1962 Personal Questionnaire Dataset

Dataset Description

Title

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nshd_62_cmy

Case Quantity

5,362

Variables

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1962 Personal Questionnaire Dataset

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nshd_62_cmy

Data

SPSS

	Name	Label
	serno	Serial Number
	CLUB	Type of club
	CLUBFR	Frequency of club visits. Total no. of attendances per month. N.B. this is the total for ALL types of club
	ELSE	What else wanted at 25 yrs apart from expected job?
	EMPST	Employment state
	EPAY	Expected pay (pounds/week) (take midpoint if range given)
	FRENCL	Do friends go to evening classes?
	FRENS	What are friends doing?
	GAMES	Games
	GAMEW	Who organises games?
	HOWPRO	How get to proposed job at 25
	IMPHAP	Important happening
	JOBDIF	Difficulty scale
	JOBDIS	What disliked [about job]
	JOBEXP	Expected job - same/different
	JOBIS	Interest scale
	JOBLI62	What liked most about job
	LKST	Liking state - rank how much/little like job and working conditions
	MPI1	Maudsley Personality Inventory. Are you happiest when you get involved in some project which calls for rapid action?
	MPI10	Are you inclined to be moody?
	MPI11	Do you have frequent ups and downs in mood either with or without apparent cause?
	MPI12	Do you prefer action to planning for action?
	MPI2	Do you sometimes feel happy, sometimes depressed, without any apparent reason?
	MPI3	Does your mind often wander while you are trying to concentrate?
	MPI4	Do you usually take the initiative in making new friends?
	MPI5	Are you inclined to be quick and sure in your actions?
	MPI6	Are you frequently 'lost in thought' even when supposed to be taking part in a conversation?
	MPI7	Are you sometimes bubbling over with energy and sometimes very sluggish?
	MPI8	Would you rate yourself as a lively individual?
	MPI9	Would you be very unhappy if you were prevented from making numerous social contacts?
	PAY	Pay (pounds/week)
	RKGP	Rank - 1st to 6th: good pay (order in which SM categorised variables)
	RKGP2	Rank - 1st to 6th: good prospects (order in which SM categorised variables)
	RKIW	Rank - 1st to 6th: interesting work (order in which SM categorised variables)
	RKOB	Rank - 1st to 6th: own boss (order in which SM categorised variables)
	RKPW	Rank - 1st to 6th: pride in work (order in which SM categorised variables)
	RKSEC	Rank - 1st to 6th: security (order in which SM categorised variables)
	SLCN	Number of sleep complaints
	SLCTA	Type of trouble with sleep
	STACT	Spare time activities