Q.A1 Year dwelling built
1 = 1899 or earlier
2 = 1900- 1918
3 = 1919- 1944
4 = 1945- 1964
5 = 1965 or later

Q.A3a Fixed bath or shower with hot water
0 = None
1 = Shared use
2 = Exclusive use

Q.A4 Kitchen used for meals
1 = Always
2 = Most times
3 = Sometimes
4 = Rarely
5 = Never
6 = Kitchen too small

Q.A5a How get hot water for kitchen
1 = Central tank
2 = Geyser
3 = Heat it by self
4 = Other

Q.A6a Has garden
1 = Yes
2 = No

Q.A8a Method of heating main living room
0 = None
1 = Gas
2 = Solid fuel
3 = Paraffin
4 = Cooking stove
5 = Central heating
6 = Electric appliance
7 = Electric Storage
8 = Other

Q.A9 House actually rented or owned
1 = owned outright
2 = Owned on mortgage
3 = Rented council
4 = Private furn
5 = Private unfurn
6 = Lodger
7 = Free

Q.A10 Desire to own house
1 = Already own
2 = No wish to own
3 = Expect to own
4 = Do not expect
8 = DK if expect
9 = DK if wish

Q.A11 Total cost of house or flat
0 = Nothing
1 = Under £5 p w
2 = Under £10 p w
3 = Under £15 p w
4 = Under £25 p w
5 = Under £35 p w
6 = Under £45 p w
7 = Under £60 p w
8 = Under £80 p w
9 = £80 p w or more

Q.A12a Noise from traffic or trains
1 = Not at all
2 = A little
3 = Quite a lot
4 = A great deal

Q.A13a Kitchen
0 = Completely dissatisfied
5 = Exactly halfway
10 = Completely satisfied

Q.A23a Number of family living nearby
1 = All or most
2 = About half
3 = Only a few
4 = None

Q.A24 Belong to clubs and societies
1 = Not a member
2 = Memb not officer
3 = Office holder

Q.B1a Marital status
1 = Married
2 = Widowed
3 = Divorced
4 = separa- ted
5 = Never married

Q.B2 Parents still alive
1 = Both alive
2 = Mother dead
3 = Father dead
4 = Both dead

Q.B3b Birth order in family
0 = Only child
1 = Eldest
2 = Middle
3 = Youngest

Q.B3c Childhood happiness
1 = Very happy
2 = Pretty happy
3 = Not too happy

Q.B4c Has grandchildren
1 = Yes
2 = No
8 = Not asked

Q.C2a Quality of life in India
0 = Lowest
10 = Highest

Q.C3b One change needed to improve QoL in Britain
0 = Nothing, Britain is best
1 = Reduce T. Union powe
2 = Reduce strikes
3 = Other ind relations
4 = Reduce unemployment
5 = Increase wages
6 = Stop abuse, make 'em work
7 = Pull together, Dunkirk spirit
8 = Reduce inflation, prices, costs
9 = Reduce taxes, rates
10 = Government, politics
11 = Control immigration
12 = Better, more housing
13 = Education
14 = More for pensioners
15 = More nature, less pollution
16 = Slower pace, less worries
17 = Crime, violence, police
18 = People too greedy, selfish
19 = Religion
20 = Social justice, equality
21 = Health, welfare'
22 = Other answers
99 = Don't know

Q.C4 Britain to stay in Common Market
1 = Yes
2 = No
8 = Refused
9 = DK

Q.C5aa Freedom of speech today
0 = None/ not at all
10 = A very great deal

Q.D1a Washing machine
1 = Already has
2 = Does not want
3 = Expects to get
4 = Does not expect
5 = DK if will get
8 = DK if wants
9 = DK if has

Q.D4c Chances of extra money
0 = No chance
1 = SlighT Chance
2 = FaiR chance
3 = No money needed

Q.D8a Self-assigned group (card g)
1 = Labourer
2 = Skilled Manual
3 = Professional
4 = Investors etc
5 = Directors etc
6 = Small Business
7 = Personal Services
8 = Clerks
10 = Civil Servants
11 = Police etc
12 = Pensioners
13 = School Teachers
15 = Social Security

