([marital status code]=1) or ([flag indicating presence/absence of spouse/partner in household]=1)

COMMENT: check if spouse in HH

([marital status code]=7) or ([flag indicating presence/absence of partner in household]=1)

COMMENT: check to see if there is a partner in hh

([gender of the R]=1)

COMMENT: check if R IS MALE

*******************SECTION 15 INCOME AND ASSETS****************************

We now have some questions about your income, assets, and household spending. We appreciate that our questions are difficult to answer and sometimes seem intrusive ...

... However, the spending and saving patterns of Americans are of national importance, and your answers to these questions provide us with the most reliable figures on your generation's spending and saving habits. As with other questions in this survey, we want to reassure you that the information you provide to us is kept confidential.

Now I would like to ask you some questions about your income in 1997.

During 1997, did you receive any income from service in the military?

And how much total income did you receive during 1997 from the military before taxes and other deductions? Please INCLUDE money received from special pays, allowances, and bonuses.

Not counting any money you received from your military service ...

During 1997, how much did you receive from wages, salary, commissions, or tips from all (other) jobs, before deductions for taxes or anything else?

(Excluding any income you already have mentioned) During 1997, did you receive any money in income from ...
........your own farm?

(Excluding any income you already have mentioned) During 1997, did you receive any money in income from ...
........your own non-farm business, partnership, or professional practice?

([Q15-6]=1) or ([Q15-7]=1)

COMMENT: check if OWNS A FARM OR BUSINESS

How much did you receive AFTER EXPENSES?

(INTERVIEWER: PRESS <F6> FOR DON'T KNOW)

Did you receive any money from unemployment compensation in any months in 1997 or 1998?

REPEAT([Unemployment Compensation LOOP1 counter])

COMMENT: Begin loop about periods when R collected unemployment

([Unemployment Compensation LOOP1 counter])

COMMENT: CHECK NUMBER OF LOOP

When did you [first/next()] receive unemployment compensation?

Following [year R began receiving unemployment benefits()] until when did you receive unemployment compensation?

REPEAT([uyearstart-loop])

COMMENT: get the value of yearstart

([uyearstart-loop])

COMMENT: check if loop is number one

On average, how much did you receive per WEEK during that period in [year R started receiving unemployment benefits (received in December of calendar year before last interview)([Unemployment Compensation LOOP1 counter])]?

UNTIL ([uyearstart-loop], (0=([year R stopped receiving unemployment benefits (received in December of calendar year before last interview)([Unemployment Compensation LOOP1 counter])]-[year R started receiving unemployment benefits (received in December of calendar year before last interview)([Unemployment Compensation LOOP1 counter])])))

Have there been any other periods since [year R stopped receiving unemployment benefits()] when you received unemployment compensation?

UNTIL ([Unemployment Compensation LOOP1 counter], [any other period where R received unemployment compensation]=0)

COMMENT: loop until all periods when R rec'd unemp are asked about

(([marital status code]=1) or ([marital status code]=7) or ([flag indicating presence/absence of spouse/partner in household]=1) or ([flag indicating presence/absence of partner in household]=1))

COMMENT: Is R currently married with a spouse or has a partner

During 1997, did your [R's spouse or partner] receive any income from service [she] performed in the military?

And how much total income did your [R's spouse or partner] receive during 1997 from the military before taxes and other deductions? Please INCLUDE money received from special pays, allowances, and bonuses.

Not counting any money your [R's spouse or partner] received from [her] military service ...

During 1997, how much did your [R's spouse or partner] receive from wages, salary, commissions, or tips from all (other) jobs, before deductions for taxes or anything else?

(INTERVIEWER: PRESS <F6> FOR DON'T KNOW)

(Now, please EXCLUDE any income you already have mentioned earned by your [R's spouse or partner].) (In addition to the income YOU received from your farm business, partnership, or professional practice,) During 1997, did your [R's spouse or partner] receive any money in income ...

... from [her] own farm?

(INTERVIEWER: PRESS <F6> FOR DON'T KNOW)

(And excluding any income you already have mentioned earned by your [R's spouse or partner]). (In addition to the income YOU received from your own business, partnership, or professional practice,) During 1997, did your [R's spouse or partner] receive any money in income ...

... from [her] own non-farm business, partnership, or professional practice?

(INTERVIEWER: PRESS <F6> FOR DON'T KNOW)

([Q15-20]=1) OR ([Q15-22]=1)

COMMENT: Did R's spouse receive any income from own farm, or non-farm business, partnership or professional practice?

How much did [she] receive AFTER EXPENSES?

(INTERVIEWER: PRESS <F6> FOR DON'T KNOW)

Did your [R's spouse or partner] receive any money from unemployment compensation in any month in 1997 or 1998?

