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Mail: World Health Survey Vignettes
Sibling Mail: World Health Survey Vignettes OVERVIEW In the final design, each respondent received two questions about each of two vignettes (out of four total) for the mobility and affect domains, as well as the appropriate matching self-assessment items. Because we are doubling the items per domain, this still adds up to 12 items on the mail questionnaire, which is what we had planned before when we had three domains. Adding a third domain would add six more questions, which given the tight space of the mail survey is itself no small issue, but there also was not a third domain whose vignettes and self-assessment items we feel fully comfortable with using. We did not intersperse vignettes with self-assessment items, but otherwise we think there is a reason to believe that proximity between the two would be advantageous since the introduction to the vignettes asks respondents to evaluate the vignettes in the same way as the self-assessment items. We replicated the wording of the second, third, and fourth vignettes in the WHS implementation. As per a discussion using the vignette listserv, we are not using the first and fifth vignettes because we do not expect that they would yield meaningful variation in our sample. We did, however, add another vignette in each domain. We used four vignettes in each domain, with two vignettes from each domain included in each form. We created four forms. Because these forms were administered by 1/10th random replicate to save money, we could not have a 25% administration of each form. Instead, Forms B and D were each administered to 3 replicates (30% of the sample each) and Forms A and C were each administered to 2 replicates (20%). Given our rotational scheme, however, each of the four vignettes for both domains appeared on 50% of the surveys in all. The rotational and replicate scheme is presented below. Because we planned on having separate forms for men and women, we used same- sex names in all vignettes. The names were rotated and used the four most common names among WLS respondents (as an aside, this will allow us to see if there are any "superstition" effects when the person in the vignette has the same first name as the respondent). The planned rotation of domains, vignettes, and names for five forms of the instrument is included below. For the mobility domain, the added vignette is Vignette D below. For the affect domain, the added vignette is a modified version of the "Eva" vignette on Gary King's website (Vignette B below). We modified that vignette to say that [name] worries "often" about his health instead of "all the time" because we were not confident that Vignette B (below) would read as less anxious and worried than Vignette C otherwise. (Just from reading them, we are also uneasy about whether Vignette B and C for mobility will have a clear difference in ordering among respondents, but we assume that the WHS pretesting has shown these to be consistently ordered or else they would not have been selected for that survey.) [See memo145 for additional information.] BRIEF VARIABLE DESCRIPTIONS DX3001RE-DX3004RE: Personal Mobility/Affect during the Past Month. DXMA1RER-DXMA3RER: Mobility A Vignette DXMB1RER-DXMB3RER: Mobility B Vignette DXMC1RER-DXMC3RER: Mobility C Vignette DXMD1RER-DXMD3RER: Mobility D Vignette DXAA1RER-DXAA3RER: Affect A Vignette DXAB1RER-DXAB3RER: Affect B Vignette DXAC1RER-DXAC3RER: Affect C Vignette DXAD1RER-DXAD3RER: Affect D Vignette NOTE: See Cor813 in Appendix A for variable creation details
dx3001re: Overall, in the last 30 days, how much of a problem did you have moving around?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 2005
Mode: mail
Source variables: q19_a
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2569 | 2232 | 4801 |
-3 | REFUSED | 39 | 54 | 93 |
1 | NONE | 1239 | 1212 | 2451 |
2 | MILD | 388 | 488 | 876 |
3 | MODERATE | 161 | 288 | 449 |
4 | SEVERE | 33 | 53 | 86 |
5 | EXTREME | 8 | 14 | 22 |
dx3002re: Overall, in the last 30 days, how much difficulty did you have in vigorous activities, such as running 2 miles or cycling?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 2005
Mode: mail
Source variables: q19_b