Q.D9a Most recent school attended
1 = Element Modern
2 = Bilat or comp
3 = Grammar or tech
4 = Fee- paying
5 = Other

Q.D9b Highest ranking college attended
0 = None
1 = Tech college
2 = Art Mus Drama
3 = Teacher training
4 = Poly or C A T
5 = Univer- sity
6 = Other

Q.D9c Age completed full time education
0 = 14
1 = 15
2 = 16
3 = 17
4 = 18
5 = 19
6 = 20
7 = 21
8 = 22
9 = 23 0r over
10 = Still at school or college

Q.D10b Type of qualifications
0 = None
1 = Degree
2 = Prof inst
3 = GCE'A' or equiv
4 = Appren- ticeship
5 = GCE'O' or equiv
6 = Other

Q.D12 Current employment status
1 = Fulltime
2 = Parttime
3 = Off sick
4 = Retired
5 = House- wife
6 = Student
7 = NoT working
8 = Other

Q.D13b Employed or self-employed
1 = Self- employed
2 = Employee

Q.D14a R feels rushed
1 = Always
2 = Sometime
3 = Never

Q.D14b R has time on hands
1 = Quite often
2 = Now and then
3 = Almost never

Q.E1 Illness prevents activities
1 = Not ill
2 = Ill, no limit
3 = Ill and limited

Q.E2 Health trouble
1 = No trouble
2 = Trouble,no limit
3 = Trouble limited

Q.E8a Medicine required for sleep
1 = Nothing taken
2 = Self med-ication
3 = Prescri-ption
8 = No com- plaints

Q.E9 Time since r last consulted doctor
1 = Within 7 dayS
2 = Within 4 weeks
3 = Within 3 months
4 = WithiN 1 year
5 = Over a year ago

Q.E10 NHS or private patient
1 = NHS patient
2 = Private patient
3 = Both

Q.E11a Illness of others in household
1 = No-one ill
2 = No cut back
3 = Cut back
8 = R lives alone

Q.E11b Disability of others in household
1 = No trouble
2 = No limit
3 = Limit
8 = R lives alone

Q.E18 Consultation over nervous problem
1 = Never
2 = Once only
3 = Morethan once

Q.F1a Feeling of excitement
0 = No
1 = Yes

Life is: boring or interesting
1 = Boring
7 = Interesting

Life is: enjoyable or miserable
1 = Miserable
7 = Enjoyable

Life is: tied down or free
1 = Tied down
7 = Free

Life is: rough or smooth
1 = Rough
7 = Smooth

Life is: full or empty
1 = Empty
7 = Full

Life is: easy or hard
1 = Hard
7 = Easy

Life is: frustrating or fulfilling
1 = Frustrating
7 = Fulfilling

Life is: full of fun or no fun at all
1 = No fun at all
7 = Full of fun

Life is: unsuccessful or successful
1 = Unsuccessful
7 = Successful

Life is: unhappy or happy
1 = Unhappy
7 = Happy

Life: doesn't or does meet needs
1 = Does not meet needs
7 = Meets needs in every way

Life is: much worse or better than deserve
1 = Worse than I deserve
7 = Better than I desrve

Life is: extremely unhappy or happy
1 = Makes me unhappy
7 = Makes me happy

Life is: worse than before or better
1 = Worse than used to be
7 = Better than used to be

Life will get worse or better
1 = Will get much worse
7 = Will get much better

Life is: *dis*satisfied comparison
1 = Makes dissatisfied re others
7 = Makes satisfied re others

Life is: *dis*satisfied seen by others
1 = Others think me dissat
7 = Others think me sat

Life is: dissatisfied or satisfied
1 = Makes completely dissatisfied
7 = Makes completely satisfied

Q.G1 Things want from life
1 = Not too well
2 = Fairly well
3 = Very well

Q.G3 How happy these days
1 = Not too happy
2 = Pretty happy
3 = Very happy

xxx month of interview
3 = March
4 = April
5 = May

xxx time interview started
1 = Before 11am
2 = 1100-1259'
3 = 1300 - 1559
4 = 1600-1859
5 = 1900 or later

xxx day of week of interview
1 = Monday
2 = Tuesday
3 = Wednesday
4 = Thursday
5 = Friday
6 = Saturday' 7 'Sunday'

