Parent Interviews

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Appendix B

PARENT INTERVIEW

IF MKP COMES TO THE PHONE. Hello. My name is ________ and I am calling from Abt Associates on behalf of the US Department of Health and Human Services. Earlier, we spoke (to you/someone in your household) and you (identified yourself/were identified) as the person who could answer questions about [(NAME_ADOL) / the (SAMPLED_ADOL_TXT) teenager] who lives in your household.

ALL: We are conducting a national survey of parents and teens to find out what they think about teens not having sex. We are not asking any questions about behaviors or what young people actually do. We are only asking about what people think and believe and how they talk about this issue.

This interview will take about 20 minutes. I will be asking you about a number of issues. As permitted by law, all of your answers to my survey questions will be kept private and will only be used for research purposes. We will not use your name, and your answers and those of other parents and guardians will only be reported in summary form.

Completing this survey is your choice. You may choose not to participate in the survey. You may choose not to answer any question for any reason and you can stop at any time. If I ask a question you don’t want to answer, just let me know and I’ll go on to the next one.

If you have any questions about your rights in this study, I can give you the number for the project director at the US Department of Health and Human Services. If you have any other questions about this research study, you can call the study director at Abt Associates. I can give you her number as well.

Finally, to evaluate my performance, my supervisor may record and listen as I ask the questions.

1. First I would like to ask you some questions about you and [(NAME_ADOL)/the (SAMPLED_ADOL_TXT) teenager in your household]. What is your relationship to (NAME_ADOL)? CODE USING CATEGORIES BELOW.

MOTHER

BIOLOGICAL 01

STEP 02

FOSTER 03

ADOPTIVE 04

FATHER

BIOLOGICAL 05

STEP 06

FOSTER 07

ADOPTIVE 08

SIBLING

BIOLOGICAL 09

STEP 10

FOSTER 11

ADOPTIVE 12

AUNT/UNCLE 13

GRANDPARENT 14

OTHER FAMILY MEMBER 15

OTHER NON-RELATIVE

SPECIFY: ______________________________ 16

REFUSED 97

2. I would like to ask a few questions about your child’s background. Is [(NAME_ADOL)/the (SAMPLED_ADOL_TXT) teenager in your household] male or female?

Male	01
Female	02
REFUSED	97
DON’T KNOW	98

3. How old is [(NAME_ADOL)/this teenager]?

Age in years: ______ _______

REFUSED	97
DON’T KNOW	98

4. Is [(NAME_ADOL)/this teenager] Hispanic or (Latino/Latina)?

YES	01
NO	02
REFUSED	97
DON’T KNOW	98

5. Please select one or more from the following lists to describe [(NAME_ADOL)/this teenager]’s race. (CODE ALL THAT APPLY)

HELP SCREEN: If the respondent answers “Hispanic” or other ethnicity, probe to find out race.

White	01
Black or African-American	02
Asian	03
American Indian or Alaska Native	04
Native Hawaiian or Other Alaska Native	05
Other (Specify: ______________________)	06
DON’T KNOW	98
REFUSED	97

6. Is [(NAME_ADOL)/this teenager] currently enrolled in school?

YES [ASK 6a]	01
NO [ASK 6b]	02
REFUSED [SKIP TO 7]	97
DON’T KNOW [SKIP TO 7]	98

6a. [IF YES] What grade is [(NAME_ADOL)/this teenager] in?

GRADE 6	01
GRADE 7	02
GRADE 8	03
GRADE 9	04
GRADE 10	05
GRADE 11	06
GRADE 12 Other (specify) ______________________________	07

6b. [IF NO] What was the last grade [(NAME_ADOL)/this teenager] completed?

