___________________________________ HEALTH AND RETIREMENT STUDY, WAVE 2 Full Public Release, Version 1.00 June 18, 1998 ___________________________________ Module 7: Transfers (N = 827) ___________________________________ VAR # _____ HHID HHID HRS Household Identifier ____________________________________________________________ Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ HHID 827 48957 23483 10281 98097 PN PN HRS Person Number ____________________________________________________________ Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ PN 827 18 10 10 40 W9379 7-1. Please remind me, do you [and your (husband/wife/ partner)] have any children? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Yes 5. No [Inap in W9380-W9384] 8. Don't Know; DK [Inap in W9380-W9384] 9. Not Ascertained; NA [Inap in W9380-W9384] W9379 Code Frequency --------------------- 1 776 5 49 9 2 ... 7-2. People have different ideas about the best way to help their children financially. Please indicate how you rate the importance of the following: W9380 7-2a. Helping children when they start their own households. W9381 7-2b. Leaving a significant estate for grown children. W9382 7-2c. Making sure that children get a good education. ____________________________________________________________ 1. Very important 3. Somewhat important 4. Not important at all 8. Don't Know; DK 9. Not Ascertained; NA 0. Inap; 5, 8-9 in W9379 W9380 Code Frequency --------------------- 0 51 1 321 3 382 4 70 8 1 9 2 W9381 Code Frequency --------------------- 0 51 1 131 3 376 4 266 8 1 9 2 W9382 Code Frequency --------------------- 0 51 1 701 3 67 4 5 8 1 9 2 W9383 7-3. Other than contributions toward education expenses, have you ever given substantial gifts to your grown children? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Yes 5. No [Inap in W9384] 9. Not Ascertained; NA [Inap in W9384] 0. Inap; 5, 8-9 in W9379 W9383 Code Frequency --------------------- 0 51 1 277 5 496 9 3 W9384 7-3a. About how much altogether do these gifts amount to? ____________________________________________________________ 0. Inap; 5, 8-9 in W9379; 5, 9 in W9383 9999998. Don't Know; DK 9999999. Not Ascertained; NA Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ W9384 827 813740 2729203 0 9999999