FSD2076 Life Course 1971-2002

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[fsd_no] FSD study number

[fsd_vr] FSD edition number

[fsd_id] FSD case id

[t1] Background variables (1971-1991): Month of birth of the respondent

[t2] Background variables (1971-1991): Year of birth of the respondent

[t3] Background variables (1971-1991): The respondent's gender

[t4] Background variables (1971-1991): Is the respondent a twin?

[t5] Background variables (1971-1991): Number of the respondent's siblings

[t6] Background variables (1971-1991): The respondent's position in birth order (ordinal position among the children in the family)

[t7] Background variables (1971-1991): Daycare arrangements for the respondent at daytime when he/she was a child

[t8] Background variables (1971-1991): Single parent family

[t9a] Background variables (1971-1991): Father's education level

[t9b] Background variables (1971-1991): Father's educational field

[t9c] Background variables (1971-1991): Mother's education level

[t9d] Background variables (1971-1991): Mother's educational field

[t10] Background variables (1971-1991): Father's taxable income in 1972, in euros

[t11] Background variables (1971-1991): Father's taxable income in 1983-1984, in euros

[t12] Background variables (1971-1991): Mother's taxable income in 1972, in euros

[t13] Background variables (1971-1991): Mother's taxable income in 1983-1984, in euros

[t14] Background variables (1971-1991): Socio-economic status of the family

[l1] Abilities (ITPA results 1971-1972): The respondent's age during ITPA

[l2] Abilities (ITPA results 1971-1972): Did the respondent go to school when tested?

[l3] Abilities (ITPA results 1971-1972): Ability to read during ITPA

[l4] Abilities (ITPA results 1971-1972): ITPA: Auditory reception

[l5] Abilities (ITPA results 1971-1972): ITPA: Visual reception

[l6] Abilities (ITPA results 1971-1972): ITPA: Auditory association

[l7] Abilities (ITPA results 1971-1972): ITPA: Visual association

[l8] Abilities (ITPA results 1971-1972): ITPA: Verbal expression

[l9] Abilities (ITPA results 1971-1972): ITPA: Manual expression

[l10] Abilities (ITPA results 1971-1972): ITPA: Grammatical closure

[l11] Abilities (ITPA results 1971-1972): ITPA: Visual closure

[l12] Abilities (ITPA results 1971-1972): ITPA: Auditory sequential memory

[l13] Abilities (ITPA results 1971-1972): ITPA: Visual sequential memory

[l14] Abilities (ITPA results 1971-1972): ITPA: Verbal closure

[l15] Abilities (ITPA results 1971-1972): ITPA: Sound blending

[l16] Abilities (ITPA results 1971-1972): ITPA: ITPA total 1-10

[l17] Abilities (ITPA results 1971-1972): ITPA: ITPA total 1-12

[k1] Student performance and education choices (1984): The respondent's school

[k2] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in reading (mother tongue) in 2nd grade

[k3] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in reading (mother tongue) in 3rd grade

[k4] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in reading (mother tongue) in 4th grade

[k5] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in reading (mother tongue) in 5th grade

[k6] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in reading (mother tongue) in 6th grade

[k7] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in reading (mother tongue) in 7th grade

[k8] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in reading (mother tongue) in 8th grade

[k9] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in reading (mother tongue) in 9th grade

[k10] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in writing (mother tongue) in 2nd grade

[k11] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in writing (mother tongue) in 3rd grade

[k12] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in writing (mother tongue) in 4th grade

[k13] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in writing (mother tongue) in 5th grade

[k14] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in writing (mother tongue) in 6th grade

[k15] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in writing (mother tongue) in 7th grade

[k16] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in writing (mother tongue) in 8th grade

[k17] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in writing (mother tongue) in 9th grade

[k18] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in first foreign language in 3rd grade

[k19] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in first foreign language in 4th grade

[k20] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in first foreign language in 5th grade

[k21] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in first foreign language in 6th grade

[k22] Student performance and education choices (1984): Course in first foreign language in 7th grade (pupils divided into groups according to ability level)

[k23] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in first foreign language in 7th grade

[k24] Student performance and education choices (1984): Course in first foreign language in 8th grade (pupils divided into groups according to ability level)

[k25] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in first foreign language in 8th grade

[k26] Student performance and education choices (1984): Course in first foreign language in 9th grade (pupils divided into groups according to ability level)

[k27] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in first foreign language in 9th grade

[k28] Student performance and education choices (1984): Course in second foreign language in 7th grade (pupils divided into groups according to ability level)

[k29] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in second foreign language in 7th grade

[k30] Student performance and education choices (1984): Course in second foreign language in 8th grade (pupils divided into groups according to ability level)

[k31] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in second foreign language in 8th grade

[k32] Student performance and education choices (1984): Course in second foreign language in 9th grade (pupils divided into groups according to ability level)

[k33] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in second foreign language in 9th grade

[k34] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in history in 5th grade

[k35] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in history in 6th grade

[k36] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in history in 7th grade

[k37] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in history in 8th grade

[k38] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in history in 9th grade

