AFL Care Programs - Core Baseline Questionnaire for Parenting Clients
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EXPIRATION DATE: 09/30/2008
1. Client ID: ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
2. Site Number: ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
3. Entry Date: ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
AFL CARE PROGRAM CORE BASELINE QUESTIONNAIRE
Demographics
1. Age (in years only): _________
2. What is your marital status?
CHECK ONE RESPONSE
Single, never married............................. 
1
Married................................................ 2
Separated or divorced............................ 3
Widowed.............................................. 4
Other................................................... 5
3. What are your current living arrangements?
CHECK YES OR NO FOR EACH
| Yes | No |
|---|
a. . Alone..................................................................... | 1 | 2 |
b. With spouse........................................................... | 1 | 2 |
c. . With own mother (include stepmother)...................... | 1 | 2 |
d. . With own father (include stepfather).......................... | 1 | 2 |
e. . With baby’s father | 1 | 2 |
f. .. With baby’s father’s mother...................................... | 1 | 2 |
g. . With baby’s father’s father ....................................... | 1 | 2 |
h. With partner............................................................ | 1 | 2 |
i. With other relatives.................................................. | 1 | 2 |
j. With friends............................................................ | 1 | 2 |
k. In a group home/institution....................................... | 1 | 2 |
l. In a foster home...................................................... | 1 | 2 |
m. Other..................................................................... | 1 | 2 |
4. Are you Hispanic or Latino?
Yes............................. 1
No............................... 2
5. What is your race?
CHECK ALL THAT APPLY
White................................................... 1
Black................................................... 2
Asian................................................... 3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander... 4
American Indian.................................... 5
6. What is your current school status?
CHECK ONE RESPONSE
In school or GED program......................................... 1
Graduated from high school or completed GED........... 2
Dropped out of school............................................... 3
Other....................................................................... 4
7. What is the highest grade you completed:
CHECK ONE RESPONSE
8th grade or below.................................. 1
9th grade............................................... 2
10th grade............................................. 3
11th grade............................................. 4
12th grade............................................. 5
Some college....................................... 6
College degree or more.......................... 7
Don’t know........................................... 97
8. Have you ever been in a job training program?
Yes............................. 1
No............................... 2 
SKIP TO QUESTION 9
8a. Did you ever complete a job training program?
Yes............................. 1
No............................... 2
Currently attending job training program........ 3
9. How many hours do you work per week?
Hours per week (Enter 00 if not employed)________
10. What is your main source of financial support?
CHECK ONE RESPONSE
Own job............................................... 1
Spouse or partner................................. 2
Parents................................................ 3
Public assistance................................. 4
Other relatives...................................... 5
Other................................................... 6
11. Do you receive money or assistance from any of the following sources?
CHECK YES OR NO FOR EACH
| Yes | No |
|---|
a. . Medicaid................................................................ | 1 | 2 |
b. . Food stamps.......................................................... | 1 | 2 |
c. . WIC....................................................................... | 1 | 2 |
d. TANF..................................................................... | 1 | 2 |
e. . Social Security....................................................... | 1 | 2 |
f. .. Unemployment or Workers’ Compensation................ | 1 | 2 |
g. General Assistance or other aid................................ | 1 | 2 |
h. Child support.......................................................... | 1 | 2 |
i. Own job.................................................................. | 1 | 2 |
j. Spouse or partner.................................................... | 1 | 2 |
k. Parent(s)................................................................ | 1 | 2 |
l. Other..................................................................... | 1 | 2 |
About Your Pregnancy…
12. An early delivery is one that occurs at 36 weeks or earlier in pregnancy. As far as you know, did you have an early delivery?
Yes............................. 1
No............................... 2
Don’t know................... 97
13. How did you deliver your baby?
Vaginal delivery............................... 1
Cesarean delivery............................ 2
About Your Child…
These next questions are about your child.
14. How much did your child weigh at birth?
5½ pounds or more................... 1
Less than 5½ pounds ............... 2
Don’t know............................... 97
15. Since your child was born, about how many times has your child been seen by a doctor, nurse, or other health care professional for a regular check up or “well-baby” visit? This is a visit to the doctor when your child is not sick, but to get checked out or to get vaccinations.
