section g: functional limitations and helpers (helper)

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hhid                household identification number

         section: g     level: helper          type: character  width: 6   decimals: 0

         .................................................................................
          4678           000003-502761.  household identification number

pn                  respondent person identification number

         section: g     level: helper          type: character  width: 3   decimals: 0

         .................................................................................
          2724         010.  person identifier
           111         011.  person identifier
             1         013.  person identifier
          1397         020.  person identifier
            28         021.  person identifier
           164         030.  person identifier
             9         031.  person identifier
           229         040.  person identifier
            14         041.  person identifier
             1         042.  person identifier

subhh              2008 sub household identification number

         section: g     level: helper          type: character  width: 1   decimals: 0

         .................................................................................
          4392           0.  original sample household - no split from divorce or
                             separation of spouses or partners
           162           1.  split household - one half of couple from subhh 0 and new
                             spouse or partner, if any
            99           2.  split household - one half of couple from subhh 0 and new
                             spouse or partner, if any
            13           5.  split household - one half of couple from subhh 1 or 2
             1           6.  split household - one half of couple from subhh 1 or 2
            11           7.  reunited household - respondents from split household
                             reunite

ksubhh              2006 sub household identification number

         section: g     level: helper          type: character  width: 1   decimals: 0

         .................................................................................
          4442           0.  original sample household - no split from divorce or
                             separation of spouses or partners
           131           1.  split household - one half of couple from subhh 0 and new
                             spouse or partner, if any
            81           2.  split household - one half of couple from subhh 0 and new
                             spouse or partner, if any
            13           5.  split household - one half of couple from subhh 1 or 2
             1           6.  split household - one half of couple from subhh 1 or 2
            10           7.  reunited household - respondents from split household
                             reunite

pn_sp              2008 spouse/partner person number

         section: g     level: helper          type: character  width: 3   decimals: 0

         .................................................................................
           828         010.  person identifier
            67         011.  person identifier
             4         012.  person identifier
           729         020.  person identifier
            17         021.  person identifier
            94         030.  person identifier
             8         031.  person identifier
           105         040.  person identifier
             6         041.  person identifier
             3         811.  spouse of non-original respondent
          2817       blank.  inap (inapplicable); partial interview; single r household

csr                2008 whether coversheet respondent

         section: g     level: helper          type: numeric    width: 1   decimals: 0

         .................................................................................
          3707           1.  yes
             4           3.  2nd coverscreen r, answers not retained
           967           5.  no

famr               2008 whether family respondent

         section: g     level: helper          type: numeric    width: 1   decimals: 0

         .................................................................................
          3699           1.  family r
                         3.  2nd family r, answers not retained
           979           5.  non-family r

finr               2008 whether financial respondent

         section: g     level: helper          type: numeric    width: 1   decimals: 0

         .................................................................................
          3594           1.  financial r
                         3.  2nd financial r, answers not retained
          1084           5.  non-financial r

opn                 other person number

         section: g     level: helper          type: character  width: 3   decimals: 0

         person number of kid/hhm/sib and their spouses

         .................................................................................
          1168                 010-082.  other person number
          1070                 083-095.  new helper
           362                     096.  employee of institution
          2078                 101-995.  other person number

g069               helper relationship

         section: g     level: helper          type: numeric    width: 2   decimals: 0
         ref: secg.askhelperinfoinorder[1].g069ahlprrel

         .................................................................................
          1086           2.  spouse/partner
           563           3.  son
            12           4.  stepson
            62           5.  spouse/partner of daughter (son-in-law)
          1089           6.  daughter
            23           7.  stepdaughter
           155           8.  spouse/partner of son (daughter-in-law)
           241           9.  grandchild
             2          10.  father
                        11.  father-in-law
             6          12.  mother
                        13.  mother-in-law
                        14.  r's parents
            12          15.  brother
                        16.  brother of spouse/partner (brother-in-law)
            42          17.  sister
             2          18.  sister of spouse/partner (sister-in-law)
           211          19.  other relative
           523          20.  other individual
           273          21.  organization
           362          22.  employee of 'institution'
                        23.  paid helper
                        24.  professional
                        25.  professional (specify)
             1          26.  late spouse/partner
             2          27.  ex-spouse/partner
             1          28.  unlisted child or child-in-law
                        29.  not proxy interview
                        30.  former step-child
                        31.  former child-in-law
                        32.  relationship unknown
             8          33.  sp/p of grandchild
             1          90.  ambiguous child relationship
             1          91.  ambiguous child-in-law relationship
                        98.  dk (don't know); na (not ascertained)
                        99.  rf (refused)
                     blank.  inap (inapplicable); partial interview

g066               who helped loop

         section: g     level: helper          type: numeric    width: 3   decimals: 0
         ref: secg.askhelperinfoinorder[1].g066ahlprindx