REPEAT([Spouse Unemployment LOOP1 counter])

COMMENT: Begin loop about spouse receiving unemp comp

([Spouse Unemployment LOOP1 counter])

COMMENT: SKIP BASED ON LOOP NUMBER

When did your [R's spouse or partner] [first/next()] receive unemployment compensation?

Following [year began receiving unemployment()] until when did your [R's spouse or partner] receive unemployment compensation?

REPEAT([syearstart-loop])

COMMENT: get the value of yearstart

([syearstart-loop])

COMMENT: check if loop is 1 or greater

On average, how much did your [R's spouse or partner] receive per WEEK during that period in [year spouse/partner began receiving unemployment benefits([Spouse Unemployment LOOP1 counter])]?

UNTIL([syearstart-loop], (0=([year spouse/partner stopped receiving unemployment benefits([Spouse Unemployment LOOP1 counter])]-[year spouse/partner began receiving unemployment benefits([Spouse Unemployment LOOP1 counter])])))

COMMENT: check if syearstop is 96 or greater

Have there been any other periods since [year stopped receiving unemployment()] when your [R's spouse or partner] received unemployment compensation?

UNTIL([Spouse Unemployment LOOP1 counter], [flag indicating if there were any other periods where R collected unemployment()] = 0)

COMMENT: LOOP UNTIL spouse or partner has no more periods of unemp comp

([flag indicating if a non-biological child in R's household]>=1)

COMMENT: CHECK IF ANY NONBIO KIDS IN HH

([current number of bio children on roster]>=1)

COMMENT: CHECK IF ANY NONBIO KIDS IN HH

Are [R or R's spouse or partner] currently legally entitled to receive child support payments through a court order or any other type of legal agreement?

([marital status code]=1) or ([marital status code]=7)

COMMENT: married and spouse or partner is in household.

Who is legally entitled to receive child support - [R or R's spouse or partner] or both of you?

When were your payments first agreed to or awarded?

(ENTER MONTH AND YEAR)

What amount of child support for your children was agreed to in the agreement or award made on [date when first child support payments were awarded]?

(ENTER AMOUNT:)

(IF NECESSARY PROBE:) (Is/Was) that per month, per year, or what?)

(ENTER TIME UNIT OF AMOUNT:)

Since you began receiving child support payments, has there ever been a change in the amount of money that you are SUPPOSED to receive?

When was the most recent change in your child support agreement or award made?

(ENTER MONTH AND YEAR)

What amount of child support for your children are you entitled to now?

(ENTER AMOUNT:)

((IF NECESSARY PROBE: (Is/Was) that per month, per year, or what?)

(ENTER TIME UNIT OF AMOUNT:)

How did you reach agreement on your most recent child support amount? Did you...(READ CATEGORIES)...?

In what state was the court order or agreement filed?

Were any type of STATE or COUNTY child support guidelines or schedule used to decide on the amount of child support?

How many of YOUR children are legally entitled to child support under the current court order or agreement?

(ENTER NUMBER:)

In total how much in child support were YOU SUPPOSED to receive during 1997?

In total, how much in child support did YOU ACTUALLY receive during 1997?

([amount of child support R is supposed to receive] >= 0) and ([amount of child support R actually received] >= 0)

COMMENT: Are both the amount supposed to receive and the amount actually received real numbers (not DK or REFUSALS)?

([amount of child support R is supposed to receive]) - ([amount of child support R actually received])

COMMENT: Subtract value in q15-33I from q15-33H

([amount of child support R actually received]) < ([amount of child support R is supposed to receive])

COMMENT: Check if child support RECEIVED (q15-33I) is LESS THAN child support SUPPOSED TO RECEIVE (q15-33H)

Just to verify, this means that you received $[amount of child support R actually received], which is $[amount of support received subtracted from amount supposed to receive] less in child support than you were supposed to receive during 1997?
(INTERVIEWER: VERIFY AMOUNTS IN q15-33H=$[amount of child support R is supposed to receive] AND q15-33I=$[amount of child support R actually received]
AS NECESSARY <PG-UP> TO CORRECT IF R INDICATES AMOUNT IS INCORRECT)

Just to verify, this means that you received $[amount of child support R actually received], which is $[amount of support received subtracted from amount supposed to receive] more in child support than you were supposed to receive during 1997?

(INTERVIEWER: VERIFY AMOUNTS IN Q15-33H:$[amount of child support R is supposed to receive], Q15-33I:$[amount of child support R actually received] AS NECESSARY <PG-UP> TO CORRECT IF R INDICATES AMOUNT IS INCORRECT.)

Just to verify, this means that you received $[amount of child support R actually received], which is as much child support as you were supposed to receive during 1997?

