MAIN RESPONDENT QUESTIONNAIRE

SE-1 Household Tasks (E1STAT-E1I4) All Respondents
Hours per week that the respondent, the respondent's spouse, and others in the household spend doing 9 different types of household tasks.

SE-2 Well-Being, Role Performance, Health, Social Participation, Social Support (E2STAT-E223FP12) All Respondents
Happiness (Global) | Depression scale (12 items) | Evaluation of roles | Health (Global) | Alcohol or drug problems | Physical or mental limitations | Sources of help outside household | Social activities | Participation in organizations (15 types) | Help provided to and received from people outside household | Help provided to and received from each adult child

SE-3 Feelings and Plans Regarding Living with Parents (E3STAT-E309F)Respondent Living in Parental Household
How living there works out (Global) | Amount Paid to parents | Future residence plans |Areas of disagreement with parents (10 areas) | Perceived alteration of life if R moved

SE-4 Divorce and Separation Experience (E4STAT-E413I) R Was Divorced or Separated After January 1, 1977
Who wanted marriage to end? | Current relationship with former spouse (Global) | Sources of emotional support during separation (8 sources) | Spouse's income level prior to separation | Verbal and physical arguments prior to separation | Resumption of dating | R's and spouse's involvements with others prior to divorce | Contact with former spouse | Perceived changes in life due to divorce (9 areas)

SE-5 Feelings about Marriage and Cohabitation (E5STAT-E508I)Non-married, Non-cohabiting Respondents Age 35 and Younger
Perceived changes in life if R married (9 areas) | Marital timing considerations (5 items) | Marriage considerations (12 items) | Sexual frequency | Attitudes for and against cohabitation (13 items) | Attitudes toward

SE-6 Cohabitation Relationships (E6STAT-E628D2) Cohabiting R  
Marriage plans | Quality of relationship (Global) | Fairness in role allocation | Time spent together (Global) | Sexual frequency | Areas of disagreement with partner (7 areas) | Coping with disagreement | Physical arguments | Perceived changes in life if separated (6 areas) | Probability of separation | Attitudes for and against cohabitation (13 items) | Perceived changes in life if R married (9 areas) | Marital timing considerations (5 items) | Marriage considerations (12 items) | Attitudes toward

SE-7 Married Couple Relationships (E7STAT-E718) Married R
Quality of relationship (Global) | Type of marriage ceremony | Fairness in role allocation | Time spent together (Global) | Sexual frequency | Areas of disagreement with partner (7 areas) | Coping with disagreement | Physical arguments |Perceived changes in life if separated (6 areas) | Probability of separation

SE-8 Fertility Considerations (E8STAT-E8P) R is Female Age 39 or Younger, a Single Male Age 44 or Younger, or a Married Male Whose Wife/Partner is Age 39 or Younger
Things that people consider when thinking about having a child or another child. (16 items)

SE-9 Parenting (E9STAT-E908) All Children are Under Age 5
Time spent with children | Discipline | R's desires for child's behavior (12 items) | Step-parenting (8 items)

SE-10 Parenting (E10STAT-E1010) One or More Children Age 5-18
Meals with children | Time spent with children | Discipline | R's involvement in youth groups | R's desires for child's behavior (12 items) | Step-parenting (8 items)

SE-11 Feelings About Adult Child Living in Household (SE11STAT-E1115)R Has Adult Son or Daughter Living in Household
How child living here works out (Global) | Meals with child | Time spent with child | Perceived alteration of life if child moved | Areas of disagreement with parents (10 areas) | Frequency of enjoyable or difficult times with child | R's perception of child's future residence plans | Coping with disagreement | Physical arguments

SE-12 Relationship with Children (E12STAT-E12BP14) R or Spouse/Partner Has Living Children
Quality of relationship with each child (Global)

SE-13 Parents, Relatives, and General Attitudes (E13STAT-E1360O) All Respondents  
Information about mother | Information about father | Information about step-parent | Brothers and sisters | In-Laws | Attitudes

SPOUSE/PARTNER QUESTIONNAIRE

Birth date (S1M-S1F)
Ages lived with natural or step-parents (S2-S7A19)
Information about mother (S8-S16)
Information about father (S17-S26)
Brothers and sisters (S27-S37)
In-Laws (S38-S49)
Marriages and Births (S50-S54P08F)
Characteristics at marriage (S55-S59)
Cohabitation (S60-S65)
Current marriage (S66M-S84)
Fertility intentions (S85-S92)
Fertility considerations (S93A-S93P)
Relationships with children (S94-S109)
Information on absent parent of child currently in household (S110-S124C) Select focal child
Information on child age 18 or younger who does not live in household (S125-S138C) Select focal child
Adult Child Living in household (S139-S148D) Select focal child
Divorce and separation (S149-S156) If R was divorced or separated after January 1, 1977
Information about R (S157-S170)
Military, education, and occupation (S171-S206F2)
Household Tasks (S207A1-S207I4)
Income (S208-S210)
Occupation at age 50 (S211-S212C)
Attitudes (S214A-S220O)

COHABITING PARTNER QUESTIONNAIRE

The cohabiting partner of the primary respondent completes a questionnaire, most of which is identical to that completed by spouses, except for minor changes in wording.

In the husband or wife questionnaire, questions 50 - 68 deal with marriage and cohabitation prior to marriage. This section was replaced in the partner questionnaire with the following:

Dates of birth for all children (C50-C52P08F)
Times married (C53-C58)
(if previously married) How prior marriage ended (C59-C61)
Information on current cohabitation relationship (C62M-C67)
1. Date cohabitation started
2. Marriage plans

In the main questionnaire married respondents were asked the income, assets, and debt, of themselves and their spouses. Questions on these topics were not included in the spouse questionnaire. Cohabiting primary respondents were asked only about their own economic situation, and not about the situation of their partner or other household members. To complete the economic picture, a section on the partner's economic situation was included in the partner's self-administered questionnaire.

TERTIARY QUESTIONNAIRE

A self-administered questionnaire is given to the householder when the primary respondent is the son, daughter or other relative of the householder.

Householder's relationship with adult child living in household (TCOMPL-T20)
Householder's relationship with other adult relative living with householder (T21-T42)
Household Tasks (T43A1-T43I4)
Marital History (T44-T48)
Quality of relationship (Global) (T49)
Areas of disagreement with spouse (6 areas) (T50A-T50F)
Relationship with children (T51-T53P12)
Alcohol or drug problems (T54-T56F)
Information about householder and spouse (T57A-T93)
Household Income (T94NUM-T95G2)
Assets and Debts (T96A1-T99G)
Attitudes (T100A-T101O)