# Name Label Type Format Valid Invalid Question
1 famc01 I.1.I take the child to visit families and friends or invite families and friends to visit our home.
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-2 famc02 I.2.I take the child to visit or play outside (e.g., parks, markets, or public squares).
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-3 famevic01 I.3.I take the child to the bookstore or the library.
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-4 famc03 I.4.I let the child play with objects which he/she can press down, grab, push, or
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pull (e.g., a ball or a baby walker).
5 famc04 I.5.I let the child play with plush pillows, stuffed animals, or playset toys.
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-6 famc05 I.6.I let the child play with objects which help him/
her develop hand-eye coordination (e.g., a cup stacking set, a puzzle, or a set of soft building blocks).
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-7 famc06 I.7.I let the child play with objects which help him/her learn colors, shapes, sizes, or numbers.
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-8 famc07 I.8.I let the child play with objects which require fine motor skills (e.g., building blocks, play dough, clay, a string of beads, painting tools, snow-flake puzzles, or puzzles).
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-9 famc08 I.9.I participate in activities suitable for children with the child (e.g. a parent-child joint activity).
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-10 famc09 I.10.I teach the child names of various objects.
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-11 famc10 I.11.I teach the child to say
"please", "thank you", and
"sorry".
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-12 famc11 I.12.I teach the child learn spatial relationships (e.g., up and down, left and right, or front and back).
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-13 famc12 I.13.I help the child learn numbers.
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-14 famc13 I.14.I help the child learn Chinese characters.
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-15 famevic02 I.15.I help the child learn Mandarin phonetic symbols.
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-16 famevic03 I.16.I play or sing nursery rhymes to the child.
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-17 famevic04 I.17.I play audio-books to the child.
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-18 famevic05 I.18.I use appropriate speed and tone when I speak to the child.
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-19 famevic06 I.19.When speaking to the child, I elaborate his/her response by using additional words and encourage him/her to say more.
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-20 famevic07 I.20.I talk to the child about things and events that have happened in the past (e.g., when we went outside to
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-Kids in Taiwan: National Longitudinal Study of Child Development and Care (KIT): KIT-M3 at 6 months old - Variables Group(s)
# Name Label Type Format Valid Invalid Question
play, or, the first time he/
she put on his/her clothes by himself/herself).
21 famc14 I.21.Whenever the child makes a sound or speaks aloud, I respond with words.
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-22 famc15 I.22.I kiss or hug the child. discrete numeric-8.0 1627 0 -23 famc16 I.23.I talk to the child even
when I am doing chores or work.
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-24 famc17 I.24.I scold the child if he/she is not obedient.
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-25 famc18 I.25.When necessary, I discipline the child by limiting his/her actions (e.g., making him/her stand still or forbidding him/her to play with toys).
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-26 famc19 I.26.When the child is out of control, I hit him/her.
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-27 famc20 I.27.I keep the child's living and playing environment clean and tidy. (answered by the caregiver)
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-28 famc21 I.27.I keep the child's living and playing environment clean and tidy. (observed by the interviewer)
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-29 famevia01 I.28.I look at the child while I feed him/her.
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-30 famevia02 I.29.I let the child watch TV/
computer or play on a device while I feed him/her.
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-31 famevia03 I.30.I hold the child when I breastfeed/bottle-feed him/
her.
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-32 famevic08 I.31.Number of books at home that are suitable for the child to read (including books purchased, given, and borrowed)
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-33 famevic09 I.32.On average, how many times a week do you read a book to the child?
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-34 famevic10 I.33.On average, how much time do you spend on reading a book to the child each time?
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-35 famevic1101 I.34.Which electronic product(s) does the child use or play?[multiple responses are allowed]: (1)A smart phone?
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-36 famevic1102 I.34.Which electronic product(s) does the child use or play?[multiple responses
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are allowed]: (2)A tablet computer?