GRADE 6	01
GRADE 7	02
GRADE 8	03
GRADE 9	04
GRADE 10	05
GRADE 11	06
GRADE 12 Other (specify) ______________________________	07

7. How often do you and [(NAME_ADOL)/this teenager] do things together that you personally enjoy? Would you say… (MPR Wave 1, 1.14)

Once a week or more often than that	01
2-3 times a month	02
Once a month	03
Less than once a month	04
Never	05
DON’T KNOW	98
REFUSED	97

8. How close do you feel you are to [(NAME_ADOL)/this teenager]? Would you say … (MPR Wave 1, 1.15)

Not at all close	01
A little close	02
Close	03
Very close	04
DON’T KNOW	98
REFUSED	97

9. Would you say your relationship with [(NAME_ADOL)/this teenager] is…?

Very good	01
Fairly good	02
Fairly poor	03
Very poor	04
DON’T KNOW	98
REFUSED	97

Parent-teen communication re: abstinence and other messages

10. Now I would like to ask you some questions about the kinds of things you talk to [(NAME_ADOL)/this teenager] about. How many times have you ever talked with (him/her) about (INSERT ISSUE)? Would you say never, once or twice, or more than twice? (MPR Wave 2, 3.16)

		Never	1-2 times	>2 times	Ref		DK
a.	The basics of how babies are made, pregnancy, or birth	01	02	03		97		98
b.	Sexually transmitted diseases, STDs, or HIV/AIDS	01	02	03		97		98
c.	How to have good relationships	01	02	03		97		98
d.	How to behave on dates	01	02	03		97		98
e.	How to resist pressures to have sexual intercourse.	01	02	03		97		98
f.	Waiting to have sexual intercourse until (he/she) is married.	01	02	03		97		98
g.	Avoiding drugs and alcohol	01	02	03		97		98
h.	How religious values relate to sexual intercourse	01	02	03		97		98

NOTE TO COGNITIVE TESTING STAFF: FOR TESTING PURPOSES, FOR EACH ITEM ABOVE, ASK:

How many times in total have you talked about this topic with (NAME/this teenager?

Item	Number of times
The basics of how babies are made, pregnancy or birth
Sexually transmitted diseases, STDs, or HIV/AIDS
How to have good relationships
How to behave on dates
How to resist pressures to have sexual intercourse.
Waiting to have sexual intercourse until (he/she) is married.
Avoiding drugs and alcohol
How religious values relate to sexual intercourse

11. During the past year, have you had conversations about sex or sexual issues with your teenager?

YES		01
NO (SKIP TO Q12)		02
DON’T KNOW (SKIP TO Q12)	98
REFUSED (SKIP TO Q12)	97

11a. How often during the past year have you and your teenager talked about what is right and wrong or good and bad about having sex? Would you say…

Never		01
One or two times		02
More than two times		02
DON’T KNOW	98
REFUSED	97

Q12. Have you ever talked with (NAME_ADOL/this teenager) about sex or sexual issues?

YES		01
NO (SKIP TO Q13)		02
DON’T KNOW (SKIP TO Q13)	98
REFUSED (SKIP TO Q13)	97

12a. Thinking about the conversations you had with [(NAME_ADOL)/this teenager], please tell me which of the following statements reflect what you said to (him/her)? (Q is adapted from Sex Education in America; response categories from Zogby)

		YES	NO	REFUSED	DON’T KNOW
a.	[(NAME_ADOL)/this teenager] should not engage in sexual intercourse until (he/she) is married.	01	02	97	98
b.	[(NAME_ADOL)/this teenager] should not engage in sexual intercourse until (he/she) is in a relationship with someone [(NAME_ADOL)/this teenager] feels (he/she) would like to marry.	01	02	97	98
c.	[(NAME_ADOL)/this teenager] should not engage in sexual intercourse until (he/she) has, at least, finished high school.	01	02	97	98
d.	It’s okay for [(NAME_ADOL)/this teenager] to engage in sexual intercourse as long as condoms are used to protect against sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy.	01	02	97	98

13. How comfortable [would you be/are you] talking to [(NAME_ADOL)/this teenager] about sex? Would you say…(MPR Wave 2, 4.8) [IF Q12=2,97,OR 98 USE “WOULD YOU BE” ELSE USE “ARE YOU”]

Not at all comfortable	01
A little comfortable	02
Comfortable	03
Very comfortable	04
DON’T KNOW	98
REFUSED	97

14. How comfortable do you think [(NAME_ADOL)/this teenager] [would be/is] talking to you about sex? Would you say…(adapted MPR Wave 2, 4.8) [IF Q12=2,97,OR 98 USE “WOULD YOU BE” ELSE USE “IS”]

Not at all comfortable	01
A little comfortable	02
Comfortable	03
Very comfortable	04
DON’T KNOW	98
REFUSED	97

