D-PLACE - Variable Physical Protectiveness against Childhood Illness [SCCS37]

Physical Protectiveness against Childhood Illness [SCCS37]

Description: Variables 23-32 deal with infancy only, from the first year until the transition to early childhood (see 38-39, 42, 44), usually at 12-18 months.The early and late infancy periods of variables 24-27 refer to the first few months after birth versus the period after crawling begins,usually around 9 months. Variables 33-38 include both infancy and early childhood, the latter usually to the age of 4-5 years. Variables 39-50 deal with the transition to childhood, around 12-18 months.Variables 51-60 provide a comparison of infancy and childhood. Barry, H., & Paxson, L. M. (1971). Infancy and early childhood: Cross-cultural codes 2. Ethnology, 10(4), 466-508.

Codes [click for detailed code description]

Code #	Code
1	No special effort
2	Slight
3	Moderate, e.g., regular baths
4	Some exceptional techniques, e.g., medicines, ointments, diapers
5	Variety of exceptional techniques

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Dataset:

Murdock and White 1969 'Standard Cross-Cultural Sample'

Variable:

Physical Protectiveness against Childhood Illness [SCCS37]

Description:

Variables 23-32 deal with infancy only, from the first year until the transition to early childhood (see 38-39, 42, 44), usually at 12-18 months.The early and late infancy periods of variables 24-27 refer to the first few months after birth versus the period after crawling begins,usually around 9 months. Variables 33-38 include both infancy and early childhood, the latter usually to the age of 4-5 years. Variables 39-50 deal with the transition to childhood, around 12-18 months.Variables 51-60 provide a comparison of infancy and childhood. Barry, H., & Paxson, L. M. (1971). Infancy and early childhood: Cross-cultural codes 2. Ethnology, 10(4), 466-508.

Values:

1	No Special effort	1
2	Slight	43
3	Moderate, e.g. regular bath	79
4	Some exceptional techniques/medicines	39
5	Variety of exceptional techniques	4