Outline Version of Figure 3. NLSY79 Mother Supplement Flowchart

Note: Mother Supplement is embedded in mother’s main Youth questionnaire beginning in 2006.

Begin Mother Supplement
1. If age 3-14 years, then regular survey questions:
  1. Child Background: School attendance; Head Start; religion
2. If age 2-14 years, then regular survey questions:
  1. Child Health^{Note 1}: Limiting Conditions; accidents/injuries; menses; handedness; insurance
3. If age 0-14 years, then scored assessment:
  1. Home: The Home
4. If age 2-6 years, then scored assessment:
  1. Temperament: How My Child Acts
5. If age 0-3 years, then scored assessment:
  1. MSD: Motor and Social Development
6. If age 5-14 years, then regular survey questions:
  1. School and Family [CASI]: School progress; ratings; educational expectations; social relationships)
7. If age 4-14 years, then scored assessment:
  1. BPI: Behavior Problems Index [CASI]
8. If age 0-14 years, then regular survey questions:
  1. Child Mental Health [CASI 4-14]
9. Interviewer Remarks (regular survey questions)
10. End Mother Supplement (Prompt complete).

Note 1: Health questions for children under age 2 years are asked in the pre/postnatal section of the Fertility section of the mother’s main Youth questionnaire.