Make it Healthy!

In this web page, you will find the Variable Database for the Make it Digital! pillar.

This database presents items under the following concepts: Emotional and Mental Wellbeing, Employment and Labor Market Participation, General Wellbeing and Life Satisfaction, Healthcare Access and Experience, Healthcare Navigation and Use, Housing and Environmental Quality, Job Engagement and Satisfaction, Life Course and Family Planning, Material and Economic Strain, Motivation, Agency and Coping, Occupational Strain and Work Conditions, Physical State and Daily Functioning, Social Connectedness and Support, Work-Life Balance and Domestic Burden.

Under each concept, there are multiple subconcepts to which items are assigned. Under each subconcept, for each item, you can find its respective survey programme, year(s) it was published, question text and response categories.

For more information about surveys, please go to the webpage of its respective survey programme using the hyperlinked survey names. For more information about items, please go to the webpage of its respective survey and year or wave using the hyperlinked years or waves.

Emotional and Mental Wellbeing

Difficulty Recovering From Setbacks

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
EB	2017 (88.4)	Please tell me to what extent you personally agree or disagree with the following statements. When things go wrong in my life, it generally takes me a long time to get back to normal	(01) = Strongly agree (02) = Agree (03) = Neither agree nor disagree (04) = Disagree (05) = Strongly disagree
EQLS	2016	To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? When things go wrong in my life, it generally takes me a long time to get back to normal	(01) = Strongly Agree (02) = Agree (03) = Neither agree nor disagree (04) = Disagree (05) = Strongly disagree
ESS	2012 2006	Using this card, please tell me to what extent you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. When things go wrong in my life, it generally takes me a long time to get back to normal.	(01) = Strongly agree (02) = Agree (03) = Neither agree nor disagree (04) = Disagree (05) = Strongly disagree

Feeling Bored

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
ESS	2006	And please tell me how much of the time during the past week... You felt bored?	(01) = None or almost none (02) = Some of the time (03) = Most of the time (04) = All or almost all of the time
ISSP	2007	In your free time, how often do you feel bored?	(01) = Very often (02) = Often (03) = Sometimes (04) = Seldom (05) = Never

Feeling Calm and Relaxed

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
EB	2010 (73.2) 2005 (64.4) 2002 (58.2)	How often during the past 4 weeks…? Have you felt calm and peaceful	(01) = All the time (02) = Most of the time (03) = Sometimes (04) = Rarely (05) = Never
EQLS	2016 2012 2007	Please indicate for each of the five statements which is closest to how you have been feeling over the last two weeks. I have felt calm and relaxed	(01) = All the time (02) = Most of the time (03) = More than half of the time (04) = Some of the time (05) = At no time
ESS	2010 2004	Firstly, I am going to read out a list of statements about how you may have been feeling recently. For each statement, using this card, I would like you to say how often you have felt like this over the last two weeks. I have felt calm and relaxed	(01) = All of the time (02) = Most of the time (03) = More than half of the time (04) = Less than half of the time (05) = Some of the time (06) = At no time
ESS	2012 2006	And please tell me how much of the time during the past week... you felt calm and peaceful?	(01) = None or almost none (02) = Some of the time (03) = Most of the time (04) = All or almost all of the time

Feeling Cheerful and in Good Spirits

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
EQLS	2016 2012 2007	Please indicate for each of the five statements which is closest to how you have been feeling over the last two weeks. I have felt cheerful and in good spirits	(01) = All the time (02) = Most of the time (03) = More than half of the time (04) = Some of the time (05) = At no time
ESS	2010 2004	Here are some statements about how you may have been feeling recently. For each statement please say how often you have felt like this over the last two weeks. I have felt cheerful and in good spirits	(01) = All of the time (02) = Most of the time (03) = More than half of the time (04) = Less than half of the time (05) = Some of the time (06) = At no time

