04/18/01

CHILDHOOD (CH)
*CH1. Did you live with both of your biological parents up until you were sixteen?
YES .................................. 1
NO .................................... 5
DONT KNOW ............... 8
REFUSED ....................... 9

GO TO *CH4 (GO TO *CH6) **

GO TO *CH4 (GO TO *CH6) **
GO TO *CH4 (GO TO *CH6) **

*CH2. Why didnt you live with your biological parents?

INTERVIEWER: CIRCLE ALL THAT APPLY. DO NOT READ LIST.
(IF NEC: Did your biological mother or father die, were they separated or divorced, or was there some other
reason?)
*CH2a-h.How old were you when (you/ your)
(EVENT)?
IF VOL LESS THAN ONE YEAR OLD,
CODE 1.
MOTHER DIED ...........................................1

FATHER DIED.............................................2

PARENTS SEPARATED/ DIVORCED .....3

______________ YEARS OLD

DONT KNOW ............... 998
REFUSED ....................... 999
______________ YEARS OLD
DONT KNOW ............... 998
REFUSED ....................... 999
______________ YEARS OLD
DONT KNOW ............... 998
REFUSED ....................... 999

PARENTS NEVER LIVED TOGETHER ....4

ADOPTED ....................................................5

WENT TO BOARDING SCHOOL ..............6

FOSTER CARE ............................................7

LEFT HOME BEFORE AGE SIXTEEN......8

______________ YEARS OLD

DONT KNOW ............... 998
REFUSED ....................... 999
______________ YEARS OLD
DONT KNOW ............... 998
REFUSED ....................... 999
______________ YEARS OLD
DONT KNOW ............... 998
REFUSED ....................... 999
______________ YEARS OLD
DONT KNOW ............... 998
REFUSED ....................... 999

OTHER (SPECIFY)......................................9
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
DONT KNOW .............................................98
REFUSED .....................................................99

______________ YEARS OLD

DONT KNOW ............... 998
REFUSED ....................... 999

(36c)

*CH3.1. How many different adult males did you live with for six months or longer during any part of your childhood?
______________ NUMBER
DONT KNOW .............................. 998
REFUSED ...................................... 999
*CH3.2. How many different adult females did you live with for six months or longer during any part of your childhood?
______________ NUMBER
DONT KNOW .............................. 998
REFUSED ...................................... 999
*CH6. Up until you were sixteen, were you ever away from home for six months or longer either in foster care, with other
relatives, in a boarding school, hospital, juvenile detention center, or elsewhere?

INTERVIEWER: CODE NO IF R VOLUNTEERS RETURNED HOME ON WEEKENDS

OR OTHER OCCASIONS DURING SIX-MONTH PERIOD.
YES .................................. 1
NO ................................... 5
DONT KNOW ................ 8
REFUSED ........................ 9

GO TO *CH8
GO TO *CH8
GO TO *CH8

*CH6a. Where did you go?

INTERVIEWER: CIRCLE ALL THAT APPLY.
LIVING WITH OTHER RELATIVES....................... 1
BOARDING SCHOOL............................................... 2
HOSPITAL ................................................................. 3
JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER.......................... 4
FOSTER HOME ......................................................... 5
OTHER (SPECIFY).................................................... 6
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
DONT KNOW........................................................... 8
REFUSED................................................................... 9
*CH6b. How old were you the first time you went away?
______________

YEARS OLD

DONT KNOW...............................998
REFUSED.......................................999
*CH6c. Altogether, how many months or years were you away from home up until you were sixteen?
______________

DURATION NUMBER

CIRCLE UNIT OF TIME:

MONTHS.....1

YEARS....2

DONT KNOW...............................98
REFUSED.......................................99
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*CH8. Who was the male head of your household for most of your childhood?
INTERVIEWER: IF R SAYS FATHER, PROBE: Was that your biological father, step-father, adoptive father, or
someone else?
INTERVIEWER: IF R SAYS IT CHANGED, PROBE: Who was the male head of your household for most of the
time before you turned seventeen?
BIOLOGICAL FATHER .......................................................... 1
ADOPTIVE FATHER............................................................... 2
STEP FATHER (SPOUSE/ PARTNER OF MOTHER)........... 3
OTHER MALE (SPECIFY)...................................................... 4
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
NO MALE IN HOUSEHOLD .................................................. 5
DONT KNOW ......................................................................... 8
REFUSED ................................................................................. 9

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GO TO *CH13
GO TO *CH13

*CH8a. How many years of school did (he/ your father) complete?
_____________ YEARS
DONT KNOW ...................98
REFUSED ...........................99
*CH9. How much of your childhood did (your father/ male head of household) either work for pay or work in a family
business? Would you say all of the time, most, some, a little or not at all?
INTERVIEWER: IF NEC CLARIFY: Work for pay includes self-employment.
INTERVIEWER: IF R SAYS FATHER WAS A FARMER, CLARIFY: Farming counts as working in a family
business.
ALL .................................. 1
MOST............................... 2
SOME............................... 3
A LITTLE ........................ 4
NOT AT ALL .................. 5
DONT KNOW ................ 8
REFUSED ........................ 9

GO TO *CH13
GO TO *CH13
GO TO *CH13

*CH11. What kind of work did he normally do? That is, what was his job called? (Tell me what were some of his main
duties?)
INTERVIEWER: IF MORE THAN ONE JOB, DESCRIBE THE ONE AT WHICH FATHER OR MALE HEAD
OF HOUSEHOLD WORKED THE MOST HOURS
RECORD OPEN-ENDED RESPONSE VERBATIM AND THEN CIRCLE ONE PRECODED RESPONSE
CATEGORY

DONT KNOW ...............................................................................................................98

