National Child Development Study
Age 50 Survey (2008)
NCDS Age 50 Cohort Member Paper Self-Completion
Question Grid
Name
qg_19
Label
19
Question Text
Here is a list of statements that people have used to describe their lives or how they feel. We would like to know how often, if at all, you think this applies to you?
| - | |
|---|---|
|
1 - Often 2 - Sometimes 3 - Not often 4 - Never |
|
| My age prevents me from doing the things I would like to | |
| I feel what happens to me is out of my control | |
| I feel left out of things | |
| I can do the things I want to do | |
| Family responsibilities prevent me from doing what I want to do | |
| I feel that I can please myself what I do | |
| Shortage of money stops me from doing things I want to do | |
| I look forward to each day | |
| I feel that my life has meaning | |
| I enjoy the things that I do | |
| On balance, I look back on my life with a sense of happiness | |
| I feel full of energy these days | |
| I feel that life is full of opportunities | |
| I feel that the future looks good for me |
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Here is a list of statements that people have used to describe their lives or how they feel. We would like to know how often, if at all, you think this applies to you?
Tick one box on each line
| - | |
|---|---|
|
1 - Often 2 - Sometimes 3 - Not often 4 - Never |
|
| My age prevents me from doing the things I would like to | |
| I feel what happens to me is out of my control | |
| I feel left out of things | |
| I can do the things I want to do | |
| Family responsibilities prevent me from doing what I want to do | |
| I feel that I can please myself what I do | |
| Shortage of money stops me from doing things I want to do | |
| I look forward to each day | |
| I feel that my life has meaning | |
| I enjoy the things that I do | |
| On balance, I look back on my life with a sense of happiness | |
| I feel full of energy these days | |
| I feel that life is full of opportunities | |
| I feel that the future looks good for me |
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NCDS Age 50 Cohort Member Paper Self-CompletionDimensions
Code Dimension
Type
Code List
Selection Style
SelectOne
Codes
cs_q19_Y-
1 
My age prevents me from doing the things I would like to -
2 I feel what happens to me is out of my control -
3 I feel left out of things -
4 I can do the things I want to do -
5 Family responsibilities prevent me from doing what I want to do -
6 I feel that I can please myself what I do -
7 Shortage of money stops me from doing things I want to do -
8 I look forward to each day -
9 I feel that my life has meaning -
10 I enjoy the things that I do -
11 On balance, I look back on my life with a sense of happiness -
12 I feel full of energy these days -
13 I feel that life is full of opportunities -
14 I feel that the future looks good for me
Display Code
False
Display Label
False
Code Dimension
Display Code
False
Display Label
False
Response Options
Related Variables
Variables
N8SCQ19E - [Q19E] SC: Family responsibil prevent me from doing what want to do
Dataset
| Value | Label | Frequency | % of valid | % of all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | Not answered | 63 |
0.00%
|
|
| -8 | Multicode | 2 |
0.00%
|
|
| -7 | Polar Multicode (7) | 0 |
0.00%
|
0.00%
|
| -1 | Self completion qnaire not completed | 1,002 |
0.00%
|
|
| 1 | Often | 503 |
5.77%
|
0.00%
|
| 2 | Sometimes | 2,851 |
32.68%
|
0.00%
|
| 3 | Not often | 3,019 |
34.61%
|
0.00%
|
| 4 | Never | 2,350 |
26.94%
|
0.00%
|
| Valid | Invalid | Min | Max | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8723 | 1067 | 1 | 4 | 2.83 |
N8SCQ19K - [Q19K] SC: On balance I look back on life with sense of happiness
Dataset
| Value | Label | Frequency | % of valid | % of all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | Not answered | 66 |
0.00%
|
|
| -8 | Multicode | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -7 | Polar Multicode (7) | 0 |
