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familynetworks_ip3

Family Networks module

Questions 32

familynetworks_ip3.macon_b

Frequency of other contact with mother NSC

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: READ OUT

Text: And how often do you have contact by telephone, email or letter with your mother? Is it...

OptionLabel
1Daily
2At least once per week
3At least once per month
4Several times per year
5Less often
6Never

Universe:
if (LVRel_A = 1 | LVRel_B = 1) & ff_showcardw3 = 2 (Mother alive & no showcard treatment group)

Associated variables:

  • c_macon_b (c_indresp_ip) frequency of other contact with mother nsc

familynetworks_ip3.mafar

Distance to where mother lives

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: About how long would it take you to get to where your mother lives? Think of the time it usually takes door to door.

OptionLabel
1Less than 15 minutes
2Between 15-30 mins
3Between 30 mins - 1hour
4Between 1 and 2 hours
5More than 2 hours
6Lives/works abroad

Universe:
if (LVRel_A = 1 | LVRel_B = 1) (Mother alive)

Associated variables:

familynetworks_ip3.chcon_a

Frequency of other contact with child(ren) over 16 SC

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: And how often do you have contact by telephone, email or letter with your son/daughter (aged 16 or over)?

OptionLabel
1Daily
2At least once per week
3At least once per month
4Several times per year
5Less often
6Never

Universe:
if ((LVRel_A = 3 | LVRel_B = 3) & OHCH16 > 1) & ff_showcardw3 = 1 (Has son(s)/daughter(s) aged over 16 outside household & showcard treatment group)

Associated variables:

familynetworks_ip3.chcon_b

Frequency of other contact with child(ren) over 16 NSC

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: READ OUT

Text: And how often do you have contact by telephone, email or letter with your son/daughter (aged 16 or over)? Is it...

OptionLabel
1Daily
2At least once per week
3At least once per month
4Several times per year
5Less often
6Never

Universe:
if ((LVRel_A = 3 | LVRel_B = 3) & OHCH16 > 1) & ff_showcardw3 = 2 (Has son(s)/daughter(s) aged over 16 outside household & no showcard treatment group)

Associated variables:

  • c_chcon_b (c_indresp_ip) frequency of other contact with child(ren) over 16 nsc

familynetworks_ip3.chfar

Distance to where child(ren) live(s)

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: About how long would it take you to get to where your son/daughter (aged 16 or over) lives? Think of the time it usually takes door to door.

OptionLabel
1Less than 15 minutes
2Between 15-30 mins
3Between 30 mins - 1hour
4Between 1 and 2 hours
5More than 2 hours
6Lives/works abroad

Universe:
if ((LVRel_A = 3 | LVRel_B = 3) & OHCH16 > 1) (If has son(s)/daughter(s) aged over 16 outside household)

Associated variables:

familynetworks_ip3.chsee_a

Frequency of seeing children over 16 SC

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: Thinking now about your children aged 16 or over. If you have more than one son or daughter aged 16 or over not living with you please think about the one you have the most contact with. Please look at this card and tell me how often you see your son/daughter.

OptionLabel
1Daily
2At least once per week
3At least once per month
4Several times per year
5Less often
6Never

Universe:
if ((LVRel_A = 3 | LVRel_B = 3) & OHCH16 > 1) & ff_showcardw3 = 1 (Has son(s)/daughter(s) aged over 16 outside household & showcard treatment group)

Associated variables:

familynetworks_ip3.chsee_b

Frequency of seeing children over 16 NSC

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: READ OUT

Text: Thinking now about your children aged 16 or over. If you have more than one son or daughter aged 16 or over not living with you please think about the one you have the most contact with. Please tell me how often you see your son/daughter. Is it...

OptionLabel
1Daily
2At least once per week
3At least once per month
4Several times per year
5Less often
6Never

Universe:
if ((LVRel_A = 3 | LVRel_B = 3) & OHCH16 > 1) & ff_showcardw3 = 2 (Has son(s)/daughter(s) aged over 16 outside household & no showcard treatment group)

Associated variables:

  • c_chsee_b (c_indresp_ip) frequency of seeing children over 16 nsc

familynetworks_ip3.farkid

Time taken to get to child outside HH

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: Even though you are not in contact with your children, {IF SeeKid = 1} About how long would it take you to get to where your child(ren) under 16 live(s)? Think of the time it usually takes door to door.

