Portraits of American Life Study | Results & Summaries

[ASK ARH_8 IF HR_7=3 FOR ANY HH MEMBER OR LV_2=1. ELSE SKIP TO ARQ_1. FILL TEXT IF HR_7 NE 3 FOR ANY HH MEMBER AND IF LV_2=1: Though your child or children are not living with you,/ELSE LEAVE BLANK] Though your children are not living with you/How often do you communicate with your child or children, whether in person or through other means? (ARH_8)

Variable Comparisons

Age

	18 to 29 years old	30 to 44 years old	45 to 59 years old	60 to 74 years old	75 years and older	TOTAL
Refused	0.5% 1	0.5% 3	1.1% 7	3.5% 13	1.7% 2	1.4% 26
Don't know	2.1% 4	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.8% 1	0.3% 6
Never	2.7% 5	1.0% 6	2.8% 17	2.2% 8	0.8% 1	2.0% 37
Rarely	1.1% 2	1.8% 11	1.8% 11	3.0% 11	2.5% 3	2.0% 38
Once or twice a week	0.5% 1	4.0% 24	6.0% 37	8.1% 30	3.3% 4	5.1% 96
Once a week	2.7% 5	3.2% 19	6.4% 39	17.0% 63	24.8% 30	8.3% 156
A few times a week	6.9% 13	6.4% 38	18.5% 113	34.8% 129	36.4% 44	17.9% 337
Once a day	5.3% 10	8.7% 52	15.7% 96	15.6% 58	18.2% 22	12.6% 238
More than once a day	78.2% 147	74.3% 442	47.7% 292	15.6% 58	11.6% 14	50.5% 953
Missing	368	152	142	42	19	723
TOTAL	100.0% 188	100.0% 595	100.0% 612	100.0% 371	100.0% 121	1887

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Refused	1.4% 15	1.3% 11	1.4% 26
Don't know	0.5% 5	0.1% 1	0.3% 6
Never	1.5% 16	2.4% 20	1.9% 36
Rarely	1.1% 11	3.3% 28	2.1% 39
Once or twice a week	3.9% 41	6.5% 55	5.1% 96
Once a week	7.4% 77	9.2% 78	8.2% 155
A few times a week	16.6% 173	19.3% 163	17.8% 336
Once a day	12.2% 127	13.2% 112	12.7% 239
More than once a day	55.3% 576	44.7% 378	50.6% 954
Missing	310	413	723
TOTAL	100.0% 1041	100.0% 846	1887

Political ideology

	Very liberal	Somewhat liberal	Middle of the road	Somewhat conservative	Very conservative	Haven't thought much about it	Missing	TOTAL
Refused	1.0% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	1.1% 4	0.0% 0	3.4% 17	4	1.2% 23
Don't know	0.0% 0	1.6% 4	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.6% 1	0.2% 1	0	0.3% 6
Never	1.0% 1	3.2% 8	1.3% 6	1.9% 7	1.7% 3	2.0% 10	1	1.9% 35
Rarely	3.1% 3	2.4% 6	2.2% 10	1.3% 5	0.0% 0	2.8% 14	1	2.0% 38
Once or twice a week	2.1% 2	5.5% 14	3.3% 15	5.3% 20	2.8% 5	7.5% 38	2	5.0% 94
Once a week	6.2% 6	8.7% 22	10.0% 46	8.2% 31	6.6% 12	7.5% 38	1	8.3% 155
A few times a week	16.5% 16	16.2% 41	16.2% 74	18.1% 68	26.5% 48	17.4% 88	2	17.9% 335
Once a day	17.5% 17	17.4% 44	14.6% 67	13.3% 50	9.4% 17	8.9% 45	1	12.8% 240
More than once a day	52.6% 51	45.1% 114	52.2% 239	50.8% 191	52.5% 95	50.5% 256	7	50.5% 946
Missing	71	126	175	129	44	170	0	715
TOTAL	100.0% 97	100.0% 253	100.0% 458	100.0% 376	100.0% 181	100.0% 507	19	1872

