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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

European Quality of Life Survey, 2007

Variable Details

Variableq28_1
LabelQ28_1 I am optimistic about the future
Question text Please tell me whether you strongly agree, agree, neither agree or disagree, disagree or strongly disagree with each statement. I am optimistic about the future, On the whole my life is close to how I would like it to be In order to get ahead nowadays you are forced to do things that are not correct, I feel left out of society, Life has become so complicated today that I almost can’t find my way, I don’t feel the value of what I do is recognised by others, Some people look down on me because of my job situation or income.
Responses
1 Strongly agree 4907
2 Agree 14675
3 Neither agree nor disagree 8333
4 Disagree 5583
5 Strongly disagree 1710
6 [Don't know] 426
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationEuropean Quality of Life Survey, 2007
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD Q28
UniverseLocation of units of observation: Cross-national; National;Population: Adults (aged 18 years and over) resident in the 27 European Union countries, plus Croatia, Macedonia, Norway and Turkey, in 2007
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for details
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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