National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE)

1a.NSECE Telephone Household Screener

Revised 01/20/11

S_INTRO. Hello, I’m calling from the University of Chicago. We’re conducting a study sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services about the supply and demand for social and educational services in your community.

S1. First, I’d like to know how many children under 13 years of age are living in your household?

Number of children under 13:______________

S1_2. Do you regularly look after any children under age 13 who are not your own? IF NEEDED: By regularly I mean five hours a week or more.

1 Yes

2 No

S1_3. Does any other adult in this household regularly look after any children under age 13 who are not his or her own? IF NEEDED: By regularly I mean five hours a week or more.

1 Yes

2 No

S1_4. [IF YES TO S1_2 AND/OR S1_3] Are children being looked after in someone’s home or in a school or child-care center?

1 Home

2 School or Center

3 BOTH

S1_5. [IF S1_4 = 1 OR 3] Please tell me the names of adults in this household who regularly look after children under age 13 who are not their own. IF NEEDED: I am only interested in people looking after children in someone’s home, not in a center or school.

a._______________

b._______________

c._______________

IF 0 TO s1 AND NO TO S1_2 AND S1_3 OR S1_4=2, THEN END:

We are looking for households with young children and people who provide home-based care to young children. Thanks very much for your time.

IF TELEPHONE INTERVIEW AND IF S1=0 BUT PERSONS MENTIONED IN S1_5, ASK S1_6 THEN RANDOMLY SELECT ONE HOME-BASED PROVIDER IN HOUSEHOLD GO TO HOME-BASED PROVIDER QUESTIONNAIRE.

IF S1>0 AND PERSON MENTIONED IN S1_6, ASK S1_6.

S1_6. May I take your home address for contact purpose?

_______________________________________________

S2. May I speak to the mother of the youngest child in the household?

ALREADY SPEAKING WITH MOTHER ->GO TO C_INTRO

MOTHER AVAILABLE ->GO TO C_INTRO

MOTHER LIVES IN HOUSEHOLD, NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME->CALL BACK

MOTHER NOT AVAILABLE DURING SURVEY PERIOD

MOTHER DOES NOT LIVE IN HOUSEHOLD

DON’T KNOW

REFUSED

S3. Is there anyone available at this time who knows how the youngest child spends his or her day?

YES

NO ->CALL BACK

DON’T KNOW ->CALL BACK

REFUSED -> CALL BACK.

S4. May I speak with him/her please?

YES-> GO TO HOUSEHOLD (DEMAND) QUESTIONNAIRE

NO ->CALL BACK TO CONDUCT HOUSEHOLD QUESTIONNAIRE

DON’T KNOW ->CALL BACK TO CONDUCT HOUSEHOLD QUESTIONNAIRE

REFUSED-> CALL BACK TO CONDUCT HOUSEHOLD QUESTIONNAIRE

1b.NSECE Mail Household Screener