Race

	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Pacific Islander	Other	TOTAL
Refused	1.1% 15	2.4% 5	1.7% 4	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	6.8% 3	1.4% 27
Don't know	0.4% 5	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 5
Never	1.3% 17	2.8% 6	3.9% 9	3.1% 2	0.0% 0	4.5% 2	1.9% 36
Rarely	2.0% 27	2.4% 5	2.1% 5	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.3% 1	2.0% 38
Once or twice a week	5.1% 68	6.1% 13	3.4% 8	3.1% 2	0.0% 0	9.1% 4	5.0% 95
Once a week	9.2% 122	4.7% 10	5.2% 12	9.2% 6	0.0% 0	9.1% 4	8.2% 154
A few times a week	17.9% 237	17.5% 37	19.7% 46	12.3% 8	25.0% 2	13.6% 6	17.8% 336
Once a day	13.2% 174	11.8% 25	10.7% 25	20.0% 13	12.5% 1	2.3% 1	12.7% 239
More than once a day	49.7% 657	52.4% 111	53.2% 124	52.3% 34	62.5% 5	52.3% 23	50.6% 954
Missing	488	66	88	43	1	36	722
TOTAL	100.0% 1322	100.0% 212	100.0% 233	100.0% 65	100.0% 8	100.0% 44	1884

Religion

	Black Protestant	Evangelical Protestant	Mainline Protestant	Catholic	Unaffiliated	Other	TOTAL
Refused	0.9% 1	2.1% 11	1.4% 4	1.7% 9	0.4% 1	0.5% 1	1.4% 27
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.4% 1	0.8% 4	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 6
Never	3.4% 4	2.3% 12	0.4% 1	2.7% 14	0.4% 1	1.5% 3	1.9% 35
Rarely	2.6% 3	2.6% 14	1.1% 3	1.0% 5	3.2% 8	3.1% 6	2.1% 39
Once or twice a week	8.6% 10	7.7% 41	2.5% 7	4.1% 21	4.0% 10	4.1% 8	5.1% 97
Once a week	4.3% 5	7.1% 38	11.6% 32	6.8% 35	9.5% 24	10.7% 21	8.2% 155
A few times a week	14.7% 17	17.5% 93	19.6% 54	22.9% 118	11.9% 30	11.7% 23	17.8% 335
Once a day	10.3% 12	14.7% 78	16.3% 45	9.7% 50	11.1% 28	13.3% 26	12.7% 239
More than once a day	55.2% 64	45.9% 244	46.7% 129	50.3% 259	59.5% 150	55.1% 108	50.6% 954
Missing	32	160	86	179	158	108	723
TOTAL	100.0% 116	100.0% 532	100.0% 276	100.0% 515	100.0% 252	100.0% 196	1887

Region

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Refused	0.6% 2	1.9% 9	1.4% 9	1.6% 7	1.4% 27
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.8% 4	0.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.3% 6
Never	2.7% 9	2.1% 10	2.0% 13	0.9% 4	1.9% 36
Rarely	1.5% 5	2.1% 10	2.0% 13	2.5% 11	2.1% 39
Once or twice a week	4.0% 13	5.6% 27	3.9% 25	7.0% 31	5.1% 96
Once a week	6.7% 22	8.6% 41	7.8% 50	9.5% 42	8.2% 155
A few times a week	17.9% 59	17.1% 82	20.1% 128	14.9% 66	17.8% 335
Once a day	15.5% 51	12.7% 61	11.6% 74	12.0% 53	12.7% 239
More than once a day	51.1% 168	49.1% 235	50.7% 323	51.6% 228	50.6% 954
Missing	111	141	245	226	723
TOTAL	100.0% 329	100.0% 479	100.0% 637	100.0% 442	1887

Education

	No high school diploma	GED or high school diploma	Vocational/technical diploma or Associate's degree	Bachelor's degree	Graduate degree	Other	Missing	TOTAL
Refused	7.6% 19	0.5% 4	0.5% 2	0.0% 0	1.0% 2	2.1% 1	0	1.5% 28
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.7% 5	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.3% 6
Never	6.8% 17	1.4% 10	0.8% 3	1.9% 5	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	0	1.9% 36
Rarely	5.6% 14	1.2% 9	2.3% 9	0.8% 2	1.0% 2	4.3% 2	1	2.0% 38
Once or twice a week	6.4% 16	6.8% 50	3.8% 15	2.3% 6	4.6% 9	2.1% 1	0	5.2% 97
Once a week	10.0% 25	7.9% 58	6.8% 27	6.9% 18	8.6% 17	19.1% 9	0	8.2% 154
A few times a week	15.9% 40	17.9% 131	17.7% 70	19.2% 50	18.3% 36	17.0% 8	0	17.8% 335
Once a day	7.2% 18	15.7% 115	12.2% 48	6.5% 17	15.7% 31	14.9% 7	2	12.5% 236
More than once a day	40.6% 102	47.9% 351	55.9% 221	61.9% 161	50.3% 99	40.4% 19	0	50.6% 953
Missing	55	323	84	160	70	24	0	716
TOTAL	100.0% 251	100.0% 733	100.0% 395	100.0% 260	100.0% 197	100.0% 47	3	1883