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# mscm.txt
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Documentation for the MSCM data:
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   id        = mother-child id
   day       = study day t=(1,2,...,30)
   stress    = maternal stress at day(t):  1=yes, 0=no
   s1        = maternal stress at day(t-1):  1=yes, 0=no
   s2        = maternal stress at day(t-2):  1=yes, 0=no
   s3        = maternal stress at day(t-3):  1=yes, 0=no
   s4        = maternal stress at day(t-4):  1=yes, 0=no
   s5        = maternal stress at day(t-5):  1=yes, 0=no
   s6        = maternal stress at day(t-6):  1=yes, 0=no
   illness   = child illness on day(t):  1=yes, 0=no
   i1        = child illness on day(t-1):  1=yes, 0=no
   i2        = child illness on day(t-2):  1=yes, 0=no
   i3        = child illness on day(t-3):  1=yes, 0=no
   i4        = child illness on day(t-4):  1=yes, 0=no
   i5        = child illness on day(t-5):  1=yes, 0=no
   i6        = child illness on day(t-6):  1=yes, 0=no
   married   = marital status: 1=married, 0=other
   education = highest educational level:  1=less than high school
                                           2=some high school
                                           3=high school graduate
                                           4=some college
                                           5=college graduate
   employed  = employment status:  1=employed, 0=unemployed
   chlth     = child health status at baseline:  1=very poor
                                                 2=poor
                                                 3=fair
                                                 4=good
                                                 5=very good
   mhlth     = mother health status at baseline: 1=very poor
                                                 2=poor
                                                 3=fair
                                                 4=good 
                                                 5=very good
   race      = child race:  1=non-white, 0=white
   csex      = child gender:  1=male, 2=female
   housize   = size of household:  1=more than 3 people, 0=2-3 people
   bIllness  = baseline illness:  mean of illness(1) through illness(7)
   bStress   = baseline stress:  mean of stress(1) through stress(7)