Now I'd like to ask you some questions about your general state of health.

In general, how is your health? Is it ...

Do you have any long-term health problem or condition that limits the type or amount of employment you can accept?

Do you have, or since [name of oldest person]'s birth, have you ever had, any serious long-standing medical condition(s), such as severe heart problems, cancer, or a potentially life-threatening disease?

Can you tell me approximately what your height is?


(INTERVIEWER: ENTER NUMBER OF FEET IN THIS QUESTION. ENTER INCHES
IN THE NEXT QUESTION.

IF THE RESPONDENT HESITATES BECAUSE HE/SHE IS
UNSURE, ASK FOR BEST ESTIMATE. DO NOT TRY TO
ESTIMATE YOURSELF.)

INTERVIEWER: ENTER INCHES OF R'S HEIGHT.

Can you tell me approximately what your weight is?


(INTERVIEWER: ENTER WEIGHT IN POUNDS (LBS.).

IF THE RESPONDENT HESITATES BECAUSE HE/SHE IS
UNSURE, ASK FOR BEST ESTIMATE. DO NOT TRY TO
ESTIMATE YOURSELF.)

REPEAT ([loop number 1])

COMMENT: loop through all sample youths

(([non responding parent id()] > 0) and ([non-responding parent, deceased()] = 0) and ([same resp parent()] = 0) and ([any contact with non-resident parent()] = 1))

COMMENT: is this nonresp parent 1 - exists, not dead, not the same as another youth's, and in contact with youth?

Now I have a couple of questions about [name of youth()]'s birth [mother/father()].
Can you tell me approximately what [his/her()] height [is/was()]?

(INTERVIEWER: ENTER NUMBER OF FEET IN THIS QUESTION. ENTER INCHES
IN THE NEXT QUESTION.)

(Can you tell me approximately what [his/her()] height [is/was()]?)

(INTERVIEWER: ENTER NUMBER OF INCHES).

Can you tell me approximately what [his/her()] weight [is/was()]?


(ENTER WEIGHT IN POUNDS (LBS.) )

([id number for non-responding parent()] > 0) and ([second non-responding parent, deceased()] = 0) and ([same resp parent()] = 0) and ([any contact with second non-resident parent()] = 1)

COMMENT: is this nonresp parent 2 - exists, not dead, not the same as another youth's, and in contact with youth?

Now I have a couple of questions about [name of youth()]'s birth [mother/father()].
Can you tell me approximately what [his/her()] height [is/was()]?

(INTERVIEWER: ENTER NUMBER OF FEET IN THIS QUESTION. ENTER INCHES
IN THE NEXT QUESTION.)

(Can you tell me approximately what [his/her()] height [is/was()]?)

INTERVIEWER: ENTER THE NUMBER OF INCHES.

Can you tell me approximately what [his/her()] weight [is/was()]?


(INTERVIEWER: ENTER WEIGHT IN POUNDS (LBS.).)

UNTIL ([loop number 1], ([loop number 1] = [number of youths]))

COMMENT: repeat qs through all youths

([marital status of parent] = 1) or ([parent's spouse] = 1) or ([partner of parent in house hold] = 1)

COMMENT: is there a spouse or partner for the parent?

Now I would like to ask a few questions about [spouse/partners's name]'s health.

In general, how is [his/her] health? Is it ...

Does [he/she] have any long-term health problem or condition that limits the type or amount of employment [he/she] can accept?