group] | (H,W) NATION | 0 1 |
No Yes |
discrete | |
| Perceived influence of respondent's identity | (H,W) ETHNIN | 1 2 3 4 5 |
Strong influence Moderate influence Slight influence No influence Not applicable |
interval | Asked only if respondent identified with a particular nationality or ethnic group |
| Community | |||||
| Size of community in which respondent was raised (Phase 1) | (H,W) SIZECOM | 1 2 3 4 5 |
Rural or village Town Small City Large City Suburb of Metro Area |
discrete | Community respondent was in during junior high and high school |
