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Interested how and why things happen
Variable:
interest
Module:
Core
Subject:
Children
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Survey Questions
Questions associated with this variable:
A. Which three qualities listed on this card would you say are the most desirable for a child to have?
B. Which one of these three is the most desirable of all?
C. All of the qualities listed on this card may be desirable, but could you tell me which three you consider least important?
D. And which one of these three is least important of all?
12. That he is interested in how and why things happen
Year Availability
Available in 7 of 32 years total.
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Summary by Year
Showing All Years
| Code | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1 most desirable |
| 2 | 3 most desirable |
| 3 | Not mentioned |
| 4 | 3 least desirable |
| 5 | 1 least desirable |
| 8 | Don't know |
| 9 | No answer |
| 0 | Not applicable |
| 1973 | 1975 | 1976 | 1978 | 1980 | 1983 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | 42 | 47 | 41 | 20 | 33 | 0 |
| 230 | 165 | 234 | 176 | 63 | 176 | 0 |
| 681 | 659 | 692 | 660 | 219 | 648 | 0 |
| 323 | 396 | 341 | 426 | 125 | 465 | 0 |
| 204 | 218 | 175 | 217 | 62 | 257 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 20 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 975 | 0 | 2044 |
Summary Statistics
| Valid cases | 8057 |
| Missing cases | 54409 |