World Values Survey 2005-2009, Wave 5
Andorra, Argentina, Australia...and 51 more, 2005 - 2009
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Reference ID
WLD_2005-2009_WVS-W5_v01_M
Producer(s)
Inglehart, R., A.Moreno, C. Welzel, K. Kizilova, J. Diez-Medrano, M. Lagos, P. Norris, E. Ponarin, B. Puranen
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Thinking about meaning and purpose of life (V184)
Data file: WV5_Data_Stata_v20180912
Overview
Valid:
83975
Invalid:
0
Minimum:
-5
Maximum:
4
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
522
End:
523
Width:
2
Range:
-5 - 4
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
V184. Now let's turn to another topic. How often, if at all, do you think about the meaning and purpose of life?
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -5 | Missing; Not asked by the interviewer | 62 |
0.1%
|
| -4 | Not asked | 0 |
0%
|
| -3 | Not applicable | 0 |
0%
|
| -2 | No answer | 803 |
1%
|
| -1 | Dont know | 1005 |
1.2%
|
| 1 | Often | 37944 |
45.2%
|
| 2 | Sometimes | 28957 |
34.5%
|
| 3 | Rarely | 11310 |
13.5%
|
| 4 | Never | 3894 |
4.6%
|
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
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