Form Approved:
OMB No. 0923-xxxx
Exp. Date xx/xx/20xx
Participant Number: Version 1_
Navajo Birth Cohort Study
SURVEY FOR FATHERS
The Birth Cohort study is being conducted in response to community questions and concerns about whether exposure to uranium from remaining mining and milling waste is affecting the outcome of pregnancies and/or the development of children on Navajo Nation. The study will provide additional development and environmental evaluations for moms and children. The goal is to ensure that children born on Navajo Nation have all the opportunities for a healthy and successful childhood.
DEMOGRAPHICS
1. What is your date of birth?
/ / MM DD YYYY
2. Where were you born?
City or town State
Country
3. What language do you speak most often?
3a. At work? English Navajo Both Other
3b. At home with family? English Navajo Both Other
3c. With friends? English Navajo Both Other
4. Are you married or living with a partner? Yes No
4a. If no, are you: Never married or lived with partner
Separated from husband or partner
Divorced
Widowed
5. What is the highest grade of school you have completed or the highest degree you have received?
No education
1st to 6th grade
7th to 9th grade
10th to 12th grade, no diploma
High school graduate/GED
Bachelor’s degree
Some college, no degree
Associate degree
Graduate or professional degree
Other specify
Don’t know
Refused
Public
reporting burden of this collection of information is estimated to
average 90 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing
instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and
maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the
collection of information. An agency may not conduct or sponsor,
and a person is not required to respond to a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control
number. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for
reducing this burden to CDC/ATSDR Information Collection Review
Office, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS D-74, Atlanta, Georgia 30333;
ATTN: PRA (0923-XXXX).
6. Are you currently a student? Yes No
7. What is your current paid employment status?
Unemployed
Self-employed
Employed part-time
Employed full-time
8. What is your best estimate of your total personal income from all sources in the past year (before taxes)? If annual income is not known, ask “What is your best estimate of your monthly income?” and choose from the choices below.
Less than or equal to $4,999 per year ($417 monthly)
$5,000 - $9,999 per year ($417 – $833 monthly
$10,000 - $19,999 per year ($834 - $1666 monthly)
$20,000 - $39,999 per year ($1667 – $3333 monthly)
$40,000 - $69,999 per year ($3334 – $5833 monthly)
More than $70,000 per year ($5834 monthly)
Don’t Know
Refused
9. Household income means income for everyone in your household, taken together. What is your best estimate of your total household income before taxes from all sources in the past year?
Less than or equal to $4,999 per year ($417 monthly)
$5,000 - $9,999 per year ($417 – $833 monthly
$10,000 - $19,999 per year ($834 - $1666 monthly)
$20,000 - $39,999 per year ($1667 – $3333 monthly)
$40,000 - $69,999 per year ($3334 – $5833 monthly)
More than $70,000 per year ($5834 monthly)
Don’t Know
Refused
HEALTH HISTORY
10. Have you ever been told by a doctor that you have diabetes?
Yes
No
Don’t know
Refused
11. Have you ever been told by a doctor that you have high blood pressure?
Yes
No
Don’t know
Refused
12. Have you ever been told by a doctor that you have any autoimmune disorders?
Yes
No
Don’t know
Refused
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13. Have you had any fertility problems in the past with your partners?
Yes
No
Don’t know
Refused
14. How many children have you fathered?
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NUMBER
15. Have any of your children been diagnosed with developmental delay, a birth defect or immune system problems?
Yes
No
Don’t know
Refused
If yes please start with oldest child and work your way to the youngest…
Gender Date of Birth Diagnoses Receiving Care Where
Child #1. Boy Girl / /
Child #2. Boy Girl / /
Child #3. Boy Girl / /
Child #4. Boy Girl / /
Child #5. Boy Girl / /
Child #6. Boy Girl / /
CURRENT MEDICATION AND SUBSTANCE USE
16. Are you currently taking doctor-prescribed medications and/or vitamins on a daily basis?
Yes →What [prescribed] medications do you take?
16a.
16b.
16c.
16d.
No
16e.
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17. Are you currently taking over-the-counter (non-prescription) medications on a daily basis?
Yes →What [over the counter medications] do you take?
17a.
17b.
17c.
17d.
No
17e.
18. Are you currently taking herbal supplements on a daily basis?
Yes →What herbal supplements do you take?
18a.
18b.
18c.
18d.
No
18e.
19. Are you currently using any traditional or home remedies?
Yes →What remedies do you take?
19a.
19b.
19c.
19d.
No
19e.
20. Are you currently smoking marijuana?
Yes
No
Refused
21. Are you currently using other recreational or street drugs, including drugs that you smoke or inject?
Yes →What drugs are they?
21a.
21b.
21c.
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21d.
No
21e.