(INTERVIEWER: VERIFY AMOUNT IN Q15-33H $[amount of child support R is supposed to receive] AND Q15-33I $[amount of child support R actually received] AS NECESSARY <PG-UP> TO CORRECT IF R INDICATES AMOUNT IS INCORRECT.)

([Who is legally entitled to child support?])

COMMENT: Check to see if R's spouse is also legally entitled to child support ([Q15-33C]=2 or 3)

How many of your [R's spouse or partner]'s children are legally entitled to child support under [her] current court order or agreement?

(ENTER NUMBER)

In total how much in child support was your [R's spouse or partner] SUPPOSED to receive during 1997?

In total, how much in child support did your [R's spouse or partner] ACTUALLY receive during 1997?

([amount of child support spouse/partner was supposed to receive] >= 0) and ([amount of child support spouse/partner actually received] >= 0)

COMMENT: Are both the amount supposed to receive and the amount actually received real numbers (not DK or REFUSALS)?

([amount of child support spouse/partner was supposed to receive] - [amount of child support spouse/partner actually received])

COMMENT: Subtract value in q15-33M from q15-33La

([amount of child support spouse/partner actually received] < [amount of child support spouse/partner was supposed to receive])

COMMENT: Check if child support RECEIVED (q15-33M) is LESS THAN child support SUPPOSED TO RECEIVE (q15-33La)

Just to verify, this means that your [R's spouse or partner] received $[amount of child support spouse/partner actually received], which is $[difference between the child support R was supposed to receive and the child support R actually received] less in child support than [she] was supposed to receive during 1997?
(INTERVIEWER: VERIFY AMOUNTS IN Q15-33La:$[amount of child support spouse/partner was supposed to receive], Q15-33M:$[amount of child support spouse/partner actually received] AS NECESSARY, AND <PG-UP> TO CORRECT.)

Just to verify, this means that your [R's spouse or partner] received $[amount of child support spouse/partner actually received], which is $[difference between the child support R was supposed to receive and the child support R actually received] more in child support than [she] was supposed to receive during 1997?
(INTERVIEWER: VERIFY AMOUNTS IN Q15-33La:[amount of child support spouse/partner was supposed to receive], Q15-33M: $[amount of child support spouse/partner actually received] AS NECESSARY, AND <PG-UP> TO CORRECT.)

Just to verify, this means that your [R's spouse or partner] received $[amount of child support spouse/partner actually received], which is as much child support as [she] was supposed to receive during 1997?
(INTERVIEWER: VERIFY AMOUNT IN Q15-33La:$[amount of child support spouse/partner was supposed to receive], Q15-33M:$[amount of child support spouse/partner actually received] AS NECESSARY, AND <PG-UP> TO CORRECT.)

Have [R or R's spouse or partner] received AFDC or any other general cash assistance to needy families in any months in 1997 or 1998?

REPEAT([AFDC LOOP1 counter])

COMMENT: BEGIN LOOP ABOUT AFDC

([AFDC LOOP1 counter])

COMMENT: SKIP BASED ON LOOP NUMBER

What was the [first/next()] time [R or R's spouse or partner] received AFDC or other general cash assistance to needy families?

Following [year began receiving AFDC()] until when did [R or R's spouse or partner] receive AFDC or any other general cash assistance to needy families?

REPEAT([ayearstart-loop])

COMMENT: get the value of yearstart

([ayearstart-loop])

COMMENT: check if loop is 1 or greater

On average, how much did [R or R's spouse or partner] receive per MONTH during that period in [year began receiving AFDC([AFDC LOOP1 counter])]?

UNTIL([ayearstart-loop], (0=([year stopped receiving AFDC([AFDC LOOP1 counter])]-[year began receiving AFDC([AFDC LOOP1 counter])])))

Have there been any other periods since [year stopped receiving AFDC()] when you received AFDC or any other general cash assistance to needy families?

UNTIL([AFDC LOOP1 counter], [flag indicating if there are any other periods where R collected AFDC()]=0)

COMMENT: LOOP UNTIL EVERY PERIOD WHEN R OR R'S SPOUSE REC'D AFDC

Have [R or R's spouse or partner] received government food stamps in any month in 1997 or 1998?

REPEAT([Food Stamps POOP1 counter])

COMMENT: Begin loop about food stamps

([Food Stamps POOP1 counter])

COMMENT: Skip based on loop number

When was the [first/next()] month [R or R's spouse or partner] first received government food stamps?

Following [year began receiving food stamps()] until when did [R or R's spouse or partner] receive government food stamps?

REPEAT([fyearstart-loop])

COMMENT: get the value of yearstart

([fyearstart-loop])

On average, how much did [R or R's spouse or partner] receive per MONTH during that period in [year began receiving food stamps([Food Stamps POOP1 counter])]?