Feeling Depressed

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
EB	2010 (73.2) 2005 (64.4)	How often during the past 4 weeks…? Have you felt downhearted and depressed	(01) = All the time (02) = Most of the time (03) = Sometimes (04) = Rarely (05) = Never
EQLS	2016 2012	Please indicate for each of the statements which is closest to how you have been feeling over the last two weeks. I have felt downhearted and depressed	(01) = All the time (02) = Most of the time (03) = More than half of the time (04) = Less than half of the time (05) = Some of the time (06) = At no time
ESS	2023 2014 2012 2006	I will now read out a list of the ways you might have felt or behaved during the past week. Using this card, please tell me how much of the time during the past week...READ OUT... You felt depressed?	(01) = None or almost none (02) = Some of the time (03) = Most of the time (04) = All or almost all of the time
GGS	2020 2010 2007 2004	Please indicate how frequently did you experience the following during the previous week: I felt depressed	(01) = Never (02) = Sometimes (03) = Often (04) = Most or all of the time
ISSP	2021 2017 2011	During the past 4 weeks how often have you felt unhappy and depressed?	(01) = Never (02) = Seldom (03) = Sometimes (04) = Often (05) = Very often
EB	2002 (58.2)	In the past month, have you felt downhearted and miserable?	(01) = All the time (02) = Very often (03) = Often (04) = Rarely (05) = Very rarely (06) = Never

Feeling Lonely

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
EB	2001 (56.1)	Do you agree or disagree with the following statements? have felt lonely at some time during the last two weeks	(01) = Strongly agree (02) = Agree (03) = Neither agree nor disagree (04) = Disagree (05) = Strongly disagree
EB	2017 (88.4)	During the past week you felt lonely…?	(01) = None or almost none of the time (02) = Some of the time (03) = Most of the time (04) = All or almost all of the time
EQLS	2016 2012	Please indicate for each of the statements which is closest to how you have been feeling over the last two weeks. I have felt lonely	(01) = All the time (02) = Most of the time (03) = More than half of the time (04) = Less than half of the time (05) = At no time
ESS	2023 2014 2012 2006	I will now read out a list of the ways you might have felt or behaved during the past week. Using this card, please tell me how much of the time during the past week...READ OUT... You felt lonely?	(01) = None or almost none (02) = Some of the time (03) = Most of the time (04) = All or almost all of the time
EVS	1981	Do you ever feel very lonely?	(01) = Yes, frequently (02) = Yes, sometimes (03) = Seldom (04) = Never
GGS	2010 2007 2004	Please indicate how frequently did you experience the following during the previous week: I felt lonely	(01) = Seldom or never (02) = Sometimes (03) = Often (04) = Most or all of the time
ISSP	2017	How often in the past 4 weeks have you felt that you are isolated from others?	(01) = Never (02) = Rarely (03) = Sometimes (04) = Often (05) = Very often

Feeling Lonely or Isolated

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
EB	2001 (56.1)	Do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Have felt lonely at some time during the last two weeks	(01) = Strongly agree (02) = Agree (03) = Neither agree nor disagree (04) = Disagree (05) = Strongly disagree
EB	2017 (88.4)	During the past week you felt lonely…?	(01) = None or almost none of the time (02) = Some of the time (03) = Most of the time (04) = All or almost all of the time
EVS	1981	Do you ever feel very lonely?	(01) = Yes, frequently (02) = Yes, sometimes (03) = Seldom (04) = Never
GGS	2010 2007 2004	Please indicate how frequently did you experience the following during the previous week: I felt lonely	(01) = Seldom or never (02) = Sometimes (03) = Often (04) = Most or all of the time
ISSP	2017	How often in the past 4 weeks have you felt that you are isolated from others?	(01) = Never (02) = Rarely (03) = Sometimes (04) = Often (05) = Very often

Feeling Sad

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
ESS	2023 2014 2012 2006	I will now read out a list of the ways you might have felt or behaved during the past week. Using this card, please tell me how much of the time during the past week...READ OUT... You felt sad?	(01) = None or almost none (02) = Some of the time (03) = Most of the time (04) = All or almost all of the time
GGS	2020 2010 2007 2004	Please indicate how frequently did you experience the following during the previous week: I felt sad	(01) = Never (02) = Sometimes (03) = Often (04) = Most or all of the time