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2569 | 2232 | 4801 |
-3 | REFUSED | 167 | 304 | 471 |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 0 | 2 | 2 |
1 | NONE | 527 | 398 | 925 |
2 | MILD | 362 | 314 | 676 |
3 | MODERATE | 371 | 396 | 767 |
4 | SEVERE | 206 | 294 | 500 |
5 | EXTREME | 235 | 401 | 636 |
dx3003re: Overall, in the last 30 days, how much of a problem did you have with feeling sad, low or depressed?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 2005
Mode: mail
Source variables: q19_c
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2569 | 2232 | 4801 |
-3 | REFUSED | 37 | 65 | 102 |
1 | NONE | 1255 | 1117 | 2372 |
2 | MILD | 442 | 679 | 1121 |
3 | MODERATE | 116 | 208 | 324 |
4 | SEVERE | 11 | 28 | 39 |
5 | EXTREME | 7 | 12 | 19 |
dx3004re: Overall, in the last 30 days, how much of a problem did you have with worry or anxiety?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 2005
Mode: mail
Source variables: q19_d
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2569 | 2232 | 4801 |
-3 | REFUSED | 36 | 61 | 97 |
1 | NONE | 985 | 718 | 1703 |
2 | MILD | 647 | 940 | 1587 |
3 | MODERATE | 178 | 320 | 498 |
4 | SEVERE | 16 | 50 | 66 |
5 | EXTREME | 6 | 20 | 26 |
dxma1rer: Name of the person in the World Health Survey Mobility A vignette.
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 2005
Mode: mail
Source variables: GROUP91, genform
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2569 | 2232 | 4801 |
-4 | NOT ASCERTAINED | 52 | 48 | 100 |
-2 | 893 | 1023 | 1916 | |
1 | RICHARD | 919 | 2 | 921 |
2 | CAROL | 4 | 1036 | 1040 |
dxma2rer: In the vignette, how much of a problem does Richard/Carol have with moving around?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 2005
Mode: mail
Source variables: GROUP91, q21_a, q22_a
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2569 | 2232 | 4801 |
-4 | NOT ASCERTAINED | 52 | 48 | 100 |
-3 | REFUSED | 21 | 31 | 52 |
-2 | 1012 | 1124 | 2136 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1 | NONE | 44 | 46 | 90 |
2 | MILD | 240 | 339 | 579 |
3 | MODERATE | 357 | 430 | 787 |
4 | SEVERE | 131 | 82 | 213 |
5 | EXTREME | 11 | 8 | 19 |
dxma3rer: In the vignette, how much difficulty does Richard/Carol have in vigorous activities, such as running 2 miles or cycling?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 2005
Mode: mail
Source variables: GROUP91, q21_b, q22_b
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2569 | 2232 | 4801 |
-4 | NOT ASCERTAINED | 52 | 48 | 100 |
-3 | REFUSED | 25 | 37 | 62 |
-2 | 1012 | 1124 | 2136 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1 | NONE | 12 | 10 | 22 |
2 | MILD | 57 | 53 | 110 |
3 | MODERATE | 170 | 258 | 428 |
4 | SEVERE | 346 | 365 | 711 |
5 | EXTREME | 194 | 213 | 407 |
dxmb1rer: Name of the person in the World Health Survey Mobility B vignette.
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 2005
Mode: mail
Source variables: GROUP91, genform
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2569 | 2232 | 4801 |
-4 | NOT ASCERTAINED | 52 | 48 | 100 |
-2 | 923 | 1038 | 1961 | |
1 | ROBERT | 886 | 5 | 891 |
2 | MARY | 7 | 1018 | 1025 |
dxmb2rer: In the vignette, how much of a problem does Robert/Mary have with moving around?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 2005
Mode: mail
Source variables: GROUP91, q21_a, q22_a
Revisions: Updated 10/07
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2569 | 2232 | 4801 |
-4 | NOT ASCERTAINED | 52 | 48 | 100 |
-3 | REFUSED | 22 | 19 | 41 |
-2 | 1009 | 1137 | 2146 | |
1 | NONE | 13 | 6 | 19 |
2 | MILD | 16 | 25 | 41 |
3 | MODERATE | 152 | 191 | 343 |
4 | SEVERE | 490 | 556 | 1046 |
5 | EXTREME | 114 | 127 | 241 |
dxmb3rer: In the vignette, how much difficulty does Robert/Mary have with vigorous activities?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 2005
Mode: mail
Source variables: GROUP91, q21_b, q22_b
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2569 | 2232 | 4801 |
-4 | NOT ASCERTAINED | 52 | 48 | 100 |
-3 | REFUSED | 24 | 24 | 48 |
-2 | 1009 | 1137 | 2146 | |
1 | NONE | 8 | 6 | 14 |
2 | MILD | 11 | 4 | 15 |
3 | MODERATE | 21 | 24 | 45 |
4 | SEVERE | 192 | 182 | 374 |
5 | EXTREME | 551 | 684 | 1235 |
dxmc1rer: Name of the person in the World Health Survey Mobility C vignette.
