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The Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children: an Australian Government Initiative The Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children: An Australian Government Initiative Parent 2 – Wave 2 2009 Mark up Questionnaire This questionnaire is to be completed by a Parent/ Parent Living Elsewhere/ Secondary Care Giver (P2) of the Footprints in Time study child named below. The parent or carer has given written consent to take part in Footprints in Time, a longitudinal study being run by the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) on behalf of the Australian Government. P1’s name: ________________________________________________ P2’s name: ________________________________________________ Study child’s name: ________________________________________ Study child’s ID number: respid Has P2 completed a consent form and been given a copy for their records? Yes – please fill in the questionnaire on the CAPI console or on paper No – please ask P2 to complete a consent form All information collected will be kept strictly confidential (except where it is required to be reported by law and/or there is a risk of harm to yourself or others). To ensure that your privacy is maintained, only combined results from the study as a whole will be discussed and published. No individual information will be released to any person or department except at your written request and on your authorisation. Participation in this study is voluntary. If P2 has any questions or wants more information, please ask them to contact the FaHCSIA Footprints in Time Team on 1800 106 235, or they can look at our website at www.fahcsia.gov.au RAO’s name: ____________________________________________________ RAO’s contact details: ____________________________________________ Date entered on Confirmit______________________ R05065 – Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children – Parent 2 Survey – Wave 2, February 2009 – R3.0 1 Table of contents Module 0: Returning .................................................................................................................. 3 Module 1: Household ................................................................................................................. 3 Section 1A: Dwelling Type & Street traffic (DS) ................................................................. 3 Section 1B: Household Form (If P2 lives in a different house to P1) (HF) ........................... 5 Module 2: Parenting ................................................................................................................... 7 Section 2A: Parental warmth (PW)........................................................................................ 7 Section 2B: Childhood and Parenting (CP) ........................................................................... 9 Module 3: Parent Health .......................................................................................................... 13 Section 3A: Ongoing health conditions (OC) ...................................................................... 13 Section 3C: Social and Emotional Well-being (SW) ........................................................... 17 Section 3D: Smoking habits and exposure (SH).................................................................. 19 Module 4: Child & Family Functioning .................................................................................. 21 Module 4: Child & Family Functioning .................................................................................. 21 Section 4A: Child physical activity (PA)............................................................................. 21 Section 4B: Major life events (ME) ..................................................................................... 22 Module 5: Socio-demographics ............................................................................................... 28 Section 5A: Parental language, culture and religion (PL) ................................................... 28 ASK EVERYBODY ............................................................................................................ 32 Section 5B: Parental Education (PE) ................................................................................... 33 Section 5C: Work (WO) ...................................................................................................... 34 Section 5E: Child Support and Maintenance (CM) ................................................................. 38 Section 5F: Housing and Mobility (HM) ............................................................................. 42 Section 5G: Activities (AC) ................................................................................................. 47 Interviewer to note: WAS THIS INTERVIEW RECORDED? Yes No – Consent not given No (please specify reason) ........................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................ Don't know R05065 – Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children – Parent 2 Survey – Wave 2, February 2009 – R3.0 2 IF INTERVIEWED LAST YEAR SAY: Some of the questions are the same as last year so we can see if anything has changed over time. Some questions are new and different. SAY TO EVERYONE: If you think a question doesn’t make sense or you want to know why we are asking it, please tell me. If you think we should be asking something, please tell me that too. Module 0: Returning It’s great to (see you again/meet you). Tell me about something that’s happened for (STUDY CHILD) since last year? __________bbrt1 ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ Module 1: Household Section 1A: Dwelling Type & Street traffic (DS) Interviewer to code - Only ask the question aloud if unsure. Please enter address where possible as: Street number, Street name, Suburb/Town, State, Postcode, Phone number 1. WAS P2 INTERVIEWED LAST YEAR? IF NO: SPECIFY ADDRESS Yes – interviewed in wave one……………………….…1 Continue No – this is the first interview (specify address) ............ Go to Q3 ....................................................................................... ..................................................................................... 2 Street number, Street name, Suburb/Town, State, Postcode, Phone number Other (please specify)……………..…………………….-1 Don’t know .................................................................. -2 Refused ...................................................................... -3 Go to Q3 IF CODE 1 AT Q1 ASK: (Otherwise go to Q3) 2. IS THIS THE SAME ADDRESS (P2) WAS LIVING IN AT LAST YEAR’S INTERVIEW? bbds4 Yes – same address as last interview (specify) ............ ....................................................................................... ..................................................................................... 1 Street number, Street name, Suburb/Town, State, Postcode, Phone number No – different address from last interview (specify) ....................................................................................... ..................................................................................... 2 Street number, Street name, Suburb/Town, State, Postcode, Phone number Other (please specify)……………………………………-1 Don’t know .................................................................. -2 Refused ...................................................................... -3 R05065 – Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children – Parent 2 Survey – Wave 2, February 2009 – R3.0 3 3. IS P2 LIVING AT THE SAME ADDRESS AS P1? bbp1p2sh Yes……………………………………………………… .. .1 Go to Section 1B No………………………………….……………………….2 Continue Other (please specify)…………………………………..-1 Don’t know .................................................................. -2 Refused ...................................................................... -3 Go5 to Section 1B IF P2 LIVES IN A DIFFERENT HOUSE TO P1 (CODE 2 ON Q3) OR HAS MOVED SINCE LAST INTERVIEW (CODE 2 Q2), RECORD: (Otherwise go to Section 1B) DO NOT READ OUT Only read the question aloud if interview not taking place in dwelling 4. THE HOME IS: bbds1 Not on a main road ...................................................... 1 A main road – single lane ............................................ 2 A main road – two or more lanes ................................. 3 Other (please specify) ................................................. -1 Don’t know .................................................................. -2 Refused ...................................................................... -3 5. THE TRAFFIC ON THE STREET IS: bbds2 Very light (hardly see a moving car) ................................ 1 Light (some moving cars) ............................................... 2 Moderate (moving cars but still easy to cross road) .......... 3 Heavy (steady stream of moving cars etc) ........................ 4 Very heavy (cars, trucks, buses) ..................................... 5 Other ........................................................................... -1 Don’t know .................................................................
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