[k39] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in maths in 2nd grade

[k40] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in maths in 3rd grade

[k41] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in maths in 4th grade

[k42] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in maths in 5th grade

[k43] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in maths in 6th grade

[k44] Student performance and education choices (1984): Course in maths in 7th grade (pupils divided into groups according to ability level)

[k45] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in maths in 7th grade

[k46] Student performance and education choices (1984): Course in maths in 8th grade (pupils divided into groups according to ability level)

[k47] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in maths in 8th grade

[k48] Student performance and education choices (1984): Course in maths in 9th grade (pupils divided into groups according to ability level)

[k49] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in maths in 9th grade

[k50] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in physics in 7th grade

[k51] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in physics in 8th grade

[k52] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in physics in 9th grade

[k53] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in chemistry in 7th grade

[k54] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in chemistry in 8th grade

[k55] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in chemistry in 9th grade

[k56] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in biology in 3rd grade

[k57] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in biology in 4th grade

[k58] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in biology in 5th grade

[k59] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in biology in 6th grade

[k60] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in biology in 7th grade

[k61] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in biology in 8th grade

[k62] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in biology in 9th grade

[k63] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in geography in 3rd grade

[k64] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in geography in 4th grade

[k65] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in geography in 5th grade

[k66] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in geography in 6th grade

[k67] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in geography in 7th grade

[k68] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in geography in 8th grade

[k69] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in geography in 9th grade

[k70] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade average of all subjects in 2nd grade

[k71] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade average of all subjects in 3rd grade

[k72] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade average of all subjects in 4th grade

[k73] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade average of all subjects in 5th grade

[k74] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade average of all subjects in 6th grade

[k75] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade average of all subjects in 7th grade

[k76] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade average of all subjects in 8th grade

[k77] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade average of all subjects in 9th grade

[k78] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade average of theoretical subjects in 7th grade

[k79] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade average of theoretical subjects in 8th grade

[k80] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade average of theoretical subjects in 9th grade

[k82] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade average of all subjects in 9th grade (calculated for joint application for upper secondary education)

[k83] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade average of theoretical subjects in 9th grade (calculated for joint application for upper secondary education)

[k84] Student performance and education choices (1984): Primary choice in joint application for upper secondary education

[k85] Student performance and education choices (1984): Admittance into education in joint application for upper secondary education

[k86] Student performance and education choices (1984): Has the respondent completed the matriculation examination?

[k87] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in maths in school-leaving certificate from general upper secondary school

[k88] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in first foreign language in school-leaving certificate from general upper secondary school

[k89] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in second foreign language in school-leaving certificate from general upper secondary school

[k90] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in history in school-leaving certificate from general upper secondary school

[k91] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in mother tongue in school-leaving certificate from general upper secondary school

[k92] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in third foreign language in school-leaving certificate from general upper secondary school

[k93] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade average of all subjects in school-leaving certificate from general upper secondary school

[k94] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade average of theoretical subjects in school-leaving certificate from general upper secondary school

[k95] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in mother tongue in the matriculation examination

[k96] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in reaali subject (any theoretical subject except maths and languages) in the matriculation examination

[k97] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in maths in the matriculation examination

[k98] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in compulsory foreign language in the matriculation examination

[k99] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in second domestic language in the matriculation examination

[k100] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade in additional foreign language in the matriculation examination

[k101] Student performance and education choices (1984): Number of compensatory points in the matriculation examination

[k102] Student performance and education choices (1984): Grade average of the matriculation examination

[ktu1] 1991: In what kind of housing do you live?

[ktu2_1] 1991: Housing tenure

[ktu2_2] 1991: Number of rooms in the housing unit

[ktu2_3] 1991: Household density (persons per room)

[ktu3] 1991: Do you like your current municipality of residence enough to not want to move, even if moving improved your financial security and circumstances?

[ktu4] 1991: How satisfied are you with your housing situation?

[koulu1] 1991: Length of formal education in months after comprehensive/upper secondary school (including education in progress)

[koulu2] 1991: Number of vocational programmes/courses (including those in progress)

[koulu3] 1991: Number of education programmes started (not including non-vocational upper secondary school) on the secondary level (including those in progress)

[koulu4] 1991: Number of different fields of education (including education in progress)

[koulu5_1] 1991: The current level of education, after comprehensive/upper secondary school (including education in progress) (categorised in accordance with Statistics Finland's Classification of Education 1988)

[koulu5_2] 1991: The most recent educational field (including education in progress) (categorised in accordance with Statistics Finland's Classification of Education 1988)

[koulu5_3] 1991: The most recent educational qualification (including those in progress) (categorised in accordance with Statistics Finland's Classification of Education 1988)

[koulu5_4] 1991: The most recent programme/course of study (including those in progress) (categorised in accordance with Statistics Finland's Classification of Education 1988)

[koulu5_5] 1991: The most recent programme/course of study (including those in progress) (categorised in accordance with Statistics Finland's Classification of Education 1988)

[koulu6_1] 1991: The second most recent education after comprehensive/upper secondary school (categorised in accordance with Statistics Finland's Classification of Education 1988)