REFUSED........................................................................................................................99
1. Legislators and senior officials (all members of state, regional or local legislatures)
(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Charity organization senior officials
Employers organization senior officials
Environmental protection organization senior officials
Humanitarian organization senior officials
Political party leaders
Special-interest organization senior officials
Sports association senior officials
Trade and industry association leaders
Trade union leaders
Wild life protection organization senior officials
2. Corporate managers (organizations having 3+ managers or 11+ employees)
(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Chief executive officers
Deans
Managing directors of companies
Marketing department managers
Operations department managers
Personnel department managers
Presidents of companies
Production department managers
Sales department managers
Section managers
3. General managers (organizations having 1-2 managers or less than 11 employees)
(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Managers in businesses in which there are not more than one other manager
Managers in businesses in which there are not more than ten employees
Small business managers

4. Physical, mathematical and engineering science professionals (university degree required)

(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Architects
Chemists
Computer applications engineers
Computer programmers
Computer systems analysts
Engineering technologists
Engineers
General public service administrators
Mathematicians
Physicists
Statisticians
5. Life science and health professionals (university degree required)
(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Agronomists
Biologists
Botanists
Chiropractors
Dentists
Medical doctors
Professional midwives
Pathologists
Pharmacists
Registered nurses
Veterinarians
6. Teaching professionals (university degree required)
(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
College and university lecturers
College and university professors
College and university readers
Curricula developers
Pre-primary education teachers
Primary education teachers
Professional remedial teachers
Secondary education teachers
School inspectors
Special education teachers
7. Other professionals (university degree required)
(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Accountants
Artists (actors, ballet dancers, opera singers, commercial artists, etc.)
Journalists
Lawyers
Librarians
Ministers of religion (with an associates degree or higher)
Professional social workers (with an associate degree or higher)
Psychologists
Public service administrative professionals
Vocational guidance counselors

8. Physical and engineering science associate professionals (some formal training required)
(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Aircraft pilots
Air traffic controllers
Building inspectors
Computer assistants
Computer equipment operators
Engineering technicians
Medical equipment operators
Photographers
Physical science technicians
Quality inspectors
9. Life science and health associate professionals (some formal training required)
(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Associate midwives
Dieticians
Faith healers
Farming advisers
Herbal healers
Life science technicians
Massage Therapists
Medical assistants
Optometrists
Practical nurses
Sanitary inspectors
10. Teaching associate professionals (some formal training required)
(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Driving instructors
Flying instructors
Pre-primary education teaching assistants
Primary education teaching assistants
Professional nursery teaching assistants
Professional remedial teaching assistants
Professional special education teaching assistants
Teachers of the visually impaired
Teachers of the mentally handicapped
Teachers of the hearing impaired
11. Other associate professionals (some formal training required)
(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Administrative secretaries
Bookkeepers (bookkeeping clerks are 12)
Employment agents
Entertainers (who perform on the streets, in night-clubs, at circuses, in bands, etc.)
Insurance agents
Police detectives
Real estate agents
Religious workers
Social workers (with less than an associate degree)
Stock brokers

12. Office clerks (no direct contact with clients)

(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Bookkeeping clerks (bookkeepers are 11)
Filing clerks
Mail carriers
Mail clerks
Materials clerks
Personnel clerks
Secretaries
Stock clerks
Tax clerks
Typists
13. Customer service clerks (direct contact with clients)
(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Bank tellers
Bookmakers
Cashiers
Counter clerks
Debt collectors
Pawnbrokers
Post office counter clerks
Receptionists
Telephone switchboard-operators
Ticket clerks
14. Personal and protective service workers (provide personal services)
(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Child-care workers
Cooks
Fire-fighters
Flight attendants
Hairdressers
Housekeepers
Nursing aids
Police officers
Security guards
Train conductors
15. Models, salespersons, and demonstrators (pose, display, demonstrate or sell goods)
(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Advertising models
Artists models
Demonstrators
Fashion models
Market salespersons
Retail salespersons
Fruit stand salespersons
Vegetable-stand salespersons
Wholesale salespersons

16. Market-oriented skilled agricultural and fishery workers (perform complex, non-routine tasks)
(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Beekeepers
Dog breeders
Farmers
Fishery workers
Hunters
Loggers
Skilled farm workers
Skilled forestry workers
Trappers
17. Subsistence agricultural and Fishery workers (for personal, not commercial use)
(CODE SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERY WORKERS, WHO ARE NOT MANAGERS,
MACHINERY OPERATORS, OR MARKET ORIENTED, BUT DO PROVIDE FOOD, SHELTER AND A
MINIMUM OF CASH INCOME FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR HOUSEHOLDS, HERE. IT SHOULD
BE NOTED THAT THE NECESSARY SKILLS AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURAL
ENVIRONMENT AND THE CROPS AND ANIMALS WORKED WITH, AS WELL AS MANUAL
STRENGTH AND DEXTERITY ARE USUALLY ACQUIRED BY WORKING FROM CHILDHOOD
WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF THE HOUSEHOLD TO PRODUCE THE NECESSITIES FOR
SUBSISTING.)
(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Subsistence farmers
Subsistence farm workers
Subsistence fishers
Subsistence fishery workers
Subsistence hunters
Subsistence hunting workers
Subsistence wild plant gatherers
Subsistence herders
Subsistence aquatic life gatherers
Subsistence trappers
18. Extraction and building trades workers (mining, quarrying, and construction industries)
(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Bricklayers
Building exterior cleaners
Carpenters
Cement finishers
Electricians
Miners
Painters
Plumbers
Roofers
Stone cutters
19. Metal, machinery and related trades workers (manufacturing, repair, communications, public utilities)
(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Blacksmiths
Electrical fitters
Electric power line workers
Mechanics
Metal-smiths
Sheet-metal workers
Structural metalworkers
Telephone installers
Toolmakers
Welders
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20. Precision, handicraft, printing and related trades workers (skilled handicraft, printing)
(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Film developers
Glass blowers
Handicraft workers
Jewelers
Musical instrument makers
Potters
Printers
Silk-screen printers
Sign-writers
Typesetters
21. Other craft and related trades workers (skilled craftsman)
(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Bakers
Basket makers
Butchers
Cabinet-makers
Cigarette makers
Dressmakers
Food graders
Shoe-makers
Tobacco graders
Wood treaters
22. Stationary plant and related operators (make materials from which parts are made)
(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Chemical machine operators (mixing, heat-treating, filtering, distilling, etc.)
Furnace operators
Glass-blowing machine operators
Kiln-operators
Mining machine operators
Plant operators
Power plant operators
Water purification plant operators
Well-drilling equipment operators
Wood-processing plant operators
23. Machine operators and assemblers (make finished products)
(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Assemblers (machinery, equipment, supplies, and other products)
Chemical production machine operators (coating, finishing, plating, developing, etc.)
Food canning machine operators
Machine tool operators
Plastic products machine operators
Printing-press operators
Sewing-machine operators
Textile machine operators
Woodworking machine operators

