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 fathers parents |
|
|
X |
X |
|
X |
X |
|
X |
Whether fathers parents are still living |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Parents 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 childs mother able to contact father when
hes 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 fathers last name/Whether fathers 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 childs birth (can be calculated) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
|
Age
when first became father |
|
|
|
|
|
X |
X |
|
|
Marital status at birth of child |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
Ever married/live with childs mother |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Complete Fertility History |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Marital/Cohabiting
History |
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
|
Number of biological children w/childs 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/childs mother |
X |
X |
|
X |
X |
|
X |
X |
|
Status
of relationship (e.g.. Romantic/friendship) |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
X |
X |
Past
relationship w/childs mother/why relationship ended |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
X |
Plans
for relationship in the future (e.g.. Marriage, cohabitation) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
X |
Mothers
view of fathers 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) |
Dads
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
programs 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 fathers 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. |