The DADS Project: Newborn Binder (June 2002)

Appendix 1:
Matrix of Measures/Constructs Used in the EHS, ECLS-B, and Fragile Families Studies

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Appendix 1:
Matrix of Measures/Constructs used in the EHS, ECLS-B and Fragile Families Studies.
[Note:  Gray indicates that the column is in the newborn binder.]
Father Involvement
Constructs/Items		 Early Head Start
(Father Interviews)		 ECLS-B Father Interviews Fragile Families
(Father Interviews)
1 month 3 month (NI) 6 month 14 month 24 month 36 month 9 month Birth 12 month
Sociodemographics  (PDF version, 1.21MB)
Bio or Social Father X – X X X X      
Residence (e.g. type of home, number of moves) X – X X X – X X X
Household composition/Living situation X – X X X – X X X
Marital/Partner Status X X X X X – X X X
Number of biological children X X   X X – X X X
Hispanic Origin X –     X     X  
Race/Ethnicity X –     X     X  
Age (month/year born) X – X X X X X X  
Country of Origin, Citizenship/Immigration* X –     X   X X  
Language (including literacy) X – X X X – X    
Employment Status* (including off-the-books activities — FF) X – X X X – X X X
Occupation X – X X X – X X X
Work schedule X – X X X X X X X
Satisfaction w/income/job X – X X X X      
Income (including monthly expenses — FF)/Earnings X – X X X X X X X
Education X – X X X X X X X
Religion             X X X
Enrollment and Training (including military service — FF)     X X X – X X X
Employment benefits             X    
Income & Ownership                 X
Family Background  (PDF version, 243KB)
Family composition while growing up     X X   X X    
Receipt of public assistance during childhood     X X   X X    
Educational attainment of father’s parents     X X   X X   X
Whether father’s parents are still living                  
Parent’s country of origin     X X   X     X
Accessibility  (PDF version, 270KB)
Lived with child since birth/last interview X – X X X X X    
How long father lived in HH or child lived with father X – X   X X X    
Since child born ever lived in same household X – X X X X X X X
How old child when first met/when did you start living w/child X – X X X X      
How many miles/minutes away does dad live X – X X X – X   X
How do you get to child X –     X –      
How often spent 1 or more hrs a day w/child since birth/or past month X X X X X – X    
How many months able to see child on regular basis regular       X X X      
Separations from child and duration     X X X X X   X
How long since last contact with child             X    
In past 12 month/since birth/past 30 days how often seen child             X   X
How often child’s mother able to contact father when he’s not at home                  
Live in same household with (child)       X          
Reasons for low/no contact   X X X   X      
How often seen child since stopped living together             X   X
How often talk w/mother about child             X    
How much of time is (child) living with you                 X
Engagement  (PDF version, 1.01MB)
Number of hours with child and whether primary caretaker X X X X X –      
Prenatal Support X – –       X    
Present at birth, visits soon after X – –       X X  
Held newborn X – –       X X  
Warmth/Affection X X X X X X X    
Shared Activities (e.g.. sing songs, take to visit friends, meals together). Includes cog. stimulation items X X X X X X X   X
Discipline/parenting style       X X X     X
Volunteers at child care program         X        
Violence, Abuse, Neglect                  
Limited setting/monitoring                  
School Involvement                  
Responsibility  (PDF version, 1.31MB)
Child-related maintenance (child care tasks — including babysitting) X X X X X X X   X
Purchase items for child (including pay for child care) X X   X X – X   X
Role in deciding about child care X – X X X – X   X
Input into child-related decisions X X X X X – X    
Provide health insurance coverage, paid for medical insurance, doctor bills, medicine   X X X X – X   X
Given extra money to help out   X   X X – X    
Take child to sitter or child care     X X X –      
How much child support due/how often paid     X X X X X   X
Type of child support arrangements (also informal)     X X X X X X X
Whether baby will have father’s last name/Whether father’s will be on the birth certificate     X   X X X X  
Legal paternity established     X X X X X X  
Share common household and child related expenses     X X X X      