24. Drivers and mobile plant operators (mobile implies operating a machine in a plant)
(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Bulldozer operators
Bus drivers
Crane operators
Fork-lift operators
Locomotive engineers
Motorized farm equipment operators
Railroad brakers
Sailors
Taxi drivers
Truck drivers
25. Sales and services elementary occupations (perform routine, unskilled services)
(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Domestic cleaners
Door-to-door salespersons
Garbage collectors
Hand dishwashers
Janitors
Newspaper deliverers
Odd-jobs persons
Shoe-shiners
Telephone salespersons
Window washers
26. Agricultural, fishery and related laborers (perform routine tasks using hand-held tools)
(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Aquatic laborers
Brush cutters
Choppers
Farm laborers
Fish hatchery worker
Fruit pickers
Greenhouse laborers
Hatchery laborers
Migratory workers
Tree tapping laborers
27. Laborers in mining, construction, manufacturing and transport (perform routine tasks)
(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Animal-drawn vehicle drivers
Bottle sorters
Construction laborers
Factory laborers
Freight handlers
Hand packers
Mining laborers
Order pullers
Rickshaw drivers
Simple-assembly workers (nuts and bolts, supermarket warehouse, etc.)
28. Armed forces
29. Other Specify

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*CH12.. What kind of place did he work for? What did they (make/ do)?
INTERVIEWER: IF MORE THAN ONE JOB, DESCRIBE THE ONE AT WHICH THE R WORKED THE MOST
HOURS.
RECORD OPEN-ENDED RESPONSE VERBATIM AND THEN CIRCLE ONE PRECODED RESPONSE
CATEGORY

AGRICULTURE, HUNTING AND FORESTRY...................................................... 1

FISHING ..................................................................................................................... 2
MINING AND QUARRYING.................................................................................... 3
MANUFACTURING .................................................................................................. 4
ELECTRICITY, GAS AND WATER SUPPLY......................................................... 5
CONSTRUCTION ...................................................................................................... 6
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE; REPAIR OF MOTOR VEHICLES............ 7
HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS............................................................................... 8
TRANSPORT, STORAGE AND COMMUNICATIONS .......................................... 9
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION .......................................................................... 10
REAL ESTATE, RENTING AND BUSINESS ACTIVITIES ................................. 11
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND DEFENSE ..................................................... 12
EDUCATION............................................................................................................ 13
HEALTH AND SOCIAL WORK............................................................................. 14
OTHER COMMUNITY, SOCIAL AND PERSONAL SERVICE ACTIVITIES.... 15
PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS WITH EMPLOYED PERSONS .................................. 16
EXTRA-TERRITORIAL ORGANIZATIONS AND BODIES ................................ 17
DONT KNOW ......................................................................................................... 98
REFUSED ................................................................................................................. 99

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*CH13. Who was the female head of your household for most of your childhood?
INTERVIEWER: IF R SAYS MOTHER, PROBE. : Was that your biological mother, step-mother, adoptive
mother, or something else?
INTERVIEWER: IF R SAYS IT CHANGED, PROBE: Who raised you for most of the time before you turned
seventeen?
BIOLOGICAL MOTHER........................................................................1
ADOPTIVE MOTHER ............................................................................2
STEP MOTHER (SPOUSE/ PARTNER OF FATHER)..........................3
OTHER FEMALE (SPECIFY) ...............................................................4
_________________________________________________________
NO FEMALE IN HOUSEHOLD.............................................................5
DONT KNOW ........................................................................................8
REFUSED ................................................................................................9

GO TO *CH19
GO TO *CH19
GO TO *CH19

*CH13a. How many years of school did (she/ your mother) complete?
_____________ YEARS
DONT KNOW ...................98
REFUSED ...........................99
*CH14. How much of your childhood did (your mother/ she) either work for pay or work in a family business?
(INTERVIEWER: IF NEC, CLARIFY: Work for pay includes a job outside the home, self-employment, and any
paid work she may have done at home.)
INTERVIEWER: IF R SAYS MOTHER WAS A FARMERS WIFE, CLARIFY: Farming counts as working in a
family business.
ALL .................................. 1
MOST............................... 2
SOME............................... 3
A LITTLE ........................ 4
NOT AT ALL................... 5
DONT KNOW ................ 8
REFUSED ........................ 9