15. Now I am going to ask about your views on sexual intercourse. For each of the following statements, please tell me if you strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree. (MPR Wave 2, 2.5 adapted for parent)

		Strongly Agree	Agree	Disagree	Strongly Disagree	REFUSED	DON’T KNOW
a.	Having sexual intercourse is a good thing to do at your teenager’s age.	01	02	03	04	97		98
b.	It would be against your values for your teenager to have sexual intercourse before marriage.	01	02	03	04	97		98
c	Having sexual intercourse is something only married people should do.	01	02	03	04	97		98
d.	It is against (NAME_ADOL/your teenager’s) values to have sexual intercourse before (he/she) is married.	01	02	03	04	97		98
e.	It would be okay for (NAME_ADOL/your teenager) to have sexual intercourse if (he/she) has been dating the same person for at least one year.	01	02	03	04	97		98
f.	It would be okay for (NAME_ADOL/your teenager) to have sexual intercourse before marriage if he/she plans to marry the person.	01	02	03	04	97		98
g.	There is little you can do to keep (NAME_ADOL/your teenager) from engaging in sexual intercourse.	01	02	03	04	97		98
h.	It would be okay for (NAME_ADOL/your teenager) to have sexual intercourse as long as he/she and and his/her partner think that it is okay.	01	02	03	04	97		98
i.	At (NAME_ADOL/your teenager’s) age, having sexual intercourse would create problems or would make life difficult	01	02	03	04	97		98
j.	It would be okay for (NAME_ADOL/your teenager) to have sexual intercourse before s/he leaves high school.	01	02	03	04	97		98
k.	It would be okay for (NAME_ADOL/your teenager) to have sexual intercourse if (he/she) uses birth control	01	02	03	04	97		98

16. Teens can get information about not having sexual intercourse from many sources. I am going to read you different sources and ask if you favor or oppose your child getting information from each source. Do you favor or oppose [(NAME_ADOL)/this teenager] being told by (SOURCE) that (he/she) should not have sexual intercourse until (he/she) is married?

Kaiser 1996 survey, Question 2, adapted with consolidated response codes and reference to abstinence)

		FAVOR	OPPOSE	REFUSED	DON’T KNOW
a.	School	01	02	97	98
b.	A health center, health clinic, or doctor’s office	01	02	97	98
c.	A place of worship	01	02	97	98
d.	A community organization	01	02	97	98
e.	An Internet website	01	02	97	98

17. If (NAME_ADOL/your teenager) could only talk to one person about sex and sexual issues, who would you want that person be? [CODE FROM LIST]

MOTHER	01
FATHER.	02
BROTHER OR SISTER	03
OTHER ADULT RELATIVE (SPECIFY)_________________	03
ADULT FRIENDS	04
FRIENDS (HIS/HER) OWN AGE	06
TEACHER	07
MINISTER, PRIEST, RABBI	09
DOCTOR OR NURSE	10
OTHER (SPECIFY)_________________	11
DON’T KNOW/NOT SURE	98
REFUSED	97

Exposure to abstinence education

18. In the past year, did [(NAME_ADOL)/this teenager] take part in a class, program, or event that talked about waiting until marriage to have sexual intercourse? IF NECESSARY: It could be a class in school or someplace else. (MPR, adapted re: abstinence)

YES	01
NO [SKIP TO 19]	02
NOT SURE [SKIP TO 19]	98
REFUSED [SKIP TO 19]	97

18a. [IF YES] Was it at….?

		YES	NO	REFUSED	DON’T KNOW
a.	School	01	02	97	98
b.	A health center, health clinic, or doctor’s office	01	02	97	98
c.	A place of worship	01	02	97	98
d.	A community organization	01	02	97	98
e.	Or some other place (SPECIFY) ____________	01	02	97	98

19. Has [(NAME_ADOL)/this teenager] ever made a pledge in public or a written pledge to wait to have sexual intercourse until marriage? (MPR, Add Health, NSFG, adapted for parent)

YES, DEFINITELY	01
YES, I THINK SO	02
NO, I DON’T THINK SO	03
NO, DEFINITELY NOT	04
DON’T KNOW/NOT SURE	98
REFUSED	97

Parent Demographics

20. Next, I would like to ask some questions about you. First, I have a few questions about your background. IF NECESSARY, ASK: Are you male or female?

