Description

CSPHYCUS indicates whether a court or judge ordered joint physical custody for a child who had one biological parent living outside the household. This variable is found on the parent record.

The supplement questionnaire defines the term joint physical custody as the child living with each parent part of the time.

Blank values for this variable represent individuals who were not interviewed in April of the sample year.

This variable is part of the Child Support Supplement.

Comparability

This variable is comparable across available years, except that the 1992 sample does not give "No" as a possible response. Instead, observations where the other parent did not have physical custody are coded as NIU in the original data.

Universe

Flags

Unharmonized Variables