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World Values Survey 1981, Wave 1

Mexico, 1981
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MEX_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_Mexico_1981_Spss_v20180912

Overview

Valid: 1776
Invalid: 61
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 556
31.3%
2 Sometimes 635
35.8%
3 Rarely 412
23.2%
4 Never 173
9.7%
-4 Not asked 0
-2 No answer 61
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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