W8C154 G1 Have you ever been married?
1 No (GO TO G2)
2 Yes (GO TO G1A)
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W8C155 G1A1 When did you get married?
Month________ Year 19___
(Range=0185 to 1295)
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W8C156 G1A2 When did you get married?
Month________ Year 19___ (second marriage)
(Range=0185 to 1295)
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G1B If you have ever been separated, please write down all dates of separation. (Range=0185 to 1295)
1 G1B answered, experienced separation
2 G1B not answered
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W8C158 G1B1 From Month________ Year 19___
W8C159 G1B2 To Month________ Year 19___
W8C160 G1B3 From Month________ Year 19___
W8C161 G1B4 To Month________ Year 19___
W8C162 G1B5 From Month________ Year 19___
W8C163 G1B6 To Month________ Year 19___
W8C164 G1B7 From Month________ Year 19___
W8C165 G1B8 To Month________ Year 19___
W8C166 G1C If you have ever been divorced, when did you get divorced?
Month________ Year 19___
(Range=0185 to 1295)
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G2 If you are cohabiting or married, is your partner or spouse currently:
1 Circled
2 Not circled
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W9C168 G2A Attending school
W9C169 G2B Unemployed and looking for work
W9C170 G2C In the military service
W9C171 G2D A full-time homemaker
W9C172 G2E Working part-time (less than 35 hours per week) (GO TO G2A)
W9C173 G2F Working full-time (35 hours or more per week) (GO TO G2A)
W9C167 G2G Not applicable (GO TO G3)
1 Circled or None of the answers (a thru g) are answered
2 Not circled
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G2A 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
W8C174 G2B What level of education did he/she complete?
1 elementary or junior high school
2 high school or GED (General Education Diploma)
3 technical or vocational school
4 Associate degree
5 some college
6 Bachelor's degree (4 year college or university)
7 professional or graduate degree
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W8C175 G3 Do you have children?
1 No (Go to G5)
2 Yes (Go to G3A)
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When were your children born? (Range=0185 to 1295)
W8C176 G3A First child born __________ (month) 19___
W8C177 G3B Second child born __________ (month) 19___
W8C178 G3C Third child born __________ (month) 19___
W8C179 G3D Fourth child born __________ (month) 19___
W8C180 G3E Fifth child born __________ (month) 19___
W8C181 G3F Sixth child born __________ (month) 19___
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W8C175 G4 Did you or your spouse/partner take any time off work to care for your children?
1 No (Go to G5)
2 Yes (Go to G4A)
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W8C183 G4A How much time did you take off?
1 Less than a week
2 1 week to less than a month
3 1 to less than 4 months
4 4 to less than 12 months
5 1 year
6 2 years
7 3 years or more
8 Reduced work schedule after child birth
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W8C184 G4B How much time did your spouse/partner take off?
1 Less than a week
2 1 week to less than a month
3 1 to less than 4 months
4 4 to less than 12 months
5 1 year
6 2 years
7 3 years or more
8 Reduced work schedule after child birth
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W8C185 G5 How many people live in your current household? (Include only those people who live in your house right now--include yourself.)
Number of people in my household:___________ (Range=1-20)
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W8C186 G7 Are your natural parents (by birth) both living?
1 Yes
2 My father is deceased
3 My mother is deceased
4 Both are deceased
5 Don't know
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THE NEXT SET OF QUESTIONS HAVE TO DO WITH YOUR PARENTS. YOU CAN ANSWER THEM ABOUT YOUR NATURAL PARENTS, STEPPARENTS, OR GUARDIANS.
W8C187 G8 Who are you answering these questions about?
1 My father (by birth or adoption)
2 My stepfather
3 My male guardian
4 Not applicable (GO TO G15)
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W8C188 G9 How much do you want to be like the kind of person he is?
1 A lot
2 Quite a bit
3 Just a little bit
4 Not at all
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W8C189 G10 How close do you feel to him?
1 Extremely close
2 Quite close
3 Fairly close
4 Not close at all
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W8C190 G11 When you are faced with personal concerns and decisions, do you talk them over with him?
1 Never
2 Rarely
3 Sometimes
4 Often
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W8C191 G12 How often does he talk over important decisions that he has to make with you?
1 Never
2 Rarely
3 Sometimes
4 Often
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W8C192 G13 How often does he listen to your side of an argument?
1 Never
2 Rarely
3 Sometimes
4 Often
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W8C193 G14 In the last 12 months, how often have you argued or had a fight with your father?
1 Not at all
2 Once
3 Twice
4 3 or 4 times
5 5 to 10 times
6 Very frequently, more than 10 times
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W8C194 G15 Who are you answering these questions about?
1 My mother (by birth or adoption)
2 My stepmother
3 My female guardian
4 Not applicable (GO TO H1)
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W8C195 G16 How much do you want to be like the kind of person she is?
1 A lot
2 Quite a bit
3 Just a little bit
4 Not at all
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W8C196 G17 How close do you feel to her?
1 Extremely close
2 Quite close
3 Fairly close
4 Not close at all
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W8C197 G18 When you are faced with personal concerns and decisions, do you talk them over with her?
1 Never
2 Rarely
3 Sometimes
4 Often
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W8C198 G19 How often does she talk over important decisions that she has to make with you?
1 Never
2 Rarely
3 Sometimes
4 Often
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W8C199 G20 How often does she listen to your side of an argument?
1 Never
2 Rarely
3 Sometimes
4 Often
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W8C200 G21 In the last 12 months, how often have you argued or had a fight with your mother?
1 Not at all
2 Once
3 Twice
4 3 or 4 times
5 5 to 10 times
6 Very frequently, more than 10 times
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