MALE	01
FEMALE	02
REFUSED	97

21. Are you Hispanic or (Latino/Latina)?

YES	01
NO	02
REFUSED	97
DON’T KNOW	98

22. Please select one or more from the following lists to describe your race. (CODE ALL THAT APPLY)

HELP SCREEN: If the respondent answers “Hispanic” or other ethnicity, probe to find out race.

White	01
Black or African-American	02
Asian	03
American Indian or Alaska Native	04
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	05
Other (Specify: _________________________)	96
DON’T KNOW	98
REFUSED	97

23. What language do you speak primarily at home?

ENGLISH	01
SPANISH	02
ANY OTHER LANGUAGE	02
REFUSED	97
DON’T KNOW	98

24. In what month and year were you born?

____ _____ /___ ___ ___ ___ (SKIP TO 25)

MONTH YEAR

REFUSED (GO TO 24A)	97
DON’T KNOW (GO TO 24A)	98

24a. How old are you?

Age in years: ______ _______

REFUSED	97
DON’T KNOW	98

25. What is your marital status? Are you…

Married or in a marriage-like relationship	01
Widowed	02
Divorced	03
Legally separated	04
Never been married	05
DON’T KNOW	98
REFUSED	97

26. Not including yourself (IF NAME_ADOL IS 18: and NAME_ADOL), how many people 18 years old or older live in this household?

NUMBER OF ADULTS: _____________

27. What is the relationship of this/these adult(s) to NAME_ADOL [CODE ALL THAT APPLY]

MOTHER
BIOLOGICAL	01
STEP	02
FOSTER	03
ADOPTIVE	04
FATHER
BIOLOGICAL	05
STEP	06
FOSTER	07
ADOPTIVE	08
SIBLING
BIOLOGICAL	09
STEP	10
FOSTER	11
ADOPTIVE	12
AUNT/UNCLE	13
GRANDPARENT	14
OTHER FAMILY MEMBER	15
OTHER NON-RELATIVE
SPECIFY ___________________________	16
REFUSED	97
DON’T KNOW	98

28. What was the last grade or year of school you completed?

NO FORMAL SCHOOLING	01
FIRST THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE	02
SOME HIGH SCHOOL	03
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE	04
TRADE\TECHNICAL\VOCATIONAL AFTER
HIGH SCHOOL	05
SOME COLLEGE	06
TWO-YEAR COLLEGE GRADUATE	07
FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE GRADUATE	08
POSTGRADUATE	09
OTHER (SPECIFY _______________)	10
DON'T KNOW	98
REFUSED	97

29. What is the highest level of education completed by anyone in your household?

NO FORMAL SCHOOLING	01
FIRST THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE	02
SOME HIGH SCHOOL	03
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE	04
TRADE\TECHNICAL\VOCATIONAL AFTER
HIGH SCHOOL	05
SOME COLLEGE	06
TWO-YEAR COLLEGE GRADUATE	07
FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE GRADUATE	08
POSTGRADUATE	09
OTHER (SPECIFY _______________)	10
DON'T KNOW	98
REFUSED	97

30. How far do you expect [(NAME_ADOL)/this teenager] will continue in school? Do you think (he/she) will: (National Household Education Survey (NHES:96):

		YES	NO	REFUSED	DON’T KNOW
a.	Graduate from high school?	01	02	97	98
b.	Attend school after high school?	01	02	97	98
c.	Graduate from a 2-year college	01	02	97	98
d.	Graduate from a 4-year college?	01	02	97	98

31. In the past 12 months, how often did you attend religious services? Would you say…(MPR version 1, Males, 5.6)

Once a week or more often than that	01
2-3 times a month	02
Once a month	03
Less than once a month	04
Never	05
DON’T KNOW	98
REFUSED	97

32. Which of the following categories best describes your household's income before taxes in (PREVIOUS YEAR)? READ LIST.

$10,000 or less	01
$10,001 to $20,000	02
$20,001 to $30,000	03
$30,001 to $40,000	04
$40,001 to $50,000	05
$50,001 to $60,000	06
$60,001 to $70,000	07
$75,001 or more	08
DON’T KNOW	98
REFUSED	97

Telephone Coverage

33. For statistical purposes, I am now going to ask you about the telephone numbers in your household. Not counting cellular phones, do you have any other home phone numbers in addition to (DISPLAY SAMPLE TELEPHONE NUMBER)?

