Quality of Life: Pilot 1, March 1971

<P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P>The purpose of this study was to probe subjective indicators of social life in various aspects - housing, health, education, job, standard of living, district, democratic processes and leisure.<br>This dataset comprises the first pilot element of the wider study.<br>
<br><br><B>Main Topics</B>:<BR><br><I>Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions</I><br>
Whether more or less satisfied with things in general than 4/5 years ago, assessment of satisfaction of occupational group (change from 4/5 years ago). Respondent asked to agree/disagree with a number of statements about anomie/morale and values. Satisfaction with: residential district, general state of health, general financial situation, leisure activities, family life, friendships, childrens' education, police and courts, welfare services, changes which would give respondent greater or less satisfaction with above. Person respondent would most/least like to be, whether closer in general satisfaction with one of above, whether change in life style desired, desired changes in present and past life.<br>
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<I>Background Variables</I>:<br>
Tenure and length of residence, type of household, number in household, number in full-time employment, total income of household. Age, sex, social grade, age finished full-time education. Ownership of car, telephone, colour TV, garden, cheque book, stocks and shares. Holiday away from home last year (whether abroad), members of household receiving welfare benefits.

本摘要版权归英国数据服务中心（UK Data Service）及数据采集版权所有者所有。

本研究旨在探究社会生活多维度的主观评价指标，涵盖住房、健康、教育、就业、生活水平、社区、民主进程及休闲娱乐等领域。

本数据集为该项综合性研究的首个试点子项目。

核心主题：

态度与行为类调研问题：
调研具体涵盖：相较于四至五年前整体满意度的增减情况；职业群体满意度的变化（对比四至五年前水平）；要求受访者对一系列关于失范状态、心理士气与价值观的陈述表明同意或不同意；对以下维度的满意度评价：居住社区、整体健康状况、家庭财务状况、休闲活动、家庭生活、友谊、子女教育、警方与司法系统、福利服务；以及影响上述各项满意度水平增减的相关因素；受访者最想成为/最不想成为的人物；是否在上述某类评价维度中更贴近整体满意度水平；是否希望改变生活方式；以及对当前与过往生活的期望调整方向。

背景变量：
包括住房保有形式与居住时长、家庭类型、家庭人口规模、全职就业人数、家庭总收入；年龄、性别、社会阶层、完成全日制教育的年龄；私家车、固定电话、彩色电视机、私人花园、支票簿、股票与证券的拥有情况；去年是否有离家度假（是否出境度假）；家庭成员领取福利津贴的情况。