([age at the end of 1998] < 16)

COMMENT: R's age as of 12/31/98 < 16

Now we want to ask you about marriages and marriage-like relationships. What is your current marital status?

([R's marriage status] != 1)AND([spouse in household]=1)

COMMENT: R reported a spouse in the HH and is now denying being married /

Earlier you said that you had a spouse in the household but now you are reporting that you are [never married/separated/divorced/widowed]. Can you please explain this discrepancy?

Just to confirm our information, what is your current marital status?

([age at the end of 1998] = 16)

COMMENT: R's age as of 12/31/98 = 16 /

([number of DLI partners] <=0)

COMMENT: R was not married/had no partner or answered refused/don't know at DLI

(([R had a partner at DLI] =0) and ([R had a spouse at dli] = 0))

COMMENT: R was not married and had no partner at DLI

([R had a partner at DLI] = 1)

COMMENT: R was living with a partner at DLI

In this study we define a marriage-like relationship as a sexual relationship in which partners of the opposite sex live together for one month or more. When we talked to you during our last interview, my computer tells me that you had not ever been married or lived in a marriage-like relationship at that time. Is that correct?

In this study we define a marriage-like relationship as a sexual relationship in which partners of the opposite sex live together for one month or more. When we talked to you during our last interview, my computer tells me that you had had a marriage/marriage-like relationship before our interview, but that you were not in one at the time of that interview. Is that correct?

In this study we define a marriage-like relationship as a sexual relationship in which partners of the opposite sex live together for one month or more. When we talked to you during our last interview, my computer tells me that you were in a marriage-like relationship at that time. Is that correct?

In this study we define a marriage-like relationship as a sexual relationship in which partners of the opposite sex live together for one month or more. When we talked to you during our last interview, my computer tells me that you were married at that time. Is that correct?

If my information from last year is incorrect, then were you living either in a marriage or in a marriage-like relationship at the time of our last interview in [month/year of last interview]?

Please tell me the name or initials of that partner you were living with at the time of our last interview.

(ENTER NAME)

XFER(ROS=HHI,DIR=OUT,COND=(RELY=1 OR RELY=2 OR RELY=69),FIELDS=(NAME=[name on roster]))

COMMENT: Get the spouse or partner off of the HHI Roster

INTERVIEWER: IS [this partner] THE SAME PERSON AS [name on roster(1)]?

Before we discuss your relationship with [this partner], tell me please, have you had any other marriages or marriage-like relationships since the last interview on [date of last interview] that lasted one month or more?

Since the date of our last interview, have you been married to someone, or lived with someone in a marriage-like relationship?

Can you tell me the names (initials) of these different partners who aren't already on the list? Please begin with the first partner your lived with and continue to the (most recent/current) partner.

PROBE: AND WHO ELSE?

(INTERVIEWER: ENTER ALL NAMES OR INITIALS ON EMPTY LINES IN THE ROSTER BELOW.)

In this study we define a marriage-like relationship as a sexual relationship in which partners of the opposite sex live together for one month or more.

([R's marriage status] >= 1)

COMMENT: R has been married

Have you EVER been married to or lived with someone in a marriage-like relationship?

Can you tell me the names (initials) of all of these different partners with whom you have ever lived in a marriage-like relationship? Please begin with the first partner you ever lived with and continue to the (most recent/current) partner.

(INTERVIEWER: ENTER ALL NAMES OR INITIALS ON THE ROSTER BELOW.)

([number of partners] =0)

COMMENT: No partners are listed on the roster

([R's partner] = 1) OR ([R's marriage status] = 1)

COMMENT: R is married or has a partner

INTERVIEWER: IDENTIFY THE CURRENT (SPOUSE/PARTNER).

HIGHLIGHT THE LINE WHICH CONTAINS THE NAME OF R'S
CURRENT SPOUSE OR PARTNER. PRESS ENTER TO
CONTINUE.

IF R'S CURRENT SPOUSE OR PARTNER IS NOT LISTED,
RETURN TO THE PREVIOUS QUESTION AND ADD THIS
PERSON TO THE ROSTER.

INTERVIEWER: YOU HAVE SELECTED [this spouse/partner]
AS THE CURRENT SPOUSE OR PARTNER OF R.

IF THIS IS NOT CORRECT, PLEASE RETURN TO THE
PREVIOUS QUESTION AND SELECT ANOTHER LINE FROM
THE ROSTER.

([spouse in household] =1) AND ([R's marriage status]=1)

COMMENT: R has a spouse in the household

We have your spouse [this spouse/partner] as currently living in your household. Is that correct?

([R's partner] =1)

COMMENT: R has a partner

We have your partner [this spouse/partner] as currently living in your household. Is that correct?

([ever lived in a marriage/marriage-like relationship] =1) AND ([spouse in household] =0) AND ([R's partner] =0)

COMMENT: R has been married, but does not currently have a partner or spouse in the hh

Do you have a spouse that currently lives with you?

Do you have a partner that currently lives with you?

