Module |
CAPI Section |
Construct |
Measure |
Author / Publisher |
Child Age |
Waves |
Information Gathered |
Child Household |
CH |
Child characteristics |
Project-developed questions |
N/A |
All |
1, 3, 4 |
Child's demographic information, and height, weight,
and head circumference for children < 4 |
Cognitive Status |
KB |
Developmental / Cognitive status |
Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test (K-BIT): Expressive
Vocabulary, Definitions, and Matrices |
Kaufman & Kaufman, 1990, American Guidance Service,
Inc. |
4 |
1, 3, 4 |
Standardized assessment tool comprised of two subsets:
Vocabulary (expressive vocabulary and definitions) & Matrices (ability
to perceive relationships & complete analogies). |
Cognitive Status |
BD |
Developmental / Cognitive status |
Battelle Developmental Inventory (BDI) & Screening
Test: Cognitive Skills section |
Newborg, Stock, Wnek, Guidubaldi, & Svinicki, 1988,
Riverside Publishing |
<4 |
1, 3, 4 |
Cognitive skills; administered to age 4 and older
if B-BIT score = 0 |
Neurodevelopmental Impairment |
NI |
Developmental / Cognitive status |
Bayley Infant Neurodevelopmental Screener (BINS) |
Aylward, 1995 |
<2 |
1, 3 |
Basic brain function, ability to comprehend and express,
and intellectual processes |
Communication |
CO |
Communication skills |
Preschool Language Scales-3 (PLS-3) |
Zimmerman, Steiner, & Pond, 1992, The Psychological
Corporation |
<6 |
1, 3, 4 |
Standardized assessment tool comprised of three scales:
expressive communication, auditory comprehension, and total language,
which include pre-linguistic and language skills |
School Achievement |
AH |
Academic achievement |
Mini Battery of Achievement (MBA) |
Woodcock, McGrew, & Werder, 1994, Riverside Publishing |
6 |
1, 3, 4 |
Standardized test of academic achievement with respect
to reading and mathematics |
Community Environment |
CN |
Neighborhood factors |
Abridged Community Environment Scale from National
Evaluation of Family Support Programs |
Abt Associates, Inc., 1996 |
EY |
4 |
Behavior of emancipated youth in terms of the environment
of their community; items mirror Community Environment module in Current
Caregiver Instrument |
School Engagement |
SE |
School engagement |
Drug Free Schools (DFSCA) Outcome Study Questions |
U.S. Department of Education: Office of the Under
Secretary |
6 |
1, 3, 4 |
School achievement; student's disposition toward learning
and school; administered only to children in school (excludes home
schooled situations) |
Relationship with Peers |
RP |
Peer relationships, including social rejection |
Loneliness and Social Dissatisfaction Questionnaire
for Young Children |
Asher et al., 1984; Asher and Wheeler (rev.), 1985 |
5-7 |
1, 3, 4 |
Success in making and keeping friendships; school
adjustment; administered only to children in school (excludes home
schooled situations) |
Relationship with Peers |
RR |
Peer relationships, including social rejection |
Loneliness and Social Dissatisfaction Questionnaire
for Young Children |
Asher et al., 1984; Asher and Wheeler (rev.), 1985 |
8 |
1, 3, 4 |
Success in making and keeping friendships; school
adjustment; administered only to children in school (excludes home
schooled situations) |
Protective Factors |
PF |
Protective factors |
Resiliency Scale - LongSCAN |
Runyan, Curtis, Hunter, Black, Kotch, Bangdiwala,
Dubowitz, English, Everson, Landsverk, 1997 |
11 |
1, 3, 4 |
Resources that a child has that facilitate resiliency |
Parental Monitoring |
PM |
Behavioral Monitoring |
Parental Monitoring from UNOCCAP |
Use, Need, Outcome, and Costs in Child and Adolescent
Populations Steering Committee |
10 |
1, 3, 4 |
Extent to which the caregiver monitors the child's
activities |
Independent Living |
IP |
Independent living |
Project-developed questions |
N/A |
14 |
4 |
Life skills the youth may have developed and where
he/she learned the skill |
Questions for Children in
Out-of-Home |
OH |
Child in out-of-home care; Perceptions of Permanency,
Disruptions, Contact with Family |
University of California at Berkeley Foster Care Study |
Fox, Frasch, & Berrick, 2000 |
6 |
1, 3, 4 |
Adjustment of children in out-of-home placement, including
concerns about how well they fit in with their foster family and how
permanent they view the placement |
Family Contact for Adopted
and Emancipated Youth |
AO |
Perceptions of Permanency, Disruptions, Contact with
Family |
University of California at Berkeley Foster Care Study |
Fox, Frasch, & Berrick, 2000 |
6 |
4 |
Adjustment of adopted and emancipated youth, including
concerns about how well they fit in with their adoptive family (if
applicable) and contact with biological family |
Satisfaction with Caseworker
Services |
SW |
Satisfaction with Caseworker services |
Project developed satisfaction questions |
N/A |
11 |
1, 3, 4 |
Degree of satisfaction with caseworker services |
Future Expectations |
FE |
Future expectations |
Expectations About Employment, Education, and Life
Span Section from Adolescent Health Survey |
Bearman, Jones, and Udry, 1997 |
10 |
1, 3, 4 |
Expectations as related to children's life experiences |
Social Support |
SU |
Social support and other family resources, including
assistance with child-rearing |
