Mental Health > Wave 1
Longitudinal Wave
General Information
Title
Wave 1
Project Number
35.1
Abstract
This is the first wave of the survey Mental Health.
Longitudinal Type
Longitudinal Wave
Begin date
03-12-2007
End date
02-01-2008
Researcher
Westerhof, Gerben
Publisher
CentERdata
Copyright
© 2009 CentERdata
Funding Organization
CentERdata/MESS Project
DOI
https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-z99-f3vd
Datasets and documentation
View Documentation
Codebook, in English
Codebook, in Dutch
Data Files
English SPSS file
English STATA file
Variables
| Variable name | Variable Label | Variable Type |
|---|---|---|
| nomem_encr | Number of household member encrypted | preloaded |
| ai07a_m | year and month of administration | constructed |
| ai07a001 | random variable to determine the sequence of question blocks | constructed |
| ai07a002 | ...that you are happy? | directly measured |
| ai07a003 | ...that you are interested in life? | directly measured |
| ai07a004 | ...that you are satisfied? | directly measured |
| ai07a005 | ...that you have made an important contribution to society? | directly measured |
| ai07a006 | ...that you are part of a community? | directly measured |
| ai07a007 | ...that our society is becoming a better place for people? | directly measured |
| ai07a008 | ...that people are basically good? | directly measured |
| ai07a009 | ...that you understand how our society works? | directly measured |
| ai07a010 | ...that you are happy with most aspects of you own personality? | directly measured |
| ai07a011 | ...that you can deal well with your daily responsibilities? | directly measured |
| ai07a012 | ...that you have warm and close relations with other people? | directly measured |
| ai07a013 | ...that you are being challenged to grow and become a better person? | directly measured |
| ai07a014 | ...that you have expressed your own views and ideas with confidence? | directly measured |
| ai07a015 | ...that your life has a direction or meaning? | directly measured |
| ai07a016 | Experiencing happiness and satisfaction in life | directly measured |
| ai07a017 | Avoiding negative feelings, such as being dejected or anxious | directly measured |
| ai07a018 | Developing and improving my own person | directly measured |
| ai07a019 | Being part of and contributing to society | directly measured |
| ai07a020 | Was it difficult to answer the questions? | directly measured |
| ai07a021 | Were the questions sufficiently clear? | directly measured |
| ai07a022 | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? | directly measured |
| ai07a023 | Was it an interesting subject? | directly measured |
| ai07a024 | Did you enjoy answering the questions? | directly measured |
| ai07a025 | MHC-SF total | derived |
| ai07a026 | MHC-SF subscale hedonic well-being | derived |
| ai07a027 | MHC-SF subscale social well-being | derived |
| ai07a028 | MHC-SF subscale psychological well-being | derived |
| ai07a029 | BSI total (norm) | constructed |
| ai07a030 | BSI somatic complaints (norm) | constructed |
| ai07a031 | BSI problems in cognitive functions (norm) | constructed |
| ai07a032 | BSI interpersonal sensitivity (norm) | constructed |
| ai07a033 | BSI depression (norm) | constructed |
| ai07a034 | BSI fear (norm) | constructed |
| ai07a035 | BSI hostility (norm) | constructed |
| ai07a036 | BSI phobic fear (norm) | constructed |
| ai07a037 | BSI paranoïd (norm) | constructed |
| ai07a038 | BSI psychoticism (norm) | constructed |
Questions
Questionnaire: Welzijn
The questionnaire was conducted in Dutch.
A part of the original questionnaire is not
allowed to be published (Brief
Symptom Inventory items).
Response Information
Response Overview
Response:Selected number of household members: 2293 (100.0%)
Nonresponse: 489 (21.3%)
Response: 1804 (78.7%)
Complete: 1804 (78.7%)
Incomplete: 0 ( 0.0%)
Collection Events
Period
03-12-2007 to 02-01-2008
Sample
Random selection of 250 women and 250 men per age category (18-29, 30-49, 50-64, >=65), 1 member per household. Furthermore the members (>=16 years of age) of the households with at least one allochthonous person (known from the data of the panel recruitment). In total the gross selection was 2613 potential panel members, of which 2293 already participated in the panel.
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
a reminder was twice sent to non-respondents