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 2005
Mode: mail
Source variables: GROUP91, genform
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2569 | 2232 | 4801 |
-4 | NOT ASCERTAINED | 52 | 48 | 100 |
-2 | 901 | 1056 | 1957 | |
1 | ROBERT | 366 | 1 | 367 |
2 | MARY | 1 | 394 | 395 |
3 | RICHARD | 544 | 2 | 546 |
4 | CAROL | 4 | 608 | 612 |
dxmc2rer: In the vignette, how much of a problem does Robert/Mary/Richard/Carol have with moving around?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 2005
Mode: mail
Source variables: GROUP91, q20_a, q23_a
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2569 | 2232 | 4801 |
-4 | NOT ASCERTAINED | 52 | 48 | 100 |
-3 | REFUSED | 19 | 28 | 47 |
-2 | 1007 | 1160 | 2167 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1 | NONE | 13 | 10 | 23 |
2 | MILD | 18 | 16 | 34 |
3 | MODERATE | 126 | 156 | 282 |
4 | SEVERE | 461 | 498 | 959 |
5 | EXTREME | 172 | 192 | 364 |
dxmc3rer: In the vignette, how much difficulty does Robert/Mary/Richard/Carol have in vigorous activities, such as running 2 miles or cycling?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 2005
Mode: mail
Source variables: GROUP91, q20_b, q23_b
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2569 | 2232 | 4801 |
-4 | NOT ASCERTAINED | 52 | 48 | 100 |
-3 | REFUSED | 23 | 26 | 49 |
-2 | 1007 | 1160 | 2167 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1 | NONE | 5 | 8 | 13 |
2 | MILD | 15 | 6 | 21 |
3 | MODERATE | 16 | 21 | 37 |
4 | SEVERE | 159 | 174 | 333 |
5 | EXTREME | 591 | 665 | 1256 |
dxmd1rer: Name of the person in the World Health Survey Mobility D vignette.
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 2005
Mode: mail
Source variables: GROUP91, genform
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2569 | 2232 | 4801 |
-4 | NOT ASCERTAINED | 52 | 48 | 100 |
-2 | 915 | 1005 | 1920 | |
1 | ROBERT | 553 | 1 | 554 |
2 | MARY | 3 | 642 | 645 |
3 | RICHARD | 342 | 3 | 345 |
4 | CAROL | 3 | 410 | 413 |
dxmd2rer: In the vignette, how much of a problem does Robert/Mary/Richard/Carol have with moving around?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 2005
Mode: mail
Source variables: GROUP91, q20_a, q23_a
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2569 | 2232 | 4801 |
-4 | NOT ASCERTAINED | 52 | 48 | 100 |
-3 | REFUSED | 22 | 25 | 47 |
-2 | 1014 | 1101 | 2115 | |
1 | NONE | 18 | 8 | 26 |
2 | MILD | 17 | 14 | 31 |
3 | MODERATE | 79 | 93 | 172 |
4 | SEVERE | 432 | 568 | 1000 |
5 | EXTREME | 234 | 252 | 486 |
dxmd3rer: In the vignette, how much difficulty does Robert/Mary/Richard/Carol have in vigorous activities, such as running 2 miles or cycling?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 2005
Mode: mail
Source variables: GROUP91, q20_b, q23_b
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2569 | 2232 | 4801 |
-4 | NOT ASCERTAINED | 52 | 48 | 100 |
-3 | REFUSED | 25 | 29 | 54 |
-2 | 1014 | 1101 | 2115 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 0 | 2 | 2 |
1 | NONE | 12 | 6 | 18 |
2 | MILD | 9 | 4 | 13 |
3 | MODERATE | 21 | 19 | 40 |
4 | SEVERE | 137 | 157 | 294 |
5 | EXTREME | 598 | 743 | 1341 |
dxaa1rer: Name of the person in the World Health Survey Affect A vignette.