GO TO *CH19
GO TO *CH19
GO TO *CH19

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*CH16. What kind of work did she normally do? That is, what was her job called? (Tell me what were some of her main
duties?)
INTERVIEWER: IF MORE THAN ONE JOB, DESCRIBE THE ONE AT WHICH MOTHER OR FEMALE
HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD WORKED THE MOST HOURS.
RECORD OPEN-ENDED RESPONSE VERBATIM AND THEN CIRCLE ONE PRECODED RESPONSE
CATEGORY

DONT KNOW ...............................................................................................................98

REFUSED........................................................................................................................99
1. Legislators and senior officials (all members of state, regional or local legislatures)
(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Charity organization senior officials
Employers organization senior officials
Environmental protection organization senior officials
Humanitarian organization senior officials
Political party leaders
Special-interest organization senior officials
Sports association senior officials
Trade and industry association leaders
Trade union leaders
Wild life protection organization senior officials
2. Corporate managers (organizations having 3+ managers or 11+ employees)
(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Chief executive officers
Deans
Managing directors of companies
Marketing department managers
Operations department managers
Personnel department managers
Presidents of companies
Production department managers
Sales department managers
Section managers
3. General managers (organizations having 1-2 managers or less than 11 employees)
(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Managers in businesses in which there are not more than one other manager
Managers in businesses in which there are not more than ten employees
Small business managers

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4. Physical, mathematical and engineering science professionals (university degree required)

(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Architects
Chemists
Computer applications engineers
Computer programmers
Computer systems analysts
Engineering technologists
Engineers
General public service administrators
Mathematicians
Physicists
Statisticians
5. Life science and health professionals (university degree required)
(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Agronomists
Biologists
Botanists
Chiropractors
Dentists
Medical doctors
Professional midwives
Pathologists
Pharmacists
Registered nurses
Veterinarians
6. Teaching professionals (university degree required)
(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
College and university lecturers
College and university professors
College and university readers
Curricula developers
Pre-primary education teachers
Primary education teachers
Professional remedial teachers
Secondary education teachers
School inspectors
Special education teachers
7. Other professionals (university degree required)
(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Accountants
Artists (actors, ballet dancers, opera singers, commercial artists, etc.)
Journalists
Lawyers
Librarians
Ministers of religion (with an associates degree or higher)
Professional social workers (with an associate degree or higher)
Psychologists
Public service administrative professionals
Vocational guidance counselors

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8. Physical and engineering science associate professionals (some formal training required)
(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Aircraft pilots
Air traffic controllers
Building inspectors
Computer assistants
Computer equipment operators
Engineering technicians
Medical equipment operators
Photographers
Physical science technicians
Quality inspectors
9. Life science and health associate professionals (some formal training required)
(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Associate midwives
Dieticians
Faith healers
Farming advisers
Herbal healers
Life science technicians
Massage Therapists
Medical assistants
Optometrists
Practical nurses
Sanitary inspectors
10. Teaching associate professionals (some formal training required)
(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Driving instructors
Flying instructors
Pre-primary education teaching assistants
Primary education teaching assistants
Professional nursery teaching assistants
Professional remedial teaching assistants
Professional special education teaching assistants
Teachers of the visually impaired
Teachers of the mentally handicapped
Teachers of the hearing impaired
11. Other associate professionals (some formal training required)
(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Administrative secretaries
Bookkeepers (bookkeeping clerks are 12)
Employment agents
Entertainers (who perform on the streets, in night-clubs, at circuses, in bands, etc.)
Insurance agents
Police detectives
Real estate agents
Religious workers
Social workers (with less than an associate degree)
Stock brokers

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12. Office clerks (no direct contact with clients)

(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Bookkeeping clerks (bookkeepers are 11)
Filing clerks
Mail carriers
Mail clerks
Materials clerks
Personnel clerks
Secretaries
Stock clerks
Tax clerks
Typists
13. Customer service clerks (direct contact with clients)
(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Bank tellers
Bookmakers
Cashiers
Counter clerks
Debt collectors
Pawnbrokers
Post office counter clerks
Receptionists
Telephone switchboard-operators
Ticket clerks
14. Personal and protective service workers (provide personal services)
(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Child-care workers
Cooks
Fire-fighters
Flight attendants
Hairdressers
Housekeepers
Nursing aids
Police officers
Security guards
Train conductors
15. Models, salespersons, and demonstrators (pose, display, demonstrate or sell goods)
(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Advertising models
Artists models
Demonstrators
Fashion models
Market salespersons
Retail salespersons
Fruit stand salespersons
Vegetable-stand salespersons
Wholesale salespersons