Never........................... 1 SKIP TO QUESTION 17
1-3 times ..................... 2
4 or more times............ 3
Don’t know................... 97
16. When was your child’s last “well baby” visit?
CHOOSE THE MOST RECENT
Within the past 3 months......... 1
Within the past 6 months......... 2
Within the past 12 months....... 3
More than a year ago............... 4
Don’t know.............................. 97
17. Is your child currently 3 months in age or older?
Yes............................. 1
No .............................. 2 SKIP TO QUESTION 18
17a. Please tell me if your child has had any of the following vaccinations/shots:
CHECK YES OR NO FOR EACH
| Yes | No | Don’t know |
|---|
D-T-P, D-T-A-P, or D-T shot, sometimes called a D-P-T shot, diptheria-tetanus-pertussis shot, baby shot or three in one shot | 1 | 2 | 97 |
Polio vaccine –sometimes called I-P-V. | 1 | 2 | 97 |
H-I-B shot (this for Meningitis) | 1 | 2 | 97 |
Hepatitis B shot | 1 | 2 | 97 |
18. Did you breastfeed your baby at all?
Yes............................. 1
No .............................. 2 SKIP TO QUESTION 19
18a. How old was your child when you stopped breastfeeding your child altogether?
Still breastfeeding..................... 1
Less than 1-month old............... 2
1-month old to 2-months old....... 3
3-months old or more................ 4
19. Does your child live with you?
Yes............................. 1 SKIP TO QUESTION 20
Sometimes................... 2 SKIP TO QUESTION 20
No .............................. 3
19a. Where does your baby live now?
With the baby’s father............... 1 SKIP TO QUESTION 24
With other relatives .................. 2 SKIP TO QUESTION 24
With adoptive family.................. 3 SKIP TO QUESTION 24
Other....................................... 4 SKIP TO QUESTION 24
Don’t know............................... 97 SKIP TO QUESTION 24
20. In the past four weeks has your child been cared for in any regular arrangement such as a day care, nursery school, play group, babysitter, after school care, relative, or some other child care arrangement? (“Regular” means at least once a week for a month or more.)
Yes............................. 1
No .............................. 2 SKIP TO QUESTION 23
21. Who or what has been the primary childcare provider in the past four weeks?
CHECK ONE RESPONSE
Child’s other parent/stepparent..................... 1
Your brother/sister 13 years or older............. 2
Your brother/sister under 13 years old........... 3
Child’s grandparent..................................... 4
Other relative.............................................. 5
Non-relative or babysitter ............................ 6
Day care center.......................................... 7
Nursery/preschool....................................... 8
Family day care ......................................... 9
This program.............................................. 10
Other......................................................... 11
22. How many hours a week is your child in childcare, including all the different arrangements that you use?
Hours _______
Don’t know................................................. 97
23. On how many days per week do you do the following things with your child?
CHECK ONE RESPONSE FOR EACH ACTIVITY
| 0 days | 1 day | 2 days | 3 days | 4 days | 5 days | 6 days | 7 days |
|---|
a. Play games like “peek-a-boo” or “gotcha” | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
b. Sing songs or nursery rhymes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
c. Read stories | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
d. Tell stories | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
e. Play with toys such as blocks | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
f. Visit relatives | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
g. Hug or show physical attention | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
h. Put (him/her) to bed | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
About Your Baby’s Father…
These next questions are about your baby’s father.
24. On how many days per week does your child’s father do the following things with your child?
CHECK ONE RESPONSE FOR EACH ACTIVITY
| 0 days | 1 day | 2 days | 3 days | 4 days | 5 days | 6 days | 7 days | Don’t know |
|---|
a. Play games like “peek-a-boo” or “gotcha” | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 97 |
b. Sing songs or nursery rhymes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 97 |
c. Read stories | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 97 |
d. Tell stories | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 97 |
e. Play with toys such as blocks | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 97 |
f. Visit relatives | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 97 |
g. Hug or show physical attention | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 97 |
h. Put (him/her) to bed | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 97 |
25. Are you married to your baby’s father?
Yes............................. 1 SKIP TO QUESTION 30
No .............................. 2
26. Do you plan to marry him?
Yes......................................... 1
No .......................................... 2
Don’t know............................... 97
27. Do you and he have a legal agreement regarding child support, alimony, custody, visitation, or where the child lives?
Yes......................................... 1
No .......................................... 2
28. Does he give you money, buy clothes for the baby, pay for doctor visits, or provide other kinds of support?
Yes............................. 1
No .............................. 2
29. Does he help you in other ways, such as watching the baby or helping with the chores?
Yes............................. 1
No .............................. 2
About Your Relationships, Your Goals, and Feelings on Parenting
These next questions are about your relationships with other people, your goals and your feelings about parenting.
30. Looking to the future, do you want to have another baby sometime before finishing high school?
Yes............................. 1
No .............................. 2
Already finished............ 3
Don’t know................... 97
31. Looking to the future, do you want to have another baby sometime before marriage?
Yes............................. 1
No .............................. 2
Already married ........... 3
Don’t know................... 97
FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS CHECK ONLY ONE RESPONSE
32. How much do you agree with the following statement? It is better for a person to get married than to go through life being single.
