030000 CARING FOR AND HELPING HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS
Category Description
2003+: This category captures activities the respondent did to care for or help any child or adult in the respondent's household, regardless of relationship, age, or physical or mental health status. Care for household children and adults is coded separately in sub-categories under 030000. Household members are considered children if under the age of 18.
Activity Coding Rules
Talking with son/daughter/household child
Talking with a child and other adults
Talking with household child and non-household child
Doing arts and crafts, playing games, and playing sports with household child
Giving gifts
Packing or unpacking bags or suitcases for other household members
Household management activities specifically mentioned as being done for household adults
Household children's education-related activities
Filling out paperwork
Attending a household child's performance or event
Watching a household child's sporting event
Giving/serving household children food/a meal
Walking a household child to someplace
2005+: Code as Traveling/Travel Related to Caring for and Helping Household Members/relevant activity (180302 or 180303 or 180304). If just strolling or taking a walk with a child, code as Caring for and Helping Household Members/Caring for and Helping Household Children/Playing sports with household children (030105).
Helping (or teaching) a household child to do something
Visiting a household child in the hospital
Visiting an adult (household or non-household) in the hospital/nursing home
Praying with household child
2012+: Code as participation in religious practices (140102). (Modified: September 2012).
Looking after/supervising/watching (as a care activity) household children or adults
2020+: Code as Caring for and Helping activities (major category 03 or 04). Exceptions: When respondents report waiting for a ride or to be picked up as part of a travel activity, code the activity as travel related to [purpose]. When respondents report waiting for someone who provides a service to them, such as waiting for a doctor, barber, plumber, or childcare provider, then these activities should be coded to the relevant non-Caring for and helping activities. See Miscellaneous Rule 5 on picking up, dropping off, or waiting for someone activities. (Added: September 2020)
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030100 CARING FOR AND HELPING HOUSEHOLD CHILDREN
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030101 PHYSICAL CARE FOR HOUSEHOLD CHILDREN
Category activity examples
- Bathing household child
- Breastfeeding/nursing household baby
- Breastfeeding/nursing household child (2003)
- Carrying household child/baby
- Changing household child's diapers
- Cuddling household child
- Cutting household child's hair
- Drawing a bath for a household child
- Dressing household child
- Feeding household child
- Getting household child ready for bed
- Getting household child ready for school
- Getting household child ready to go somewhere
- Getting household child up
- Giving household child a bath
- Giving household child a bottle
- Helping household child bathe (2004+)
- Helping household child brush teeth (2004+)
- Helping household child feed him/herself (2004+)
- Helping household child get dressed (2004+)
- Helping household child use the bathroom (2004+)
- Holding household child
- Laying out clothes for household child
- Preparing a shower for a household child
- Putting household child to bed
- Rocking household child
- Soothing household child/baby
- Tucking in household child
- Waking household child
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030102 READING TO OR WITH HOUSEHOLD CHILDREN
Category activity examples
- Helping household child read (2004+)
- Listening to a household child read
- Reading to household child
- Reading with household child
- Teaching household child to read (2004+)
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030103 PLAYING WITH HOUSEHOLD CHILDREN, NOT SPORTS
Category activity examples
- Dancing with household child (2004+)
- Entertaining household child
- Giving household child a piggyback ride
- Horsing around with household child
- Playing games w/household child only
- Playing with household child
- Singing/dancing with household child (2003)
- Tickling household child
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030104 ARTS AND CRAFTS WITH HOUSEHOLD CHILDREN
Category activity examples
- Building model planes with household child
- Helping household child make arts and crafts (2004+)
- Making holiday decorations w/household child
- Organizing coin collection with household child
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030105 PLAYING SPORTS WITH HOUSEHOLD CHILDREN
Category activity examples
- Playing basketball with household child
- Riding bikes with household child
- Strolling with a household child (2005+)
- Teaching household child how to play a sport (2004+)
- Teaching household child to ride a bike (2004+)
- Walking with a household child (2005+)