([number of partners] =0) OR ([number of partners] = 0)

COMMENT: No one is listed on partner roster

REPEAT ([1])

COMMENT: Spouse/partner loop

([check()] = 2)

COMMENT: R had a spouse or partner at DLI

In what month and year did you start living with [this partner()] for the first time?


(INTERVIEWER: IF R DOES NOT KNOW WHEN THEY BEGAN LIVING
TOGETHER, TRY TO ASSIST R IN CREATING AN ESTIMATE.
(E.G. HOW OLD WERE YOU? WHAT SEASON WAS IT?))

How old was [this partner()] when you began living together?

What is your best guess? Was your partner ...

([current spouse/partner's id] = [1])

COMMENT: Person listed is the current spouse or partner

At the time you BEGAN LIVING TOGETHER, what was the highest grade of schooling that [this partner()] had COMPLETED?

([partners highest grade completed] <= 11) or ([partners highest grade completed] = 93) or ([partners highest grade completed] = 94)

COMMENT: The partner's highest grade completed is <= 11th grade

What was the highest educational degree/certificate that [this partner()] had received?

At the time you BEGAN LIVING TOGETHER, was [this partner()] ...

... enrolled in school?

... working?

... receiving welfare or some type of government assistance?

(HAND R SHOWCARD AA)

What religion did [this partner()] belong to at that time?

Is [this partner()] Hispanic, Latino or of Spanish origin?

Is [this partner()]?

(INTERVIEWER: READ LIST)

Were you legally married to [this partner()] when you began living together for the first time?

([check()] = 1)

COMMENT: R was eligible for the marriage section at DLI

Have you lived with [this partner()] continuously since our last interview?

Have you lived with [this partner()] continuously since [the time you first started living together/start date()]?

In what month and year did you first stop living with [this partner()]?

During this time that you were living with [this partner()], were there any changes in your marital status?

REPEAT ([loop number 4])

COMMENT: Marital status change

What was the [first/next()] change in marital status? Did you . . .

In what month and year was the [legal separation/legal divorce/annulment()] obtained?

In what month and year did you [first/next()] marry [this partner([1])]?

During this time that you were living with [this partner([1])], was there another change in your marital status?

UNTIL ([loop number 4], ([was there another change()] != 1))

COMMENT: Conditions from loop met? Marital status change

At the time you first stopped living with [this partner()], were you and your partner:

Did you ever live with [this partner()] again?

REPEAT ([loop number 2])

COMMENT: Periods R was living with spouse/partner

([lived with partner continuously([1])] = 0)

COMMENT: this is to handle those people who are continuous - they will only go through this loop once, and don't need to be asked the first two questions.

When did you next start living with [this partner([1])] again?

Between the time you left and the time you moved back in with [this partner([1])], was there any change in your marital status with that partner?

([check] = 1)

COMMENT: R was eligible for the marriage section at DLI

Since the date of our last interview, has there been any change in you and your partner's marital status?

Since you started living with your partner, has there been any change in you and your partner's marital status?

So just to check, you are still living with [this partner([1])] in a marriage-like relationship?

REPEAT ([loop number 3])

COMMENT: Change in marital status

What was the [first/next()] change in marital status? Did you . . .

In what month and year was the [legal separation/divorce anulment/separation()] obtained?

In what month and year did you [first/next()] marry [this partner([1])]?

([lived with partner continuously([1])] = 1)

COMMENT: This a continuous partner

Was there another change in the marital status between you and [this partner([1])]?

Between the time you left and the time you moved back in with [this partner([1])], was there another change in your marital status?

UNTIL ([loop number 3], ([was there another change()] != 1))

COMMENT: Conditions from loop met? Change in marital status

([lived with partner continuously([1])] = 1)

COMMENT: This is a continuous partner

Have you lived with [this partner([1])] continuously since [start date()]?

In what month and year did you next stop living with [this partner([1])]?

During this time that you were living with [this partner([1])], were there any changes in your marital status?

REPEAT ([loop number 5])

COMMENT: Marital status change

What was the [first/next()] change in marital status? Did you . . .

In what month and year was the [legal separation/legal divorce/annulment()] obtained?

In what month and year did you [first/next()] marry [this partner([1])]?

During this time that you were living with [this partner([1])], was there another change in your marital status?

UNTIL ([loop number 5], ([was there another change()] != 1))

COMMENT: loop until no more marital status changes

([did R live with partner continuously()] = 1)

COMMENT: This a continuous person

At the time you next stopped living with [this partner([1])], were you and your partner:

Did you ever live with [this partner([1])] again?

UNTIL ([loop number 2], ([was there another change()] != 1))

COMMENT: Conditions from loop met? Periods R was living with spouse/partner

([lived with partner continuously()] = 1)

COMMENT: This is a continuous relationship, skip the next couple questions

([did R live with partner continuously([1]:[loop number 2])] = 1)

COMMENT: This is a continuous relationship, skip the next couple questions

What is the current status of your relationship with [this partner([1])]?

(How did this relationship finally end?)

In what month and year [was the legal separation obtained/was the legal divorce decree obtained/did your partner's death occur()]?

UNTIL ([1], ([1] = [number of partners]))

COMMENT: Conditions from loop met? Spouse/partner loop