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World Values Survey 1981, Wave 1

Finland, 1981 - 1984
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FIN_1981_WVS-W1_v01_M
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The World Values Survey Association
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Thinking about meaning and purpose of life (V177)

Data file: WV1_Data_Finland_1981_Spss_v20180912

Overview

Valid: 997
Invalid: 6
Minimum: 1
Maximum: 4
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 181
End: 182
Width: 2
Range: 1 - 4
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Question 146: How often, if at all, do you think about the meaning and purpose of life?
Categories
Value Category Cases
1 Often 323
32.4%
2 Sometimes 443
44.4%
3 Rarely 196
19.7%
4 Never 35
3.5%
-4 Not asked 0
-2 No answer 6
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Interviewer instructions
(Read out, codes 1-4, reversing order for alternate contacts)
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