0.00%
|
0.00%
|
| -1 | Self completion qnaire not completed | 1,002 |
0.00%
|
|
| 1 | Often | 5,040 |
57.78%
|
0.00%
|
| 2 | Sometimes | 2,970 |
34.05%
|
0.00%
|
| 3 | Not often | 607 |
6.96%
|
0.00%
|
| 4 | Never | 105 |
1.20%
|
0.00%
|
| Valid | Invalid | Min | Max | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8722 | 1068 | 1 | 4 | 1.52 |
N8SCQ19C - [Q19C] SC: I feel left out of things
Dataset
| Value | Label | Frequency | % of valid | % of all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | Not answered | 71 |
0.00%
|
|
| -8 | Multicode | 1 |
0.00%
|
|
| -7 | Polar Multicode (7) | 0 |
0.00%
|
0.00%
|
| -1 | Self completion qnaire not completed | 1,002 |
0.00%
|
|
| 1 | Often | 219 |
2.51%
|
0.00%
|
| 2 | Sometimes | 1,685 |
19.33%
|
0.00%
|
| 3 | Not often | 3,884 |
44.56%
|
0.00%
|
| 4 | Never | 2,928 |
33.59%
|
0.00%
|
| Valid | Invalid | Min | Max | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8716 | 1074 | 1 | 4 | 3.09 |
N8SCQ19D - [Q19D] SC: I can do the things I want to do
Dataset
| Value | Label | Frequency | % of valid | % of all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | Not answered | 76 |
0.00%
|
|
| -8 | Multicode | 1 |
0.00%
|
|
| -7 | Polar Multicode (7) | 0 |
0.00%
|
0.00%
|
| -1 | Self completion qnaire not completed | 1,002 |
0.00%
|
|
| 1 | Often | 5,264 |
60.43%
|
0.00%
|
| 2 | Sometimes | 2,645 |
30.36%
|
0.00%
|
| 3 | Not often | 511 |
5.87%
|
0.00%
|
| 4 | Never | 291 |
3.34%
|
0.00%
|
| Valid | Invalid | Min | Max | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8711 | 1079 | 1 | 4 | 1.52 |
N8SCQ19L - [Q19L] SC: I feel full of energy these days
Dataset
| Value | Label | Frequency | % of valid | % of all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | Not answered | 66 |
0.00%
|
|
| -8 | Multicode | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -7 | Polar Multicode (7) | 0 |
0.00%
|
0.00%
|
| -1 | Self completion qnaire not completed | 1,002 |
0.00%
|
|
| 1 | Often | 2,038 |
23.37%
|
0.00%
|
| 2 | Sometimes | 4,449 |
51.01%
|
0.00%
|
| 3 | Not often | 1,759 |
20.17%
|
0.00%
|
| 4 | Never | 476 |
5.46%
|
0.00%
|
| Valid | Invalid | Min | Max | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8722 | 1068 | 1 | 4 | 2.08 |
N8SCQ19A - [Q19A] SC: My age prevents me from doing the things I would like to
Dataset
| Value | Label | Frequency | % of valid | % of all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | Not answered | 61 |
0.00%
|
|
| -8 | Multicode | 1 |
0.00%
|
|
| -7 | Polar Multicode (7) | 0 |
0.00%
|
0.00%
|
| -1 | Self completion qnaire not completed | 1,002 |
0.00%
|
|
| 1 | Often | 197 |
2.26%
|
0.00%
|
| 2 | Sometimes | 1,899 |
21.76%
|
0.00%
|
| 3 | Not often | 2,945 |
33.75%
|
0.00%
|
| 4 | Never | 3,685 |
42.23%
|
0.00%
|
| Valid | Invalid | Min | Max | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8726 | 1064 | 1 | 4 | 3.16 |
N8SCQ19H - [Q19H] SC: I look forward to each day
Dataset
| Value | Label | Frequency | % of valid | % of all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | Not answered | 70 |
0.00%
|
|
| -8 | Multicode | 2 |
0.00%
|
|
| -7 | Polar Multicode (7) | 0 |
0.00%
|
0.00%
|
| -1 | Self completion qnaire not completed | 1,002 |
0.00%
|
|
| 1 | Often | 4,949 |
56.78%
|
0.00%
|
| 2 | Sometimes | 3,089 |
35.44%
|
0.00%
|
| 3 | Not often | 578 |
6.63%
|
0.00%
|
| 4 | Never | 100 |
1.15%
|
0.00%
|
| Valid | Invalid | Min | Max | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8716 | 1074 | 1 | 4 | 1.52 |
N8SCQ19N - [Q19N] SC: I feel that the future looks good for me
Dataset
| Value | Label | Frequency | % of valid | % of all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | Not answered | 59 |
0.00%
|
|
| -8 | Multicode | 1 |
0.00%
|
|
| -7 | Polar Multicode (7) | 0 |
0.00%
|
0.00%
|
| -1 | Self completion qnaire not completed | 1,002 |
0.00%
|
|
| 1 | Often | 3,236 |
37.08%
|
0.00%
|
| 2 | Sometimes | 4,187 |
47.97%
|
0.00%
|
| 3 | Not often | 1,083 |
12.41%
|
0.00%