22. Have you ever tried or used any other recreational drugs, including illicit or street drugs or drugs that you did not have a doctor’s prescription for?
Yes → 22a. How many times?
Once or twice
10 or more times
Don’t know
Refused
No
ALCOHOL USE
23. How often did you have a drink containing alcohol in the past year?
Never
Monthly or less
Two to four times a month
Two to three times a week
Four or more times a week
24. How many drinks containing alcohol did you have on atypical day when you were drinking in the past year?
0 drinks
1 or 2
3 or 4
5 or 6
7 to 9
25. How often did you have six or more drinks on one occasion in the past year?
Never
Less than monthly
Monthly
Weekly
Daily or almost daily
TOBACCO USE
26. Do you smoke tobacco only for ceremonial use?
Yes → [skip to 36]
No
27. In your lifetime, have you smoked as many as 100 cigarettes?
Yes
No→ [skip to 36]
28. Was there ever a time that you smoked at least 1 cigarette a day for a month or longer?
Yes
No→ [skip to 36]
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29. Do you now smoke cigarettes (not including those for ceremonial use only)?
Yes
No
30. For about how many years total would you say that you smoked at least 1 cigarette per day?
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YEARS
31. During the time you smoked at least 1 cigarette a day, about how many cigarettes a day on average?
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cigarettes/day ......................................... Don’t Know
32. When was your last cigarette?
Today
In the past week
More than a week ago
More than a month ago
Before pregnancy
Don’t know
Refused
33. Did you ever quit smoking for 6 months or longer?
Yes → If Yes: 33a. Did you quit because of your partner’s pregnancy?
Yes
No
No
34. If you stopped smoking cigarettes and then started smoking again, for how many years did you quit?
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Don’t Know |
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years quit |
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35. Does anyone else in your household smoke on a daily basis?
Yes
No
Don’t know
Refused
STRESS
The following questions ask about your feelings and thoughts during the last month. In each case, please tell me how often you felt or thought a certain way.
36. During the last 30 days, about how often did you feel so depressed that nothing could cheer you up?
All of the time
Most of the time
Some of the time
A little of the time
None of the time
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37. During the last 30 days, about how often did you feel hopeless?
All of the time
Most of the time
Some of the time
A little of the time
None of the time
38. During the last 30 days, about how often did you feel restless or fidgety?
All of the time
Most of the time
Some of the time
A little of the time
None of the time
39. During the last 30 days, about how often did you feel that everything was an effort?
All of the time
Most of the time
Some of the time
A little of the time
None of the time
40. During the last 30 days, about how often did you feel worthless?
All of the time
Most of the time
Some of the time
A little of the time
None of the time
41. During the last 30 days, about how often did you feel nervous?
All of the time
Most of the time
Some of the time
A little of the time
None of the time
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
42. During the past month, other than for your regular job, did you participate in any physical activities, such as running, gardening, aerobics, dancing, basketball, walking for exercise, herding sheep, chopping wood, or horseback riding?
Yes
No
Don’t know
Refused
43. How often do you exercise? (Such as the activities above)
Once or more per week
Once per month
On occasion
Never
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44. What is your primary mode of transportation?
Car
Bus
Hitchhiking
Horseback
Walking
Other Specify
HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS
45. What is the location of your home?
[The participant may give his or her house number and street/road name, rural address, nearest highway or natural feature, or distance from Chapter House.]
46. Is the house you are living in…?
Owned or being bought by you or someone in your household
Rented by you or someone in your household, or
Some other arrangement
Don’t know
Refused
47. Can you tell us, which of these categories do you think best describes when your home or building was built?
2001 To present
1981 To 2000
1961 To 1980
1941 To 1960
1940 or before
Don’t know
Refused
48. How long have you lived in this home?
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NUMBER ..... Months
.......... Years
.......... Don’t know
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49. What type of home do you live in?
Hogan
Modular or site-built house
Mobile home
Multi-family dwelling or Apartment building
Seasonal camp or lodging
Hotel /motel or other temporary housing
Other Specify
Don’t know
Refused
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50. What is the construction of your home? (Check all that apply)
Mobile home
Wood frame
Stone
Adobe
Crawlspace or basement
Dirt floor
51. Does your home contain any wood, sheet metal, metal pipes, rocks, sand, tarps, utility poles, railroad ties, or other materials from an abandoned uranium mine or mill?
Yes
No
51a. If yes which materials were used Wood
Sheet metal
Metal pipes
Rocks
Sand
Tarps
Utility poles
Railroad ties
Other:
Don’t know
Refused
52. Does your home contain any wood, sheet metal, metal pipes, rocks, sand utility poles, railroad ties, or other materials from oil and gas operations?