Support Channels When Depressed

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
EB	2006 (66.3)	From whom would you get support in each of the following situations? For each situation, choose the most important person If you were feeling a bit depressed and wanting someone to talk to	(01) = Your partner (02) = Family member (03) = Work colleague (04) = Friend (05) = Neighbour (06) = Someone else (07) = Nobody
EQLS	2016 2012 2007 2003	From whom would you get support in each of the following situations? For each situation, choose the most important person. If you were feeling a bit depressed and wanting someone to talk to	(01) = Family member (02) = Work colleague (03) = Friend (04) = Neighbour (05) = Someone else (06) = Nobody
ISSP	2017 2001 1986	For each of the following situations, please tick one box to say who you would turn to first. Who would you turn to first to be there for you if you felt a bit down or depressed and wanted to talk about it?	(01) = Close family member (02) = More distant family member (03) = Close friend (04) = Neighbour (05) = Someone I work with (06) = Someone else (07) = No one

Employment and Labor Market Participation

Currently in Paid Work?

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
CRONOS-3	2025 (Wave 3)	Are you currently in paid work?	(01) = Yes (02) = No (09) = No answer
ESS	2006	Can I just check, are you currently in paid work of any kind?	(01) = Yes (02) = No

Having a Second Job

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
EQLS	2016 2012 2007 2003	Apart from your main work, have you also worked at an additional paid job or business or in agriculture at any time during the past four (working) weeks?	(01) = Yes (02) = No
ISSP	2015	Over the past 12 months, in addition to your main job, have you done any other work for pay?	(01) = Yes, during all of that period (02) = Yes, during most of that period (03) = Yes, during some of that period (04) = No

Opportunities for Career Advancement

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
EB	2006 (66.3)	How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements describing positive and negative aspects of your job? My job offers good prospects for career advancement	(01) = Strongly agree (02) = Agree (03) = Neither agree nor disagree (03) = Disagree (04) = Strongly disagree
EQLS	2007 2003	How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements describing positive and negative aspects of your job? My job offers good prospects for career advancement.	(01) = Strongly Agree (02) = Agree (03) = Neither agree nor disagree (04) = Disagree (05) = Strongly disagree
ESS	2010 2004	Still thinking about your current job, how much do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements? My opportunities for advancement are good.	(01) = Strongly agree (02) = Agree (03) = Neither agree nor disagree (04) = Disagree (05) = Strongly disagree
ISSP	2015 2005 1997 1989	For each of these statements about your (main) job, please tick one box to show how much you agree or disagree that it applies to your job: My opportunities for advancement are high	(01) = Strongly agree (02) = Agree (03) = Neither agree nor disagree (04) = Disagree (05) = Strongly disagree

General Wellbeing and Life Satisfaction

Feeling That Life Activities Are Worthwhile

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
EQLS	2016 2012	Please tell me whether you strongly agree, agree, neither agree or disagree, disagree or strongly disagree with each statement. I generally feel that what I do in life is worthwhile.	(01) = Strongly Agree (02) = Agree (03) = Neither agree nor disagree (04) = Disagree (05) = Strongly disagree
ESS	2012 2006	I generally feel that what I do in my life is valuable and worthwhile	(01) = Strongly agree (02) = Agree (03) = Neither agree nor disagree (04) = Disagree (05) = Strongly disagree

Happiness

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
EB	2006 (66.3)	Taking all things together would you say you are…?	(01) = Very happy (02) = Quite happy (03) = Not very happy (04) = Not at all happy
EQLS	2016 2012 2007 2003	Taking all things together on a scale of 1 to 10, how happy would you say you are? Here 1 means you are very unhappy and 10 means you are very happy.	(01) = Very unhappy (02) = 02 (03) = 03 (04) = 04 (05) = 05 (06) = 06 (07) = 07 (08) = 08 (09) = 09 (10) = Very happy
ESS	2023 2020 2018 2016 2014 2012 2010 2008 2006 2004 2002	Taking all things together, how happy would you say you are?	(00) = Extremely unhappy (01) (02) (03) (04) (05) (06) (07) (08) (09) (10) = Extremely happy
EVS	2017 2008 1999 1990 1981	Taking all things together, would you say you are:	(01) = Very happy (02) = Quite happy (03) = Not very happy (04) = Not at all happy
GGS	2020	Taking all things together, how happy would you say you are? Please note that 0 means 'extremely unhappy' and 10 means 'extremely happy'	(00) = Extremely unhappy (01) (02) (03) (04) (05) (06) (07) (08) (09) (10) = Extremely happy
ISSP	2022 2021 2012 2011 2002	If you were to consider your life in general, how happy or unhappy would you say you are, on the whole?	(01) = Completely happy (02) = Very happy (03) = Fairly happy (04) = Neither happy nor unhappy (05) = Fairly unhappy (06) = Very unhappy (07) = Completely unhappy
ISSP	2018 2008 2007 2001 1998 1991	If you were to consider your life in general, how happy or unhappy would you say you are, on the whole?	(01) = Very happy (02) = Fairly happy (03) = Not very happy (04) = Not at all happy

