Description: Things I liked about getting older, first specified reason - at age 68 years
This is a flat (unstructured) list which uses integers to represent categories or special values.
| Coding can be downloaded here as a tab-separated file. |
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| Coding | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 1 | Having/seeing /looking after grandchildren |
| 2 | Long marriage |
| 3 | Other family relationships |
| 4 | Long-term friendships |
| 5 | Hobbies/leisure/more time for own interests/holidays |
| 6 | Taking up something new/U3A |
| 7 | Volunteering |
| 9 | Retired/not working/having more free time |
| 10 | Freedom from stress/fewer responsibilities/to do the things you want to do |
| 11 | Free bus pass/other financial benefits for older people |
| 13 | Good pension/good standard of living |
| 14 | Better at coping/more even-tempered/able to accept things/contentment |
| 15 | Sense of accomplishment |
| 16 | Good memories |
| 17 | Good health (relative to others) |
| 25 | Other specified likes |
| 31 | Social relationships and social activities |
| 32 | Freedom |
| 33 | Financial and other service benefits |
| 34 | Psychological adjustment |
| 35 | Health |
| Field ID | Description | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 9436 | Things I liked about getting older, first specified reason - at age 68 years | Temperament or personality |
National Survey of Health and Development 1946 Cohort