During how much of the time before you turned 18 did anyone in your household receive this kind of help [public assistance or welfare]?

Conceptual Variable

Name
5449
Label
During how much of the time before you turned 18 did anyone in your household receive this kind of help [public assistance or welfare]?
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Wave III Wave IV
Wave III In-Home Interview Wave IV In-Home Interview
Wave III In-Home Interview Wave IV In-Home Interview
H3EC63 H4EC17
only a very short time
43.66%
35.78%
less than half the time
14.86%
15.55%
about half the time
13.81%
17.19%
most of the time
17.79%
17.95%
practically all of the time
13.53%
practically all the time
9.88%
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Wave III Wave IV
Wave III In-Home Interview Wave IV In-Home Interview
Wave III In-Home Interview Wave IV In-Home Interview
H3EC63 H4EC17
only a very short time
6.57%
1.80%
less than half the time
2.24%
0.78%
about half the time
2.08%
0.87%
most of the time
2.68%
0.90%
practically all of the time
0.68%
practically all the time
1.49%
Dataset Variable Valid Invalid Min First Quartile Median Third Quartile Max Mean StdDev
Wave III In-Home Interview H3EC63 2,288 12,909 1 5
Wave IV In-Home Interview H4EC17 791 14,910 1 5
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Wave III Wave IV
Wave III In-Home Interview Wave IV In-Home Interview
Wave III In-Home Interview Wave IV In-Home Interview
H3EC63 H4EC17
only a very short time 1 1
less than half the time 2 2
about half the time 3 3
most of the time 4 4
practically all of the time 5
practically all the time 5