Life Filled with Interesting Things

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
EQLS	2016 2012 2007	Please indicate for each of the five statements which is closest to how you have been feeling over the last two weeks. My daily life has been filled with things that interest me	(01) = All the time (02) = Most of the time (03) = More than half of the time (04) = Some of the time (05) = At no time
ESS	2004	Firstly, I am going to read out a list of statements about how you may have been feeling recently. For each statement, using this card, I would like you to say how often you have felt like this over the last two weeks. My daily life has been filled with things that interest me.	(01) = All of the time (02) = Most of the time (03) = More than half of the time (04) = Less than half of the time (05) = Some of the time (06) = At no time

Life Satisfaction

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
CRONOS-3	2025 (Wave 1)	How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the level of education you have reached?	(00) = 0 – Very dissatisfied (01) = 1 (02) = 2 (03) = 3 (04) = 4 (05) = 5 (06) = 6 (07) = 7 (08) = 8 (09) = 9 (10) = 10 – Very satisifed
EB	2002 (57.2)	Please tell me whether you are very satisfied, fairly satisfied, neither satisfied nor dissatisfied, not very satisfied or not at all satisfied with each of the following? Your life in general	(01) = Very satisfied (02) = Fairly satisfied (03) = Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied (04) = Not very satisfied (05) = Not at all satisfied
EB	2002 (57.2)	And, In two years time, do you think you will be more satisfied, less satisfied or as satisfied as you are today with ...? Your life in general	(01) = Very satisfied (02) = Fairly satisfied (03) = Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied (04) = Not very satisfied (05) = Not at all satisfied
EB	2003 (60.3)	Please tell me if you are fairly satisfied or fairly dissatisfied with… your life in general	(01) = Fairly satisfied (02) = Fairly dissatisfied
EB	2005 (63.1)	On the whole, how satisfied are you with the life you lead?	(01) = Not at all satisfied (02) = 3. (04) = 5. (06) = 7. (08) = 9. (10) = Absolutely satisfied
EB	2011 (76.2)	Could you please tell me on a scale of 1 to 10 how satisfied you are with each of the following items, where ‘1’ means you are "very dissatisfied" and ‘10’ means you are "very satisfied"? Your life in general	(01) = Very dissatisfied (02) = 02 (03) = 03 (04) = 04 (05) = 05 (06) = 06 (07) = 07 (08) = 08 (09) = 09 (10) = Very satisfied
EB	2023 (100.2, 99.4, 98.2) 2022 (97.5, 96.3) 2021 (95.3)	On the whole, are you very satisfied, fairly satisfied, not very satisfied or not at all satisfied with your daily life?	(01) = Very satisfied (02) = Fairly satisfied (03) = Not very satisfied (04) = Not at all satisfied
EB	2023 (100.2, 99.4, 98.2) 2022 (97.5, 96.3) 2021 (95.3, 94.3) 2020 (93.1) 2019 (92.3, 91.5) 2018 (90.3, 89.1) 2017 (88.3, 87.3) 2016 (86.2, 85.2) 2015 (84.3, 83.3) 2014 (82.3, 81.4) 2013 (80.1, 79.3) 2012 (78.1, 77.3) 2011 (76.3, 75.3) 2010 (74.2, 73.4)	On the whole, are you very satisfied, fairly satisfied, not very satisfied or not at all satisfied with the life you lead?	(01) = Very satisfied (02) = Fairly satisfied (03) = Not very satisfied (04) = Not at all satisfied
EQLS	2016 2012 2007 2003	All things considered, how satisfied would you say you are with your life these days? Please tell me on a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 means very dissatisfied and 10 means very satisfied.	(01) = Very dissatisfied (02) = 02 (03) = 03 (04) = 04 (05) = 05 (06) = 06 (07) = 07 (08) = 08 (09) = 09 (10) = Very satisfied
EQLS	2012 2007 2003	Could you please tell me on a scale of 1 to 10 how satisfied you are with each of the following items, where 1 means you are very dissatisfied and 10 means you are very satisfied? Your social life	(01) = Very dissatisfied (02) = 02 (03) = 03 (04) = 04 (05) = 05 (06) = 06 (07) = 07 (08) = 08 (09) = 09 (10) = Very satisfied
ESS	2006	How satisfied are you with how your life has turned out so far?	(00) = Extremely dissatisfied (01) (02) (03) (04) (05) (06) (07) (08) (09) (10) = Extremely satisfied
ESS	2023 2020 2018 2016 2014 2012 2010 2008 2006 2004 2002	All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole nowadays? Please answer using this scale, where 0 means extremely dissatisfied and 10 means extremely satisfied	(00) = Extremely dissatisfied (01) (02) (03) (04) (05) (06) (07) (08) (09) (10) = Extremely satisfied
ESS	2006	And how satisfied are you with your present standard of living?	(00) = Extremely dissatisfied (01) (02) (03) (04) (05) (06) (07) (08) (09) (10) = Extremely satisfied
EVS	2017 2008 1999 1990 1981	All thing considered, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole these day?	(01) = Dissatisfied (02) = 02 (03) = 03 (04) = 04 (05) = 05 (06) = 06 (07) = 07 (08) = 08 (09) = 09 (10) = Satisfied
GGS	2020 2010	All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole nowadays?	(00) = 00 - Extremely dissatisfied (01) = 01 (02) = 02 (03) = 03 (04) = 04 (05) = 05 (06) = 06 (07) = 07 (08) = 08 (09) = 09 (10) = 10 - Extremely satisfied
ISSP	2017	All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole nowadays?	(01) = Completely satisfied (02) = Very satisfied (03) = Fairly satisfied (04) = Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied (05) = Fairly dissatisfied (06) = Very dissatisfied (07) = Completely dissatisfied

