Appendix A: HOME-SF Scales (NLSY79 Child)
Appendix A: HOME-SF Scales (NLSY79 Child)
Appendix A-2b. The NLSY79 HOME scales and item recodes: Children age 3-5 years
E = Emotional Support; C = Cognitive Stimulation
| Q Name 2002-2004 | Q Name 2006-2014 | Scale | Question Text | Recode | |
| 1 | 0 | ||||
| HOME-B01 | MS-HOME-B01 | C | How often do you read stories to child? | 5,6 | 1-4 |
| HOME-B02 | MS-HOME-B02 | C | About how many children's books does child have? | 4 | 1-3 |
| HOME-B03 | MS-HOME-B03 | C | About how many magazines does your family get regularly? | 2-5 | 1 |
| HOME-B04 | MS-HOME-B04 | C | Does child have the use of a CD player, tape deck, or tape recorder, or record player at home and at least 5 children's records or tapes? | 1 | 0 |
| HOME-B05A | MS-HOME-B05A | C | Do you or have you helped [child] with numbers? | 1 | - |
| HOME-B05B | MS-HOME-B05B | C | Do you (or someone else) help [child] with the alphabet? | 1 | - |
| HOME-B05C | MS-HOME-B05C | C | Do you (or someone else) help [child] with colors? | 1 | - |
| HOME-B05D | MS-HOME-B05D | C | Do you (or someone else) help [child] with shapes and sizes? | 1 | - |
| HOME-B06 | MS-HOME-B06 | E | How much choice is child allowed in deciding foods s/he eats at breakfast & lunch? | 1,2 | 3.4 |
| HOME-B07B | MS-HOME-B07B | E | About how many hours is the TV on in your home each day? | 0-4 | >=5 |
| HOME-B08B-01 | MS- HOME-B08B-01 | E** | If child got so angry that s/he hit you, what would you do? Hit him/her back | - | 1 |
| HOME-B08B-02 | MS-HOME-B08B-02 | E** | If child got so angry that s/he hit you, what would you do? Send child to room | 1 | - |
| HOME-B08B-03 | MS-HOME-B08B-03 | E** | If child got so angry that s/he hit you, what would you do? Spank child | - | 1 |
| HOME-B08B-04 | MS-HOME-B08B-04 | E** | If child got so angry that s/he hit you, what would you do? Talk to child | 1 | - |
| HOME-B08B-05 | MS-HOME-B08B-05 | E** | If child got so angry that s/he hit you, what would you do? Ignore it | 1 | - |
| HOME-B08B-06 | MS-HOME-B08B-06 | E** | If child got so angry that s/he hit you, what would you do? Give child a chore | 1 | - |
| HOME-B08B-07 | MS-HOME-B08B-07 | E** | If child got so angry that s/he hit you, what would you do? Take away allowance | 1 | - |
| HOME-B08B-08 | MS-HOME-B08B-08 | E** | If child got so angry that s/he hit you, what would you do? Hold hands until calm | 1 | - |
| HOME-B08B-09 | MS-HOME-B08B-09 | E** | If child got so angry that s/he hit you, what would you do? Other | non-harsh | harsh |
| HOME-B08B-10 | MS-HOME-B08B-10 | E** | If child got so angry that s/he hit you, what would you do? Short time-out | 1 | 0 |
| HOME-B09 | MS-HOME-B09 | C | How often does a family member get a chance to take child on any kind of outing? | 3-5 | 1,2 |
| HOME-B10 | MS-HOME-B10 | C | How often has a family member taken or arranged to take child to any type of museum? | 2-5 | 1 |
| HOME-B11 | MS-HOME-B11 | - | How much time does the child spend watching TV on a typical weekday? | - | - |
| HOME-B12 | MS-HOME-B12 | - | How much time does the child spend watching TV on a typical weekend day? | - | - |
| HOME-B13 | MS-HOME-B13 | - | Does child ever see his/her father, or someone you consider a father-figure? | - | - |
| HOME-B14 | MS-HOME-B14 | - | Is this man the child's biological father, stepfather, or a father-figure? | - | - |
| HOME-B15 | MS-HOME-B15 | What is his relationship to you? | - | - | |
| HOME-B16 | MS-HOME-B16 | - | Does child see his/her (father/stepfather/father-figure) on a daily basis? | - | - |
| HOME-B17 | MS-HOME-B17 | E | How often does child eat a meal with you and his/her father/stepfather/father-figure? | 1,2 | 3-7 |
| HOME-B18A | MS-HOME-B18A | - | How close does child feel toward you? | - | - |
| HOME-B18B | MS-HOME-B18B | - | How close does child feel toward his/her (biological) father? | - | - |
| HOME-B18D | MS-HOME-B18D | - | How close does child feel toward his/her (father/stepfather/father-figure)? | - | - |
| HOME-B19 | MS-HOME-B19 | E | About how many times, if any, have you had to spank child in the past week? | 0,1 | >=2 |
| CSOB-1B | CSOB-1B | - | Interviewer: Did you observe child and his/her mother together at any time? | - | - |
| CSOB-2B | CSOB-2B | E | Interviewer: Mother conversed w/ child >=2 times (no scolding or suspicious comments)? | 1 | 0 |
| CSOB-3B | CSOB-3B | E | Interviewer: Mother answered child's questions or requests verbally? | 1 | 0 |
| CSOB-4B | CSOB-4B | E | Interviewer: Mother caressed, kissed, or hugged child at least once? | 1 | 0 |
| CSOB-5B | CSOB-5B | E | Interviewer: Mother introduced interviewer to child by name? | 1 | 0 |
| CSOB-6B | CSOB-6B | E | Interviewer: Mother physically restricted or (shook/grabbed) child? | 0 | 1 |
| CSOB-7B | CSOB-7B | E | Interviewer: Mother slapped or spanked child at least once? | 0 | 1 |
| CSOB-8B | CSOB-8B | E | Interviewer: Mother's voice conveyed positive feeling about child? | 1 | 0 |
| CSOB-9B | CSOB-9B | C | Interviewer: Child's play environment is safe? | 1 | 0 |
| CSOB-10B | CSOB-10B | C | Interviewer: Interior of the home is dark or perceptually monotonous? | 0 | 1 |
| CSOB-11B | CSOB-11B | C | Interviewer: All visible rooms of house/apartment are reasonably clean? | 1 | 0 |
| CSOB-12B | CSOB-12B | C | Interviewer: All visible rooms of house/apartment are minimally cluttered? | 1 | 0 |
| *Item not part of scale--used in scoring other item(s) | |||||
| ** If any harsh response in this series, then item score=0 | |||||
| Note: All HOME interviewer observation items (CSOB) are NOT read to the mother but completed by the interviewer at the conclusion of the Child Supplement. | |||||