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 2005
Mode: mail
Source variables: GROUP91, genform
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2569 | 2232 | 4801 |
-4 | NOT ASCERTAINED | 52 | 48 | 100 |
-2 | 923 | 1038 | 1961 | |
1 | JAMES | 886 | 5 | 891 |
2 | JUDITH | 7 | 1018 | 1025 |
dxaa2rer: In the vignette, how much of a problem does James/Judith have with feeling sad, low or depressed?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 2005
Mode: mail
Source variables: GROUP91, q20_a, q23_a
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2569 | 2232 | 4801 |
-4 | NOT ASCERTAINED | 52 | 48 | 100 |
-3 | REFUSED | 26 | 21 | 47 |
-2 | 1009 | 1137 | 2146 | |
1 | NONE | 30 | 40 | 70 |
2 | MILD | 275 | 452 | 727 |
3 | MODERATE | 360 | 342 | 702 |
4 | SEVERE | 108 | 63 | 171 |
5 | EXTREME | 8 | 6 | 14 |
dxaa3rer: In the vignette, how much of a problem does James/Judith have with feeling worry or anxiety?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 2005
Mode: mail
Source variables: GROUP91, q20_b, q23_b
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2569 | 2232 | 4801 |
-4 | NOT ASCERTAINED | 52 | 48 | 100 |
-3 | REFUSED | 29 | 29 | 58 |
-2 | 1009 | 1137 | 2146 | |
1 | NONE | 88 | 145 | 233 |
2 | MILD | 302 | 411 | 713 |
3 | MODERATE | 280 | 283 | 563 |
4 | SEVERE | 99 | 50 | 149 |
5 | EXTREME | 9 | 6 | 15 |
dxab1rer: Name of the person in the World Health Survey Affect B Vignette.
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 2005
Mode: mail
Source variables: GROUP91, genform
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2569 | 2232 | 4801 |
-4 | NOT ASCERTAINED | 52 | 48 | 100 |
-2 | 893 | 1023 | 1916 | |
1 | JOHN | 919 | 2 | 921 |
2 | BARBARA | 4 | 1036 | 1040 |
dxab2rer: In the vignette, how much of a problem does John/Barbara have with feeling sad, low or depressed?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 2005
Mode: mail
Source variables: GROUP91, q20_a, q23_a
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2569 | 2232 | 4801 |
-4 | NOT ASCERTAINED | 52 | 48 | 100 |
-3 | REFUSED | 26 | 33 | 59 |
-2 | 1012 | 1124 | 2136 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1 | NONE | 20 | 18 | 38 |
2 | MILD | 100 | 152 | 252 |
3 | MODERATE | 329 | 441 | 770 |
4 | SEVERE | 306 | 259 | 565 |
5 | EXTREME | 23 | 33 | 56 |
dxab3rer: In the vignette, how much of a problem does John/Barbara have with worry or anxiety?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 2005
Mode: mail
Source variables: GROUP91, q20_b, q23_b
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2569 | 2232 | 4801 |
-4 | NOT ASCERTAINED | 52 | 48 | 100 |
-3 | REFUSED | 24 | 35 | 59 |
-2 | 1012 | 1124 | 2136 | |
1 | NONE | 20 | 15 | 35 |
2 | MILD | 99 | 128 | 227 |
3 | MODERATE | 316 | 421 | 737 |
4 | SEVERE | 300 | 286 | 586 |
5 | EXTREME | 45 | 52 | 97 |
dxac1rer: Name of the person in the World Health Survey Affect C vignette.
