Now I'd like to find out a little about your life history. In this section we are especially interested in your work and marriage history. Since this survey is mainly concerned with your child(ren) who will be in our study, we'll concentrate on events which have happened since (his/her/their) birth(s). Later in the interview, we will talk more specifically about events your child(ren)'s (life/lives) such as living arrangements.

In order to keep all the dates straight, most people find it easier if they have a calendar. I'm going to give you this calendar after I mark a few significant events on it. We find that people are often better at recalling the dates of events if they think of them in relation to important milestones in their lives such as the date of their marriage or the birthdates of their children.

As you can see, this calendar has months across the top and years down the side. Each month of a particular year is represented by a box. You can fill any box with anything you would like that will help you remember what was happening in your life around that time. Let me start by entering the birth dates of the children who will be in our study.

INTERVIEWER: ENTER THE BIRTHS OF ALL SAMPLE KIDS IN THE APPROPRIATE MONTHS. LABEL EACH SUCH AS 'Betty's Birth.'

([check if bdate of oldest sample youth is less than R's 18 birthday ]=1)

COMMENT: 18thdob is less than or equal the eldest sample child's dob

I will also enter the date of your 18th birthday, [date parent turned 18]. We will be talking about your employment history starting with this date.

INTERVIEWER: ENTER [date parent turned 18] ON CALENDAR AND LABEL '18th Birthday.'

INTERVIEWER: HAND CALENDAR AND PENCIL TO RESPONDENT.

Here is the calendar. Feel free to refer to it as much or as little as you want and to put anything on it that you think will be useful. We've noticed that people often find it especially useful when talking about their employment history and that of their spouse, residential moves, and the schooling and living arrangements of their children. As we go along, I will suggest certain dates you may want to put on the calendar but you can use it as often as you see fit.

([marital status of parent] >= 1)

COMMENT: is R currently married, separated, divorced, or widowed

We are interested in learning about your marital history.

REPEAT ([loop number 1])

COMMENT: repeat the next set of questions

Can you tell me the name of your [first/next()] spouse?

(INTERVIEWER: IF R IS RELUCTANT TO PROVIDE FULL NAMES, A FIRST
NAME AND LAST INITIAL WILL BE SUFFICIENT.)

In what month and year did you marry [name of R's spouse([loop number 1])]?

([marital status of parent] >= 2)

COMMENT: is R currently separated, divorced, or widowed

Have you been continuously married to [name of R's spouse([loop number 1])] since then?

How did this marriage end?

(INTERVIEWER: SELECT "DEATH" ONLY IF COUPLE WAS TOGETHER UNTIL
PARTNER DIED. IF THE COUPLE SPLIT UP FIRST, AND
THE PARTNER DIED LATER, SELECT ONE OF THE FIRST
FOUR OPTIONS AS THE END OF THE RELATIONSHIP.)

In what month and year did [marriage end([loop number 1])]?

([marriage ended()] = 1)

COMMENT: marriage ended in legal separation

In what month and year were you legally separated?

([marriage ended()] = 3)

COMMENT: marriage ended in divorce

In what month and year were you divorced?

([date marriage ended()] < [date of birth of oldest sample child])

COMMENT: is date ended less than date of birth of eldest sample member

At the time you married [name of R's spouse([loop number 1])], was [spouse's name he/she([loop number 1])] working?

Between [date begin marriage()] and [present/marriage end()], was there any period of three months or more in which [name of R's spouse([loop number 1])] was employed?

REPEAT ([loop number 2a])

COMMENT: start the beginning of new loops

([loop number 2a]=01)

COMMENT: Is the first time, then go to 87, or else default to get the date to 88A

([P3-075([loop number 1])] = 01)

COMMENT: If when you married %%p3-name(%p3-loop-1%)%% she or he was working, then go to 88B that will save the date they got married, otherwise get and save the date she or he started working.

Since [marriage start date()], in what month and year was [name of R's spouse([loop number 1])]
[spouse first/next employed()] employed?

Between [date partner began working()] and [present/marriage end([loop number 1])], did [name of R's spouse([loop number 1])] ever stop working for 6 months or more in a row?

In what month and year did [name of R's spouse([loop number 1])] [spouse first/next employed()] stop working for 6 month or more in a row?

During this period of employment, how many hours per week did [name of R's spouse([loop number 1])] work on average?

([spouse/partner did not stop working 6+ months()] = 0)

COMMENT: check if no to P3-092

Did [name of R's spouse([loop number 1])] ever go back to work for a period of 3 months or more?

UNTIL ([loop number 2a], ([spouse/partner did not stop working 6+ months([loop number 1]:[loop number 2a])] != 1))

COMMENT: loop until respondent says no

([continuous spouse/partner()] != 1)

( ([marital status of parent] = 1) AND ([continuous spouse/partner()] = 0) )

Have you ever been married again?

UNTIL ([loop number 1], ([R married again([loop number 1])] != 1))

COMMENT: repeat until no more partners to ask about

Next, we are interested in knowing your employment history. Many people find it useful to consult the calendar during this section to get the right dates. We would like to ask you about the period between [date R turned 18/dob oldest child (whichever first)] and the present. During this time, have you ever been employed for 3 months or more in a row?

REPEAT ([loop number 3])

COMMENT: start the beginning of new loops

Since [date R stopped working()], in what month and year were you [first()] employed?

Between [time R started working again()] and the present, did you ever stop working for 6 months or more in a row?

In what month and year did you [first()] stop working for 6 months or more in a row?

During this period that you were [first()] employed, about how many hours per week did you work, on average?

([R employed again()] = 0)

COMMENT: check if answer was no to P3-118

Between the time you [first()] stopped working and the present, did you ever become employed again?

UNTIL ([loop number 3], ([R employed again()] != 1))

COMMENT: loop until respondent says no

Since [name of oldest person] was born, have you ever lived with any of your children's grandparents for three months or more?

REPEAT ([loop number 3A])

In what year did you [first/next()] live with any of your children's grandparents?

(ENTER YEAR)

In what year did you [first/next()] stop living with your children's grandparent(s)?

INTERVIEWER: ENTER YEAR R (FIRST/NEXT) STOPPED LIVING WITH GRANDPARENT(S):

(ENTER YEAR)

Since you [first/next()] stopped living with your children's grandparent(s), have you ever again lived with any of your children's grandparents for a period of three months or more?

UNTIL ([loop number 3A], ([R live with youth's grandparents again()] != 1))

COMMENT: loop until respondent says no

(HAND CARD C)

Next, I'm going to show you a card with different types of government aid.

From [time R turned 18/dob oldest child (whichever first)] through the present, have YOU ever received any of these kinds of aid?

Which types of aid did you receive?

(SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.)

REPEAT ([program participation loop])

COMMENT: start looping based on selections

INLIST ([P3-138],[program participation loop])

COMMENT: check if looping variable was chosen

During how many years of the past five years have you received [type of government aid R receives()]?

(ENTER NUMBER OF YEARS)

UNTIL ([program participation loop],([program participation loop]=4))

COMMENT: loop until all choices are checked