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Name
qg_27
Label
27
Question Text
Now for some questions about how you see yourself as a person. For each item, please tick the box for Not True, Somewhat True or Certainly True. It would help us if you answered all items as best you can even if you aren't absolutely certain. Please give your answers on the basis of how things have been for you over the last six months.
| - | |
|---|---|
|
1 - Not true 2 - Somewhat true 3 - Certainly true |
|
| I try to be nice to other people. I care about their feelings | |
| I am restless, I cannot stay still for long | |
| I get a lot of headaches, stomach-aches or sickness | |
| I usually share with others (food, games, pens, etc.) | |
| I get very angry and often lose my temper | |
| I am usually on my own. I generally play alone or keep to myself | |
| I usually do as I am told | |
| I worry a lot | |
| I am helpful if someone is hurt, upset or feeling ill | |
| I am constantly fidgeting or squirming | |
| I have one good friend or more | |
| I fight a lot. I can make other people do what I want | |
| I am often unhappy, down-hearted or tearful | |
| Other people my age generally like me | |
| I am easily distracted, I find it difficult to concentrate | |
| I am nervous in new situations. I easily lose confidence | |
| I am kind to young children | |
| I am often accused of lying or cheating | |
| Other children or young people pick on me or bully me | |
| I often volunteer to help others (parents, teachers, children) | |
| I think before I do things | |
| I take things that are not mine from home, school or elsewhere | |
| I get on better with adults than with people my own age | |
| I have many fears, I am easily scared | |
| I finish the work I'm doing |
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30 questions before...
Now for some questions about how you see yourself as a person. For each item, please tick the box for Not True, Somewhat True or Certainly True. It would help us if you answered all items as best you can even if you aren't absolutely certain. Please give your answers on the basis of how things have been for you over the last six months.
| - | |
|---|---|
|
1 - Not true 2 - Somewhat true 3 - Certainly true |
|
| I try to be nice to other people. I care about their feelings | |
| I am restless, I cannot stay still for long | |
| I get a lot of headaches, stomach-aches or sickness | |
| I usually share with others (food, games, pens, etc.) | |
| I get very angry and often lose my temper | |
| I am usually on my own. I generally play alone or keep to myself | |
| I usually do as I am told | |
| I worry a lot | |
| I am helpful if someone is hurt, upset or feeling ill | |
| I am constantly fidgeting or squirming | |
| I have one good friend or more | |
| I fight a lot. I can make other people do what I want | |
| I am often unhappy, down-hearted or tearful | |
| Other people my age generally like me | |
| I am easily distracted, I find it difficult to concentrate | |
| I am nervous in new situations. I easily lose confidence | |
| I am kind to young children | |
| I am often accused of lying or cheating | |
| Other children or young people pick on me or bully me | |
| I often volunteer to help others (parents, teachers, children) | |
| I think before I do things | |
| I take things that are not mine from home, school or elsewhere | |
| I get on better with adults than with people my own age | |
| I have many fears, I am easily scared | |
| I finish the work I'm doing |
The next few questions are about how you feel about different aspects of your life. The faces express various types of feelings. Below each face is a number where '1' is completely happy and '7' is not at all happy. Please tick the box which comes closest to expressing how you feel about each of the following things...
52 questions after...
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Wave 3 Youth Self-Completion Questionnaire - Great BritainDimensions
Code Dimension
Type
Code List
Selection Style
SelectOne
Codes
cs_q27_Y-
1 
I try to be nice to other people. I care about their feelings -
2 I am restless, I cannot stay still for long -
3 I get a lot of headaches, stomach-aches or sickness -
4 I usually share with others (food, games, pens, etc.) -
5 I get very angry and often lose my temper -
6 I am usually on my own. I generally play alone or keep to myself -
7 I usually do as I am told -
8 I worry a lot -
9 I am helpful if someone is hurt, upset or feeling ill -
10 I am constantly fidgeting or squirming -
11 I have one good friend or more -
12 I fight a lot. I can make other people do what I want -
13 I am often unhappy, down-hearted or tearful -
14 Other people my age generally like me -
15 I am easily distracted, I find it difficult to concentrate -
16 I am nervous in new situations. I easily lose confidence -
17 I am kind to young children -
18 I am often accused of lying or cheating -
19 Other children or young people pick on me or bully me -
20 I often volunteer to help others (parents, teachers, children) -
21 I think before I do things -
22 I take things that are not mine from home, school or elsewhere -
23 I get on better with adults than with people my own age -
24 I have many fears, I am easily scared -
25 I finish the work I'm doing
Display Code
False
Display Label
False
Code Dimension
Display Code
False
Display Label
False
Response Options
Type
Code List
Selection Style
SelectOne
Codes
Related Variables
us3_c_youth.c_ypsdqx - i have many fears, i am easily scared
Dataset
