Appendix A: HOME-SF Scales (NLSY79 Child)
Appendix A: HOME-SF Scales (NLSY79 Child)
Appendix A-2a. The NLSY79 HOME scales and item recodes: Children under age 3 years
E = Emotional Support; C = Cognitive Stimulation
| Q Name 2002-2004 | Q Name 2006-20141 | Scale | Question Text | Recode | |
| 1 | 0 | ||||
| HOME-A01 | MS-HOME-A01 | C | How often does child have a chance to get out of the house? | 6,7 | 1-5 |
| HOME-A02 | MS-HOME-A02 | C | About how many children's books does child have? | 3,4 | 1,2 |
| HOME-A03 | MS-HOME-A03 | C | How often do you get a chance to read to child? | 5,6 | 1-4 |
| HOME-A04 | MS-HOME-A04 | C | How often do you take child to the grocery store? | 1 | 2-4 |
| HOME-A05 | MS-HOME-A05 | C | About how many, if any, cuddly, soft, or role-playing toys does child have? | >=1 | 0 |
| HOME-A06 | MS-HOME-A06 | C | About how many, if any, push or pull toys does child have? | >=1 | 0 |
| HOME-A07 | MS-HOME-A07 | C | Some parents spend time teaching their children new skill while other parents believe children learn best on their own. Which most closely describes your attitude? | 1,2 | 3,4 |
| HOME-A08 | MS-HOME-A08 | - | How much time does child spend time watching TV on a typical weekday? | - | - |
| HOME-A09 | MS-HOME-A09 | - | How much time does child spend time watching TV on a typical weekend day? | - | - |
| HOME-A10B | MS-HOME-A10B | - | About how many hours is the TV on in your home each day? | - | - |
| HOME-A11 | MS-HOME-A11 | - | Does child ever see his/her father, or someone you consider a father-figure? | - | - |
| HOME-A12 | MS-HOME-A12 | - | Is this person his/her biological father, stepfather, or father-figure? | - | - |
| HOME-A13 | MS-HOME-A13 | - | What is his relationship to you? | - | - |
| HOME-A14 | MS-HOME-A14 | * | Does child see his/her father/step/father-figure on a daily basis? | 1 | 0,2 |
| HOME-A15 | MS-HOME-A15 | E | How often does child eat a meal with both you and his/her father/step/father-figure? | 1,2 | 3-7 |
| HOME-A16 | MS-HOME-A16 | E | How often do you talk to child while you are working? | 1,2 | 3-5 |
| HOME-A17A | MS-HOME-A17A | - | How close does child feel toward you? | - | - |
| HOME-A17B | MS-HOME-A17B | - | How close does child feel toward his/her (biological) father? | - | - |
| HOME-A17D | MS-HOME-A17D | - | How close does s/he feel toward his/her father/step/father-figure? | - | - |
| HOME-A18 | MS-HOME-A18 | E | About how many times, if any, have you had to spank child in the past week? | 0,1 | >=2 |
| CSOB-1A | CSOB-1A | * | Interviewer: Did you observe child and his/her mother together at any time? | 1 | 0 |
| CSOB-2A | CSOB-2A | E | Interviewer: Mother spontaneously spoke to child twice or more (excluding scolding)? | 1 | 0 |
| CSOB-3A | CSOB-3A | E | Interviewer: Mother responded verbally to child's speech? | 1 | 0 |
| CSOB-4A | CSOB-4A | E | Interviewer: Mother caressed, kissed, or hugged child at least once? | 1 | 0 |
| CSOB-5A | CSOB-5A | E | Interviewer: Mother slapped or spanked child at least once? | 0 | 1 |
| CSOB-6A | CSOB-6A | E | Interviewer: Mother interfered w/ child's actions or restricted child from exploring >= 3 times? | 0 | 1 |
| CSOB-7A | CSOB-7A | C | Interviewer: Mother provided toys or interesting activities for child? | 1 | 0 |
| CSOB-8A | CSOB-8A | E | Interviewer: Mother kept child in view/ could see child/ looked at him/her often? | 1 | 0 |
| CSOB-9A | CSOB-9A | C | Interviewer: Child's play environment is safe? | 1 | 0 |
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1Starting in 2006, only children ages 4 and older are given the interviewer-administered assessments. Therefore, from 2006 on, raw HOME scores for children under age 4 exclude the interviewer observation items (CSOB-1A to CSOB-9A). |
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*Item not part of scale--used in scoring other item(s) |
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** If any harsh response in this series, then item score=0 |
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Note: All HOME interviewer observation items (CSOB) are NOT read to the mother but completed by the interviewer at the conclusion of the Child Supplement. |
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