YES	01
NO (GO TO 35)	02
REFUSED (GO TO 35)	97
DON’T KNOW (GO TO 35)	98

33a. Is this second number for home use only, for business use only, or for both home and business use?

HOME ONLY	01
BUSINESS ONLY (GO TO 34)	02
BOTH HOME AND BUSINESS	03
REFUSED (GO TO 35)	97
DON’T KNOW	98

33b. Is this second number used only for computer or fax communication?

YES	01
NO	02
REFUSED (GO TO 35)	97
DON’T KNOW	98

34. Not counting cellular phones, do you have a third home phone number in addition to the two you have already told me about?

YES	01
NO (GO TO 35)	02
REFUSED (GO TO 35)	97
DON’T KNOW (GO TO 35)	98

34a. Is this third number for home use only, for business use only, or for both home and business use?

HOME ONLY	01
BUSINESS ONLY (GO TO 35)	02
BOTH HOME AND BUSINESS	07
REFUSED (GO TO 35)	97
DON’T KNOW (GO TO 35)	98

34b. Is this third number used only for computer or fax communication?

YES	01
NO	02
REFUSED	97
DON’T KNOW	98

35. During the past 12 months, has your household been without telephone service for 1 week or more? Do not include interruptions of phone service due to weather or natural disasters.

YES	01
NO	02
REFUSED	97
DON’T KNOW	98

36. As I mentioned at the beginning of this interview, it’s very important that we interview (NAME_ADOL) with an adolescent version of the interview you just completed. May we have your permission to conduct an interview with [(NAME_ADOL)/this teenager]?

YES (SKIP TO 37)	01
NO (SKIP TO 36a)	02
REFUSED (GO TO 36a)	97
DON’T KNOW (GO TO 36a)	98

36a. I understand. What are your concerns or questions? I would like to try and answer them for you.

WILL RESPONDENT GIVE PERMISSION FOR ADOLESCENT INTERVIEW?

YES (SKIP TO Q37)	01
NO	02

36b. DOES RESPONDENT DENY PERMISSION FOR ADOLESCENT INTERVIEW?

YES (Terminate interview)	01
NO	02

36c. I understand. Perhaps you need more time to think about this request. When should I call you back? SET CALLBACK.

37. (Great.) I would like to electronically record that you have given me permission to conduct the interview with [(NAME_ADOL)/this teenager]. I will use a unique identification number to identify you and (him/her), so that your names will not be recorded. You just need to answer the question. Ready?

YES (SKIP TO 38)	01
NO (GO TO 37a)	02
REFUSED (GO TO 37a)	97
DON’T KNOW (GO TO 37a)	98

37a. I understand. What are your concerns or questions? I would like to try and answer them for you.

WILL RESPONDENT GIVE PERMISSION FOR ADOLESCENT INTERVIEW?

YES (SKIP TO 38)	01
NO	02

37b. DOES RESPONDENT DENY PERMISSION FOR ADOLESCENT INTERVIEW?

YES (Terminate interview)	01
NO	02

37c. I understand. Perhaps you need more time to think about this request. When should I call you back? SET CALLBACK AND TERMINATE CALL.

38. INTERVIEWER: START RECORDING AND SAY, “This is (INTERVIEWER NAME) and my ID is (INTERVIEWER ID). Today is (TODAY’S DATE). I am speaking to the parent of child (CASE ID) for the Public Education Study, Public Knowledge of Abstinence and Abstinence Education. (Sir/Ma’am), you just completed an interview about teenage sexual health and education issues, and now I would like to interview your child. Do I have your permission to have your child participate in this study?”

RECORD ANSWER AND STOP THE RECORDING. DID RESPONDENT ALLOW ADOLESCENT TO PARTICIPATE?

YES (STOP RECORDING & GO TO 39)	01
NO (RETURN TO 37a)	02

39. Those are all the questions that I have for you. Thank you very much for your time. May I speak with (NAME_ADOL) at this time?

YES, ADOLESCENT COMES TO PHONE	01
NO, ADOLESCENT NOT HOME [SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT)	02
NO, ADOLESCENT UNAVAILBLE ENTIRE PERIOD	03
NO, ADOLESCENT REFUSES [TERMINATE: USER33]	04

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