Entry:

National Commission on Children, Speaking of Kids: A National Survey of Children and Parents. Washington, D.C.: National Commission on Children, 1991.


Abstract:

In general, parents and children report satisfaction with their family life, with parents reporting that most stress originates outside the family. Recommendations to improve family life, including ensuring economic security for families and providing children with guidance against high risk behaviors, are made.

GSS Years:

1990

Other Data Sets:

National Commission on Children Telephone Survey 1990

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
INCOME

TOTAL FAMILY INCOME

WRKSTAT

LABOR FRCE STATUS

SPWRKSTA

SPOUSE LABOR FORCE STATUS

PARHARDR

BEING PARENT NOW HARDER

PARWORSE

PARENTS DOING WORSE THAN BEFORE

PARRGHT

PARENTS UNSURE WHAT IS RIGHT

PARWHERE

PARENTS DONT KNOW WHERE KIDS ARE

PARFIN

HARD FOR PARENTS TO MAKE ENDS MEET

PARGOVT

GOVT TOO INVOLVED IN FAMILY LIFE

PARTIME

PARENTS DONT SPEND TIME WITH KIDS

PARWORK

"IF PARENTS WORK

ROLEMA

ROLE OF MOTHERS WITH KIDS

ROLEPA

ROLE OF FATHERS WITH KIDS

ROLEGP

ROLE OF GRANDPARENTS WITH KIDS

ROLECCP

ROLE OF CHILDCARE PROVDRS WITH KIDS

ROLETCHR

ROLE OF TEACHERS WITH KIDS

ROLECLRG

ROLE OF CLERGY WITH KIDS

CHLDEDUC

EDUCATION IMPROVING?

CHLDLOVE

LOVE IMPROVING?

CHLDSAFE

NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY IMPROVING?

CHLDMORL

MORAL-RELIGIOUS TRAINING IMPROVING?

CHLDSUP

SUPERVISION IMPROVING?

CHLDHOME

HOUSING IMPROVING?

CHLDHLTH

HEALTH CARE IMPROVING?

CHLDSKLS

ACQUIRING JOB SKILLS IMPROVING?

CHLDTIME

TIME WITH KIDS IMPROVING?