| Value | Label | Frequency | % of valid | % of all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | missing | 44 |
0.00%
|
|
| -8 | inapplicable | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -2 | refusal | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -1 | don't know | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| 1 | not true | 2,696 |
61.52%
|
0.00%
|
| 2 | somewhat true | 1,320 |
30.12%
|
0.00%
|
| 3 | certainly true | 366 |
8.35%
|
0.00%
|
| Valid | Invalid | Min | Max | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4382 | 44 | 1 | 3 | 1.47 |
us3_c_youth.c_ypsdqv - i take things that are not mine from home, school or elsewhere
Dataset
| Value | Label | Frequency | % of valid | % of all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | missing | 47 |
0.00%
|
|
| -8 | inapplicable | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -2 | refusal | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -1 | don't know | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| 1 | not true | 3,967 |
90.59%
|
0.00%
|
| 2 | somewhat true | 337 |
7.70%
|
0.00%
|
| 3 | certainly true | 75 |
1.71%
|
0.00%
|
| Valid | Invalid | Min | Max | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4379 | 47 | 1 | 3 | 1.11 |
us3_c_youth.c_ypsdqm - i am often unhappy, down-hearted or tearful
Dataset
| Value | Label | Frequency | % of valid | % of all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | missing | 31 |
0.00%
|
|
| -8 | inapplicable | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -2 | refusal | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -1 | don't know | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| 1 | not true | 3,370 |
76.68%
|
0.00%
|
| 2 | somewhat true | 883 |
20.09%
|
0.00%
|
| 3 | certainly true | 142 |
3.23%
|
0.00%
|
| Valid | Invalid | Min | Max | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4395 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 1.27 |
us3_c_youth.c_ypsdqr - i am often accused of lying or cheating
Dataset
| Value | Label | Frequency | % of valid | % of all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | missing | 41 |
0.00%
|
|
| -8 | inapplicable | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -2 | refusal | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -1 | don't know | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| 1 | not true | 3,000 |
68.42%
|
0.00%
|
| 2 | somewhat true | 1,016 |
23.17%
|
0.00%
|
| 3 | certainly true | 369 |
8.42%
|
0.00%
|
| Valid | Invalid | Min | Max | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4385 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 1.4 |
us3_c_youth.c_ypsdqj - i am constantly fidgeting or squirming
Dataset
| Value | Label | Frequency | % of valid | % of all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | missing | 65 |
0.00%
|
|
| -8 | inapplicable | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -2 | refusal | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -1 | don't know | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| 1 | not true | 2,318 |
53.15%
|
0.00%
|
| 2 | somewhat true | 1,422 |
32.61%
|
0.00%
|
| 3 | certainly true | 621 |
14.24%
|
0.00%
|
| Valid | Invalid | Min | Max | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4361 | 65 | 1 | 3 | 1.61 |
us3_c_youth.c_ypsdqp - i am nervous in new situations. i easily lose confidence
Dataset
| Value | Label | Frequency | % of valid | % of all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | missing | 45 |
0.00%
|
|
| -8 | inapplicable | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -2 | refusal | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -1 | don't know | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| 1 | not true | 1,598 |
36.48%
|
0.00%
|
| 2 | somewhat true | 1,928 |
44.01%
|
0.00%
|
| 3 | certainly true | 855 |
19.52%
|
0.00%
|
| Valid | Invalid | Min | Max | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4381 | 45 | 1 | 3 | 1.83 |
us3_c_youth.c_ypsdqn - other people my age generally like me
Dataset
| Value | Label | Frequency | % of valid | % of all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | missing | 42 |
0.00%
|
|
| -8 | inapplicable | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -2 | refusal | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -1 | don't know | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| 1 | not true | 162 |
3.70%
|
0.00%
|
| 2 | somewhat true | 1,614 |
36.82%
|
0.00%
|
| 3 | certainly true | 2,608 |
59.49%
|
0.00%
|
| Valid | Invalid | Min | Max | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4384 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 2.56 |
us3_c_youth.c_ypsdqa - i try to be nice to other people, i care about their feelings
Dataset
| Value | Label | Frequency | % of valid | % of all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | missing | 27 |
0.00%
|
|
| -8 | inapplicable | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -2 | refusal | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -1 | don't know | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| 1 | not true | 49 |
1.11%
|
0.00%
|
| 2 | somewhat true | 1,273 |
28.94%
|
0.00%
|
| 3 | certainly true | 3,077 |
69.95%
|
0.00%
|
| Valid | Invalid | Min | Max | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4399 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 2.69 |
us3_c_youth.c_ypsdqi - i am helpful if someone is hurt, upset or feeling ill
Dataset
| Value | Label | Frequency | % of valid | % of all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | missing | 37 |
0.00%
|
|