Yes
No
52a.If yes which materials were used Wood
Sheet metal
Metal pipes
Rocks
Sand
Utility poles
Railroad ties
Other:
Don’t know
Refused
53. Including yourself, how many people live in your home?
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54. Excluding bathrooms, how many total rooms are in your home?
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55. Which of these types of heat /fuel sources do you use to heat your home?
Electric
Gas-Natural
Gas-Propane or LP
Oil
Wood
Kerosene or diesel fuel
Coal
Solar energy
Wind power
No heating source
Other specify
Don’t know
Refused
55a.If you burn wood or coal in your home, what is the approximate age of your stove.
1-5 yrs
5-10 yrs
10-15 yrs
>15 yrs
55b.If you burn wood or coal in your home, how often do you personally tend the fire?
Once per day
1-5 x per day or more
Once per week
1-3 times per week
Occasionally
56. How do you cool your home? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.
Fan
Window or wall air conditioners
Central air conditioning
Evaporative cooler (swamp cooler)
No cooling or air conditioning used
Other specify
Don’t know
Refused
57. In the past 12 months, have you seen any water damage inside your home?
Yes
No
Don’t know
Refused
58. In the past 12 months, have you seen any mold or mildew on walls or other surfaces inside your home?
Yes
No
Don’t know
Refused
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59. Since your partner became pregnant, have any additions been built onto your home to make it bigger, or have any renovations or other construction been done in your home? Include all projects such as painting, wallpapering, carpeting or re-finishing floors.
Yes
No
Don’t know
Refused
60. Do you have any pets that spend any time inside your home?
Yes
No
Don’t know
Refused
61. What kind of pets are these? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.
Dog
Cat
Lambs or baby goats
Small mammal (rabbit, gerbil, hamster, guinea pig, ferret)
Bird (including chicks)
Fish or reptile (turtle, snake lizard)
Other specify
Don’t know
Refused
62. Do you tend livestock on a regular basis in a corral or around your home?
Yes
No
63. Please tell us all the places you have lived throughout your life, even as a child, and how long you lived at each place.
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WATER USAGE
64. Is your home connected to a community water system piped in to your home?
Yes No Don’t Know
64a.If yes, what is the name of the water system?
64b.If yes, is this your main source of drinking water? Yes No Don’t Know
65. Do you haul water? Yes No Refused
65a.If you haul water, what type of container do you use to haul water?
Plastic
Metal
Glass
Wood
Other Specify
Don’t know
65b.If you haul water, where do you haul water from? [Check all that apply]
Lake/pond
Stream/river
Spring
Rain Water
Irrigation Water
Cistern or tank at windmill
Windmill
Private well
Grocery or convenience store/ trading post
Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (NTUA) or other public water supply
Other Specify
Don’t know
65c. If yes, in what types of containers do you store this hauled water?
Plastic
Metal
Glass
Wood
Concrete
Other Specify
Don’t know
65d. If you haul water, do you filter the water you haul?
Yes
If yes, what filters do you use?
Charcoal filter
Ceramic filter
Distillation
Boil
Disinfect
No, don’t do anything to the water
Don’t know
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65e. How many places do you currently haul water from? | | |
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66. Using the map, can you identify the location of any water sources from which you or someone in your household has hauled water for drinking or other household use?
Please note all uses of this water for each source identified.
Name/Number of Uses of the water (drinking, cooking, livestock Number of years
Water Source watering, irrigation, bathing, other household uses)
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67. What water source in your home do you use most of the time for drinking?
Hauled water
Tap or piped in water
Filtered tap/piped in water
Bottled water
Other specify
Don’t know
Refused
68. What water source in your home is used most of the time for cooking?
Hauled water
Tap or piped in water
Filtered tap/piped in water
Bottled water
Other specify
Don’t know
Refused
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FOOD BEHAVIORS
69. Do you eat the meat of the livestock you raise? Yes No Don’t know
69a. Where do the livestock graze? (Using map, locate grazing area)
69b. Where do they get water? (Using map, locate wells, springs, ponds, etc.)
70. Please tell us what animals you eat and the specific parts you eat, including the organs.
Sheep/Goat Cattle Horse Pig Chicken Turkey
Muscle Liver Kidney Brain Intestine Testicles
Tongue Heart Other
70a. In the last month, have you eaten any food that was blackened, charred, or roasted through cooking? Yes No
70b. If yes, how many servings?
