14  Parental Circumstances

Author

Connair J. S. Russell

Cluster: Socialisation

14.1 Measure

Modifications

No modifications were used

14.2 Implementation

Question wording

Items

Qlabel question
pc_01 Whom were you living with when you were 16?
pc_02 If one or both of your parents were not living with you when you were 16 years
old, what was the reason

Response Options

Participants responded with the following options

Qlabel question
pc_01

Living with own mother and father

Living with two mothers

Living with two fathers

Living with own father and stepmother

Living with own mother and stepfather

Living with own father only

Living with own mother only

Living with other relatives

Don’t Know

Other (please specify)

pc_02

Mother deceased

Father deceased

Both parents deceased

Parents divorced or separated

Father absent (e.g. armed forces, institution)

Mother absent (e.g. armed forces, institution)

Both parents absent (e.g. armed forces)

Other (please specify)

Don’t know

Coding/Scoring

The following variables were derived from this measure:

Variable Name Variable Label Description Variable Type Source (Section) Definition
Parental Circumstances parental_circ Parental Circumstance. Options: Living with own mother and father Living with two mothers Living with two fathers Living with own father and stepmother Living with own mother and stepfather Living with own father only Living with own mother only Living with other relatives Don't Know Other (please specify) categorical Parental Circumstances pc_01
Parental Absence Reason parent_absence Parental Absence. Options: Mother deceased Father deceased Both parents deceased Parents divorced or separated Father absent (e.g. armed forces, institution) Mother absent (e.g. armed forces, institution) Both parents absent (e.g. armed forces) Other (please specify) Don’t know categorical Parental Circumstances pc_02