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16. Market-oriented skilled agricultural and fishery workers (perform complex, non-routine tasks)
(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Beekeepers
Dog breeders
Farmers
Fishery workers
Hunters
Loggers
Skilled farm workers
Skilled forestry workers
Trappers
17. Subsistence agricultural and Fishery workers (for personal, not commercial use)
(CODE SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERY WORKERS, WHO ARE NOT MANAGERS,
MACHINERY OPERATORS, OR MARKET ORIENTED, BUT DO PROVIDE FOOD, SHELTER AND A
MINIMUM OF CASH INCOME FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR HOUSEHOLDS, HERE. IT SHOULD
BE NOTED THAT THE NECESSARY SKILLS AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURAL
ENVIRONMENT AND THE CROPS AND ANIMALS WORKED WITH, AS WELL AS MANUAL
STRENGTH AND DEXTERITY ARE USUALLY ACQUIRED BY WORKING FROM CHILDHOOD
WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF THE HOUSEHOLD TO PRODUCE THE NECESSITIES FOR
SUBSISTING.)
(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Subsistence farmers
Subsistence farm workers
Subsistence fishers
Subsistence fishery workers
Subsistence hunters
Subsistence hunting workers
Subsistence wild plant gatherers
Subsistence herders
Subsistence aquatic life gatherers
Subsistence trappers
18. Extraction and building trades workers (mining, quarrying, and construction industries)
(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Bricklayers
Building exterior cleaners
Carpenters
Cement finishers
Electricians
Miners
Painters
Plumbers
Roofers
Stone cutters
19. Metal, machinery and related trades workers (manufacturing, repair, communications, public utilities)
(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Blacksmiths
Electrical fitters
Electric power line workers
Mechanics
Metal-smiths
Sheet-metal workers
Structural metalworkers
Telephone installers
Toolmakers
Welders
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20. Precision, handicraft, printing and related trades workers (skilled handicraft, printing)
(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Film developers
Glass blowers
Handicraft workers
Jewelers
Musical instrument makers
Potters
Printers
Silk-screen printers
Sign-writers
Typesetters
21. Other craft and related trades workers (skilled craftsman)
(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Bakers
Basket makers
Butchers
Cabinet-makers
Cigarette makers
Dressmakers
Food graders
Shoe-makers
Tobacco graders
Wood treaters
22. Stationary plant and related operators (make materials from which parts are made)
(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Chemical machine operators (mixing, heat-treating, filtering, distilling, etc.)
Furnace operators
Glass-blowing machine operators
Kiln-operators
Mining machine operators
Plant operators
Power plant operators
Water purification plant operators
Well-drilling equipment operators
Wood-processing plant operators
23. Machine operators and assemblers (make finished products)
(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Assemblers (machinery, equipment, supplies, and other products)
Chemical production machine operators (coating, finishing, plating, developing, etc.)
Food canning machine operators
Machine tool operators
Plastic products machine operators
Printing-press operators
Sewing-machine operators
Textile machine operators
Woodworking machine operators

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24. Drivers and mobile plant operators (mobile implies operating a machine in a plant)
(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Bulldozer operators
Bus drivers
Crane operators
Fork-lift operators
Locomotive engineers
Motorized farm equipment operators
Railroad brakers
Sailors
Taxi drivers
Truck drivers
25. Sales and services elementary occupations (perform routine, unskilled services)
(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Domestic cleaners
Door-to-door salespersons
Garbage collectors
Hand dishwashers
Janitors
Newspaper deliverers
Odd-jobs persons
Shoe-shiners
Telephone salespersons
Window washers
26. Agricultural, fishery and related laborers (perform routine tasks using hand-held tools)
(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Aquatic laborers
Brush cutters
Choppers
Farm laborers
Fish hatchery worker
Fruit pickers
Greenhouse laborers
Hatchery laborers
Migratory workers
Tree tapping laborers
27. Laborers in mining, construction, manufacturing and transport (perform routine tasks)
(Examples of occupations within this occupation category)
Animal-drawn vehicle drivers
Bottle sorters
Construction laborers
Factory laborers
Freight handlers
Hand packers
Mining laborers
Order pullers
Rickshaw drivers
Simple-assembly workers (nuts and bolts, supermarket warehouse, etc.)
28. Armed forces
29. Other Specify

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*CH17.. What kind of place did she work for? What did they (make/ do)?
INTERVIEWER: IF MORE THAN ONE JOB, DESCRIBE THE ONE AT WHICH THE R WORKED THE MOST
HOURS.
RECORD OPEN-ENDED RESPONSE VERBATIM AND THEN CIRCLE ONE PRECODED RESPONSE
CATEGORY

AGRICULTURE, HUNTING AND FORESTRY...................................................... 1

FISHING ..................................................................................................................... 2
MINING AND QUARRYING.................................................................................... 3
MANUFACTURING .................................................................................................. 4
ELECTRICITY, GAS AND WATER SUPPLY......................................................... 5
CONSTRUCTION ...................................................................................................... 6
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE; REPAIR OF MOTOR VEHICLES............ 7
HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS............................................................................... 8
TRANSPORT, STORAGE AND COMMUNICATIONS .......................................... 9
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION .......................................................................... 10
REAL ESTATE, RENTING AND BUSINESS ACTIVITIES ................................. 11
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND DEFENSE ..................................................... 12
EDUCATION............................................................................................................ 13
HEALTH AND SOCIAL WORK............................................................................. 14
OTHER COMMUNITY, SOCIAL AND PERSONAL SERVICE ACTIVITIES.... 15
PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS WITH EMPLOYED PERSONS .................................. 16
EXTRA-TERRITORIAL ORGANIZATIONS AND BODIES ................................ 17
DONT KNOW ......................................................................................................... 98
REFUSED ................................................................................................................. 99
*CH19. During your childhood and adolescence, was there ever a period of six months or more when your family received
money from government assistance program like welfare, Aid to Families with Dependent Children, General
Assistance, or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families?
YES .................................. 1
NO .................................... 5
DONT KNOW ................ 8
REFUSED ........................ 9

GO TO *CH28
GO TO *CH28
GO TO *CH28

*CH19a. About how many years between the time you were born and the time you turned 18 did your family
receive money from a government assistance program?
_____________ YEARS
DONT KNOW .................98
REFUSED .........................99

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(RB, PG 56) LIST FOR QUESTIONS *CH28 - *CH29

PUSHED, GRABBED OR SHOVED

THREW SOMETHING
SLAPPED OR HIT

*CH28. (RB, PG 56) When you were growing up, how often did someone in your household do any of the things (on list A)
to you often, sometimes, rarely, or never?
OFTEN ............................. 1
SOMETIMES................... 2
RARELY.......................... 3
NEVER............................. 4
DONT KNOW ................ 8
REFUSED ........................ 9

GO TO *CH29
GO TO *CH29
GO TO *CH29

*CH28a. Who did this to you?

