NCVS-500 Control Card

TENURE
Ask or verify:
Are your living quarters...

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Read answer categories.
Owned or being bought by ^YOU_NAME or someone in
^YOUR_HIS_HER household?
Rented for cash?
Occupied without payment of cash rent?

STUDENTHOUSING
If apparent, enter precode without asking.

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Are ^YOUR_NAME living quarters presently used as student housing
by a college or university?
Yes
No

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Is this building owned by a public housing authority?
Yes, public housing
No, not public housing

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If possible, verify PUBLICHOUSING entry of 1 (Yes) with the manager of
building.
Able to verify Public housing
Not public housing
Unable to verify Telephone
Other - Specify

PUBLICHOUSING

PUBLICHOUSING
MGRVERIFY

PUBLICHOUSING
MGRVERIFYSPEC
Specify the reason why you are unable to verify the public housing status
for this housing unit.
INDIANRESERVATION
HU
If apparent, enter precode without asking.

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Are your living quarters located on an American Indian Reservation or
on American Indian Lands?
Yes
No

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During the past 12 months did sales of crops, livestock, and other farm
products from this place amount to $1,000 or more?
Yes

FARMSALES

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No

ACCESS

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Please mark whether or not the sample household has direct access to
their living quarters.
Direct
Through another unit - Not a separate HU; combine with unit through which
access is gained

TYPEOFHOUSING
UNIT
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Please select one box that describes the type of housing unit.
House, apartment, flat
HU in nontransient hotel, motel, etc.
HU permanent in transient hotel, motel, etc.
HU in rooming house
Mobile home or trailer with no permanent room added
Mobile home or trailer with one or more permanent rooms attached
HU not specified above - Describe
Quarters not HU in rooming or boarding house
Unit not permanent in transient hotel, motel, etc.
Unoccupied site for mobile home, trailer, or tent
Student quarters in college dormitory
Other unit not specified above - Describe

TYPEOFHOUSING
UNITSPEC7
Please specify the other type of "Housing Unit".
TYPEOFHOUSING
UNITSPEC12
Please specify the other type of "Other Unit".
NUMBEROFUNITS
Observe or ask:

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DIRECTENTRANCE
TOUNIT

How many housing units are in this structure?
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5-9
10+
Mobile home/trailer
Only OTHER units

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Does the unit have an outside entrance, patio doors, or windows, etc.,
on the ground level - or outside stairs leading directly to this unit?
Yes
No
Don't know

GATEDWALLED
COMMUNITY
Ask if unsure

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Is this unit in a gated or walled community that restricts access by nonresidents or requires entry codes, key cards, or security guard approval
to access?
Yes
No

RESTRICTEDACCESS
Ask if unsure:

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Is this unit in a building that requires a special entry system such as
entry codes, key cards, or security guard approval to access?
Yes
No

NAMECHECK
I have ^YOU_READ listed as living or staying at ^THIS_THAT address.
LN NAME
REL AGE SEX MARITAL STATUS
^L_NO ^NAME
^REL ^AGS ^SEX ^MARITAL ^PNEED

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Are ALL of these people still living or staying at ^THIS_THAT address?
Yes
No

REFPERSTILLLIVE
Ask or verify

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Does ^REFPERSON still live at this address?
Yes
No

NEWREFPER
What is the name of the person (or one of the persons) who owns or
rents that home? Would that be you?
Enter line number of the new reference person or 31 if someone not listed
LN NAME HHRESP REL SEX AGE
^L_NO ^NAME ^HHLD_R ^REL ^SEX ^AGS

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Line number 01 – Line number 30
Someone not listed above

NEWREFPER_FNAME
What is their name?
Enter the new reference person's first name on this screen and last name
on the next screen
NEWREFPER_LNAME
What is their last name?
Enter new reference person's last name.
VFYSEX
Ask if necessary:

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^IS_ARE ^REFPERSON male or female?
Male
Female

MEMBERCHANGES
Enter reason why there is a change in household membership for this
person.
If no change is needed for this person, press the ENTER key without
selecting a precode.

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HHROSTER_FNAME

Use the arrow keys to move through the table and REVIEW/UPDATE
demographics. When done, press Page Down.
WHY ENTERED HOUSEHOLD: Person turned 12
Returned from school or college
Returned from institution
Entered because of marriage/separation/divorce
Person entered household for reasons other than above
WHY LEFT HOUSEHOLD: Person died
Left for school or college
Entered institution
Left because of marriage/separation/divorce
Person left household for reasons other than above
Visitor - residence elsewhere
NO Change to Membership

What are the names of all people living or staying ^HERE_THERE?
Start with the person who ^OWNS_RENTS this home.
Enter first name on this screen.
^MEM_NONMEM
Enter 999 to leave the table.
HHROSTER_LNAME
What are the names of all people living or staying ^HERE_THERE? Start
with the person who ^OWNS_RENTS this home.
Enter last name on this screen.
SEX
Ask if necessary:

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^AREYOU_IS_C ^NONHHRNAME_CC male or female?
Male
Female

RELATIONSHIP
^NEWREFPERRVW

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What is ^YOUR_NAME_CC^NMS_CC relationship to ^REFPERSON?
Husband
Wife
Son
Daughter
Father
Mother
Brother
Sister
Other relative
Nonrelative

HHMEMBER
^DO_DOES_C_CC ^YOU_NAME_CC usually live ^HERE_THERE?

