Feeling optimistic about the future
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Question asked in the latest wave:
scawemwbs_w13.scwemwba
Question label:
Feeling optimistic about the future
Question text:
Here are some statements about feelings and thoughts. Please select the answer that best describes your experience of each over the last 2 weeks. I've been feeling optimistic about the future.
Question universe:
if (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 & CASISTART.scac = 1 thru 3) | (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 2 | 3) (Mode is face-to-face and has agreed to self-completion OR mode is telephone or web)
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| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 122 | 0.44% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 119 | 0.43% |
| proxy | -7 | 104 | 0.37% |
| refusal | -2 | 201 | 0.72% |
| don't know | -1 | 98 | 0.35% |
| None of the time | 1 | 1107 | 3.95% |
| Rarely | 2 | 4104 | 14.66% |
| Some of the time | 3 | 12668 | 45.25% |
| Often | 4 | 7800 | 27.86% |
| All of the time | 5 | 1675 | 5.98% |
| Total | 27998 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 111 | 0.32% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 1181 | 3.44% |
| proxy | -7 | 804 | 2.34% |
| refusal | -2 | 127 | 0.37% |
| don't know | -1 | 74 | 0.22% |
| None of the time | 1 | 1350 | 3.93% |
| Rarely | 2 | 4869 | 14.19% |
| Some of the time | 3 | 14808 | 43.15% |
| Often | 4 | 9077 | 26.45% |
| All of the time | 5 | 1918 | 5.59% |
| Total | 34319 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 18 | 0.04% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 1650 | 3.91% |
| proxy | -7 | 2832 | 6.72% |
| refusal | -2 | 66 | 0.16% |
| don't know | -1 | 51 | 0.12% |
| None of the time | 1 | 1568 | 3.72% |
| Rarely | 2 | 4277 | 10.14% |
| Some of the time | 3 | 14540 | 34.48% |
| Often | 4 | 13051 | 30.95% |
| All of the time | 5 | 4117 | 9.76% |
| Total | 42170 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 20 | 0.04% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 3837 | 8.15% |
| proxy | -7 | 3935 | 8.36% |
| refusal | -2 | 47 | 0.1% |
| don't know | -1 | 104 | 0.22% |
| none of the time | 1 | 2185 | 4.64% |
| rarely | 2 | 6667 | 14.16% |
| some of the time | 3 | 17066 | 36.25% |
| often | 4 | 10732 | 22.8% |
| all of the time | 5 | 2481 | 5.27% |
| Total | 47074 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 8383 | 16.44% |
| proxy | -7 | 3262 | 6.4% |
| none of the time | 1 | 1760 | 3.45% |
| rarely | 2 | 4932 | 9.67% |
| some of the time | 3 | 15965 | 31.31% |
| often | 4 | 12868 | 25.23% |
| all of the time | 5 | 3824 | 7.5% |
| Total | 50994 | 100.0% |
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