Major Variables of Survey Areas

1st Year (2008)

Research Area Major Variables
Child
  • Demographic Characteristics, Health, Physical Development
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
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
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
Community
  • Childrearing Policies, Support, and Social Resources, Residential Area and Duration, Physical Environment, Availability of Child Care Facilities
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

Additional Variables of 2nd Year (2009)

Research Area Major Variables
Child Care Support Services
  • Non-Paid Child Care Support, Use of Child Care Services
Child Care Support Policy
  • Finance Relief-Related Policies

Additional Variables of 3rd Year (2010)

Research Area Major Variables
Child
  • Peer Interaction
Parents
  • Time of Interaction with Child
Child Care Support Services
  • Extracurricular Activities, Tutoring Education
Child Care Support Policy
  • Experience as Policy Beneficiary, Satisfaction

Additional Variables of 4th Year (2011)

Research Area Major Variables
Child
  • Receptive and Expressive Vocabulary, Peer Interaction
Household
  • Household Economic Factor (Expenditure for Children, Details of Income)HOME (Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment)
Early Childhood Education Center
  • Demographic Characteristics of Teacher, Physical Environment of Center, Teacher-Child Interaction, Teacher Efficacy, Parent Involvement

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
Parents
  • Job-search Activities of Mother