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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Understanding Society: Waves 1-4, 2009-2013

Variable Details

Variablea_scwemwba
Labelfeeling optimistic about the future
Responses
-9 missing 8383
-8 inapplicable 0
-7 proxy respondent 3262
-2 refused 0
-1 don't know 0
1 none of the time 1760
2 rarely 4932
3 some of the time 15965
4 often 12868
5 all of the time 3824
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationUnderstanding Society: Waves 1-4, 2009-2013
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