Communication Research Methods of H. Paul LeBlanc III, PhD

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FIAS Code Page

Item	Variable Name	Variable Label	Value Labels
	id	case identification
	family	family identification
	form	questionnaire form	1 = white/mother, 2 = white/father, 3 = pink/child to mother, 4 = blue/child to father
	sex	sex	1 = female, 2 = male
	status	parent or child	1 = parent, 2 = child
	structur	family structure	1 = single parent, 2 = dual parent
I-1a	parent	parent	1 = mother, 2 = father, 3 = stepmother, 4 = stepfather, 5 = other (please specify)
I-2a	marital	marital status	1 = married/remarried, 2 = divorced/separated, 3 = single/never married, 4 = widowed, 5 = other (please specify)
I-3a	member	years a member	(ratio level data)
I-1b	child	child	1 = daughter, 2 = son, 3 = stepdaughter, 4 = stepson, 5 = other (please specify)
I-2b	birth	birth order	1 = first/only child, 2 = second child, 3 = third child, 4 = fourth child, 5 = other (please specify)
I-3b	siblings	number of siblings	(ratio level data)
I4ab	age	age	(ratio level data)
1	dx01	talk about friendships	0 = I don't know, 1 = never, 2 = very seldom, 3 = seldom, 4 = about half the time, 5 = often, 6 = very often, 7 = always
2	dx02	personal mistakes	" "
3	dx03	interrupt the other	" "
4	dx04	planning activities	" "
5	dx05	private retreating	" "
6	dx06	listen to other	" "
7	dx07	discuss sexuality	" "
8	dx08	discuss past	" "
9	dx09	repeat yourself	" "
10	dx10	lock bedroom door	" "
11	dx11	answer other	" "
12	dx12	other interrupts you	" "
13	dx13	discuss bad behavior	" "
14	dx14	report daily activities	" "
15	dx15	ignore the other	" "
16	dx16	discuss feelings	" "
17	dx17	keep secrets	" "
18	dx18	other listens to you	" "
19	dx19	include other in activities	" "
20	dx20	discuss rules	" "
21	dx21	other repeats	" "
22	dx22	discuss 3rd party	" "
23	dx23	write in diary	" "
24	dx24	other ignores you	" "
25	dx25	express agreement	" "
26	dx26	share events information	" "
	intimacy	intimacy factor	" " average (dx05, dx10, dx17, dx23)
	autonomy	autonomy factor	" " average (dx01, dx02, dx04, dx07, dx08, dx13, dx14, dx16, dx19, dx20, dx22, dx26)
	confirm	confirmation factor	" " average (dx03, dx09, dx12, dx15, dx21, dx24)
	dconfirm	disconfirmation factor	" " average (dx06, dx11, dx18, dx25)
	inclusion	inclusion factor	" " average (intimacy confirmation)
	exclusion	exclusion factor	" " average (autonomy disconfirmation)

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