Optimism About the Future

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
EB	2010 (74.1)	Please tell me whether you totally agree, tend to agree, tend to disagree or totally disagree with each of the following statements. You are optimistic about the future	(01) = Totally agree (02) = Tend to agree (03) = Tend to disagree (04) = Totally disagree
EQLS	2016 2012 2007 2003	Please tell me whether you agree completely, agree somewhat, disagree somewhat or disagree completely with each statement. I am optimistic about the future.	(01) = Agree completely (02) = Agree somewhat (03) = Disagree somewhat (04) = Disagree completely
ESS	2012 2006	Using this card, please say how much you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. I’m always optimistic about my future	(01) = Strongly agree (02) = Agree (03) = Neither agree nor disagree (04) = Disagree (05) = Strongly disagree

Satisfaction with Family Life

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
EB	2010 (74.1)	Could you please tell me on a scale of 1 to 10 how satisfied you are with each of the following items, where [1] means you are “very dissatisfied” and [10] means you are “very satisfied”? Your family life	(01) = Very dissatisfied (02) = 02 (03) = 03 (04) = 04 (05) = 05 (06) = 06 (07) = 07 (08) = 08 (09) = 09 (10) = Very satisfied
EB	2021 (96.1)	Please tell to what extent you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. You are happy with your family life	(01) = Totally agree (02) = Tend to agree (03) = Tend to disagree (04) = Totally disagree
EQLS	2016 2012 2007 2003	Could you please tell me on a scale of 1 to 10 how satisfied you are with each of the following items, where 1 means you are very dissatisfied and 10 means you are very satisfied? Your family life	(01) = Very dissatisfied (02) = 02 (03) = 03 (04) = 04 (05) = 05 (06) = 06 (07) = 07 (08) = 08 (09) = 09 (10) = Very satisfied
EVS	1990 1981	Overall, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with your home life?	(01) = Dissatisfied (02) = 02 (03) = 03 (04) = 04 (05) = 05 (06) = 06 (07) = 07 (08) = 08 (09) = 09 (10) = Satisfied
ISSP	2018 2012 2002	All things considered, how satisfied are you with your family life?	(01) = Completely satisfied (02) = Very satisfied (03) = Fairly satisfied (04) = Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied (05) = Fairly dissatisfied (06) = Very dissatisfied (07) = Completely dissatisfied