(PROBE: Anyone else?)
INTERVIEWER: CIRCLE ALL THAT APPLY.
BIOLOGICAL FATHER................1
ADOPTIVE FATHER ....................2
STEP FATHER...............................3
BIOLOGICAL MOTHER...............4
ADOPTIVE MOTHER...................5
STEP MOTHER..............................6
BROTHER/ SISTER.......................7
OTHER PERSON ...........................8
DONT KNOW...............................98
REFUSED.......................................99
*CH29. (RB, PG 56) How often did (your parents/ the people who raised you) do any of these things (on list A) to each
other while you were growing up -- (often, sometimes, rarely, or never)?
OFTEN ............................. 1
SOMETIMES................... 2
RARELY.......................... 3
NEVER............................. 4
DONT KNOW ................ 5
REFUSED ........................ 6

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*CH30.1. How often did you have each of the following experiences during your childhood often, sometimes, rarely, or never?

OFTEN
(1)

SOMETIMES
(2)

RARELY
(3)

NEVER
(4)

DK
(8)

RF
(9)

*CH30.1a. How often were you made to do chores that were

too difficult or dangerous for someone your age?

*CH30.1b. How often were you left alone or unsupervised

when you were too young to be alone?

*CH30.1c. How often did you go without things you need like
clothes, shoes, or school supplies because your
parents or caregivers spent the money on
themselves?

*CH30.1d. How often did your parents or caregivers make

you go hungry or not prepare regular meals?

*CH30.1e. How often did your parents or caregivers ignore

or fail to get you medical treatment when you
were sick or hurt?

(IF NEC: Often, sometimes, rarely, or never?)

*CH38. What woman spent the most time raising you?

BIOLOGICAL MOTHER........................................... 1
ADOPTIVE MOTHER ............................................... 2
STEPMOTHER........................................................... 3
FOSTER MOTHER .................................................... 4
OTHER FEMALE RELATIVE .................................. 5
NANNY/ BABYSITTER............................................ 6
NO WOMAN .............................................................. 7
OTHER (SPECIFY) .................................................... 8

GO TO *CH68

__________________________________________
DONT KNOW ........................................................... 98 GO TO *CH68
REFUSED ................................................................... 99 GO TO *CH68
*CH39.1. How emotionally close were you with her while you were growing up very close, somewhat, not very, or not at
all?
VERY ......................................................1
SOMEWHAT ..........................................2
NOT VERY .............................................3
NOT AT ALL ..........................................4
DONT KNOW........................................8
REFUSED................................................9

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*CH40. (IF NEC: Would you say a lot, some, a little, or

not at all?)

A LOT
(1)

SOME
(2)

A LITTLE
(3)

NOT AT ALL
(4)

DK
(8)

RF
(9)

*CH40a. How much love and affection did she give you?
a lot, some, a little, or not at all?

*CH40f. How much effort did she put into watching over
you and making sure you had a good
upbringing? (A lot, some, a little, or not at all?)

*CH40h. How much did she stop you from doing the
things that other kids your age were allowed to
do?

*CH40i. How strict was she with her rules for you?

*CH41. During the years you were growing up, did (WOMAN WHO RAISED R) ever have periods lasting 2 weeks or more
where she was sad or depressed most of the time?
YES .................................. 1
NO .................................... 5
DONT KNOW ................ 8
REFUSED ........................ 9

GO TO *CH46
GO TO *CH46
GO TO *CH46

*CH41a.Was this during all, most, some, or only a little of your childhood?
ALL.................................. 1
MOST .............................. 2
SOME .............................. 3
A LITTLE ........................ 4
DONT KNOW................ 8
REFUSED........................ 9
*CH42. During the time her depression was at its worst, did she also have other symptoms like low energy, changes in sleep
or appetite, and problems with concentration?
YES .................................. 1
NO .................................... 5
DONT KNOW ................ 8
REFUSED ........................ 9

GO TO *CH46
GO TO *CH46
GO TO *CH46

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*CH44. Did she ever get professional treatment for her depression?
YES .................................. 1
NO .................................... 5
DONT KNOW ................ 8
REFUSED ........................ 9

GO TO *CH45
GO TO *CH45
GO TO *CH45

*CH44a. Was she ever hospitalized for her depression?

YES ...............................................1
NO .................................................5
DONT KNOW .............................8
REFUSED .....................................9
*CH45. Did her depression ever interfere a lot with her life or activities?
YES .................................. 1
NO .................................... 5
DONT KNOW ................ 8
REFUSED ........................ 9
*CH46. During the time you were growing up, did (WOMAN WHO RAISED R) ever have periods of a month or more
when she was constantly nervous, edgy, or anxious?
YES .................................. 1
NO .................................... 5
DONT KNOW ................ 8
REFUSED ........................ 9

GO TO *CH51
GO TO *CH51
GO TO *CH51

*CH46a. Was that during all, most, some, or only a little of your childhood?
ALL ................................ 1
MOST............................. 2
SOME............................. 3
A LITTLE ..................... 4
DONT KNOW .............. 8
REFUSED ...................... 9
*CH47. During the time her nervousness was at its worst, did she also have other symptoms like being restless, irritable,
easily tired, and difficulty falling asleep?
YES .................................. 1
NO .................................... 5
DONT KNOW ................ 8
REFUSED ........................ 9

GO TO *CH51
GO TO *CH51
GO TO *CH51

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*CH49. Did she ever get professional treatment for her nervousness?
YES .................................. 1
NO .................................... 5
DONT KNOW ................ 8
REFUSED ........................ 9

GO TO *CH50
GO TO *CH50
GO TO *CH50

*CH49a. Was she ever hospitalized for her nervousness?