Plans for involvement in the future     X X X X X    
Discuss child w/doctor, sitter etc.                 X
How many children live elsewhere             X   X
Provide support for children living elsewhere             X   X
Efforts to improve life of child                  
Fertility, Marital, Partner History  (PDF version, 143KB)
Number of children ever sired X X   X X X X X  
Age at child’s birth (can be calculated)             X    
Age when first became father           X X    
Marital status at birth of child                 X
Ever married/live with child’s mother                  
Complete Fertility History                  
Marital/Cohabiting History             X    
Number of biological children w/child’s mother                 X
Health, Mental Health, Stressful Life Events  (PDF version, 851KB)
Stressful life events X – – X X X      
Health status X – X X X X X X X
Depression     X X X X X X X
Cigarette smoking, drug and alcohol use             X X X
Family history of: cigarette smoking, drug & alcohol use, depression, mental disorders, asthma, learning disability             X    
Self-Esteem               X  
Locus of Control               X  
Limiting conditions             X X  
Professional treatment for emotional or mental problems             X    
Father-Mother Relationships  (PDF version, 505KB)
Time w/mom before pregnancy X X           X  
Disagreements concerning child X – X X X – X   X
General disagreements X – X X X – X X X
Rating of relationship w/child’s mother X X   X X – X X  
Status of relationship (e.g.. Romantic/friendship)     X         X X
Past relationship w/child’s mother/why relationship ended               X X
Plans for relationship in the future (e.g.. Marriage, cohabitation)               X X
Mother’s view of father’s involvement w/child               X  
Quality of current relationship             X    
Feelings about interactions (w/spouse (may not be bio-mom)     X X         X
Relationships w/ family members  (PDF version, 404KB)
Dad’s relationship with other relatives X X X X X X     X
Experiences w/ own father/father figure   X X X X     X X
Present relationship w/own father/father figure   X X X X   X   X
Experiences w/ own mother/mother figure   X X X X        
Present relationship w/own mother/mother figure   X X X X   X   X
How problems w/family members are resolved       X   X      
Knowledge and Attitudes about Fatherhood  (PDF version, 1.12MB)
Feelings about pregnancy X – –       X X  
Perceptions of fatherhood X – X X X – X    
Feelings about child X – X X X – X X  
Rating of self as father X X X X X – X    
Plans for involvement w/ child X X           X  
Knowledge about raising a child X   X X X X X    
Stress related to fatherhood     X X X –      
Importance of things dads do X   X X X – X X  
Perceived rights and obligations of dads               X  
Marriage and Gender Role Perceptions  (PDF version, 168KB)
Marriage and Gender Role Perceptions               X X
Social Support Network  (PDF version, 242KB)
Support of parenting role X X X X   X      
Guidance/parenting advice X X X            
Material support from relatives and friends               X X
Emotional support                  
Social Involvement (excluding church attendance)             X    
Neighborhood & Environment  (PDF version, 63.2KB)
Public housing               X X
Neighborhood problems (e.g. litter, crime, traffic)               X X
Safe play areas                  
Housing and/or financial problems                 X
Child-related Services & Government Programs  (PDF version, 279KB)
Attends/invited to parenting training X – X X X –      
Attends/invited to programs for fathers/men       X X –      
Attends program’s board meeting     X X X –      
Where receive information about caring for child X –              
Program affiliated child care     X            
Program/agency visits home X – X X X –      
Welfare and child support policy in father’s state               X  
Received help from agency or program                 X
Received income from program (e.g., welfare, food stamps, unemployment)                 X
Criminal Justice System Experience
Criminal charges                 X
Criminal convictions                 X
Incarceration/Probation                 X
Custodial Fatherhood
Mother/child contact                 CO-C5
Child support from mother                 X
Other
Child Behavior           X      
Note:  The X indicates that the item is measured in the study.

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