Parental assessment of delayed gratification
Datafile
Variable note:
This variable is part of the "Don't know/prefer not to answer response format" experiment. See the description of experiments in the IP User Guide.
Question asked in the latest wave:
scachilddevelopment_ip17.chdelay
Question label:
Parental assessment of delayed gratification
Question text:
Is [CHILD NAME] generally a child who takes a long time to reflect on things and thinks before acting, in other words, not at all impulsive, or is [CHILD NAME] a child who acts without much reflection, in other words, is very impulsive?
Question universe:
if [((GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 & CASISTART.scac = 1 thru 4) | GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 3)] // Mode is face-to-face and has agreed to self-completion OR mode is web
And if [GRIDVARIABLES.ChDev3 = 1 | GRIDVARIABLES.ChDev5 = 1 | GRIDVARIABLES.ChDev8 = 1 | GRIDVARIABLES.ChDev12 = 1] // Responsible adult for one or more children aged 3, 5, 8, or 12 since last interview
And if [GRIDVARIABLES.ChDev3 = 1 | GRIDVARIABLES.ChDev5 = 1 | GRIDVARIABLES.ChDev8 = 1] // If child in loop is eligible for age 3, age 5, or age 8 questions
Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 61 | 43.88% |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 1.44% |
| not at all impulsive | 1 | 9 | 6.47% |
| 2 | 7 | 5.04% | |
| 3 | 8 | 5.76% | |
| 4 | 23 | 16.55% | |
| 5 | 18 | 12.95% | |
| 6 | 3 | 2.16% | |
| very impulsive | 7 | 8 | 5.76% |
| Total | 139 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 4 | 0.67% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 460 | 76.79% |
| refusal | -2 | 4 | 0.67% |
| not at all impulsive | 1 | 4 | 0.67% |
| 2 | 9 | 1.5% | |
| 3 | 21 | 3.51% | |
| 4 | 47 | 7.85% | |
| 5 | 25 | 4.17% | |
| 6 | 14 | 2.34% | |
| very impulsive | 7 | 11 | 1.84% |
| Total | 599 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.7% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.7% |
| not at all impulsive | 1 | 8 | 5.59% |
| 2 | 12 | 8.39% | |
| 3 | 28 | 19.58% | |
| 4 | 49 | 34.27% | |
| 5 | 29 | 20.28% | |
| 6 | 7 | 4.9% | |
| very impulsive | 7 | 8 | 5.59% |
| Total | 143 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.83% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.83% |
| not at all impulsive | 1 | 4 | 3.33% |
| 2 | 16 | 13.33% | |
| 3 | 14 | 11.67% | |
| 4 | 44 | 36.67% | |
| 5 | 22 | 18.33% | |
| 6 | 13 | 10.83% | |
| very impulsive | 7 | 5 | 4.17% |
| Total | 120 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 1.27% |
| not at all impulsive | 1 | 1 | 1.27% |
| 2 | 2 | 2.53% | |
| 3 | 13 | 16.46% | |
| 4 | 29 | 36.71% | |
| 5 | 18 | 22.78% | |
| 6 | 10 | 12.66% | |
| very impulsive | 7 | 5 | 6.33% |
| Total | 79 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 1.09% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 1.09% |
| not at all impulsive | 1 | 5 | 5.43% |
| 2 | 7 | 7.61% | |
| 3 | 13 | 14.13% | |
| 4 | 34 | 36.96% | |
| 5 | 16 | 17.39% | |
| 6 | 7 | 7.61% | |
| very impulsive | 7 | 8 | 8.7% |
| Total | 92 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.86% |
| don't know | -1 | 4 | 3.45% |
| not at all impulsive | 1 | 4 | 3.45% |
| 2 | 3 | 2.59% | |
| 3 | 18 | 15.52% | |
| 4 | 42 | 36.21% | |
| 5 | 25 | 21.55% | |
| 6 | 10 | 8.62% | |
| very impulsive | 7 | 9 | 7.76% |
| Total | 116 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.86% |
| not at all impulsive | 1 | 5 | 4.31% |
| 2 | 10 | 8.62% | |
| 3 | 18 | 15.52% | |
| 4 | 37 | 31.9% | |
| 5 | 34 | 29.31% | |
| 6 | 8 | 6.9% | |
| very impulsive | 7 | 3 | 2.59% |
| Total | 116 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| not at all impulsive | 1 | 9 | 8.04% |
| 2 | 6 | 5.36% | |
| 3 | 19 | 16.96% | |
| 4 | 36 | 32.14% | |
| 5 | 26 | 23.21% | |
| 6 | 12 | 10.71% | |
| very impulsive | 7 | 4 | 3.57% |
| Total | 112 | 100.0% |