[koulu6_2] 1991: The second most recent educational field (categorised in accordance with Statistics Finland's Classification of Education 1988)

[koulu6_3] 1991: The second most recent educational qualification (categorised in accordance with Statistics Finland's Classification of Education 1988)

[koulu6_4] 1991: The second most recent programme/course of study (categorised in accordance with Statistics Finland's Classification of Education 1988)

[koulu6_5] 1991: The second most recent programme/course of study (categorised in accordance with Statistics Finland's Classification of Education 1988)

[koulu7_1] 1991: The highest education after comprehensive/upper secondary school (categorised in accordance with Statistics Finland's Classification of Education 1988)

[koulu7_2] 1991: The highest educational field (categorised in accordance with Statistics Finland's Classification of Education 1988)

[koulu7_3] 1991: The highest educational qualification (categorised in accordance with Statistics Finland's Classification of Education 1988)

[koulu7_4] 1991: The highest programme/course of study (categorised in accordance with Statistics Finland's Classification of Education 1988)

[koulu7_5] 1991: The highest programme/course of study (categorised in accordance with Statistics Finland's Classification of Education 1988)

[koulu7_6] 1991: The highest completed education (categorised in accordance with Statistics Finland's Classification of Education 1988)

[koulu7_7] 1991: The highest educational qualification attained 1991 (open-ended)

[koulu7_8] 1991: Is the educational qualification in progress (programme incomplete)?

[koulu7_9] 1991: The age when began the highest attained educational qualification 1991

[koulu8] 1991: Lower level upper secondary qualification (not including education in progress)

[koulu9] 1991: Upper level upper secondary qualification

[koulu10] 1991: Lowest level of higher education

[koulu11] 1991: Undergraduate level of higher education

[koulu12] 1991: Graduate level of higher education

[koulu13] 1991: Postgraduate education

[koulu14] 1991: Year when completed an employment course/training (at least 400 hours)

[koulu15] 1991: Year when completed a second employment course/training (at least 400 hours)

[koulu16] 1991: Year when completed other short vocational course

[koulu17] 1991: Year when completed a second short vocational course

[koulu18] 1991: Year when finished studies in a vocational school

[koulu19] 1991: Year when finished studies in a second vocational school

[koulu20] 1991: Year when finished studies in a vocational college

[koulu21] 1991: Year when finished studies in a second vocational college

[koulu22] 1991: Year when finished studies in a university or other higher education institution

[koulu23] 1991: Year when finished studies in a second university or higher education institution

[koulu24] 1991: Year when finished studies in a folk high school

[koulu25] 1991: Year when completed the matriculation examination in a night school

[koulu26] 1991: Other vocational studies, e.g. further training, school of home economics

[koulu27] 1991: Other general education, e.g. languages

[koulu28] 1991: Other leisure-based studies, e.g. piano practice, rock music, painting, textile printing

[ktu12_1] 1991: Which occupational field matches your education? (if you are a student: what is your occupational goal?) (categorised in accordance with Statistics Finland's Classification of Occupations 1987)

[ktu12_2] 1991: Occupational status matching the respondent's education (categorised in accordance with Statistic Finland's Classification of Socio-economic Groups 1983)

[ktu13] 1991: What reasons affected your choice of education after comprehensive school (upper secondary school) the most? Choose one of the following alternatives.

[ktu14] 1991: How satisfied are you with your choice of occupation or occupational goal?

[ktu15] 1991: Have your plans related to education succeeded?

[ktu16a] 1991: What is your attitude towards your current or most recent school? I have spent my best moments at school

[ktu16b] 1991: What is your attitude towards your current or most recent school? School work is/was mostly boring to me

[ktu16c] 1991: What is your attitude towards your current or most recent school? School offers/offered challenging goals

[ktu16d] 1991: What is your attitude towards your current or most recent school? School provides/provided important skills for life

[ktu16e] 1991: What is your attitude towards your current or most recent school? Going to school is/was too taxing and difficult for me

[ktu16f] 1991: What is your attitude towards your current or most recent school? School is/was detached from reality

[ktu16g] 1991: What is your attitude towards your current or most recent school? Going to school is/was completely useless

[ktu16h] 1991: What is your attitude towards your current or most recent school? I always strive/strove to do my school work well

[ktu16i] 1991: What is your attitude towards your current or most recent school? Getting an education will prove to be useful for me at the different stages of my life

[ktu16j] 1991: What is your attitude towards your current or most recent school? I've had enough of going to school/studying

[ktu16k] 1991: What is your attitude towards your current or most recent school? School has usually been easy and effortless for me

[ktu17_1] 1991: What do you do at the moment? Choose the alternative that best describes your activity

[ktu17_2] 1991: What do you do at the moment? Choose the alternative that best describes your second activity

[ktu18_1] 1991: What is your current job or occupation? (categorised in accordance with Statistics Finland's Classification of Occupations 1987)

[ktu18_2] 1991: What is your current occupational status? (categorised in accordance with Statistic Finland's Classification of Socio-economic Groups 1983)

[ktu19] 1991: Do you have the educational qualification required for your current job?