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 2005
Mode: mail
Source variables: GROUP91, genform
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2569 | 2232 | 4801 |
-4 | NOT ASCERTAINED | 52 | 48 | 100 |
-2 | 915 | 1005 | 1920 | |
1 | JAMES | 553 | 1 | 554 |
2 | JUDITH | 3 | 642 | 645 |
3 | JOHN | 342 | 3 | 345 |
4 | BARBARA | 3 | 410 | 413 |
dxac2rer: In the vignette, how much of a problem does James/Judith/John/Barbara have with feeling sad, low or depressed?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 2005
Mode: mail
Source variables: GROUP91, q21_a, q22_a
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2569 | 2232 | 4801 |
-4 | NOT ASCERTAINED | 52 | 48 | 100 |
-3 | REFUSED | 26 | 25 | 51 |
-2 | 1014 | 1101 | 2115 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1 | NONE | 21 | 12 | 33 |
2 | MILD | 73 | 65 | 138 |
3 | MODERATE | 268 | 394 | 662 |
4 | SEVERE | 353 | 389 | 742 |
5 | EXTREME | 61 | 74 | 135 |
dxac3rer: In the vignette, how much of a problem does James/Judith/John/Barbara have with worry or anxiety?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 2005
Mode: mail
Source variables: GROUP91, q21_b, q22_b
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2569 | 2232 | 4801 |
-4 | NOT ASCERTAINED | 52 | 48 | 100 |
-3 | REFUSED | 26 | 29 | 55 |
-2 | 1014 | 1101 | 2115 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1 | NONE | 19 | 8 | 27 |
2 | MILD | 62 | 69 | 131 |
3 | MODERATE | 259 | 370 | 629 |
4 | SEVERE | 363 | 396 | 759 |
5 | EXTREME | 73 | 87 | 160 |
dxad1rer: Name of the person in the World Health Survey Affect D vignette.
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 2005
Mode: mail
Source variables: GROUP91, genform
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2569 | 2232 | 4801 |
-4 | NOT ASCERTAINED | 52 | 48 | 100 |
-2 | 901 | 1056 | 1957 | |
1 | JAMES | 366 | 1 | 367 |
2 | JUDITH | 1 | 394 | 395 |
3 | JOHN | 544 | 2 | 546 |
4 | BARBARA | 4 | 608 | 612 |
dxad2rer: In the vignette, how much of a problem does James/Judith/John/Barbara have with feeling sad, low or depressed?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 2005
Mode: mail
Source variables: GROUP91, q21_a, q22_a
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2569 | 2232 | 4801 |
-4 | NOT ASCERTAINED | 52 | 48 | 100 |
-3 | REFUSED | 21 | 27 | 48 |
-2 | 1007 | 1160 | 2167 | |
1 | NONE | 17 | 10 | 27 |
2 | MILD | 9 | 7 | 16 |
3 | MODERATE | 8 | 13 | 21 |
4 | SEVERE | 172 | 199 | 371 |
5 | EXTREME | 582 | 645 | 1227 |
dxad3rer: In the vignette, how much of a problem does James/Judith/John/Barbara have with worry or anxiety?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 2005
Mode: mail
Source variables: GROUP91, q21_b, q22_b
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2569 | 2232 | 4801 |
-4 | NOT ASCERTAINED | 52 | 48 | 100 |
-3 | REFUSED | 25 | 29 | 54 |
-2 | 1007 | 1160 | 2167 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1 | NONE | 24 | 20 | 44 |
2 | MILD | 13 | 16 | 29 |
3 | MODERATE | 28 | 45 | 73 |
4 | SEVERE | 212 | 242 | 454 |
5 | EXTREME | 507 | 548 | 1055 |