YES ................................ 1
NO .................................. 5
DONT KNOW .............. 8
REFUSED ...................... 9
*CH50. Did her nervousness ever interfere a lot with her life or activities?
YES .................................. 1
NO .................................... 5
DONT KNOW ................ 8
REFUSED ........................ 9
*CH51. Did (WOMAN WHO RAISED R) ever complain about anxiety attacks where all of a sudden she felt frightened,
anxious, or panicky?
YES .................................. 1
NO .................................... 5
DONT KNOW ................ 8
REFUSED ........................ 9

GO TO *CH52
GO TO *CH52
GO TO *CH52

*CH51a. Did she ever comment that during these attacks that her heart was pounding, or that she was short of
breath, felt ill, or was fearful that she would die?
YES ................................ 1
NO .................................. 5
DONT KNOW .............. 8
REFUSED ...................... 9
*CH52. Did (WOMAN WHO RAISED R) ever have a problem with alcohol or drugs?
YES .................................. 1
NO .................................... 5
DONT KNOW ................ 8
REFUSED ........................ 9

GO TO *CH61
GO TO *CH61
GO TO *CH61

*CH56. Did she have this problem during all, most, some, or only a little of your childhood?
ALL .................................. 1
MOST............................... 2
SOME............................... 3
A LITTLE ........................ 4
DONT KNOW ................ 8
REFUSED ........................ 9

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*CH59. Did she ever get professional treatment for her substance problem?
YES .................................. 1
NO .................................... 5
DONT KNOW ................ 8
REFUSED ........................ 9

GO TO *CH60
GO TO *CH60
GO TO *CH60

*CH59a. Was she ever hospitalized for her substance use?

YES ................................ 1
NO .................................. 5
DONT KNOW .............. 8
REFUSED ...................... 9
*CH60. How much did her substance use ever interfere a lot with her life or activities a lot, some, a little, or not at all?
ALL .................................. 1
SOME............................... 3
A LITTLE ........................ 4
NOT AT ALL................... 5
DONT KNOW ................ 8
REFUSED ........................ 9

YES
(1)

NO
(5)

DK
(8)

RF
(9)

*CH61. Did [WOMAN WHO RAISED R] ever have trouble holding a

job?

*CH62. Did she lie a lot?

*CH63. Did she often get into physical fights?

*CH64. Was she ever involved in criminal activities like burglary or

selling stolen property?

*CH65. Was she ever arrested or sent to prison?

*CH66. Did she ever run around with men or desert the family?

*CH67. Did (WOMAN WHO RAISED R) ever attempt to commit suicide?

YES .................................. 1
NO .................................... 5
DONT KNOW ................ 8
REFUSED ........................ 9

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*CH68. What man spent the most time raising you?

BIOLOGICAL FATHER ............... 1
ADOPTIVE FATHER.................... 2
STEPFATHER ............................... 3
FOSTER FATHER......................... 4
OTHER MALE RELATIVE .......... 5
BABYSITTER ............................... 6
NO MAN........................................ 7
OTHER (SPECIFY) ....................... 8

GO TO *CH97.1

____________________________
DONT KNOW .............................. 98 GO TO *CH97.1
REFUSED ...................................... 99 GO TO *CH97.1

*CH69.1. How emotionally close were you with his while you were growing up very close, somewhat, not very, or not at all?
VERY ......................................................1
SOMEWHAT ..........................................2
NOT VERY .............................................3
NOT AT ALL ..........................................4
DONT KNOW........................................8
REFUSED................................................9
*CH69.2. (IF NEC: Would you say a lot, some, a little,
or not at all?)

A LOT
(1)

SOME
(2)

A LITTLE
(3)

NOT AT ALL
(4)

DK
(8)

RF
(9)

*CH69.2a. How much love and affection did he give you?

a lot, some, a little, or not at all?

*CH69.2b. How much effort did he put into watching over

you and making sure you had a good
upbringing?

*CH69.2c. How much did he stop you from doing the

things that other kids your age were allowed to
do?

*CH69.2d. How strict was he with his rules for you?

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*CH71. During the years you were growing up, did (MAN WHO RAISED R) ever have periods lasting 2 weeks or more
where he was sad or depressed most of the time?
YES .................................. 1
NO .................................... 5
DONT KNOW ................ 8
REFUSED ........................ 9

GO TO *CH76
GO TO *CH76
GO TO *CH76

*CH71a.Was this during all, most, some, or only a little of your childhood?
ALL.................................. 1
MOST .............................. 2
SOME .............................. 3
A LITTLE ........................ 4
DONT KNOW................ 8
REFUSED........................ 9
*CH72. During the time his depression was at its worst, did he also have other symptoms like low energy, changes in sleep
or appetite, and problems with concentration?
YES .................................. 1
NO .................................... 5
DONT KNOW ................ 8
REFUSED ........................ 9

GO TO *CH76
GO TO *CH76
GO TO *CH76

*CH74. Did he ever get professional treatment for his depression?

YES .................................. 1
NO .................................... 5
DONT KNOW ................ 8
REFUSED ........................ 9

GO TO *CH75
GO TO *CH75
GO TO *CH75

*CH74a. Was he ever hospitalized for his depression?