         .................................................................................
          3236                    1-82.  person index
          1442                  83-105.  helper not on list

adlndx             index connection to the adl table

         section: g     level: helper          type: numeric    width: 10  decimals: 0
         ref: secg.askhelperinfoinorder[1].g177_adlndx

         .................................................................................
          1578           1.  helper named at lg032_1
           465           2.  helper named at lg032_2
           190           3.  helper named at lg032_3
            71           4.  helper named at lg032_4
            39           5.  helper named at lg032_5
            21           6.  helper named at lg032_6
            13           7.  helper named at lg032_7
          2301       blank.  inap (inapplicable); partial interview; no adl helper named

iadlndx            index connection to the iadl table

         section: g     level: helper          type: numeric    width: 2   decimals: 0
         ref: secg.askhelperinfoinorder[1].g178_iadlndx

         .................................................................................
          1838           1.  helper named at lg054_1
           649           2.  helper named at lg054_2
           216           3.  helper named at lg054_3
            59           4.  helper named at lg054_4
            18           5.  helper named at lg054_5
            10           6.  helper named at lg054_6
          1888       blank.  inap (inapplicable); partial interview; no iadl helper named

mnyndx             index connection to the money table

         section: g     level: helper          type: numeric    width: 1   decimals: 0
         ref: secg.askhelperinfoinorder[1].g179_moneyndx

         .................................................................................
          1118           1.  helper named at lg062_1
           145           2.  helper named at lg062_2
          3415       blank.  inap (inapplicable); partial interview; no money helper
                             named

构造变量

         ask:

if askhelperinfoinorder[cnt].g066ahlprindx > 0 

         
if g069ahlprrel <> employeeofinstitution 

         
 


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g070               freq of help given-days last month

         section: g     level: helper          type: numeric    width: 2   decimals: 0
         ref: secg.askhelperinfoinorder[1].g070a

         [helper who loop]
         
         [let's think for a moment about the help you receive that we just talked about.
         first,/next,] the help from [helper who loop]. during the last month, on about
         how many days did [helper who loop] help you?
         
          enter 0 in ``days in last month`` if the person did not help in the last month
         
         days in last month:
          or
         days per week:
          or
         every day:

         .................................................................................

         -----------------------------------------------------------------
              n      min         max          mean            sd    miss
           2730        0          31         11.45         11.86    1866
         -----------------------------------------------------------------
            79          98.  dk (don't know); na (not ascertained)
             3          99.  rf (refused)

构造变量

         ask:

if askhelperinfoinorder[cnt].g066ahlprindx > 0 

         
if g069ahlprrel <> employeeofinstitution 

         
if g070a = empty 

         
 


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g071               # days helper helped

         section: g     level: helper          type: numeric    width: 1   decimals: 0
         ref: secg.askhelperinfoinorder[1].g071a

         [helper who loop]
         
         ([let's think for a moment about the help you receive that we just talked about.
         first,/next,]
         the help from [helper who loop]. during the last month, on about how many days
         did [helper who loop] help you?)
         
         days in last month:
          or
         days per week:
          or
         every day:

         .................................................................................

         -----------------------------------------------------------------
              n      min         max          mean            sd    miss
            481        1           7          2.97          1.80    4194
         -----------------------------------------------------------------
             3           8.  dk (don't know); na (not ascertained)
                         9.  rf (refused)

构造变量

         ask:

if askhelperinfoinorder[cnt].g066ahlprindx > 0 

         
if g069ahlprrel <> employeeofinstitution 

         
if g070a = empty 

         
if g071a = empty 

         
 


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g072               did helper help every day

         section: g     level: helper          type: numeric    width: 1   decimals: 0
         ref: secg.askhelperinfoinorder[1].g072a

         [helper who loop]
         
         ([let's think for a moment about the help you receive that we just talked about.
         first,/next,]
         the help from [helper who loop], during the last month, on about how many days
         did [helper who loop] help you?)
         
         days in last month:
          or
         days per week:
          or
         every day:

         .................................................................................
          1020           1.  every day
                         8.  dk (don't know); na (not ascertained)
                         9.  rf (refused)
          3658       blank.  inap (inapplicable); partial interview

构造变量

         ask:

if askhelperinfoinorder[cnt].g066ahlprindx > 0 

         
if g069ahlprrel <> employeeofinstitution 

         
if not ((g070a = response) and (g070a = 0)) 

         
 


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g073               #hrs of help

         section: g     level: helper          type: numeric    width: 2   decimals: 0
         ref: secg.askhelperinfoinorder[1].g073a

         on the days [helper who loop] helps you, about how many hours per day is that?
         
          less than an hour = 1

         .................................................................................

