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44 ASKING QUESTIONS
Figure 2.5. Questions on Childrearing.
1. Where does your son/daughter regularly play or spend his/her free time?
(Check all codes that apply.)
At home
In school
In someone else’s house
Just outside the house or in the yard
In the street
In a playground or park
In a community building or community center
Other (Specify)
Don’t know
2. Does your son/daughter have a place at home where he/she can read
or study in quiet?
Yes
No
3. Do you have any special time you set aside for being with children?
Yes
No
4. a. Do any of the following ever take care of your children?
Neighbors Yes No
Relatives Yes No
Friends Yes No
Teenagers Yes No
Daycare center Yes No
Nursery school Yes No
Something else (Specify)
(If all “No,” skip to Q. 7.)
b. In an average week, how many hours are your children/is your child
taken care of by someone other than yourself/you or your husband?
hours
Source: Survey Research Laboratory, 1978.