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030106 TALKING WITH OR LISTENING TO HOUSEHOLD CHILDREN
Category activity examples
- Fussing at/scolding household child
- Hearing about household child's day
- Lecturing household child
- Listening to household child sing/recite
- Praying with household child (2007-2011)
- Singing to household child
- Singing with household child
- Talking with household child
- Telling household child to brush teeth
- Telling household child to get ready for bed
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030107 HELPING OR TEACHING HOUSEHOLD CHILDREN (NOT RELATED TO EDUCATION) (2003)
Category activity examples
- Helping household child do something (2003)
- Showing household child how to do something (2003)
- Teaching household child manners (2003)
- Teaching household child proper eating habits (2003)
- Teaching household child proper hygiene (2003)
- Teaching household child to cook (2003)
- Teaching household child to tie shoelaces (2003)
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030108 ORGANIZATION AND PLANNING FOR HOUSEHOLD CHILDREN
Category activity examples
- Helping with parties for household child
- Making costume for household child
- Organizing activities for household child
- Organizing closet for household child (2015+)
- Packing household child's bag
- Planning activities for household child
- Planning events for household child
- Planning parties for household child
- Planning play dates for household child
- Signing household child up for activities
- Unpacking household child's bag
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030109 LOOKING AFTER HOUSEHOLD CHILDREN (AS A PRIMARY ACTIVITY)
Category activity examples
- Accompanying household child trick-or-treating (2005+)
- Accompanying household child visiting Santa Claus (2005+)
- Checking on household child
- Keeping tabs on household child
- Monitoring household child
- Sitting with household child
- Supervising household child
- Supervising household child swimming
- Watching but not interacting with household child
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030110 ATTENDING HOUSEHOLD CHILDREN'S EVENTS
Category activity examples
- Accompanying household child trick-or-treating (2004)
- Accompanying household child visiting Santa Claus (2004)
- Attending household child's recital
- Watching household child's baseball practice (2016+)
- Watching household child's dance class (2016+)
- Watching household child's karate lesson (2016+)
- Watching household child's school play
- Watching household child's sporting event
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030111 WAITING FOR OR WITH HOUSEHOLD CHILDREN
Category activity examples
- Waiting for household child to finish his/her activity
- Waiting for household child to get ready
- Waiting for school bus with household child
- Waiting to pick up household child
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030112 PICKING UP OR DROPPING OFF HOUSEHOLD CHILDREN
Category activity examples
- Dropping off household child at babysitter's
- Dropping off household child at friend's house
- Dropping off household child at soccer practice
- Picking up household child from church
- Picking up household child from day care
- Picking up household child from school
- Putting household child on bus (2016+)
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030199 CARING FOR AND HELPING HOUSEHOLD CHILDREN, N.E.C.
Category activity examples
- Adopting a child
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030200 ACTIVITIES RELATED TO HOUSEHOLD CHILDREN'S EDUCATION
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030201 HOMEWORK (HOUSEHOLD CHILDREN)
Category activity examples
- Checking household child's homework for completion
- Helping household child with a school project
- Helping household child with homework
- Picking up household child's books/assignments
- Quizzing household child before a test
- Reviewing household child's homework
- Signing household child's homework log
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030202 MEETINGS AND SCHOOL CONFERENCES (HOUSEHOLD CHILDREN)
Category activity examples
- Attending a PTA meeting
- Attending household child's back-to-school night
- Attending household child's parent-teacher conference
- Attending household child's school open house (2004+)
- Attending household child's virtual/web/online school meeting (2020+)
- Emailing teacher of household child (2020+)
- Meeting w/school psychologist of household child
- Meeting w/school speech pathologist of household child (2004+)
- Meeting with guidance counselor of household child (2004+)
- Meeting with household child's tutor
- Meeting with principal of household child
- Observing household child's class
- Talking to/with household child's tutor
- Talking with teachers of household child
- Virtual/web/online meeting with teacher of household child (2020+)
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030203 HOME SCHOOLING OF HOUSEHOLD CHILDREN
Category activity examples
- Helping household child sign in to virtual/web/online class (2020+)
- Helping household child set up virtual/web/online class (2020+)
