Major Variables of Survey Areas
1st Year (2008)
Research Area |
Major Variables |
Child |
- Demographic Characteristics, Health, Physical Development
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Parents |
- Demographic Characteristics, Health, Being a Parent, Marital Relations, Expectations for a Child, Parenting
Beliefs
- Characteristics of Father's Employment, Childrearing Participation
- Characteristics of Mother's Employment/Learning Activities, Full-Time Mother, Self-Efficacy, Self-Esteem, Depression, Parenting Style, Parenting Knowledge, Parenting Stress
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Family |
- Demographic Characteristics, Family Members of Household, Economic Factors, Physical Environment, Social Welfare and Support, Foster Care Experience, Availability of Child Care Support, Parental Adequacy
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Child Care Support Services |
- Child Care Support Services: Personal Caregiver, Child Care Facilities, Child Care Centers, Utilization, Characteristics of Services, Characteristics of First Out-of-Home Care Experiences
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Community |
- Childrearing Policies, Support, and Social Resources, Residential Area and Duration, Physical Environment, Availability of Child Care Facilities
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National & Local Policies |
- Opinions of Primary Caregiver about Child Care Support Policies, Work-Family Reconciliation Support Policies, Child Care Support Policies, Child Care Support Services at Workplace
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Additional Variables of 2nd Year (2009)
Research Area |
Major Variables |
Child Care Support Services |
- Non-Paid Child Care Support, Use of Child Care Services
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Child Care Support Policy |
- Finance Relief-Related Policies
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Additional Variables of 3rd Year (2010)
Research Area |
Major Variables |
Child |
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Parents |
- Time of Interaction with Child
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Child Care Support Services |
- Extracurricular Activities, Tutoring Education
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Child Care Support Policy |
- Experience as Policy Beneficiary, Satisfaction
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Additional Variables of 4th Year (2011)
Research Area |
Major Variables |
Child |
- Receptive and Expressive Vocabulary, Peer Interaction
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Household |
- Household Economic Factor (Expenditure for Children, Details of Income)HOME (Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment)
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Early Childhood Education Center |
- Demographic Characteristics of Teacher, Physical Environment of Center, Teacher-Child Interaction, Teacher Efficacy, Parent Involvement
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Additional Variables of 5th Year (2012)
Research Area |
Major Variables |
Child |
- Creativity, CBCL, Eating Habits at Home/Child Care Facilities, Daily Routine and Activities, Media Use Frequency, Cognitive and Social/Emotional Development at Center
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Parents |
- Job-search Activities of Mother
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