OptionLabel
1Less than 15 minutes
2Between 15-30 mins
3Between 30 mins - 1hour
4Between 1 and 2 hours
5More than 2 hours
6Lives/works abroad

Universe:
if LVRel_A = 3 | LVRel_B = 3 (Son(s)/daughter(s) alive)
and if OHCH16 = 1|2 (Has any children aged under 16 not living in the household)

Associated variables:

familynetworks_ip3.ftexv

Amount of last Child Support payment

Type: number

Source: Adapted from BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: WRITE IN TO NEAREST £

Text: About how much did you send or give for child support last time you gave money?

Universe:
if OHCH16 = 1|2 (If has any children aged under 16 not living in the household)
and if KidSpt = 1 (If sends or gives money for child support)

Associated variables:

familynetworks_ip3.ftexw

Frequency of Child Support payment

Type: choice

Source: Adapted from BHPS

Text: How often do you give this money?

OptionLabel
1Weekly
2Fortnightly
3Monthly
4Yearly
97Other

Universe:
if OHCH16 = 1|2 (If has any children aged under 16 not living in the household)
and if KidSpt = 1 (If sends or gives money for child support)
and if KidSpt = 1 & FTEXV > 0 (If sends or gives money for child support and has given last Child support payment amount)

Associated variables:

familynetworks_ip3.kidspt

Send or give money for Child Support

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: F9 FOR HELP

Text: Thinking about your children aged under 16 who are not living with you here, do you send or give money for child support?

OptionLabel
1Yes
2No

Universe:
if OHCH16 = 1|2 (If has any children aged under 16 not living in the household)

Associated variables:

familynetworks_ip3.lvrel_a

Living relatives SC

Type: multichoice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: CODE ALL THAT APPLY DO NOT INCLUDE RELATIVES LIVING IN THIS HOUSEHOLD

Text: We now have a few questions about contact you have with family members not living here with you. Excluding relatives who are living in this household with you at the moment, can you look at this card and tell me which of these types of relatives you have alive at the moment?

OptionLabelAssociated variables
1Mother
2Fatherc_lvrel_a2 (c_indresp_ip) mc father
3Son(s)/daughter(s)c_lvrel_a3 (c_indresp_ip) mc son(s)/daughter(s)
4Brothers/sistersc_lvrel_a4 (c_indresp_ip) mc brothers/sisters
5Grandchildrenc_lvrel_a5 (c_indresp_ip) mc grandchildren
6Grandparentsc_lvrel_a6 (c_indresp_ip) mc grandparents
7Great Grandchildrenc_lvrel_a7 (c_indresp_ip) mc great grandchildren
8Great Grandparentsc_lvrel_a8 (c_indresp_ip) mc great grandparents
96None of thesec_lvrel_a96 (c_indresp_ip) mc none of these

Universe:
if ff_showcardw3 = 1 (Showcard treatment group)

familynetworks_ip3.lvrel_b

Living relatives NSC

Type: multichoice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: READ OUT AND CODE ALL THAT APPLY DO NOT INCLUDE RELATIVES LIVING IN THIS HOUSEHOLD

Text: We now have a few questions about contact you have with family members not living here with you. Excluding relatives who are living in this household with you at the moment, can you tell me which of the following types of relatives you have alive at the moment?