| -8 | inapplicable | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -2 | refusal | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -1 | don't know | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| 1 | not true | 109 |
2.48%
|
0.00%
|
| 2 | somewhat true | 1,516 |
34.54%
|
0.00%
|
| 3 | certainly true | 2,764 |
62.98%
|
0.00%
|
| Valid | Invalid | Min | Max | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4389 | 37 | 1 | 3 | 2.61 |
us3_c_youth.c_ypsdqq - i am kind to younger children
Dataset
| Value | Label | Frequency | % of valid | % of all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | missing | 42 |
0.00%
|
|
| -8 | inapplicable | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -2 | refusal | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -1 | don't know | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| 1 | not true | 93 |
2.12%
|
0.00%
|
| 2 | somewhat true | 880 |
20.07%
|
0.00%
|
| 3 | certainly true | 3,411 |
77.81%
|
0.00%
|
| Valid | Invalid | Min | Max | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4384 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 2.76 |
us3_c_youth.c_ypsdqw - i get on better with adults than with people my own age
Dataset
| Value | Label | Frequency | % of valid | % of all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | missing | 53 |
0.00%
|
|
| -8 | inapplicable | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -2 | refusal | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -1 | don't know | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| 1 | not true | 2,496 |
57.08%
|
0.00%
|
| 2 | somewhat true | 1,540 |
35.22%
|
0.00%
|
| 3 | certainly true | 337 |
7.71%
|
0.00%
|
| Valid | Invalid | Min | Max | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4373 | 53 | 1 | 3 | 1.51 |
us3_c_youth.c_ypsdqg - i usually do as i am told
Dataset
| Value | Label | Frequency | % of valid | % of all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | missing | 41 |
0.00%
|
|
| -8 | inapplicable | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -2 | refusal | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -1 | don't know | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| 1 | not true | 258 |
5.88%
|
0.00%
|
| 2 | somewhat true | 2,596 |
59.20%
|
0.00%
|
| 3 | certainly true | 1,531 |
34.91%
|
0.00%
|
| Valid | Invalid | Min | Max | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4385 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 2.29 |
us3_c_youth.c_ypsdqh - i worry a lot
Dataset
| Value | Label | Frequency | % of valid | % of all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | missing | 33 |
0.00%
|
|
| -8 | inapplicable | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -2 | refusal | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -1 | don't know | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| 1 | not true | 2,091 |
47.60%
|
0.00%
|
| 2 | somewhat true | 1,591 |
36.22%
|
0.00%
|
| 3 | certainly true | 711 |
16.18%
|
0.00%
|
| Valid | Invalid | Min | Max | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4393 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 1.69 |
us3_c_youth.c_ypsdqb - i am restless, i cannot stay still for long
Dataset
| Value | Label | Frequency | % of valid | % of all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | missing | 39 |
0.00%
|
|
| -8 | inapplicable | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -2 | refusal | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -1 | don't know | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| 1 | not true | 1,275 |
29.06%
|
0.00%
|
| 2 | somewhat true | 1,974 |
45.00%
|
0.00%
|
| 3 | certainly true | 1,138 |
25.94%
|
0.00%
|
| Valid | Invalid | Min | Max | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4387 | 39 | 1 | 3 | 1.97 |
us3_c_youth.c_ypsdqc - i get a lot of headaches, stomach-aches or sickness
Dataset
| Value | Label | Frequency | % of valid | % of all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | missing | 39 |
0.00%
|
|
| -8 | inapplicable | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -2 | refusal | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -1 | don't know | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| 1 | not true | 2,697 |
61.48%
|
0.00%
|
| 2 | somewhat true | 1,318 |
30.04%
|
0.00%
|
| 3 | certainly true | 372 |
8.48%
|
0.00%
|
| Valid | Invalid | Min | Max | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4387 | 39 | 1 | 3 | 1.47 |
us3_c_youth.c_ypsdqf - i am usually on my own. i generally play alone or keep to myself
Dataset
| Value | Label | Frequency | % of valid | % of all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | missing | 37 |
0.00%
|
|
| -8 | inapplicable | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -2 | refusal | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -1 | don't know | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| 1 | not true | 2,895 |
65.96%
|
0.00%
|
| 2 | somewhat true | 1,125 |
25.63%
|
0.00%
|
| 3 | certainly true | 369 |
8.41%
|
0.00%
|
| Valid | Invalid | Min | Max | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4389 | 37 | 1 | 3 | 1.42 |
us3_c_youth.c_ypsdqo - i am easily distracted, i find it difficult to concentrate
Dataset
| Value | Label | Frequency | % of valid | % of all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | missing | 49 |
0.00%
|
|
| -8 | inapplicable | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -2 | refusal | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -1 | don't know | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| 1 | not true | 1,566 |
