Intergenerational Transmission Of Poverty Questionnaire

Background Information

Introduction

The Survey on Income and Living Conditions (SILC) is conducted by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) to obtain information on the income and living conditions of different types of households. The survey also obtains information on poverty and social exclusion. A representative random sample of households throughout the country is approached to provide the required information. The success of the survey depends on the effectiveness of Interviewers in canvassing co-operation and in eliciting accurate information from sample households. The survey is voluntary; nobody can be compelled to co-operate.

Since 2004, this survey is conducted throughout the European Union as the European Council and the Commission has given high priority to fight against poverty and social exclusion. The European Union requires comparable and timely statistics to monitor this process.

Data is required in both cross-sectional (pertaining to a given time in a certain time period) and longitudinal (pertaining to individual-level changes over time) dimensions. Therefore certain households will be surveyed on an annual basis.

2005 MODULE ON INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION OF POVERTY

• Liv_Who

Note for this question and the following questions, Father is the male person that you considered to be your father. Father does not necessarily mean birth father. Likewise, Mother is the female person that you considered to be your mother. Mother does not necessarily mean birth mother.

When you were a young teenager (i.e. between the ages of 12 and 16) did you live

1 with both parents ?
2 with single mother (single-parent family) ?
3 with single father (single-parent family) ?
4 with mother and mother's new partner/husband ?
5 with father and father's new partner/wife ?
6 in another private household, foster home ?
7 in a collective household or institution ?
8 other ?

• Fat_Alive

When you were 14 years old was your father alive?

1 Yes
2 No

• Mot_Alive

When you were 14 years old, was your mother alive?

1 Yes
2 No

• Fat_YOB

What was the year of birth of your father?

Enter a numeric value between 1860 and 1970

• Mot_YOB

What was the year of birth of your mother?

Enter a numeric value between 1880 and 1970

• No_Sib

When you were a young teenager (i.e. between the ages of 12 and 16) how many brothers and sisters lived in the same household as you did?

Enter a numeric value between 0 and 20

• Educ_Fat

At the time you were a young teenager what was the highest level of education attained by your father?

1. No formal education
2. Primary
3. Secondary 1(e.g. Group, Inter and Junior Certs, O Levels, NCVA Foundation)
5. Secondary 2(e.g. Leaving Cert, Transition Year, A Levels, NCVA/FAS/FETAC level 1)
6. Technical or Vocational (e.g. Secretarial, PLC, NCVA/FAS/FETAC level 2 or 3, Teagasc Cert/Diploma, Youthreach)
7. Higher Education; Certificate/Diploma (e.g. Undergraduate National Cert/Diploma, Cadetship (Army, Navy etc.), Diploma in Police Studies
8. Primary Degree
9. Professional (degree equivalent or higher)
10. Postgraduate certificate or Diploma
11. Postgraduate degree (taught or researched)
12. Doctorate
13. Other

• Educ_Mot

At the time you were a young teenager what was the highest level of education attained by your mother?

1. No formal education
2. Primary
3. Secondary 1(e.g. Group, Inter and Junior Certs, O Levels, NCVA Foundation)
5. Secondary 2(e.g. Leaving Cert, Transition Year, A Levels, NCVA/FAS/FETAC level 1)
6. Technical or Vocational (e.g. Secretarial, PLC, NCVA/FAS/FETAC level 2 or 3, Teagasc Cert/Diploma, Youthreach)
7. Higher Education; Certificate/Diploma (e.g. Undergraduate National Cert/Diploma, Cadetship (Army, Navy etc.), Diploma in Police Studies
8. Primary Degree
9. Professional (degree equivalent or higher)
10. Postgraduate certificate or Diploma
11. Postgraduate degree (taught or researched)
12. Doctorate
13. Other

• Activ_Fat

When you were a young teenager (i.e. between the ages of 12 and 16) what was the main activity status of your father, was he

1 Employee
2 Self-employed
3 Unpaid family-worker
4 Unemployed
5 Retired, early-retired
6 Full time housework
7 Other

• Occup_fat

When you were a young teenager (i.e. between the ages of 12 and 16) what was the main occupation of your father

Enter a text of at most 60 characters

• Activ_Mot

When you were a young teenager (i.e. between the ages of 12 and 16) what was the Main activity status of your mother, was she

1 Employee
2 Self-employed
3 Unpaid family-worker
4 Unemployed
5 Retired, early-retired
6 Full time housework
7 Other

• Occup_Mot

When you were a young teenager (i.e. between the ages of 12 and 16) what was the main occupation of your mother

Enter a text of at most 60 characters

1 Employee
2 Self-employed
3 Unpaid family-worker
4 Unemployed
5 Retired, early-retired
6 Full time housework
7 Other

• Econ_Prob

When you were a young teenager (i.e. between the ages of 12 and 16) did the household you were living in have severe financial problems?

Note 'Severe financial problems' are financial problems that the respondent believes may have negatively impacted on his/her education or employment.

1 Most of the time
2 Often
3 Occasionally
4 Rarely
5 Never

END OF 2005 MODULE