UNTIL([fyearstart-loop], (0=([year stopped receiving food stamps([Food Stamps POOP1 counter])]-[year began receiving food stamps([Food Stamps POOP1 counter])])))

COMMENT: check if fyearstop is 96 or greater

Have there been any other periods since [year stopped receiving food stamps()] when [R or R's spouse or partner] received food stamps?

UNTIL ([Food Stamps POOP1 counter], [flag indicating if there are any other periods where R collected food stamps]=0)

COMMENT: Loop until there are no more periods of food stamps to talk about

Have [R or R's spouse or partner] received supplemental security income or public assistance, or welfare payments from local, state or federal government in any month in 1997 or 1998?

REPEAT([SSI/Other Welfare LOOP1 counter])

COMMENT: Repeat about number of periods R or R's spouse/partner rec'd welfare, ss, etc

([SSI/Other Welfare LOOP1 counter])

What was the [first/next()] month [R or R's spouse or partner] received this assistance?

Following [year began receiving other welfare payments()] until when did [R or R's spouse or partner] receive this assistance?

REPEAT([wyearstart-loop])

COMMENT: get the value of yearstart

([wyearstart-loop])

On average, how much did [R or R's spouse or partner] receive per MONTH during that period in [year began receiving other welfare payments([SSI/Other Welfare LOOP1 counter])]?

UNTIL([wyearstart-loop], (0=([year stopped receiving other welfare payments([SSI/Other Welfare LOOP1 counter])]-[year began receiving other welfare payments([SSI/Other Welfare LOOP1 counter])])))

Have there been any other periods since [year R stopped receiving unemployment benefits()] when [R or R's spouse or partner] received such assistance?

UNTIL ([SSI/Other Welfare LOOP1 counter], [flag indicating if there were any other periods where R/spouse/partner received welfare, SSI, etc()]=0)

COMMENT: Loop until there are no more periods when R rec'd welfare, ss, etc

Did [R or R's spouse or partner] (or your children) receive any WIC benefits in 1997?

During 1997, did [R or R's spouse or partner] receive any educational benefits for veterans under the G.I. Bill or V.E.A.P.?

During 1997, did [R or R's spouse or partner] receive any (other kinds of) scholarships, fellowships, or grants?

During 1997, did [R or R's spouse or partner] receive any (other) veterans benefits, worker's compensation, disability payments, or payments from Social Security?

What was the total amount of these (other) veterans benefits, worker's compensation, disability payments, or payments from Social Security [R or R's spouse or partner] received during 1997?

During 1997, did [R or R's spouse or partner] receive any property or money valued at over $100, from any estates, trusts, inheritances, or gifts from relatives or friends?

From whom did [R or R's spouse or partner] receive this assistance?

(CODE ALL THAT APPLY)

([living arrangement of R]=11 and [flag indicating if R's mother lives in R's household]=0 and [flag indicating if R's father resides in R's household]=0)

COMMENT: R LIVING IN OWN DWELLING UNIT?

During any part of 1997, did you live in public housing or did you (IF R LIVES WITH RELATIVES: and your family) receive a rent subsidy or pay a lower rent because the federal, state, or local government was paying part of the cost?

Is this (house/apartment) owned or being bought by [R or R's spouse or partner]?

About how much do you think this property would sell for on today's market?

About how much do [R or R's spouse or partner] owe on this property, mortgages, back taxes, home improvement loans, etc.?

How much other debt do you have on this property, such as assessments, home repair bills, etc.?

Do [R or R's spouse or partner] own any motor vehicles that are primarily for personal use, including cars, motorcycles, trucks, a motor home or trailer?

Do [R or R's spouse or partner] owe any money on (this/these) motor vehicles?

(INTERVIEWER: PRESS <F6> FOR DON'T KNOW)

How much altogethe?

(INTERVIEWER: PRESS <F6> FOR DON'T KNOW)

How much would (this/these) vehicle(s) sell for on today's market?

(INTERVIEWER: PRESS <F6> FOR DON'T KNOW)

(HAND CARD NN) Aside from the things we've already talked about, do [R or R's spouse or partner] own any other items, EACH worth more than $500. For example, a piece of furniture, appliance, boat, jewelry, stereo system, a valuable collection for investment purposes, etc.

What is their total market value, rounding to the nearest hundred dollars?

(INTERVIEWER: PRESS <F6> FOR DON'T KNOW)

(Aside from any debts you have already mentioned), Do [R or R's spouse or partner] owe over $500 to any stores, doctors, hospitals, banks or anyone else, excluding 30-day charge accounts?

Rounding to the nearest hundred dollars, how much do you owe altogether?

(INTERVIEWER: PRESS <F6> FOR DON'T KNOW)