Satisfaction with Standard of Living

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
EB	2010 (74.1)	Could you please tell me on a scale of 1 to 10 how satisfied you are with each of the following items, where [1] means you are “very dissatisfied” and [10] means you are “very satisfied”? Your present standard of living	(01) = Very dissatisfied (02) = 02 (03) = 03 (04) = 04 (05) = 05 (06) = 06 (07) = 07 (08) = 08 (09) = 09 (10) = Very satisfied
EB	2014 (81.4)	I am now going to read out different aspects of everyday life. For each, could you tell me if this aspect of your life is very satisfactory, fairly satisfactory, not very satisfactory or not at all satisfactory? Your standard of living	(01) = Very satisfactory (02) = Fairly satisfactory (03) = Not very satisfactory (04) = Not at all satisfactory
EQLS	2016 2012 2007 2003	Could you please tell me on a scale of 1 to 10 how satisfied you are with each of the following items, where 1 means you are very dissatisfied and 10 means you are very satisfied? Your present standard of living	(01) = Very dissatisfied (02) = 02 (03) = 03 (04) = 04 (05) = 05 (06) = 06 (07) = 07 (08) = 08 (09) = 09 (10) = Very satisfied
ESS	2006	And how satisfied are you with your present standard of living?	(00) = Extremely dissatisfied (01) (02) (03) (04) (05) (06) (07) (08) (09) (10) = Extremely satisfied

Trust in People

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
EB	2014 (81.5) 2010 (74.1) 2009 (72.1) 2004 (62.2)	Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted or not? Please use a scale from 1 to 10, where '1' means that "most people cannot be trusted" and '10' means that "most people can be trusted".	(01) = Most people cannot be trusted (02) = 02 (03) = 03 (04) = 04 (05) = 05 (06) = 06 (07) = 07 (08) = 08 (09) = 09 (10) = Most people can be trusted
EB	2005 (63.1)	In general, would you say that you trust other people almost always, often, only sometimes, rarely or almost never?	(01) = Almost always (02) = Often (03) = Only sometimes (04) = Rarely or almost never
EB	2017 (88.4)	Please tell me to what extent you personally agree or disagree with the following statements. Generally speaking, most people in (OUR COUNTRY) can be trusted	(01) = Strongly agree (02) = Agree (03) = Neither agree nor disagree (04) = Disagree (05) = Strongly disagree
EB	2020 (94.1)	Please tell me to what extent do you trust or not the people in (OUR COUNTRY)?	(01) = Totally trust (02) = Tend to trust (03) = Tend not to trust (04) = Do not trust at all
EQLS	2016 2012 2007 2003	Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted, or that you can’t be too careful in dealing with people? Please tell me on a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 means you can’t be too careful and 10 means that most people can be trusted.	(01) = You can´t be too careful (02) = 02 (03) = 03 (04) = 04 (05) = 05 (06) = 06 (07) = 07 (08) = 08 (09) = 09 (10) = Most people can be trusted
ESS	2023 2020 2018 2016 2014 2012 2010 2008 2006 2004 2002	Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted, or that you can’t be too careful in dealing with people? Please tell me on a score of 0 to 10, where 0 means you can’t be too careful and 10 means that most people can be trusted.	(00) = You can't be too careful (01) (02) (03) (04) (05) (06) (07) (08) (09) (10) = Most people can be trusted
EVS	2017 2008 1999 1990 1981	Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted or that you can't be too careful in dealing with people?	(01) = Most people can be trusted (02) = Can't be too careful
GGS	2020 2010 2007 2004	Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted or that you need to be very careful in dealing with people?	(01) = Most people can be trusted (02) = Need to be very careful
ISSP	2023 2019 2018 2017 2014 2008 2007 2004 1998	Generally speaking, would you say that people can be trusted or that you can’t be too careful in dealing with people?	(01) = People can almost always be trusted (02) = People can usually be trusted (03) = You usually can’t be too careful in dealing with people (04) = You almost always can’t be too careful in dealing with people
ISSP	2024	Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted or that you can’t be too careful in dealing with people? Please tick ONE box to show what you think, where 0 means you can’t be too careful, and 10 means most people can be trusted.	(00) = 00 - You can’t be too careful (01) = 01 (02) = 02 (03) = 03 (04) = 04 (05) = 05 (06) = 06 (07) = 07 (08) = 08 (09) = 09 (10) = 10 - Most people can be trusted
ISSP	2020 2010	Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted, or that you can't be too careful in dealing with people? Please tick one box to show what you think, where 1 means you can't be too careful and 5 means most people can be trusted.	(00) = 00 - You can’t be too careful (01) = 01 (02) = 02 (03) = 03 (04) = 04 (05) = 05 - Most people can be trusted