35.78%
|
0.00%
|
| 2 | somewhat true | 1,950 |
44.55%
|
0.00%
|
| 3 | certainly true | 861 |
19.67%
|
0.00%
|
| Valid | Invalid | Min | Max | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4377 | 49 | 1 | 3 | 1.84 |
us3_c_youth.c_ypsdqt - i often volunteer to help others (parents, teachers, children)
Dataset
| Value | Label | Frequency | % of valid | % of all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | missing | 45 |
0.00%
|
|
| -8 | inapplicable | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -2 | refusal | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -1 | don't know | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| 1 | not true | 572 |
13.06%
|
0.00%
|
| 2 | somewhat true | 2,275 |
51.93%
|
0.00%
|
| 3 | certainly true | 1,534 |
35.01%
|
0.00%
|
| Valid | Invalid | Min | Max | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4381 | 45 | 1 | 3 | 2.22 |
us3_c_youth.c_ypsdqe - i get very angry and often lose my temper
Dataset
| Value | Label | Frequency | % of valid | % of all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | missing | 39 |
0.00%
|
|
| -8 | inapplicable | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -2 | refusal | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -1 | don't know | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| 1 | not true | 1,889 |
43.06%
|
0.00%
|
| 2 | somewhat true | 1,768 |
40.30%
|
0.00%
|
| 3 | certainly true | 730 |
16.64%
|
0.00%
|
| Valid | Invalid | Min | Max | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4387 | 39 | 1 | 3 | 1.74 |
us3_c_youth.c_ypsdqu - i think before i do things
Dataset
| Value | Label | Frequency | % of valid | % of all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | missing | 48 |
0.00%
|
|
| -8 | inapplicable | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -2 | refusal | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -1 | don't know | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| 1 | not true | 515 |
11.76%
|
0.00%
|
| 2 | somewhat true | 2,580 |
58.93%
|
0.00%
|
| 3 | certainly true | 1,283 |
29.31%
|
0.00%
|
| Valid | Invalid | Min | Max | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4378 | 48 | 1 | 3 | 2.18 |
us3_c_youth.c_ypsdqs - other children or young people pick on me or bully me
Dataset
| Value | Label | Frequency | % of valid | % of all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | missing | 45 |
0.00%
|
|
| -8 | inapplicable | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -2 | refusal | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -1 | don't know | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| 1 | not true | 3,556 |
81.17%
|
0.00%
|
| 2 | somewhat true | 664 |
15.16%
|
0.00%
|
| 3 | certainly true | 161 |
3.67%
|
0.00%
|
| Valid | Invalid | Min | Max | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4381 | 45 | 1 | 3 | 1.23 |
us3_c_youth.c_ypsdql - i fight a lot. i can make other people do what i want
Dataset
| Value | Label | Frequency | % of valid | % of all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | missing | 26 |
0.00%
|
|
| -8 | inapplicable | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -2 | refusal | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -1 | don't know | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| 1 | not true | 3,639 |
82.70%
|
0.00%
|
| 2 | somewhat true | 674 |
15.32%
|
0.00%
|
| 3 | certainly true | 87 |
1.98%
|
0.00%
|
| Valid | Invalid | Min | Max | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4400 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 1.19 |
us3_c_youth.c_ypsdqk - i have one good friend or more
Dataset
| Value | Label | Frequency | % of valid | % of all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | missing | 32 |
0.00%
|
|
| -8 | inapplicable | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -2 | refusal | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -1 | don't know | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| 1 | not true | 62 |
1.41%
|
0.00%
|
| 2 | somewhat true | 243 |
5.53%
|
0.00%
|
| 3 | certainly true | 4,089 |
93.06%
|
0.00%
|
| Valid | Invalid | Min | Max | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4394 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 2.92 |
us3_c_youth.c_ypsdqd - i usually share with others (food, games, pens, etc.)
Dataset
| Value | Label | Frequency | % of valid | % of all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | missing | 35 |
0.00%
|
|
| -8 | inapplicable | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -2 | refusal | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -1 | don't know | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| 1 | not true | 206 |
4.69%
|
0.00%
|
| 2 | somewhat true | 1,935 |
44.07%
|
0.00%
|
| 3 | certainly true | 2,250 |
51.24%
|
0.00%
|
| Valid | Invalid | Min | Max | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4391 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 2.47 |
us3_c_youth.c_ypsdqy - i finish the work i m doing.
Dataset
| Value | Label | Frequency | % of valid | % of all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | missing | 40 |
0.00%
|
|
| -8 | inapplicable | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -2 | refusal | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| -1 | don't know | 0 |
0.00%
|
|
| 1 | not true | 236 |
5.38%
|
0.00%
|
| 2 | somewhat true | 2,157 |
49.18%
|
0.00%
|
| 3 | certainly true | 1,993 |
45.44%
|
0.00%
|
| Valid | Invalid | Min | Max | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4386 | 40 | 1 | 3 | 2.4 |