All of the pages for WLS: 1992/93 survey have been updated.
If you received second wave data before March 31, 1998, please read
this notice.
The following variables in the KROS section have been updated and the documentation reflects these changes.
RD001KD, RD00307, RD00407, RD00507, RD00607, RD00707, RD00807, RD01407,
RD01507, RD00308, RD00408, RD00508, RD00608, RD00708, RD00808, RD01408,
RD01508, RD00309, RD00409, RD00509, RD00609, RD00709, RD00809, RD01409,
RD01509, RD00310, RD00410, RD00510, RD00610, RD00710, RD00810, RD01410,
RD01510, RD00311, RD00411, RD00511, RD00611, RD00711, RD00811, RD01411,
and RD01511.
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All data and documentation reflect this change.
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This section contains total scores and number of questions answered for the Psychological Well-Being Scale: autonomy, environmental mastery, personal growth, positive relations with others, purpose in life, and self-acceptance.
NOTE: Most variables in this section were recreated for the 3/98 release of the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study: 1992/93 Telephone and Mail Surveys - WLS23R_5
NOTE: If using the psychological well-being items from both the telephone and mail surveys (WLS23M), note the different coding schemes used for the two instruments.
NOTE: In releases prior to 3/98, if the respondent answered "neither agree or disagree" to an individual component of the well-being scale, it was treated as missing data along with "don't know", or refused. The updated total scores assign a mid-point to the "neither agree or disagree" response. The individual questions (RN016REC-RN027REC) have also been recoded to reflect this change and to avoid confusion in the future.
NOTE: See Appendix K - COR574A for details regarding creation of the psychological well-being scores.
NOTE: Variables MN001REC-MN068RER in WLS23M contain more detailed variables measuring the same concepts.
Below are examples of the original and revised coding for the total scores and indivdual items. Please view the codebook for PSYB for all of the updated marginals. All data and documentation for the 3/98 release reflect these coding changes.
*************************************************************************** NOTE: Original values for Autonomy range from 00-12 and change in the revised variable to 00-14 when assigning "neither agree or disagree" to a mid-point score. (The same recoding was used for all total scores.) *************************************************************************** ORIGINAL coding and marginals for Total score for Autonomy: 8- 9 RN002RED Total score for Autonomy. (updated 5/96) (RN001RE, RN016REC, RN025REC) 00 LOW 69 57 01-11 2507 2755 12 HIGH 562 751 98 INAPPROPRIATE (R NOT IN SAMPLE, 843 949 RN001RE = 0) REVISED coding and marginals for Total score for Autonomy: 8- 9 RN002RED Total score for Autonomy. (replaced 3/98) (RN001RE, RN016REC, RN025REC) 00 LOW 64 50 01-13 2512 2762 14 HIGH 562 751 98 INAPPROPRIATE (R NOT IN SAMPLE, 843 949 RN001RE = 0) *************************************************************************** NOTE: Original values for the total score range from 00-72 and change in the revised variables to 00-84 when assigning "neither agree or disagree" to a mid-point score. *************************************************************************** ORIGINAL coding and marginals for Total score for Psychological Well-Being: 26-27 RN014RED Total score for the Psychological Section variables. (updated 5/96) (RN001RE, RN016REC, RN017REC, RN018REC, RN019REC, RN020REC, RN021REC, RN022REC, RN023REC, RN024REC, RN025REC, RN026REC, RN027REC) 00 LOW 62 50 05-71 3053 3469 72 HIGH 23 44 98 INAPPROPRIATE (R NOT IN SAMPLE, 843 949 RN001RE = 0) REVISED coding and marginals for Total score for Psychological Well-Being: 26-27 RN014RED Total score for Psychological Well-Being. (replaced 3/98) (RN001RE, RN016REC, RN017REC, RN018REC, RN019REC, RN020REC, RN021REC,RN022REC, RN023REC, RN024REC,RN025REC,RN026REC,RN027REC) 00 LOW 62 49 04-83 3053 3470 84 HIGH 23 44 98 INAPPROPRIATE (R NOT IN SAMPLE, 843 949 RN001RE = 0) *************************************************************************** NOTE: Original values for individual items range from 0-9 and change in the revised variables to 01-99 when assigning "neither agree or disagree" to a mid-point score. (The same recoding was used for all individual items.) *************************************************************************** ORIGINAL coding and marginals for an individual well-being item: 30-30 RN016REC I tend to be influenced by people with strong opinions. (RN001RE, 438s, 439) 0 NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE 34 50 1 AGREE STRONGLY 85 117 2 AGREE MODERATELY 585 656 3 AGREE SLIGHTLY 141 167 4 DISAGREE SLIGHTLY 163 157 5 DISAGREE MODERATELY 1196 1345 6 DISAGREE STRONGLY 859 1006 7 DON'T KNOW 11 14 8 INAPPROPRIATE, RN001RE = 0 843 949 9 REFUSED, NOT ASCERTAINED 64 51 REVISED coding and marginals for an individual well-being item: 30-31 RN016REC I tend to be influenced by people with strong opinions. (replaced 3/98) (RE001RE, 438s, 439) 01 AGREE STRONGLY 85 117 02 AGREE MODERATELY 585 656 03 AGREE SLIGHTLY 141 167 04 NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE 34 50 05 DISAGREE SLIGHTLY 163 157 06 DISAGREE MODERATELY 1196 1345 07 DISAGREE STRONGLY 859 1006 97 DON'T KNOW 11 14 98 INAPPROPRIATE, RN001RE = 0 843 949 99 REFUSED, NOT ASCERTAINED 64 51