National Survey of Families and Households, 1987-1988 Bumpass, Larry L. Sweet, James A. adoption child custody child support divorce education experience families family life family relationships family structure fertility financial assets household composition income job history life events life history living arrangements marital relationships parental attitudes psychological wellbeing social contact stepfamilies wages and salaries DSDR.IV RCMD.IX NACDA.I ICPSR.XVII.H This collection provides data on the family experience in the United States. At a time when the range of family structures is becoming more and more diverse, this study permits a close examination of the resulting family compositions and household operations. One adult, the primary respondent, was chosen from each of 13,017 households in the study. In addition to the main interview conducted with the primary respondent, a shorter, self-administered questionnaire was given to the spouse or cohabitating partner. Data were gathered on the composition of families and on the relationship of household members to each other, including marriage, separation, and divorce histories, adoption, child custody arrangements, and stepfamily relations. Respondents were also asked about the quality of their relationships with their parents, children, and in-laws. Information on economic well-being is also provided, including earnings from wages, self-employment income, interest, dividends, investments, pensions, Social Security, public assistance, and child support/alimony. Demographic variables include sex, age, and marital status. 1995-01-11 survey data 6041 10.3886/ICPSR06041.v1 personal interviews and self-enumerated questionnaires United States 1987-03--1988-05 ICPSR metadata records are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/us/).