[ktu20] 1991: To what extent do the following apply to you: Generally speaking, I'm satisfied with my job

[ktu21] 1991: To what extent do the following apply to you: I often think of quitting my job

[ktu22] 1991: To what extent do the following apply to you: I'm clearly working in a field suitable for me

[ktu23] 1991: To what extent do the following apply to you: I often feel good after a day at work; I've accomplished something

[ktu24] 1991: To what extent do the following apply to you: I forget all about work when I get home

[ktu25] 1991: To what extent do the following apply to you: Sometimes my family will have to put up with being ignored, because I dedicate myself completely to work

[ktu26] 1991: To what extent do the following apply to you: Threat of unemployment causes me constant insecurity

[ktu27] 1991: Have your plans related to occupational life succeeded?

[ktu28] 1991: At the end of comprehensive school (or upper secondary school for those who attended it), did you have an idea what might be a dream job for you?

[ktu29] 1991: Which job do you now feel would be the right one for you or in which occupation would you like to do your life's work? (categorised in accordance with Statistic Finland's Classification of Occupations 1987)

[ktu2829] 1991: Change in the idea of a dream job

[ktu30] 1991: Would you continue working even if you received enough money to live comfortably without working (for example, in a lottery or by inheritance)?

[ktu31a_1] 1991: Has done paid work (at any point in life)

[ktu31a_2] 1991: If has done paid work, number of jobs since the age of 15 (summer jobs not included)

[ktu31a_3] 1991: Number of spells of unemployment since the age of 15

[ktu31a_4] 1991: Total length of the spells of unemployment

[ktu31a_5] 1991: Length of the first employment contract (in months, summer jobs not included)

[ktu31a_6] 1991: Length of the second employment contract (in months)

[ktu31a_7] 1991: Length of the third employment contract (in months)

[ktu31a_8] 1991: Length of the fourth employment contract (in months)

[ktu31a_9] 1991: Maximum length of an employment contract (in months)

[ktu31a10] 1991: Minimum length of an employment contract (in months)

[ktu31a11] 1991: Length of a 'gap year' after basic education before commencing further study (in years)

[ktu31a12] 1991: Career type (unemployment not taken into consideration)

[ktu31a13] 1991: Stabilisation of employment history (how long it has taken to establish steady employment after education)

[ktu31a14] 1991: Stability vs. instability of career

[ktu31a15] 1991: Discontinuation of studies

[ktu31a16] 1991: Overlap between studies and work (doing both at the same time)

[ktu31a17] 1991: Number of important life events after comprehensive/upper secondary school: Education-related

[ktu31a18] 1991: Number of important life events after comprehensive/upper secondary school: Events related to couple relationship and family (dating, engagement, marriage, birth of a child)

[ktu31a19] 1991: Number of important life events after comprehensive/upper secondary school: Work-related

[ktu31a20] 1991: Number of important life events after comprehensive/upper secondary school: Leaving childhood home

[ktu31a21] 1991: Number of important life events after comprehensive/upper secondary school: Unforeseen (death, accident, illness)

[ktu31a22] 1991: Age when was accepted in vocational education

[ktu31a23] 1991: Age when graduated to first job

[ktu31a24] 1991: Age when settled down in a steady relationship

[ktu31a25] 1991: Age when first child was born

[ktu31a26] 1991: Age when left home

[ktu31a27] 1991: Age when got first job

[ktu31a28] 1991: Age when started working (career)

[ktu31a29] 1991: The respondent's age in 1991 (during survey)

[ktu31b_1] 1991: Economic activity at 16 years old

[ktu31b_2] 1991: Economic activity at 17 years old

[ktu31b_3] 1991: Economic activity at 18 years old

[ktu31b_4] 1991: Economic activity at 19 years old

[ktu31b_5] 1991: Economic activity at 20 years old

[ktu31b_6] 1991: Economic activity at 21 years old

[ktu31b_7] 1991: Economic activity at 22 years old

[ktu31b_8] 1991: Economic activity at 23 years old

[ktu31b_9] 1991: Economic activity at 24 years old

[ktu31b10] 1991: Economic activity at 25 years old

[ktu31b11] 1991: Economic activity at 26 years old

[ktu32] 1991: How much do you earn per month on average? Indicate your net income, that is, the income you have available for use after taxes (euros/month)

[ktu33_1] 1991: Do you receive study grant, housing allowance, unemployment benefit or other benefit provided by the government?

[ktu33_2] 1991: Amount of financial support received from the government per month (in euros)

[ktu34_1] 1991: Do your parents support you financially?

[ktu34_2] 1991: Amount of financial support received from parents per month (in euros)

[ktu35] 1991: How satisfied are you with your financial circumstances?

[ktu36] 1991: Do you have a chronic disease or condition that affects/has affected your everyday life, education or career choices?

[ktu37] 1991: Couple and family relationships

[ktu37_6] 1991: Is the respondent separated or divorced?

[ktu37_45] 1991: Length of cohabitation/marriage in years

[ktu38_1] 1991: Do you have children of your own?

[ktu38_2] 1991: Number of children

[ktu39] 1991: How many persons live in your household?