YES ...............................................1
NO .................................................5
DONT KNOW .............................8
REFUSED .....................................9
*CH75. Did his depression ever interfere a lot with his life or activities?
YES .................................. 1
NO .................................... 5
DONT KNOW ................ 8
REFUSED ........................ 9

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*CH76. During the time you were growing up, did (MAN WHO RAISED R) ever have periods of a month or more when he
was constantly nervous, edgy, or anxious?
YES .................................. 1
NO .................................... 5
DONT KNOW ................ 8
REFUSED ........................ 9

GO TO *CH81
GO TO *CH81
GO TO *CH81

*CH76a. Was that during all, most, some, or only a little of your childhood?
ALL ................................ 1
MOST............................. 2
SOME............................. 3
A LITTLE ..................... 4
DONT KNOW .............. 8
REFUSED ...................... 9
*CH77. During the time his nervousness was at its worst, did he also have other symptoms like being restless, irritable,
easily tired, and difficulty falling asleep?
YES .................................. 1
NO .................................... 5
DONT KNOW ................ 8
REFUSED ........................ 9

GO TO *CH81
GO TO *CH81
GO TO *CH81

*CH79. Did he ever get professional treatment for his nervousness?

YES .................................. 1
NO .................................... 5
DONT KNOW ................ 8
REFUSED ........................ 9

GO TO *CH80
GO TO *CH80
GO TO *CH80

*CH79a. Was he ever hospitalized for his nervousness?

YES ................................ 1
NO .................................. 5
DONT KNOW .............. 8
REFUSED ...................... 9
*CH80. Did his nervousness ever interfere a lot with his life or activities?
YES .................................. 1
NO .................................... 5
DONT KNOW ................ 8
REFUSED ........................ 9

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*CH81. Did (MAN WHO RAISED R) ever complain about anxiety attacks where all of a sudden he felt frightened, anxious,
or panicky?
YES .................................. 1
NO .................................... 5
DONT KNOW ................ 8
REFUSED ........................ 9

GO TO *CH82
GO TO *CH82
GO TO *CH82

*CH81a. Did he ever comment that during these attacks that his heart was pounding, or that he was short of breath,
felt ill, or was fearful that he would die?
YES ................................ 1
NO .................................. 5
DONT KNOW .............. 8
REFUSED ...................... 9
*CH82. Did (MAN WHO RAISED R) ever have a problem with alcohol or drugs?
YES .................................. 1
NO .................................... 5
DONT KNOW ................ 8
REFUSED ........................ 9

GO TO *CH91
GO TO *CH91
GO TO *CH91

*CH86. Did he have this problem during all, most, some, or only a little of your childhood?
ALL .................................. 1
MOST............................... 2
SOME............................... 3
A LITTLE ........................ 4
DONT KNOW ................ 8
REFUSED ........................ 9
*CH89. Did he ever get professional treatment for his substance problem?
YES .................................. 1
NO .................................... 5
DONT KNOW ................ 8
REFUSED ........................ 9

GO TO *CH90
GO TO *CH90
GO TO *CH90

*CH89a. Was he ever hospitalized for his substance use?

YES ................................ 1
NO .................................. 5
DONT KNOW .............. 8
REFUSED ...................... 9
*CH90. How much did his substance use ever interfere a lot with his life or activities a lot, some, a little, or not at all?
ALL .................................. 1
SOME............................... 3
A LITTLE ........................ 4
NOT AT ALL................... 5
DONT KNOW ................ 8
REFUSED ........................ 9

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YES
(1)

NO
(5)

DK
(8)

RF
(9)

*CH91. Did [MAN WHO RAISED R] ever have trouble holding a job?

*CH92. Did he lie a lot?

*CH93. Did he often get into physical fights?

*CH94. Was he ever involved in criminal activities like burglary or

selling stolen property?

*CH95. Was he ever arrested or sent to prison?

*CH96. Did he ever run around with women or desert the family?

*CH97. Did (MAN WHO RAISED R) ever attempt to commit suicide?

YES .................................. 1
NO .................................... 5
DONT KNOW ................ 8
REFUSED ........................ 9
*CH97.1. INTERVIEWER CHECKPOINT (SEE *PH114)
R IS IN INTERMEDIATE GROUP.................1
ALL OTHERS ..................................................2

GO TO *SA48, PAGE X

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*CH98. INTERVIEWER CHECKPOINT: (SEE RESPONDENTS AGE, *SC34, *SC35)

R IS 44 YEARS OLD OR YOUNGER................1
*SC34 EQUALS 1.............................................2
*SC35 EQUALS 1.............................................3
ALL OTHERS......................................................4

GO TO *CH101
GO TO *SA1
GO TO *SA11, INTRO 2

*CH99. INTERVIEWER CHECKPOINT: (SEE RESPONDENTS ID NUMBER)

RANDOM 30% OF RESPONDENTS.................1
ALL OTHERS......................................................2

GO TO *FB1

*CH99.1. INTERVIEWER CHECKPOINT: (SEE RESPONDENTS ID NUMBER)

RANDOM 25% OF RESPONDENTS .............1
ALL OTHERS ..................................................2

GO TO *PP1
GO TO RESPONDENT CONTACTS

** *CH100. (*CH101.) INTERVIEWER CHECKPOINT: (SEE *SC31, *SC32)

(37a)

FOLLOW SKIP FOR THE FIRST ENDORSED ITEM:

*SC31 IS CODED 1 .................................. 1
*SC32 IS CODED 1 .................................. 2
ALL OTHERS .............................................. 3

GO TO *AD1, NEXT SECTION

GO TO *AD30, NEXT SECTION

*CH101.1. INTERVIEWER CHECKPOINT: (SEE *SC33, *SC33.1, *SC33.2, *SC33.3)

FOLLOW SKIP FOR THE FIRST ENDORSED ITEM:
*SC33 IS CODED 1................................................................................1
*SC33.1 IS CODED 1, OR *SC33.2 IS CODED 1,
OR *SC33.3 IS CODED 1 ......................................................................2
ALL OTHERS ...........................................................................................3

GO TO *OD1, PAGE X
GO TO *CD1, PAGE X
GO TO *CD16, PAGE X

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