OptionLabelAssociated variables
1Motherc_lvrel_b1 (c_indresp_ip) mc mother
2Fatherc_lvrel_b2 (c_indresp_ip) mc father
3Son(s)/daughter(s)c_lvrel_b3 (c_indresp_ip) mc son(s)/daughter(s)
4Brothers/sistersc_lvrel_b4 (c_indresp_ip) mc brothers/sisters
5Grandchildrenc_lvrel_b5 (c_indresp_ip) mc grandchildren
6Grandparentsc_lvrel_b6 (c_indresp_ip) mc grandparents
7Great Grandchildrenc_lvrel_b7 (c_indresp_ip) mc great grandchildren
8Great Grandparentsc_lvrel_b8 (c_indresp_ip) mc great grandparents
96None of thesec_lvrel_b96 (c_indresp_ip) mc none of these

Universe:
if ff_showcardw3 = 2 (No showcard treatment group)

familynetworks_ip3.lvrelcat

LVRelCat indicator

Type: number

Associated variables:

  • c_lvrelcat (c_indresp_ip) lvrelcat indicator

familynetworks_ip3.maage

Mother's age

Type: number

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: ENTER AGE

Text: How old is your mother?

Universe:
if LVRel_A = 1 | LVRel_B = 1 (Mother alive)

Associated variables:

familynetworks_ip3.macon_a

Frequency of other contact with mother SC

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: And how often do you have contact by telephone, email or letter with your mother?

OptionLabel
1Daily
2At least once per week
3At least once per month
4Several times per year
5Less often
6Never

Universe:
if (LVRel_A = 1 | LVRel_B = 1) & ff_showcardw3 = 1 (If Mother alive & showcard treatment group)

Associated variables:

familynetworks_ip3.masee_a

Frequency of seeing mother SC

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: Thinking about your mother. Please look at this card and tell me how often you see your mother.

OptionLabel
1Daily
2At least once per week
3At least once per month
4Several times per year
5Less often
6Never

Universe:
if (LVRel_A = 1 | LVRel_B = 1) & ff_showcardw3 = 1 (Mother alive & showcard treatment group)

Associated variables:

familynetworks_ip3.masee_b

Frequency of seeing mother NSC

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: READ OUT

Text: Thinking about your mother. Please tell me how often you see your mother. Is it...

OptionLabel
1Daily
2At least once per week
3At least once per month
4Several times per year
5Less often
6Never

Universe:
if (LVRel_A = 1 | LVRel_B = 1) & ff_showcardw3 = 2 (Mother alive & no showcard treatment group)

Associated variables:

  • c_masee_b (c_indresp_ip) frequency of seeing mother nsc

familynetworks_ip3.nrels

Number of relations

Type: number

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: ENTER NUMBER INCLUDE LIVING RELATIVES ONLY

Text: How many LVRel cat do you have, excluding those living here at the moment?

Universe:
if (LVRel_A = 3|4|5|6|7|8 ) | (LVRel_B = 3|4|5|6|7|8) (For each type of relative)

Associated variables:

familynetworks_ip3.ohch16

Children under 16 not living in HH

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: Are any of your children living outside the household aged under 16?

OptionLabel
1Yes, all under 16
2Yes, at least one under 16
3None under 16

Universe:
if LVRel_A = 3 | LVRel_B = 3 (Son(s)/daughter(s) alive)

Associated variables:

familynetworks_ip3.paage

Father's age

Type: number

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: ENTER AGE

Text: How old is your father?

Universe:
if LVRel_A = 2 | LVRel_B = 2 (Father alive)

Associated variables:

familynetworks_ip3.pacon_a

Frequency of other contact with father SC

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: And how often do you have contact by telephone, email or letter with your father?

OptionLabel
1Daily
2At least once per week
3At least once per month
4Several times per year
5Less often
6Never

Universe:
if (LVRel_A = 2 | LVRel_B = 2) & ff_showcardw3 = 1 (Father alive & showcard treatment group)

Associated variables:

familynetworks_ip3.pacon_b

Frequency of other contact with father NSC

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: READ OUT

Text: And how often do you have contact by telephone, email or letter with your father? Is it...

OptionLabel
1Daily
2At least once per week
3At least once per month
4Several times per year
5Less often
6Never

Universe:
if (LVRel_A = 2 | LVRel_B = 2) & ff_showcardw3 = 2 (Father alive & no showcard treatment group)

Associated variables:

  • c_pacon_b (c_indresp_ip) frequency of other contact with father nsc

familynetworks_ip3.pafar

Distance to where Father lives

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: About how long would it take you to get to where your father lives? Think of the time it usually takes door to door.

