Study Information

Data Set Type: EHD

Date of Collection:

1999-2000

Number of Cases: 1,200
Response Rate: 63.5%
Codebook: Available via ICPSR
Participant Age: Adult
Duke Study: No
North Carolina Study: No
United States Study: Yes

Study Methods

Assessment: Survey
Collection Mode: Random Digit Dialing / Computer Assisted Telephone (CATI)
Participants: Parent
Sample Frame: Parents age 18 or older living with at least one child under age 18 and residing in a household with a telephone in the contiguous United States
Sample Weights?: Yes
Time Method: Cross-Sectional

National Survey of Parents

Study Overview

Description:

The National Survey of Parents examined the activity patterns of American parents; specifically, the survey asked about how parents balanced work, household tasks, child care, and leisure activities. The study respondents completed time-diaries detailing their previous day's activities, including primary and secondary activities as well as the people with whom they engaged in these activities. Additionally, respondents provided demographic information for the respondent and spouse (if applicable), weekly estimates of time devoted to a variety of activities with children, feelings of time pressure, and the extent to which they enjoyed various parenting activities.

Study Author(s):

Bianchi, S., Robinson, J.

Sampling Procedures:

The sample was selected via Random Digit Dialing and designed to include approximately equal numbers of interviews conducted on each day of the week.

Keywords:

Methods - Time Utilization

Family Life - Parent Child Relationships

Education - Early Childhood Education

Contact and Data Access

Conditions:

1. I will use the dataset solely for statistical analysis and reporting of aggregated information and not for investigation of a specific individual or organization. 2. I will produce no links among the Distributors' datasets or among the Distributor's data and other datasets that could identify individuals or organizations. 3. I represent neither I, nor anyone I know, has any prior knowledge of the possible identification of any study participants in any dataset that I am being licensed to use. 4. I will not knowingly divulge any information that could be used to identify individual participants in the study, nor will I attempt to identify or contact any study participant and I agree to use any precautions necessary to prevent such identification. 5. I will not reproduce the dataset except as it is necessary for scholarly purposes. I will destroy the dataset upon completion of my scholarly work with it. 6. I will not share data from the dataset (in any form or by any means) with any third party, as I understand that all users of the data must obtain it directly from the distributor. 7. I will make appropriate acknowledgement of the contributor and distributor of the dataset in any manuscript or publication. 8. The distributor makes no warranties, express or implied, by operation of law or otherwise regarding or relating to the dataset.

Disclaimer:

The original collector of the data, SSRI, and the relevant funding agencies, bear no responsibility for the use of the data or for interpretations and inferences based upon such users.

Distributor:

Social Science Research Institute

Distribution Date:

2010

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