[ktu40] 1991: How often, on average, do you see your parents?

[ktu41] 1991: Do you feel you love someone?

[ktu42] 1991: Do you feel loved?

[ktu43] 1991: How much does your partner/spouse mean to you in the following: It is easy and comfortable to be with him/her

[ktu44] 1991: How much does your partner/spouse mean to you in the following: I confide in or talk to him/her about things that are very important to me

[ktu45] 1991: How much does your partner/spouse mean to you in the following: I enjoy doing different things with him/her

[ktu46] 1991: How much does your partner/spouse mean to you in the following: He/she respects and appreciates me

[ktu47] 1991: How happy would you say your relationship/marriage is?

[ktu48] 1991: How many close friends do you have, if parents, partner/spouse or relatives are not taken into account?

[ktu49] 1991: How much does your best friend mean to you in the following: It is easy and comfortable to be with him/her

[ktu50] 1991: How much does your best friend mean to you in the following: I confide in or talk to him/her about things that are very important to me

[ktu51] 1991: How much does your best friend mean to you in the following: I enjoy doing different things with him/her

[ktu52] 1991: How much does your best friend mean to you in the following: He/she respects and appreciates me

[ktu53] 1991: Which of the following best describes your relationship with your neighbours?

[ktu54] 1991: How would you describe your relationship with your parents and siblings?

[ktu55_1] 1991: What are your favourite hobbies or activities? Sports, exercise

[ktu55_2] 1991: What are your favourite hobbies or activities? Fishing, hunting, berry picking, other nature activities

[ktu55_3] 1991: What are your favourite hobbies or activities? Going dancing or to restaurants (nightclubs)

[ktu55_4] 1991: What are your favourite hobbies or activities? Crafts, stamp collecting etc.

[ktu55_5] 1991: What are your favourite hobbies or activities? Reading

[ktu55_6] 1991: What are your favourite hobbies or activities? Studying

[ktu55_7] 1991: What are your favourite hobbies or activities? Going to theatre, concerts, exhibitions, cinema etc.

[ktu55_8] 1991: What are your favourite hobbies or activities? Active culture or art-related hobby (e.g. singing in a choir)

[ktu55_9] 1991: What are your favourite hobbies or activities? Activity in an association or organisation

[ktu55_10] 1991: What are your favourite hobbies or activities? Camping, travelling, driving

[ktu55_11] 1991: What are your favourite hobbies or activities? Caring for animals, animal training (categorised open-ended)

[ktu55_12] 1991: What are your favourite hobbies or activities? Household chores etc. (categorised open-ended)

[ktu55_13] 1991: What are your favourite hobbies or activities? Other

[ktu56] 1991: What is your leisure time spent on? Household chores

[ktu57] 1991: What is your leisure time spent on? Resting, watching TV, reading papers/magazines

[ktu58] 1991: What is your leisure time spent on? Hobbies, activities

[ktu59] 1991: What is your leisure time spent on? Studying

[ktu60] 1991: What is your leisure time spent on? Spending time with family and spouse/partner

[ktu61] 1991: What is your leisure time spent on? Spending time with friends

[ktu62] 1991: How satisfied are you with the content of your leisure time nowadays?

[ktu63] 1991: Do you feel you have succeeded in life?

[ktu64] 1991: Do you feel your life right now is...

[ktu65] 1991: Do you feel your life right now is...

[ktu66] 1991: Do you feel that right now you are...

[ktu67] 1991: To what extent do the following apply to you: I've accomplished what I set as the goal for my personal development

[ktu68] 1991: To what extent do the following apply to you: I'm satisfied with myself and don't strive for any changes

[ktu69] 1991: To what extent do the following apply to you: I believe I can influence my personal development

[ktu70] 1991: To what extent do the following apply to you: I have people close to me who support me

[ktu71] 1991: To what extent do the following apply to you: I feel downhearted and desperate

[ktu72] 1991: To what extent do the following apply to you: I'm strong-willed

[ktu73] 1991: To what extent do the following apply to you: I feel confident about things

[ktu74] 1991: To what extent do the following apply to you: I can achieve what I set as my goal

[ktu75] 1991: To what extent do the following apply to you: I feel relief when thinking about the results my efforts have yielded

[ktu76] 1991: To what extent do the following apply to you: I'm disappointed in myself

[ktu77] 1991: To what extent do the following apply to you: My own abilities and efforts are crucial to my success

[ktu78] 1991: To what extent do the following apply to you: I'm proud of my accomplishments

[ktu79] 1991: To what extent do the following apply to you: If I fail, it's my own fault

[ktu80] 1991: To what extent do the following apply to you: I'm ashamed of my own inability

[ktu81] 1991: To what extent do the following apply to you: Other people have made it difficult for me to achieve my goals

[ktu82] 1991: To what extent do the following apply to you: I'm angry at other people for the trouble they have caused

[ktu83] 1991: To what extent do the following apply to you: The support of other people has been essential in my success

[ktu84] 1991: To what extent do the following apply to you: I'm thankful to other people for their support

[ktu85] 1991: How much do the following bring you satisfaction in your current situation: Home and family

[ktu86] 1991: How much do the following bring you satisfaction in your current situation: Work

[ktu87] 1991: How much do the following bring you satisfaction in your current situation: Studies

[ktu88] 1991: How much do the following bring you satisfaction in your current situation: Leisure time activities

[ktu89] 1991: How much do the following bring you satisfaction in your current situation: Friends

[ktu90] 1991: How much do the following bring you satisfaction in your current situation: Other things (freedom, future expectations etc.) (categorised open-ended)

[ktu90_1] 1991: How much do the following bring you satisfaction in your current situation: Religion (categorised open-ended)

[ek1] 2002: In what kind of housing do you live?