1-2 3-5 6-10 11-19 20+
71. Do you eat the vegetables or fruit you grow? Yes No Don’t know
72. Do you use the water you haul for the vegetables you grow? Yes No Don’t know
73. Please tell us what vegetables or fruits that you grow and eat:
Apples |
Apricots Beans |
Bell Peppers |
Carrots |
Chile |
Corn |
Cucumbers Melons |
Onions |
Peaches |
Potatoes |
Squash |
Strawberries |
Tomatoes |
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Other
74. Do you gather and eat vegetation from the wild?
Yes
No
If Yes Wild Onions
Wild Carrots
Wild Berries
Cedar tree berries
Pinõn nuts
Yucca Fruit
Others:
Don’t know
Refused
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OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY
OCCUPATIONAL
75. Have you ever been employed outside of the home?
Yes
No
Refused
If no, skip this section
If yes, please answer the following:
76. At any of your jobs, have you ever handled or come into contact with pesticides (bug or weed spray), other chemicals, or toxic or potentially dangerous substances?
Yes
No
Don’t know
Refused
76a. If yes, complete the following
Substance Brand/Name Used Indoor Used outdoors How Long
Pesticide
Chemicals
Other
77. Have you worked in any of the following industries outside your home? If yes, how long (years)?
Number of Years
Gold and/or silver mining ............................................ | | |
Coal mining ............................................................... | | |
Uranium mining / milling ............................................ | | |
Uranium reclamation .................................................. | | |
Uranium ore hauling ................................................... | | |
Other mining (e.g., copper, iron, lead, vanadium) ...... | | |
Petroleum or natural gas production .......................... | | |
Electronics manufacturing ......................................... | | |
Plastics manufacturing ............................................... | | |
Gold/Silversmithing..................................................... | | |
Roadwork/paving ....................................................... | | |
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Military (depleted uranium, high explosives) ............... | | |
Pottery ....................................................................... | | |
Lapidary ..................................................................... | | |
Weaving ..................................................................... | | |
Electric/transmission line/Utility crew .......................... | | |
Livestock (herding, transporting, working in feed-yard) | | |
Other Specify | | |
78. Have you or anyone in your household done any of the following activities in your home?
If yes, how long (years)?
Number of Years
Electronics | | |
Plastics | | |
Gold/Silversmithing | | |
Pottery | | |
Lapidary | | |
Weaving | | |
Other Specify | | |
79. If you do lapidary work in your home, do you use
Block or synthetic stones
Stabilized stones
Only natural stone
Don’t know
80. If you make jewelry in your home, do you use solder?
Yes
No
Don’t know
Refused
ENVIRONMENTAL
81. Have you ever lived near an agricultural area or farm?
By “near,” I mean downwind of, along a road, in a floodplain, or within two miles
Yes → 81a. Number of years | | | 81b. Where?
No
Don’t know
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82. Have you ever lived near a toxic waste site or waste dump or landfill?
By “near,” I mean downwind of, along a road, in a floodplain, or within two miles
Yes → 82a. Number of years | | | 82b. Where?
No
Don’t know
83. Have you ever lived near a chemical factory or plant?
By “near,” I mean downwind of, along a road, in a floodplain, or within two miles
Yes → 83a. Number of years | | | 83b. Where?
83c. Chemicals used or manufactured there
No
Don’t know
84. Have you ever lived near a uranium mine?
By “near,” I mean downwind of, along a road, in a floodplain, or within two miles
Yes → 84a. Number of years | | | 84b. Where?
No
Don’t know
85. Have you ever lived near a uranium mill?
By “near,” I mean downwind of, along a road, in a floodplain, or within two miles
Yes → 85a. Number of years | | | 85b. Where?
No
Don’t know
86. Did either of your parents or grandparents work in a uranium mine or mill?
Yes
No
Don’t know
86a. If yes
Name of Mine or Mill Number of Years worked there
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87. Did anyone in your household work in a uranium mine or mill at any time during your lifetime?
Yes
No
Don’t know
87a. If yes
Number or years Your age at the time
88. Can you think of any other ways you might have come in contact with uranium, such as:
88a. Playing on a uranium tailings pile or waste dump?
Yes No
88b. Playing outdoors near or next to a uranium mine, mill or waste dump?
Yes No
88c. Drinking, wading into or coming into contact with uranium mine water or waste spills?
Yes No
88d. Herding livestock on or next to a uranium mine, mill or waste dump?
Yes No
88e.Sheltering livestock in an abandoned mine?
Yes No
88f. Living in a mining camp?
Yes No
88g.Washing or handling clothes of a friend or family member who was a uranium worker?
Yes No
88h. Live in the same home with a uranium miner or miller?
Yes No
89. Have you ever lived near an oil and gas facility, such as a oil or natural gas well, petroleum refinery, natural gas plant or natural gas compressor station?
By “near,” I mean downwind of, along a road, in a floodplain, or within two miles
Yes → 89a. Number of years | | | 89b. Where?
No
Don’t know
90. Have you ever lived near a coal-fired electric generating station, coal waste dump or coal mine
(surface or underground)?
By “near,” I mean downwind of, along a road, in a floodplain, or within two miles
Yes → 90a. Number of years | | | 90b. Where?
No
Don’t know
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION
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