Table 1.

National Survey of Children’s Health 2007 (2007 NSCH) question, family functioning indicator and protective factor, study variable name, response choices, and dichotomized variable

2007 NSCH question	Family functioning indicator or protective factor	Variable	Answer options	Dichotomous variable
During the past week, on how many days did all the family members who live in the household eat a meal together?	Family routines	Family mealtimes	0–7	0–4, 5–7
How well can you and [your child] share ideas or talk about things that really matter?	Parent–child communication	Share ideas with the child	Very well, somewhat well, not very well or not very well at all	Very well; Somewhat well, not very well or not very well at all
In general, how well do you feel like you are coping with the day to day demands of [parenthood/ raising children]?	Parental coping	Coping with parenting demands	Very well, somewhat well, not very well or not very well at all	Very well; Somewhat well, not very well or not very well at all
During the past month, how often have you felt [your child] is much harder to care for than most children [his/her] age?	Parenting aggravation	Harder to care for the child	Never, rarely, sometimes, usually or always	Never, rarely, sometimes; usually or always
During the past month, how often have you felt [he/she] did things that really bother you a lot?	Parenting aggravation	Bothered by the child	Never, rarely, sometimes, usually or always	Never, rarely, sometimes, usually or always
During the past month, how often have you felt angry with [him/her]	Parenting aggravation	Angry with the child	Never, rarely, sometimes, usually or always	Never, rarely, sometimes, usually or always
Is there someone that you can turn to for day to day emotional help with [parenthood/raising children]?	Emotional support	Emotional support	Yes, no	Yes, no
People in this neighborhood help each other out	Social capital	Helping out	Definitely agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, definitely disagree	Moderate to high social capital was defined as a composite score of <7
We watch out for each other’s children in this neighborhood	Social capital	Neighborhood monitoring	Definitely agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, definitely disagree
There are people I can count on in this neighborhood	Social capital	Count on	Definitely agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, definitely disagree
If my child were outside playing and got hurt or scared, there are adults nearby who I trust to help my child.	Social capital	Trusted neighbors	Definitely agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, definitely disagree
Would you say that, in general, (mother/father) mental and emotional health is excellent, very good, good, fair, or poor	Parental mental health	Parental mental health	Excellent, very good, good, fair, or poor	Excellent, very good, good; fair, or poor