Q1 type of dwelling
1 = Detached
2 = SemI- detached
3 = Terrace
4 = Flat or maisonette

Q3 floor level of flat
-1 = Basement
0 = Ground floor

Q4 view from front
1 = Open nature
2 = Resident+gardens
3 = Res no gardens
4 = Industry
5 = Shops commerce
6 = Other

Q5 respondent is, is not, coloured
1 = Coloured
2 = White

Q6 ease of scale use
1 = Not at all
2 = With difficulty
3 = Moderately well
4 = No problem

Q7 enjoyment of interview
1 = Not at all
2 = Moderat-ely
3 = A lot

Q8 R found interview .... (Interviewer assessed)
1 = Not interesting
2 = Moderately interesting
3 = Very interesting

xxx Position of r in household
1 = HoH or CWE
2 = Wife of HoH or CWE
3 = Wife (other than..)
4 = None of above

xxx Social Grade of householder
1 = A
2 = B
3 = C1
4 = C2
5 = D
6 = E
7 = DK
8 = Inap

xxx GRO Socio-Economic Group of R
1 = Employers & managers (large)
2 = Employers & managers (small)
3 = Professionals (self-employed)
4 = Professionals (employees)
5 = Intermediate non-manual
6 = Junior non-manual
7 = Personal services
8 = Foremen & supervisors (manual)
9 = Skilled manual
10 = Semi-skilled manual
11 = Unskilled manual
12 = Own account (not professional)
13 = Farmers (employers * managers)
14 = Farmers (0wn account)
15 = Agricultural workers
16 = Armed forces
997 = No father
998 = Not working
999 = Unclassifiable

xxx GRO Industrial Sector of R
1 = Agriculture, forestry, fishing
2 = Mining & quarrying
3 = Food, dring, tobacco
4 = Coal, petroleum
5 = Chemicals etc.
6 = Metal manufacture
7 = Engineering (mechanical)
8 = Engineering (Instrument)
9 = Engineering (chemical)
10 = Engineering (shipbuildding etc.)
11 = Vehicles
12 = Metal good
13 = Textiles
14 = Leather, fur
15 = Clothing, footwear
16 = Timber, furniture
17 = Brick, ceramic, cement
18 = Paper, print, publishing
19 = Other manufacture
20 = Construction
21 = Gas, electric, water
22 = Transport & communication
23 = Distributive trades
24 = Banks, finance, insurance
25 = Professional & scientific
26 = Misc services
27 = Public admin
997 = No father
998 = Not working
999 = Unclassifiable

xxx Income of household
2 = Under £10
3 = Under £15
4 = Under £25
5 = Under £35
6 = Under £45
7 = Under £60
8 = Under £80
9 = £80 or more

*** Relation to R of 2nd adult
1 = Spouse
2 = Parent
3 = Sibling
4 = Child
5 = Older generation (blood)
6 = Older generation (non-blood)
7 = Same generation (blood)
8 = Same generation (non-blood)
9 = Younger generation (blood)
10 = Younger generation (non-blood)
11 = Unrelated

xxx Pets in household
1 = Cat only
2 = Dog only
3 = Bird only
4 = Other only
5 = Mixture of above

xxx Age of respondent
97 = Refused
99 = DK/NA
888 = No nth adult

xxx Sex of first child
1 = Male
2 = Female

Household composition
1 = Adults HW,45
2 = Adults + kids 0-4)
3 = Adults + kids 0-15)
4 = Adults + kids 5-15
5 = Adults only HW45+
6 = Other adults only
7 = Other adults + kids

Q-C1a*1* general content happy etc
0 = Not men-tioned
1 = Mention-ed

xxx Marital status of respondent
1 = Single
2 = Married
3 = Widowed
4 = Sep or divorced

xxx Occupational status of respondent
1 = Fulltime 30+hrs
2 = Parttime 8-29hrs
3 = Parttime 0-8 hrs
4 = Retired
5 = Student
6 = Other