         -----------------------------------------------------------------
              n      min         max          mean            sd    miss
           3819        1          24          4.44          6.01     649
         -----------------------------------------------------------------
           207          98.  dk (don't know); na (not ascertained)
             3          99.  rf (refused)

构造变量

         ask:

if askhelperinfoinorder[cnt].g066ahlprindx > 0 

         
if g069ahlprrel <> employeeofinstitution 

         
if not ((g070a = response) and (g070a = 0)) 

         
if g069ahlprrel <> spousepartner 

         
if ((g066ahlprindx >= 83.00000000000001) or (g069ahlprrel.ord < 21)) or 
         (g069ahlprrel = exspouse_partner) 

         
 


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g074               helpers sex

         section: g     level: helper          type: numeric    width: 1   decimals: 0
         ref: secg.askhelperinfoinorder[1].g074a

         ask only if necessary:
         
          affirm sex of helper:
         (is [helper who loop] male or female?)

         .................................................................................
           794           1.  male
          1947           2.  female
           233           3.  agency/professional/employee of 'institution'
             4           8.  dk (don't know); na (not ascertained)
             2           9.  rf (refused)
          1698       blank.  inap (inapplicable); partial interview

g075               grandchild of which child

         section: g     level: helper          type: character  width: 3   decimals: 0
         ref: secg.askhelperinfoinorder[1].g075a

         if grandchild: (which of your children is the parent of that grandchild?)

         .................................................................................
           229                 041-991.  other person number
             6                     992.  deceased child
             3                     998.  dk (don't know); na (not ascertained)
                                   999.  rf (refused)
          4440                   blank.  inap (inapplicable); partial interview

构造变量

         ask:

if askhelperinfoinorder[cnt].g066ahlprindx > 0 

         
if g069ahlprrel <> employeeofinstitution 

         
if not ((g070a = response) and (g070a = 0)) 

         
if g069ahlprrel <> spousepartner 

         
 


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g076               helper given money to help

         section: g     level: helper          type: numeric    width: 1   decimals: 0
         ref: secg.askhelperinfoinorder[1].g076a

         is [helper who loop] paid to help you?

         .................................................................................
           576           1.  yes
          2401           5.  no
             8           8.  dk (don't know); na (not ascertained)
             3           9.  rf (refused)
          1690       blank.  inap (inapplicable); partial interview

构造变量

         ask:

if askhelperinfoinorder[cnt].g066ahlprindx > 0 

         
if g069ahlprrel <> employeeofinstitution 

         
if not ((g070a = response) and (g070a = 0)) 

         
if g069ahlprrel <> spousepartner 

         
if g076a = yes 

         
 


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g077               does ins pay

         section: g     level: helper          type: numeric    width: 1   decimals: 0
         ref: secg.askhelperinfoinorder[1].g077a

         does (medicaid/state name for medicaid) or insurance help pay [helper who loop]?

         .................................................................................
           245           1.  yes
           301           5.  no
            30           8.  dk (don't know); na (not ascertained)
                         9.  rf (refused)
          4102       blank.  inap (inapplicable); partial interview

构造变量

         ask:

if askhelperinfoinorder[cnt].g066ahlprindx > 0 

         
if g069ahlprrel <> employeeofinstitution 

         
if not ((g070a = response) and (g070a = 0)) 

         
if g069ahlprrel <> spousepartner 

         
if g076a = yes 

         
 


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g078               amt r/sp/p paid

         section: g     level: helper          type: numeric    width: 5   decimals: 0
         ref: secg.askhelperinfoinorder[1].g078a

         [not counting expenses paid by (medicaid/state name for medicaid) or insurance,
         about/about] how much did you [and your  husband/wife/partner/ ] end up paying
         [helper who loop] for the last month?
         
         amount:
         
         per:

         .................................................................................
           480                 0-10000.  actual value
            83                   99998.  dk (don't know); na (not ascertained)
            13                   99999.  rf (refused)
          4102                   blank.  inap (inapplicable); partial interview