Adapted from Duke Functional Social Support Scale
and Sarason Social Support Questionnaire-3 |
Sarasan, Levine, Basham, & Sarason, 1983; Sarason,
Sarason, Shearin & Pearce, 1987 |
EY |
4 |
Perceived social support for emancipated youth; items
mirror Social Support module in Current Caregiver Instrument |
Physical Health |
PE |
Physical health |
Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12) |
Ware, Kosinski & Keller, 1996 |
EY |
4 |
Physical health status of emancipated youth; items
mirror Physical Health module in Current Caregiver Instrument |
Depression |
CD |
Mental health |
Children's Depression Inventory |
Kovacs, 1992; Multi Health Systems |
7 |
1, 3, 4 |
All aspects of well-being, including behavior problems |
Trauma |
TR |
Mental health |
Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children - PTSD Section |
Briere, 1996 |
8 |
1, 3, 4 |
Indicators of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder |
Youth Activities |
YA |
Participation in activities |
Youth Self Report - Social Competence Scale |
Achenbach, 1991, University Associates in Psychiatry;
Burlington, VT |
11 |
1, 3, 4 |
Involvement in activities which may promote social
skills or cognitive development |
Youth Behavior |
YB |
Behavior problems |
Youth Self Report - Syndrome and Total Problems Scale |
Achenbach, 1991, University Associates in Psychiatry;
Burlington, VT |
11 |
1, 3, 4 |
Magnitude of aggressive behavior and impulse control |
ACASI Introduction |
AC |
N/A |
Project-developed practice questions |
N/A |
11 |
1, 3, 4 |
N/A |
Relationship with Caregiver(s)
(ACASI) |
RC |
Relationship with parents and other significant adults |
Revised Adolescent Health Survey Questions; Relatedness
Scale from Research Assessment Package for Schools - Self-Report Instrument
for Middle School Students (RAPS-SM) |
James P. Connell, 1998 |
11 |
1, 3, 4 |
Degree of supportive relationships between child and
adult |
Closeness to Caregiver(s)
(ACASI) |
CL |
Relationship with parents and other significant adults |
Project-developed questions |
N/A |
11 |
1, 3, 4 |
Degree of supportive relationships between child and
adult |
Exposure to Violence (ACASI) |
EV |
Loss, violence and other stressors in and out of the
home |
Violence Exposure Scale (VEX-R) - Home Set |
Fox & Leavitt, 1995 |
5 |
1, 3, 4 |
Violence observed and experienced in the home |
Services Received (ACASI) |
SV |
Services received |
Project-developed questions |
N/A |
11 |
1, 3, 4 |
Factors that affect the service provision process;
includes items administered only at Wave 4 for emancipated youth |
Substance Abuse (ACASI) |
SA |
Substance abuse |
Drug Free School Community Act Outcome Study Questions |
U.S. Department of Education: Office of the Under
Secretary |
11 |
1, 3, 4 |
Misuse of controlled substances as associated with
depression and maltreatment |
Sexual Activity (ACASI) |
SX |
Sexual behavior |
LongSCAN |
Runyan, Curtis, Hunter, Black, Kotch, Bangdiwala,
Dubowitz, English, Everson, Landsverk, 1997 |
11 |
1, 3, 4 |
Early sexual activity |
Delinquency (ACASI) |
DE |
Delinquency |
Modified Self Report of Delinquency Revised Adolescent
Health Survey Questions |
Achenbach, 1991, University Associates in Pyschiatry;
Burlington, VT; Elliott and Busse, 1992 |
11 |
1, 3, 4 |
Participation in delinquent or criminal activities;
includes items added at Wave 4 on reasons for recent arrests |
Injuries (ACASI) |
IJ |
Maltreatment |
Injury Questions from Child Health and Illness Profile-Adolescent
Edition |
Starfield, Ensminger, Green, Riley, Ryan, Kim-Harris,
Crawford, Johnston, 1995 |
11 |
1, 3, 4 |
Nature and extent of injuries in the past 12 months |
Victimization (ACASI) |
VC |
Victimization |
Incidence and Prevalence of Drug Abuse Among Runaway
and Homeless Youth Study - Shelter Sample Questionnaire |
Research Triangle Institute, 2002 |
EY |
4 |
Emancipated youth's victimization, including things
that may have happened to the youth since he/she started living on
own (e.g., robbery sexual assault) |
Child Maltreatment (ACASI) |
CM |
Maltreatment |
Adaption of Parent-Child Conflict Tactics Scale |
Straus, M.A., Hamby, S.L., Finkelhor, D., Moore, D.W.,
& Runyan, D, 1998 |
11 |
1, 3, 4 |
Additional maltreatment information in order to better
understand the effects of the severity and specific type of abuse |
ACASI Finish |
AF |
N/A |
Project-developed script to close ACASI module |
N/A |
11 |
1, 3, 4 |
N/A |
Teacher Authorization |
AU |
N/A |
Project-developed questions to collection contact
information for the teacher survey |
N/A |
EY |
4 |
Teacher contact information collected from emancipated
youth, including school name, address, and phone number |
Locator Form |
LO |
N/A |
Project-developed questions to track respondent for
future interview waves |
N/A |
EY |
4 |
Locator information for emancipated youth and up to
3 contact persons |
Data Linkage |
LK |
N/A |
Project-developed script requesting permission for
researchers to link NSCAW data to data from other sources |
N/A |
13 |
3, 4 |
N/A |
Verifications |
VO |
N/A |
Project-developed script informing respondent of potential
recontact for interview QC purposes |
N/A |
EY |
4 |
N/A |
Child Interview Close |
CC |
N/A |
Project-developed end-of-interview script |
N/A |
All |
1, 3, 4 |
N/A |