G. FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS (W15, 2004)

MARIED15 G1 Have you ever been married?

1 No GO TO G3

2 Yes

-9 Missing

G1A When did you get married?

DIVOR15 G2 Have you ever been divorced?

1 No GO TO G3

2 Yes

-8 NA (Never Married)

-9 Missing

G2A When did you get divorced?

KIDS15 G3 Do you have any children?

0 No

1 Yes

-9 Missing

G3A

G3B Do you have full, partial/joint, or no custody of each of your children listed in F3A?  Please check only one for each child.

1 Full custody

2 Partial or joint custody

3 No custody

-8 NA (have no child)

-9 Missing

CH1CS16 First child CH6CS16 Sixth child

CH2CS16 Second child CH7CS16 Seventh child

CH3CS16 Third child CH8CS16 Eighth child

CH4CS16 Fourth child CH9CS16 Ninth child

CH5CS16 Fifth child CH10CS16 Tenth child

CHISAT15 G4 All things considered, how satisfied are you with your relationship with your child/ children?

1 Very dissatisfied

2 Somewhat dissatisfied

3 Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied

4 Somewhat satisfied

5 Very Satisfied

-8 NA (Have No Child)

-9 Missing

OFFWRK15 G5 After the birth/arrival of your youngest child, did you or your spouse/partner take any time off from work to care for your child?

1 No GO TO G6

2 Yes

-8 NA (Have No Child)

-9 Missing

G6 Many parents rely upon others to help them care for their children. For those who assist you, please indicate the number of hours per week, any cost to you, and your satisfaction with the care. If there is no cost, please put a 0 in the Cost column.

-8 NA (Have no child)

-9 Missing

-88 NA (Zero hours helped by people in this category)

-99 G6 entirely missing

COMAR15 G7 Are you currently married or cohabiting in an intimate relationship?

1 No

2 Yes

-9 Missing

COMMIT15 G8 Are you in a committed romantic relationship (with a spouse or partner) who does not live with you?

 1 No 

 2 Yes 

 -9 Missing

 WHYSEP15 G8A What is the main reason you currently live in separate homes? Circle only one.

 1 To maintain our independence

 2 Work obligations

 3 Family obligations

 4 Not ready for that level of commitment

 5 Difficulties in relationship

 6 Can't afford to live together

 7 Other (please specify) ____________G8AOTH15

 -8 NA (not in a relationship with someone with who does not live)

 -9 Missing

IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A SPOUSE OR PARTNER, GO TO G17 PAGE 16.

G9 When did you meet your spouse or partner?

METMON15­__________ Month 

METYRS15 ___________ Year

METLOC15 G10 What category best describes how or where you met your current spouse or partner? Circle only one.

 1 Work

 2 School

 3 Friends

 4 Family

 5 Church

 6 Another organization

 7 A dating service

 8 At a public social place (bar, club, coffee shop, etc)

 9 Internet

 10 Other (please specify __________) G10OTH15

-8 NA/No partner

-9 Missing

G11 When did your romantic relationship begin?

BEGMON15 __________Month 

BEGYRS15___________ Year

G12 Is your spouse/partner currently (circle all that apply):

0 Not circled

1 Circled

-8 NA/No partner

-9 Missing

SPSCHL15 a attending school

SPUNEM15 b unemployed and looking for work

SPMLTY15 c in the military service

SPHMKR15 d a full-time homemaker

PWKPT15 e working part-time (less than 35 hours per week)

PWKFT15 f working full-time (35 hours or more per week)

PJBNA15 g none of the above > GO TO G13

G12A What is his/her main occupation? Please tell us the name of his/her job:

For more information about this variable, see work history and occupational coding

SPSEDU15 G13 What level of education has your spouse or partner completed?

1 elementary or junior high school

2 high school or GED (General Equivalency Diploma)

3 technical or vocational school

4 Associate degree

5 some college

6 Bachelor's degree (4 year college or university)

7 Master’s degree

8 Ph.D. or professional degree

-8 NA/No partner

-9 Missing

DISAGR15 G14 How often do you disagree with you spouse or partner about the time you spend together?

1Almost never

2 Less than once a month

3 Several times a month

4 Several times a week

5 Almost every day

-8 NA/No partner

-9 Missing

SPSATI15 G15 All things considered, how satisfied are you with your relationship with your spouse or partner?

1 Very dissatisfied

2 Somewhat dissatisfied

3 Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied

4 Somewhat satisfied

5 Very Satisfied

-8 NA (Have No Child)

-9 Missing

G16 Is your current relationship likely to change in any of the following ways within the next year? Circle all that apply

G16MIN15 1 Move in together

G16MAR15 2 Marry

G16APT15 3 Move apart (while staying a couple)

G16BRK15 4 Break-up or divorce

G16CHI15 5 Have children

G16NA15 6 Not applicable

G17 How many people live in your current household? (Include only those people who live in your household right now--including yourself.)

-9 Missing

G18 Describe the relationship to you of each person living in your household right now, including yourself (such as “myself” “roommate” “child” or “mother”)

1. REL115C 6. REL615C

2. REL215C 7. REL715C

3. REL315C 8. REL815C

4. REL415C 9. REL915C

5. REL515C 10. REL1015C