[ek2_1] 2002: What is your housing tenure?

[ek2_2] 2002: What is the size of your housing unit? (in square metres)

[ek3] 2002: Do you or your family own other real property?

[ek4] 2002: How satisfied are you with your housing situation?

[ek5] 2002: What would you do if you received better and more secure circumstances somewhere else?

[ek6_1] 2002: Self-reported level of education, including education in progress (categorised in accordance with Statistics Finland's Classification of Education 1997)

[ek6_2] 2002: Self-reported educational field, including education in progress (categorised in accordance with Statistics Finland's Classification of Education 1997)

[ek6_3] 2002: Self-reported vocational/professional field, including education in progress (categorised in accordance with Statistics Finland's Classification of Education 1997)

[ek6_4] 2002: Has the education mentioned in ek6_1 and ek6_2 been discontinued? (categorised open-ended)

[ek6_5] 2002: Level of education of those whose education is in progress in 2002 (categorised in accordance with Statistics Finland's Classification of Education 1997)

[ek6_6] 2002: Educational field of those whose education is in progress in 2002 (categorised in accordance with Statistics Finland's Classification of Education 1997)

[ek6_7] 2002: In how many training programmes/courses that result in a vocational qualification or academic degree has the respondent participated by 2002?

[ek7_1] 2002: Which reasons affected your choice of education? Financial reasons, such as wage level

[ek7_2] 2002: Which reasons affected your choice of education? Interest in the work that the education prepares for

[ek7_3] 2002: Which reasons affected your choice of education? Employment situation

[ek7_4] 2002: Which reasons affected your choice of education? Aptitude or health reasons

[ek7_5] 2002: Which reasons affected your choice of education? Coincidence

[ek7_6] 2002: Which reasons affected your choice of education? Familiarity (e.g. education of parents, relatives or acquaintances)

[ek7_7] 2002: Which reasons affected your choice of education? Other reason

[ek8] 2002: Have your plans related to education succeeded?

[ek9] 2002: Based on your life experience, what kind of education choice would you make now?

[ek10] 2002: Based on your life experience, what kind of career choice would you make now?

[ek11] 2002: What is your economic activity?

[ek12] 2002: How do the following statements describe your work and career? Place yourself on the corresponding scale: My employment contracts have been... steady - periodic

[ek13] 2002: How do the following statements describe your work and career? Place yourself on the corresponding scale: I have worked for... one employer - several employers

[ek14] 2002: How do the following statements describe your work and career? Place yourself on the corresponding scale: In my career, I have... searched for my own field - found a perfect field for me at once

[ek15] 2002: How do the following statements describe your work and career? Place yourself on the corresponding scale: My work is... independent - not independent

[ek16] 2002: How do the following statements describe your work and career? Place yourself on the corresponding scale: My work requires a high level of... expertise - general skills

[ek17] 2002: How do the following statements describe your work and career? Place yourself on the corresponding scale: My work... offers new challenges - is routine

[ek18] 2002: How do the following statements describe your work and career? Place yourself on the corresponding scale: My work... limits my leisure time - is limited to work hours

[ek19] 2002: How do the following statements describe your work and career? Place yourself on the corresponding scale: For my job, I get... paid well - paid too little

[ek20] 2002: How do the following statements describe your work and career? Place yourself on the corresponding scale: My job matches my education... very well - very poorly

[ek21] 2002: How do the following statements describe your work and career? Place yourself on the corresponding scale: My career path has been on... an upward trajectory - a downward trajectory

[ek22] 2002: How do the following statements describe your work and career? Place yourself on the corresponding scale: My career has been guided by... monetary gain - enthusiasm for the field/profession

[ek23] 2002: How do the following statements describe your work and career? Place yourself on the corresponding scale: My career has been... very stressful and demanding - not at all stressful and demanding

[ek24_1] 2002: Couple/family relationship

[ek24_2] 2002: Is the respondent separated or divorced?

[ek24_3] 2002: Is the respondent a member of a stepfamily?

[ek25] 2002: How many children do you have?

[ek26] 2002: How many persons live in your household?

[ek27] 2002: How many close friends do you have, if parents, partner/spouse or relatives are not taken into account?

[ek28] 2002: Do you feel you love someone?

[ek29] 2002: Do you feel loved?