OptionLabel
1Less than 15 minutes
2Between 15-30 mins
3Between 30 mins - 1hour
4Between 1 and 2 hours
5More than 2 hours
6Lives/works abroad

Universe:
if (LVRel_A = 2 | LVRel_B = 2) & ParMar <> 1 (Father alive AND mother and father do not live together)

Associated variables:

familynetworks_ip3.parmar

Parents live together in same household

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: Do your parents live together in the same household?

OptionLabel
1Yes
2No

Universe:
if (LVRel_A = 1 | LVRel_B = 1) & (LVRel_A = 2 | LVRel_B = 2) (Both parents alive)

Associated variables:

familynetworks_ip3.pasee_a

Frequency of seeing father SC

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: Thinking now about your father. Please look at this card and tell me how often you see your father.

OptionLabel
1Daily
2At least once per week
3At least once per month
4Several times per year
5Less often
6Never

Universe:
if (LVRel_A = 2 | LVRel_B = 2) & ff_showcardw3 = 1 (Father alive & showcard treatment group)

Associated variables:

familynetworks_ip3.pasee_b

Frequency of seeing father NSC

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: READ OUT

Text: Thinking now about your father. Please tell me how often you see your father. Is it...

OptionLabel
1Daily
2At least once per week
3At least once per month
4Several times per year
5Less often
6Never

Universe:
if (LVRel_A = 2 | LVRel_B = 2) & ff_showcardw3 = 2 (Father alive & no showcard treatment group)

Associated variables:

  • c_pasee_b (c_indresp_ip) frequency of seeing father nsc

familynetworks_ip3.relkid

Relationship with child outside HH

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: READ OUT

Text: How close a relationship do you have with your child(ren) under 16 living outside the household? Would you say it is...

OptionLabel
1Very close
2Quite close
3Not very close
4Or not close at all?

Universe:
if LVRel_A = 3 | LVRel_B = 3 (Son(s)/daughter(s) alive)
and if OHCH16 = 1|2 (Has any children aged under 16 not living in the household)

Associated variables:

familynetworks_ip3.seekid

SeeKid indicator

Type: number

Universe:
if LVRel_A = 3 | LVRel_B = 3 (Son(s)/daughter(s) alive)
and if OHCH16 = 1|2 (Has any children aged under 16 not living in the household)

Associated variables:

familynetworks_ip3.seekid_a

How often contact child outside HH SC

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: Can you tell me how often you visit, see or contact your child(ren) under 16 living outside the household?

OptionLabel
1Never
2A few times a year
3Once a month or less
4Several times a month
5About once a week
6Several times a week
7Almost everyday
8Shared care 50/50

Universe:
if LVRel_A = 3 | LVRel_B = 3 (Son(s)/daughter(s) alive)
and if OHCH16 = 1|2 & ff_showcardw3 = 1 (Has any children aged under 16 not living in the household & showcard treatment group)

Associated variables:

familynetworks_ip3.seekid_b

How often contact child outside HH NSC

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: READ OUT

Text: Can you tell me how often you visit, see or contact your child(ren) under 16 living outside the household? Is it...

OptionLabel
1Never
2A few times a year
3Once a month or less
4Several times a month
5About once a week
6Several times a week
7Almost everyday
8or Shared care 50/50?

Universe:
if LVRel_A = 3 | LVRel_B = 3 (Son(s)/daughter(s) alive)
and if OHCH16 = 1|2 & ff_showcardw3 = 2 (Has any children aged under 16 not living in the household & no showcard treatment group)

Associated variables:

  • c_seekid_b (c_indresp_ip) how often contact child outside hh nsc

familynetworks_ip3.wekid

Child outside HH stays with R regularly

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: Do they stay with you for weekends or school holidays on a regular basis, an irregular basis, or not at all?

OptionLabel
1Regular basis
2Irregular basis
3Not at all

Universe:
if LVRel_A = 3 | LVRel_B = 3 (Son(s)/daughter(s) alive)
and if SeeKid_A > 1 | SeeKid_B > 1 (Visit, see or contact child(ren) under 16 living outside the household more frequently than 'never')

Associated variables:

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