Strongly agree......................... 1
Agree .................................... 2
Neither agree nor disagree........ 3
Disagree................................. 4
Strongly disagree.................... 5
Don’t know.............................. 7
How much do the following statements apply to you?
33. In the last month, I have felt trapped by my responsibilities as a parent.
Strongly agree......................... 1
Somewhat agree .................... 2
Neither agree nor disagree........ 3
Somewhat disagree................. 4
Strongly disagree.................... 5
34. I consider being a parent a good thing in my life…
Strongly agree......................... 1
Somewhat agree .................... 2
Neither agree nor disagree........ 3
Somewhat disagree................. 4
Strongly disagree.................... 5
35. I find that taking care of my child(ren) is much more work than pleasure.
Strongly agree......................... 1
Somewhat agree .................... 2
Neither agree nor disagree........ 3
Somewhat disagree................. 4
Strongly disagree.................... 5
36. I enjoy spending time with my child(ren)…
Strongly agree......................... 1
Somewhat agree .................... 2
Neither agree nor disagree........ 3
Somewhat disagree................. 4
Strongly disagree.................... 5
37. How often do you talk to your mother or father about your problems? Or how often do you talk to an adult in the household about your problems?
Almost never........................... 1
Some of the time .................... 2
Usually................................... 3
Almost always........................ 4
38. How much do you stay away from people who might get you into trouble?
Almost never........................... 1
Some of the time .................... 2
Usually................................... 3
Almost always........................ 4
Please answer the following statements as they apply to you.
39. You think you should work to get something, if you really want it.
Not at all like you.................... 1
A little like you ....................... 2
Mostly like you........................ 3
Very much like you.................. 4
40. You make decisions to help you achieve your goals.
Not at all like you.................... 1
A little like you ....................... 2
Mostly like you........................ 3
Very much like you.................. 4
41. I believe that putting a child up for adoption is a good thing for a young woman to do if she feels she is unable to keep and raise the child herself.
Not at all like you....................
1 A little like you ....................... 2
Mostly like you........................ 3
Very much like you.................. 4
Don’t know.............................. 97
About Your Future…
Thinking of the future, please answer the following questions:
42. How important is it to you to graduate high school, vocational or trade school?
Not important at all.................. 1
Somewhat important ............... 2
Very important........................ 3
Extremely important................ 4
Already graduated................... 5
43. On a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 is low and 5 is high, how much do you want to get more education or training such as college, vocational school or a nursing or a teaching certification?
Low | | | | High | Don’t know |
|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 97 |
44. On a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 is low and 5 is high, how important is it for you to get training to get the kind of job you want?
Low | | | | High | Don’t know |
|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 97 |
About Your Health and Healthcare…
These next questions are about your health and healthcare.
45. Are you pregnant now?
Yes............................. 1
No .............................. 2
Don’t know................... 97
46. What is your current form of birth control or protection from sexually transmitted diseases?
CHECK ALL THAT APPLY
No method used..................................................... 1
Abstinence ............................................................ 2 SKIP TO QUESTION 48
Birth control pills ....................................................
3 Condom................................................................. 4
Partner’s vasectomy................................................ 5
Sterilizing operation/tubal ligation ............................ 6
Withdrawal, pulling out............................................ 7
Depo-Provera, injectables ....................................... 8
Norplant................................................................. 9
Rhythm or safe period by calendar............................ 10
Safe period by temperature or cervical mucus test,
natural family planning ...................................... 11
Diaphragm.............................................................. 12
Female condom, vaginal pouch ............................... 13
Foam..................................................................... 14
Jelly or cream......................................................... 15
Cervical cap ........................................................... 16
Suppository............................................................ 17
Today Sponge ....................................................... 18
IUD, coil, loop......................................................... 19
“Morning after” pills or emergency contraception... 20
Other method ........................................................ 21
Respondent sterile.................................................. 22
Respondent’s partner sterile .................................... 23
Lunelle injectable (monthly shot).............................. 24
Contraceptive patch ................................................ 25
47. How would you describe your relationship with your current sexual partner?
Married to him.................................................. 1
Engaged to him ............................................... 2
Living together in a sexual relationship,
but not engaged......................................... 3
Going with him or going steady.......................... 4
Just friends ...................................................... 5
Just met him.................................................... 6
Something else................................................. 7
Don’t know ...................................................... 97
48. In the past 12 months, have you received…
| Yes | No |
|---|
a. a pregnancy test? | 1 | 2 |
b. an abortion? | 1 | 2 |
c. a pap smear? | 1 | 2 |
d. a pelvic exam? | 1 | 2 |
e. prenatal care? | 1 | 2 |
f. post-pregnancy care? | 1 | 2 |
g. counseling for, or been tested or treated for a sexually transmitted disease? | 1 | 2 |
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