National Survey of Families and Households, Wave 1: 1987-1988, [United States]

The National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH), Wave 1 (1987-1988) is the first of three waves in a longitudinal survey that was designed to study the causes and consequences of changes happening in families and households within the United States. At a time when the range of family structures was becoming more and more diverse, this study permitted a close examination of the resulting family compositions and household operations. One adult per household was randomly selected as the primary respondent, and there was a total of 13,007 respondents. In addition to the main interview conducted with the primary respondent, a shorter, self-administered questionnaire was given to the spouse or cohabitating partner, and also administered to the householder if he or she was a relative of the primary respondent. A considerable amount of life-history information was collected, such as the respondent's family living arrangements in childhood, departures and returns to the parental home, and histories of marriage, separation, divorce, cohabitation, adoption, child custody arrangements, and stepfamily relations. Respondents were also asked about the relationship of household members to each other and the quality of their relationships with their parents, children, and in-laws. Information on economic well-being was also collected, including earnings from wages, self-employment income, interest, dividends, investments, pensions, Social Security, public assistance, and child support/alimony. Demographic information collected includes sex, age, marital status, education, and employment.

《美国家庭与住户国家调查》（NSFH）第一波次（1987-1988年）系一项旨在探究美国家庭与住户结构变迁原因与后果的纵向调查之开端，共分为三个波次。在家庭结构日益多样化的时代背景下，本项研究得以对由此产生的家庭构成与住户运作进行细致入微的审视。每户随机选取一名成年人作为主要受访者，总计共有13,007名受访者。除对主要受访者进行的访谈外，还对配偶或同居伴侣进行了一项简短的、自我填写的问卷，若户主为主要受访者的亲属，亦会进行填写。调查收集了大量的生命历程信息，例如受访者童年时期的家庭居住安排、离家与回家的经历，以及婚姻、分居、离婚、同居、收养、子女监护安排和继亲关系的历史。受访者还被询问了家庭成员之间的关系及其与父母、子女及姻亲关系的质量。经济福祉信息亦被收集，包括工资收入、自营收入、利息、股息、投资、养老金、社会保险、公共援助和子女抚养费/赡养费。收集的统计数据还包括性别、年龄、婚姻状况、教育程度和就业状况。