[ek30_1] 2002: To what extent do the following give meaning and content to your life? Work

[ek31_1] 2002: To what extent do the following give meaning and content to your life? Partner/spouse

[ek32_1] 2002: To what extent do the following give meaning and content to your life? Children

[ek33_1] 2002: To what extent do the following give meaning and content to your life? Spending time with friends

[ek34_1] 2002: To what extent do the following give meaning and content to your life? Being in touch with parents

[ek35_1] 2002: To what extent do the following give meaning and content to your life? Being in touch with siblings

[ek36_1] 2002: To what extent do the following give meaning and content to your life? Actively exercising or doing sports

[ek37_1] 2002: To what extent do the following give meaning and content to your life? Volunteering (for example ideological, political activities)

[ek38_1] 2002: To what extent do the following give meaning and content to your life? Creative activities

[ek39_1] 2002: To what extent do the following give meaning and content to your life? Cultural events (e.g. concerts, theatre, arts)

[ek40_1] 2002: To what extent do the following give meaning and content to your life? Religious/parish work or activities

[ek41_1] 2002: To what extent do the following give meaning and content to your life? Activity in a club

[ek42_1] 2002: To what extent do the following give meaning and content to your life? Crafts, DIY building, gardening or equivalent

[ek43_1] 2002: To what extent do the following give meaning and content to your life? Studying, personal development

[ek44_1] 2002: To what extent do the following give meaning and content to your life? Reading

[ek45_1] 2002: To what extent do the following give meaning and content to your life? Housekeeping

[ek46_1] 2002: To what extent do the following give meaning and content to your life? Travelling for leisure

[ek47_1] 2002: To what extent do the following give meaning and content to your life? Nature activity

[ek48_1] 2002: To what extent do the following give meaning and content to your life? Driving, motorbiking, boating etc.

[ek49_1] 2002: To what extent do the following give meaning and content to your life? Watching TV and entertainment, sports spectating

[ek50_1] 2002: To what extent do the following give meaning and content to your life? Computers, games etc.

[ek51_1] 2002: To what extent do the following give meaning and content to your life? Other: horse riding etc. (categorised open-ended)

[ek31_2] 2002: How much time do you spend on: Partner/spouse

[ek32_2] 2002: How much time do you spend on: Children

[ek33_2] 2002: How much time do you spend on: Being with friends

[ek34_2] 2002: How much time do you spend on: Being in touch with parents

[ek35_2] 2002: How much time do you spend on: Being in touch with siblings

[ek36_2] 2002: How much time do you spend on: Actively exercising or doing sports

[ek37_2] 2002: How much time do you spend on: Volunteering (for example ideological, political activities)

[ek38_2] 2002: How much time do you spend on: Creative activities

[ek39_2] 2002: How much time do you spend on: Cultural events (e.g. concerts, theatre, arts)

[ek40_2] 2002: How much time do you spend on: Religious/parish work or activities

[ek41_2] 2002: How much time do you spend on: Activity in a club

[ek42_2] 2002: How much time do you spend on: Crafts, DIY building, gardening or equivalent

[ek43_2] 2002: How much time do you spend on: Studying, personal development

[ek44_2] 2002: How much time do you spend on: Reading

[ek45_2] 2002: How much time do you spend on: Housekeeping

[ek46_2] 2002: How much time do you spend on: Travelling for leisure

[ek47_2] 2002: How much time do you spend on: Nature activity

[ek48_2] 2002: How much time do you spend on: Driving, motorbiking, boating etc.

[ek49_2] 2002: How much time do you spend on: Watching TV and entertainment, sports spectating

[ek50_2] 2002: How much time do you spend on: Computers, games etc.

[ek51_2] 2002: How much time do you spend on: Other: horse riding etc. (categorised open-ended)

[ek52] 2002: To what extent do the following apply to you: I've accomplished what I set as the goal for my personal development

[ek53] 2002: To what extent do the following apply to you: I'm satisfied with myself and don't strive for any changes

[ek54] 2002: To what extent do the following apply to you: I believe I can influence my personal development

[ek55] 2002: To what extent do the following apply to you: I have people close to me who support me

[ek56] 2002: To what extent do the following apply to you: I feel downhearted and desperate

[ek57] 2002: To what extent do the following apply to you: I'm strong-willed

[ek58] 2002: To what extent do the following apply to you: I feel confident about things

[ek59] 2002: To what extent do the following apply to you: I can achieve what I set as my goal

[ek60] 2002: To what extent do the following apply to you: I feel relief when thinking about the results my efforts have yielded

[ek61] 2002: To what extent do the following apply to you: I'm disappointed in myself

[ek62] 2002: To what extent do the following apply to you: My own abilities and efforts are crucial to my success

[ek63] 2002: To what extent do the following apply to you: I'm proud of my accomplishments

[ek64] 2002: To what extent do the following apply to you: If I fail, it's my own fault

[ek65] 2002: To what extent do the following apply to you: I'm ashamed of my own inability

[ek66] 2002: To what extent do the following apply to you: Other people have made it difficult for me to achieve my goals

[ek67] 2002: To what extent do the following apply to you: I have a very happy life

[ek68] 2002: To what extent do the following apply to you: I'm angry at other people for the trouble they have caused

