World Values Survey 1999-2004, Wave 4
Albania, Argentina, Bosnia and Herzegovina...and 36 more, 1999 - 2004
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Thinking about meaning and purpose of life (V182)
Data file: WV4_Data_Stata_v20180912
Overview
Valid:
60045
Invalid:
0
Minimum:
-4
Maximum:
4
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
486
End:
487
Width:
2
Range:
-4 - 4
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
V182. How often, if at all, do you think about the meaning and purpose of life?
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -4 | Not asked | 4600 |
7.7%
|
| -2 | No answer | 156 |
0.3%
|
| -1 | Dont know | 1135 |
1.9%
|
| 1 | Often | 26982 |
44.9%
|
| 2 | Sometimes | 18874 |
31.4%
|
| 3 | Rarely | 6150 |
10.2%
|
| 4 | Never | 2148 |
3.6%
|
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 IN REVERSE ORDER FOR ALTERNATE CONTACTS)
9 Don't know [DO NOT READ OUT]
9 Don't know [DO NOT READ OUT]