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If "No", probe for usual residence elsewhere.
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^DO_DOES_C_CC ^YOU_NAME_CC have a usual place of residence
elsewhere?
Yes
No

HSEMEMURE

HHLDCOVERAGE
Have I missed anyone else living or staying ^HERE_THERE such as
any babies, any lodgers, or anyone who is away at present
traveling or in the hospital?
L_NO NAME

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^L_NO ^NAME
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No

ENTIREHHURE
All people on the household roster have a usual residence elsewhere.
Enter 1 to exit this case.

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Then, reenter this case to code it a Noninterview (Type B - Entire
Household URE) via START_CP.
Enter 1 to Continue

PICK1STHHRESP
Enter the line number for the person with whom you are speaking.
This person should be at least 18 years of age and knowledgeable about
the household.
LN

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NAME

^L_NO ^NAME
Line number 01 – Line number 30

AGECHECK

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I have ^YOU_NAME_CC listed as ^AGE_NO ^YEAR_YEARS
old^AS_OF_LAST_MONTH Is that correct?
Yes, age IS correct
No, age is NOT correct

BRTHDATEMO
What is ^YOUR_NAME_CC^NMS_CC date of birth?

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Enter month on this screen.
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September

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October
November
December

BRTHDATEDY
What is ^YOUR_NAME_CC^NMS_CC date of birth?
Enter day on this screen
BRTHDATEYR
What is ^YOUR_NAME_CC^NMS_CC date of birth?
Enter year on this screen
If year is less than 1890, enter 1890
VFYAGE

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That would make ^YOU_NAME_CC ^AGE_NO ^YEAR_YEARS
old^AS_OF_LAST_MONTH Is that correct?
Yes
No

ESTAGE
Even though you don't know ^YOUR_NAME_CC^NMS_CC exact
birthdate, ^AGE_GUESS ^HE_SHE_WAS_ON ^HIS_HER ^LAST_BDAY
AGERNG
^AGE_RANGE

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Read appropriate age categories.
0 - 11 years old?
12 - 13 years old?
14 - 15 years old?
16 - 17 years old?
18 - 24 years old?
25 - 34 years old?
35 - 49 years old?
50 - 65 years old?
66 years old or older?

MARITAL
Enter new marital status for ^NAME_CC
LAST REPORTED AS: ^MARITAL
If in doubt, ask:

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^AREYOU_IS_C ^NONHHRNAME_CC now married, widowed, divorced,
separated or ^HAVE_YOU_HAS_HE_SHE_CC never been married?
Married

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Widowed
Divorced
Separated
Never married

ARMEDFORCES
LAST REPORTED AS: ^MILITARY

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^AREYOU_IS_C ^NONHHRNAME_CC now in the Armed Forces?
Yes
No

EDUCATIONATTAIN
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LAST REPORTED AS: ^EDUCATIONATTAIN

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What is the highest level of school ^YOU_NAME_CC completed or the
highest degree ^YOU_HE_SHE_CC received?
1st grade
2nd grade
3rd grade
4th grade
5th grade
6th grade
7th grade
8th grade
9th grade
10th grade
11th grade
12th grade (No diploma)
High school graduate (Diploma or equivalent)
Some college (No Degree)
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree (e.g. BA, AB, BS)
Master's degree (e.g. MA, MS, Meng, MSW, MBA)
Professional School degree (e.g. MD, DDS, DVM, LLB, JD)
Doctorate degree (PhD, EdD)
Never attended, preschool, kindergarten

ATTENDINGSCHOOL
LAST REPORTED AS: ^ATTENDINGSCHOOL

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^AREYOU_IS_C ^NONHHRNAME_CC currently attending or
^REGULAR_SCHOOL enrolled either full-time or part-time in a college
or university, trade, or vocational school?
Regular school
College/University

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Trade school
Vocational school
None of the above schools

SP_ORIGIN
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^AREYOU_IS_C ^NONHHRNAME_CC Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino?
Yes
No

RACE
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If personal interview show flash card.
If telephone interview read answer categories.
Do not probe.

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Please choose one or more races that ^YOU_NAME_CC
consider/considers ^YOURSELF_HIMSELF_HERSELF_CC to be.
White
Black or African American
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Other - Specify

RACE_SPECIFY
Specify the other race for this person.