Topics within this area include:
- Caregiving
- Community
- Discrimination
- Food Insecurity
- Military Experience
- Occupation
- Quality of Life (SF-12 | EQ-5D)
- Resilience
- Sexual Identity
- Stressful Life Events
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Caregiving
Acronym(s): CGQ
Description: SHOW field staff administered questionnaire regarding current or past unpaid regular care provided to a friend or family member made necessary due to disability or illness.
Additional Information/References/Data Sources: Record Source: Caregiving – Caregiving in the US – National Alliance for Caregiving 2004
Instrument Used:
(instruments may vary slightly between survey iterations, below are the survey instruments as they were included in each survey year listed)
Community
Acronym(s): COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY_DER
Description: The COMMUNITY questionnaire includes measures of sociopolitical control (items 1-8), sense of community (items 9-16) and community participation (items 17-20).
Additional Information/References/Data Sources: Record Source(s): Questions come from the Sense of Community Scale Sense of community items: Peterson, N. A., Speer, P. W., & McMillan, D. W. (2008). Validation of a brief sense of community scale: Confirmation of the principal theory of sense of community. Journal of Community Psychology, 36(1), 61-73. Community participation items: Speer, P. W., & Peterson, N. A. (2000). Psychometric properties of an empowerment scale: Testing cognitive, emotional, and behavioral domains. Social Work Research, 24(2), 109-118. Sociopolitical control items: Peterson, N. A., Lowe, J. B., Hughey, J., Reid, R. J., Zimmerman, M. A., & Speer, P. W. (2006). Measuring the intrapersonal component of psychological empowerment: Confirmatory factor analysis of the sociopolitical control scale. American Journal of Community Psychology, 38(3-4), 287-297
Instrument Used:
(instruments may vary slightly between survey iterations, below are the survey instruments as they were included in each survey year listed)
Discrimination
Acronym(s): QG; DSC
Description: Self-reported questions regarding specific information relating to how the respondent have been treated during his/her life. Answers to questions regarding unfair treatment related to race, age, gender, culture, relition, physical appearance, and sexual orientation are recorded.
Additional Information/References/Data Sources: Record Source: SHOW original questions and other modified from the Detroit Area Study of Discrimination and MIDUS/MIDUS 2 studies.
Instrument Used:
(instruments may vary slightly between survey iterations, below are the survey instruments as they were included in each survey year listed)
Food Insecurity
Acronym(s): FSQ; FSQ_DER
Description: The Food Security (FSQ) section provides specific information relating concerns about having enough food or about the costs of food for the respondent or his/her family.
Additional Information/References/Data Sources: Record Source(s): Modified from NHANES; FDA; USDA U.S. Household Food Security Survey Module
Instrument Used:
(instruments may vary slightly between survey iterations, below are the survey instruments as they were included in each survey year listed)
Military
Acronym(s): QF
Description: The Military Experience section (QF_MIL) provides specific information relating to military service in the United States Armed Forces, either in the regular military or in the National Guard or Reserve unit.
Additional Information/References/Data Sources: Record Source(s): Modified from the 2001 National Survey of Veterans
Instrument Used:
(instruments may vary slightly between survey iterations, below are the survey instruments as they were included in each survey year listed)
Occupation
Acronym(s): OCQ
Description: The occupation (OCQ) section asks questions about the respondent’s work experience. This section goes into details on the type of work that was done and duties performed so that this information can be accurately categorized into occupations.
Additional Information/References/Data Sources: Record Source(s): SHOW original and questions modified from NHANES and the Wisconsin School Study Project (1975)
Instrument Used:
(instruments may vary slightly between survey iterations, below are the survey instruments as they were included in each survey year listed)
Quality of Life
Acronym(s): EQ-5D; EQD
Description: The EQ-5D™ is a standardized instrument for use as a measure of health outcome, providing a simple descriptive profile and a single index value for health status. EQ-5D is produced and maintained by the EuroQol Group. EuroQol Group. EuroQol-a new facility for the measurement of health-related quality of life. Health Policy 1990;16:199-208
Additional Information/References/Data Sources: Record Source(s): EQ-5D-3L, English (USA)
Instrument Used:
(instruments may vary slightly between survey iterations, below are the survey instruments as they were included in each survey year listed)
Resilience
Acronym(s): RES
Description: The Resilience instrument focuses on respondents’ beliefs, attitudes and actions when faced with challenges.
Instrument Used:
(instruments may vary slightly between survey iterations, below are the survey instruments as they were included in each survey year listed)
Sexual Identity
Acronym(s): SXQ
Description: The Sexual Identity (SXQ) module provides information on participant’s sexual identity.
Additional Information/References/Data Sources: Record Source(s): Questions were developed based on recommendations from the Williams Institute and the Fenway Institute.
Instrument Used:
(instruments may vary slightly between survey iterations, below are the survey instruments as they were included in each survey year listed)
Stressful Life Events
Acronym(s): QC; LIFE
Description: The QC section provides information relating to individual’s major life events linked to stress. This section is based on the premise that good and bad events in one’s life can increase stress levels and make one more susceptible to illness and mental health problems (Holmes & Rahe, 1967).
Additional Information/References/Data Sources: Record Source(s): Holmes and Rahe Stress Scale
Instrument Used:
(instruments may vary slightly between survey iterations, below are the survey instruments as they were included in each survey year listed)