|
| 4 | Never | 222 |
2.54%
|
0.00%
|
| Valid | Invalid | Min | Max | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8728 | 1062 | 1 | 4 | 1.8 |
N8SCQ19M - [Q19M] SC: I feel that life is full of opportunities
Dataset
| Value | Label | Frequency | % of valid | % of all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | Not answered | 58 |
0.00%
|
|
| -8 | Multicode | 1 |
0.00%
|
|
| -7 | Polar Multicode (7) | 0 |
0.00%
|
0.00%
|
| -1 | Self completion qnaire not completed | 1,002 |
0.00%
|
|
| 1 | Often | 2,809 |
32.18%
|
0.00%
|
| 2 | Sometimes | 4,381 |
50.19%
|
0.00%
|
| 3 | Not often | 1,350 |
15.47%
|
0.00%
|
| 4 | Never | 189 |
2.17%
|
0.00%
|
| Valid | Invalid | Min | Max | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8729 | 1061 | 1 | 4 | 1.88 |
N8SCQ19I - [Q19I] SC: I feel that my life has meaning
Dataset
| Value | Label | Frequency | % of valid | % of all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | Not answered | 63 |
0.00%
|
|
| -8 | Multicode | 1 |
0.00%
|
|
| -7 | Polar Multicode (7) | 0 |
0.00%
|
0.00%
|
| -1 | Self completion qnaire not completed | 1,002 |
0.00%
|
|
| 1 | Often | 4,903 |
56.20%
|
0.00%
|
| 2 | Sometimes | 2,997 |
34.35%
|
0.00%
|
| 3 | Not often | 667 |
7.65%
|
0.00%
|
| 4 | Never | 157 |
1.80%
|
0.00%
|
| Valid | Invalid | Min | Max | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8724 | 1066 | 1 | 4 | 1.55 |
N8SCQ19J - [Q19J] SC: I enjoy the things that I do
Dataset
| Value | Label | Frequency | % of valid | % of all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | Not answered | 54 |
0.00%
|
|
| -8 | Multicode | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -7 | Polar Multicode (7) | 0 |
0.00%
|
0.00%
|
| -1 | Self completion qnaire not completed | 1,002 |
0.00%
|
|
| 1 | Often | 5,829 |
66.74%
|
0.00%
|
| 2 | Sometimes | 2,693 |
30.83%
|
0.00%
|
| 3 | Not often | 181 |
2.07%
|
0.00%
|
| 4 | Never | 31 |
0.35%
|
0.00%
|
| Valid | Invalid | Min | Max | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8734 | 1056 | 1 | 4 | 1.36 |
N8SCQ19F - [Q19F] SC: I feel that I can please myself what I do
Dataset
| Value | Label | Frequency | % of valid | % of all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | Not answered | 67 |
0.00%
|
|
| -8 | Multicode | 2 |
0.00%
|
|
| -7 | Polar Multicode (7) | 0 |
0.00%
|
0.00%
|
| -1 | Self completion qnaire not completed | 1,002 |
0.00%
|
|
| 1 | Often | 3,547 |
40.68%
|
0.00%
|
| 2 | Sometimes | 3,847 |
44.12%
|
0.00%
|
| 3 | Not often | 1,068 |
12.25%
|
0.00%
|
| 4 | Never | 257 |
2.95%
|
0.00%
|
| Valid | Invalid | Min | Max | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8719 | 1071 | 1 | 4 | 1.78 |
N8SCQ19B - [Q19B] SC: I feel what happens to me is out of my control
Dataset
| Value | Label | Frequency | % of valid | % of all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | Not answered | 71 |
0.00%
|
|
| -8 | Multicode | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -7 | Polar Multicode (7) | 0 |
0.00%
|
0.00%
|
| -1 | Self completion qnaire not completed | 1,002 |
0.00%
|
|
| 1 | Often | 360 |
4.13%
|
0.00%
|
| 2 | Sometimes | 2,204 |
25.28%
|
0.00%
|
| 3 | Not often | 3,481 |
39.93%
|
0.00%
|
| 4 | Never | 2,672 |
30.65%
|
0.00%
|
| Valid | Invalid | Min | Max | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8717 | 1073 | 1 | 4 | 2.97 |
N8SCQ19G - [Q19G] SC: Shortage of money stops CM doing things wants to do
Dataset
| Value | Label | Frequency | % of valid | % of all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | Not answered | 63 |
0.00%
|
|
| -8 | Multicode | 1 |
0.00%
|
|
| -7 | Polar Multicode (7) | 0 |
0.00%
|
0.00%
|
| -1 | Self completion qnaire not completed | 1,002 |
0.00%
|
|
| 1 | Often | 1,683 |
19.29%
|
0.00%
|
| 2 | Sometimes | 3,488 |
39.98%
|
0.00%
|
| 3 | Not often | 2,338 |
26.80%
|
0.00%
|
| 4 | Never | 1,215 |
13.93%
|
0.00%
|
| Valid | Invalid | Min | Max | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8724 | 1066 | 1 | 4 | 2.35 |