构造变量

         ask:

if askhelperinfoinorder[cnt].g066ahlprindx > 0 

         
if g069ahlprrel <> employeeofinstitution 

         
if not ((g070a = response) and (g070a = 0)) 

         
if g069ahlprrel <> spousepartner 

         
if g076a = yes 

         
if g078a > 0 

         
 


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g079               amt r/sp/p paid helper - per

         section: g     level: helper          type: numeric    width: 1   decimals: 0
         ref: secg.askhelperinfoinorder[1].g079a

         ([not counting expenses paid by (medicaid/state name for medicaid) or insurance,
         about/about] how much did you [and your  husband/wife/partner/ ] end up paying
         [helper who loop] for the last month?)
         
         amount: [amt r/sp paid]
         
         per:

         .................................................................................
           202           1.  month
            23           2.  week
            20           3.  day
             1           5.  year
             1           8.  dk (don't know); na (not ascertained)
                         9.  rf (refused)
          4431       blank.  inap (inapplicable); partial interview

构造变量

         ask:

if askhelperinfoinorder[cnt].g066ahlprindx > 0 

         
if g069ahlprrel <> employeeofinstitution 

         
if not ((g070a = response) and (g070a = 0)) 

         
if g069ahlprrel <> spousepartner 

         
if g076a = yes 

         
if g078a = nonresponse 

         
 


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g080               amt $100

         section: g     level: helper          type: numeric    width: 1   decimals: 0
         ref: secg.askhelperinfoinorder[1].g080a

         did it amount to less than $100 per month, more than $100 per month, or what?

         .................................................................................
             2           1.  less than $100 per month
             4           3.  about $100 per month
            39           5.  more than $100 per month
            45           8.  dk (don't know); na (not ascertained)
             7           9.  rf (refused)
          4581       blank.  inap (inapplicable); partial interview

构造变量

         ask:

if askhelperinfoinorder[cnt].g066ahlprindx > 0 

         
if g069ahlprrel <> employeeofinstitution 

         
if not ((g070a = response) and (g070a = 0)) 

         
if g069ahlprrel <> spousepartner 

         
if g076a = yes 

         
if (g078a > 0) or g078a = nonresponse 

         
 


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g081               otr fin help

         section: g     level: helper          type: numeric    width: 1   decimals: 0
         ref: secg.askhelperinfoinorder[1].g081a

         does any other person help you [and your  husband/wife/partner/ ] pay this cost?

         .................................................................................
            23           1.  yes
           312           5.  no
             9           8.  dk (don't know); na (not ascertained)
             1           9.  rf (refused)
          4333       blank.  inap (inapplicable); partial interview

构造变量

         ask:

if askhelperinfoinorder[cnt].g066ahlprindx > 0 

         
if g069ahlprrel <> employeeofinstitution 

         
if not ((g070a = response) and (g070a = 0)) 

         
if g069ahlprrel <> spousepartner 

         
if g076a = yes 

         
if (g078a > 0) or g078a = nonresponse 

         
if g081a = yes 

         
 


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g082               helper chld rel otr

         section: g     level: helper          type: numeric    width: 1   decimals: 0
         ref: secg.askhelperinfoinorder[1].g082a

         is that a (child or other) relative of yours [and your  husband/wife/partner's/
         ], or is that someone else?

         .................................................................................
            13           1.  child/child-in-law/grandchild
             3           2.  other relative
             7           3.  someone else
                         8.  dk (don't know); na (not ascertained)
                         9.  rf (refused)
          4655       blank.  inap (inapplicable); partial interview

g083               which child

         section: g     level: helper          type: character  width: 3   decimals: 0
         ref: secg.askhelperinfoinorder[1].g083a

         (which child is that?)
   
         
          if grandchild: (which of your children is the parent of that grandchild?)

         .................................................................................
            10                 041-991.  other person number
             3                     998.  dk (don't know); na (not ascertained)
                                   999.  rf (refused)
          4665                   blank.  inap (inapplicable); partial interview

vdate              2008 data model version

         section: g     level: helper          type: numeric    width: 1   decimals: 0

         user note:  this variable identifies which data model was used to interview the
         household.  please reference the data description for a summary of changes in
         each data model.

         .................................................................................
           630           1.  version 1
           868           2.  version 2
           798           3.  version 3
          2382           4.  version 4

version            2008 data release version

         section: g     level: helper          type: numeric    width: 1   decimals: 0

         .................................................................................
          4678           2.  hrs 2008 final release