[ek69] 2002: To what extent do the following apply to you: The support of other people has been essential in my success

[ek70] 2002: To what extent do the following apply to you: I'm thankful to other people for their support

[ek71] 2002: To what extent do the following apply to you: I feel my life is very interesting

[ek72] 2002: To what extent do the following apply to you: Coincidences have had a large role in the important choices of my life

[ek73] 2002: To what extent do the following apply to you: Traditions have been of support to me in my life choices

[ek74] 2002: To what extent do the following apply to you: Through my choices, I've been able to build the kind of life I wanted

[ek75] 2002: To what extent do the following apply to you: Society has restricted my life choices

[ek76] 2002: To what extent do the following apply to you: I feel I've drifted into my current situation

[ek77] 2002: To what extent do the following apply to you: Compared to other people, my life appears to proceed in a mundane and ordinary manner

[ek78] 2002: To what extent do the following apply to you: I feel I have good opportunities to influence building the kind of future I want

[ek79] 2002: To what extent do the following apply to you: Developments in the society will have more and more impact on what happens in my life

[ek80] 2002: To what extent do the following apply to you: I have usually been consistent with my life choices

[ek81] 2002: To what extent do the following apply to you: The best way to increase my well-being is through civic participation

[ek82] 2002: To what extent do the following apply to you: It is increasingly difficult to influence the events in one's life

[ek83] 2002: To what extent do the following apply to you: My life is guided by principles

[ek84] 2002: To what extent do the following apply to you: The moral support given by my childhood home has helped me on in my life

[ek85] 2002: To what extent do the following apply to you: Changes in society cause uncertainty in my life

[ek86] 2002: Assess whether the following will bring you confidence/security or uncertainty in your life: Health

[ek87] 2002: Assess whether the following will bring you confidence/security or uncertainty in your life: Getting older

[ek88] 2002: Assess whether the following will bring you confidence/security or uncertainty in your life: Financial circumstances, welfare

[ek89] 2002: Assess whether the following will bring you confidence/security or uncertainty in your life: Partner/spouse

[ek90] 2002: Assess whether the following will bring you confidence/security or uncertainty in your life: Family life

[ek91] 2002: Assess whether the following will bring you confidence/security or uncertainty in your life: Children

[ek92] 2002: Assess whether the following will bring you confidence/security or uncertainty in your life: Availability of work opportunities

[ek93] 2002: Assess whether the following will bring you confidence/security or uncertainty in your life: Changes in working life

[ek94] 2002: Assess whether the following will bring you confidence/security or uncertainty in your life: Quality/purity of foodstuffs

[ek95] 2002: Assess whether the following will bring you confidence/security or uncertainty in your life: Increasing role of information technology

[ek96] 2002: Assess whether the following will bring you confidence/security or uncertainty in your life: Increasing body of knowledge in different fields

[ek97] 2002: Assess whether the following will bring you confidence/security or uncertainty in your life: Stability of the society

[ek98] 2002: Assess whether the following will bring you confidence/security or uncertainty in your life: Immigration, emigration

[ek99] 2002: Assess whether the following will bring you confidence/security or uncertainty in your life: Economic development of society

[ek100] 2002: Assess whether the following will bring you confidence/security or uncertainty in your life: International/cross-national culture

[ek101] 2002: Assess whether the following will bring you confidence/security or uncertainty in your life: Social and political movements

[ek102] 2002: Assess whether the following will bring you confidence/security or uncertainty in your life: Security of the society

[ek103a_1] 2002: Thinking about your own life, which event or thing during your lifetime do you consider the most positive? (categorised open-ended)

[ek103a_2] 2002: Thinking about your own life, which event or thing during your lifetime do you consider the most negative? (categorised open-ended)

[ek103b_1] 2002: Thinking about the Finnish society, which event or thing during your lifetime do you consider the most positive? (categorised open-ended)

[ek103b_2] 2002: Thinking about the Finnish society, which event or thing during your lifetime do you consider the most negative? (categorised open-ended)

[ek103c_1] 2002: Thinking about the world, which event or thing during your lifetime do you consider the most positive? (categorised open-ended)

[ek103c_2] 2002: Thinking about the world, which event or thing during your lifetime do you consider the most negative? (categorised open-ended)

[ek104] 2002: If you could change one thing you've done or one event in your life, what would it be? (categorised open-ended)

[bv1_1] 2002: The respondent's job or occupation (Statistics Finland's Classification of Occupations 1997)

[bv1_2] 2002: The respondent's occupational status (Statistics Finland's Classification of Occupations 1997)

[bv2_1] 2002: The respondent's education level

[bv2_2] 2002: The respondent's educational field

[bv3] 2002: The respondent's place of residence in 2000

[bv4_1] 2002: The respondent's earned income in euros in 2000

[bv4_2] 2002: The respondent's investment income in euros in 2000

[bv4_3] 2002: The respondent's wealth in euros in 2000

[bv5_1] 2002: Do the data from 1984 exist for the respondent?

[bv5_2] 2002: Did the respondent respond to the 1991 survey?

[bv5_3] 2002: Did the respondent respond to the 2002 survey?

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