37 famevic1103 I.34.Which electronic product(s) does the child use or play?[multiple responses are allowed]: (3)A personal computer?
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-38 famevic1104 I.34.Which electronic product(s) does the child use or play?[multiple responses are allowed]: (4)A laptop?
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-39 famevic1105 I.34.Which electronic product(s) does the child use or play?[multiple responses are allowed]: (5)A video game console (e.g. Wii or Xbox)?
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-40 famevic1106 I.34.Which electronic product(s) does the child use or play?[multiple responses are allowed]: (6)A TV (including all kinds of recorded media, e.g. DVDs and VCDs)?
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-41 famevic1107 I.34.Which electronic product(s) does the child use or play?[multiple responses are allowed]: (7)None of above
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-42 famevic1108 I.34.Which electronic product(s) does the child use or play?[multiple responses are allowed]: Refused to answer
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-43 famevic1109 I.34.Which electronic product(s) does the child use or play?[multiple responses are allowed]: Don't know
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-44 famevic1201 I.35.1.On average, how much time each day does the child spend on watching TV (including all kinds of recorded media, such as DVDs)?
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-45 famevic1202 I.35.2.Other than TV, on average, how much time each day does the child spend on using electronic products (e.g., a personal computer, a tablet computer, or a smart phone)?
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-46 famevic1301 I.36.1.On average, how much time each day do you spend or interact with the child (e.g., playing a game, reading a book together, eating together, or talking)─Workday
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-47 famevic1302 I.36.2.On average, how much time each day do you spend or interact with the
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-Kids in Taiwan: National Longitudinal Study of Child Development and Care (KIT): KIT-M3 at 6 months old - Variables Group(s)
# Name Label Type Format Valid Invalid Question
child (e.g., playing a game, reading a book together, eating together, or talking)
─Holiday
48 famevic14 I.37.Would you say that you have enough help at home for doing house chores or taking care of the child?
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-49 famevic16 I.39. Is there any outdoor space (e.g., a yard or a public facility) in the child's home or at the childcare site for the child to do some outdoor activities?
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-50 famevic1601 I.39.1.Which of the places and facilities below are available [multiple responses are allowed]: (1)Some equipment for the child to grab (e.g., an equipment for climbing or hanging)
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-51 famevic1602 I.39.1.Which of the places and facilities below are available [multiple responses are allowed]: (2)Stairs (with at least two steps)
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-52 famevic1603 I.39.1.Which of the places and facilities below are available [multiple responses are allowed]: (3)An equipment or a platform for the child to climb up and down (of at least 20 cm in height)
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-53 famevic1604 I.39.1.Which of the places and facilities below are available [multiple responses are allowed]: (4)A slope or an inclined floor at different angles
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-54 famevic1605 I.39.1.Which of the places and facilities below are available [multiple responses are allowed]: (5)Other outdoor scpace
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-55 famevic17 I.40.Is there any indoor space in the child's home or at the childcare site for the child to do some activities?
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-56 famevic1701 I.40.1.Which of the places and facilities below are available [multiple responses are allowed]: (1)Some equipment for the child to grab (e.g., an equipment for climbing or hanging)
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-57 famevic1702 I.40.1.Which of the places and facilities below are available [multiple responses are allowed]: (2)Stairs (with at least two steps)
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58 famevic1703 I.40.1.Which of the places and facilities below are available [multiple responses are allowed]: (3)An equipment or furniture for the child to climb up and down (e.g., a sofa or a chair)
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-59 famevic1704 I.40.1.Which of the places and facilities below are available [multiple responses are allowed]: (4)A special playroom (a room for the child to play only, thus a bedroom is not considered as a playroom)
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-60 famevic1705 I.40.1.Which of the places and facilities below are available [multiple responses are allowed]: (5)A place to store toys where the child can come and play with any time (e.g., a box or a drawer)
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-61 famevic1706 I.40.1.Which of the places and facilities below are available [multiple responses are allowed]: (6)Other indoor scpace
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