- Home schooling a household child
- Planning household child's class schedule (2020+)
- Sitting with household child during their virtual/web/online class (2020+)
- Teaching household child long division (2020+)
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030204 WAITING ASSOCIATED WITH HOUSEHOLD CHILDREN'S EDUCATION
Category activity examples
- Sitting with household adult on telehealth/telemedicine appointment (2020+)
- Sitting with household child on a telehealth/telemedicine appointment (2020+)
- Waiting for household child's virtual/web/online class to start (2020+)
- Waiting to meet with household child's teacher
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030300 ACTIVITIES RELATED TO HOUSEHOLD CHILDREN'S HEALTH
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030301 PROVIDING MEDICAL CARE TO HOUSEHOLD CHILDREN
Category activity examples
- Bandaging household child's cuts/burns
- Bandaging household child's scrapes
- Giving household child medicine
- Giving household child's insulin shot
- Helping household child with physical therapy
- Helping household child practice piano (2015+)
- Helping household child research colleges (2015+)
- Putting medicine on household child's burn
- Putting medicine on household child's cuts
- Sitting with sick household child
- Taking household child's temperature
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030302 OBTAINING MEDICAL CARE FOR HOUSEHOLD CHILDREN
Category activity examples
- Accompanying household child to medical appointment
- Talking with household child's doctor
- Talking with household child's nurse
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030303 WAITING ASSOCIATED WITH HOUSEHOLD CHILDREN'S HEALTH
Category activity examples
- Waiting while doctor examines household child
- Waiting with household child at hospital
- Waiting with household child at physician's office
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030399 ACTIVITIES RELATED TO HOUSEHOLD CHILD'S HEALTH, N.E.C.
Category activity examples
- Visiting household child in hospital
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030400 CARING FOR HOUSEHOLD ADULTS
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030401 PHYSICAL CARE FOR HOUSEHOLD ADULTS
Category activity examples
- Bathing household adult
- Cutting household adult's hair
- Dressing household adult
- Feeding household adult
- Getting household adult ready to go somewhere
- Helping household adult dress
- Providing physical aid to household adult
- Putting household adult to bed
- Waking household adult
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030402 LOOKING AFTER HOUSEHOLD ADULT (AS A PRIMARY ACTIVITY)
Category activity examples
- Checking on household adult
- Monitoring household adult
- Supervising household adult
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030403 PROVIDING MEDICAL CARE TO HOUSEHOLD ADULT
Category activity examples
- Bandaging household adult
- Giving household adult medicine
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030404 OBTAINING MEDICAL AND CARE SERVICES FOR HOUSEHOLD ADULT
Category activity examples
- Accompanying household adult to medical appointment
- Meeting with adult care provider
- Talking to household adult's doctors/nurses
- Talking to/with adult daycare provider
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030405 WAITING ASSOCIATED WITH CARING FOR HOUSEHOLD ADULTS
Category activity examples
- Waiting to meet a household adult's care provider
- Waiting while doctor examines household adult
- Waiting with household adult at hospital
- Waiting with household adult at physician's office
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030499 CARING FOR HOUSEHOLD ADULTS, N.E.C.
Category activity examples
- Visiting household adult in hospital (2003-2004)
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030500 HELPING HOUSEHOLD ADULTS
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030501 HELPING HOUSEHOLD ADULTS
Category activity examples
- Helping household adult with computer
- Helping household adult with taxes/bills
- Running errands for household adult (not self) (2003)
- Shopping for household adult (not self)
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030502 ORGANIZATION AND PLANNING FOR HOUSEHOLD ADULTS
Category activity examples
- Making things for household adult
- Organizing parties for household adult
- Packing household adult's bags
- Planning activities for household adult
- Planning events for household adult
- Planning parties for household adult
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030503 PICKING UP OR DROPPING OFF HOUSEHOLD ADULT
Category activity examples
- Dropping household adult off at senior center
- Helping household adult get into car (2016+)
- Picking up household adult from household adult's event
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030504 WAITING ASSOCIATED WITH HELPING HOUSEHOLD ADULTS
Category activity examples
- Waiting for household adult to get ready
- Waiting to pick up household adult
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