Healthcare Access and Experience

Doctor Visits

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
ESS	2004	How many times in the past twelve months have you consulted a doctor for yourself? Please include contact with any doctors, including specialists and GPs.	(01) = Never (02) = Once or twice (03) = 3 - 5 times (04) = 6 - 10 times (05) = More than 10 times
ISSP	2021 2011	During the past 12 months, how often did you visit or were visited by a doctor?	(01) = Never (02) = Seldom (03) = Sometimes (04) = Often (05) = Very often

Healthcare Experience

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
EB	2002 (57.2)	Please tell me whether you are very satisfied, fairly satisfied, neither satisfied nor dissatisfied, not very satisfied or not at all satisfied with each of the following? The health care system in (OUR COUNTRY)	(01) = Very satisfied (02) = Fairly satisfied (03) = Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied (04) = Not very satisfied (05) = Not at all satisfied
EB	2002 (57.2)	Now, I will read you four statements about the way health care system runs in (COUNTRY). Which one comes closest to your own point of view	(01) = On the whole, the health care system in (OUR COUNTRY) runs quite well (02) = There are some good things in the way health care in (OUR COUNTRY) runs, and only minor changes would make it work better (03) = There are some good things in the way health care in (OUR COUNTRY) runs, but only fundamental changes would make it work better (04) = Health care system in (OUR COUNTRY) runs so badly that we need to rebuild it completely (05) = Uncertain
EB	2013 (80.2) 2009 (72.2)	How would you evaluate the overall quality of healthcare in (OUR COUNTRY)?	(01) = Very good (02) = Fairly good (03) = Fairly bad (04) = Very bad
EB	2014 (81.5)	How would you judge the current situation in each of the following? The healthcare system in (OUR COUNTRY)	(01) = Very good (02) = Rather good (03) = Rather bad (04) = Very bad
ESS	2023 2020 2018 2016 2014 2012 2010 2008 2006 2004 2002	what you think overall about the state of health services in [country] nowadays?	(00) = Extremely bad (01) (02) (03) (04) (05) (06) (07) (08) (09) (10) = Extremely good
ISSP	2021 2011	In general, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the health care system in [country]?	(01) = Completely satisfied (02) = Very satisfied (03) = Fairly satisfied (04) = Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied (05) = Fairly dissatisfied (06) = Very dissatisfied (07) = Completely dissatisfied

Healthcare Service Usage

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
CRONOS-3	2025 (Wave 1)	Have you or someone else in your household whom you are responsible for used the hospital or medical specialist services in the last 12 months?	(01) = Yes (02) = No (09) = No answer
EQLS	2016	Have you or someone else in your household used any of the following services in the last 12 months? c. Hospital or medical specialist services	(01) = I (02) = Someone else in your household (03) = Nobody
EQLS	2016	Have you or someone else in your household used any of the following services in the last 12 months? a. GP, family doctor or health centre services	(01) = I (02) = Someone else in your household (03) = Nobody
EQLS	2016	Have you or someone else in your household used any of the following services in the last 12 months? b. Emergency healthcare	(01) = I (02) = Someone else in your household (03) = Nobody
ESS	2004	How many times in the past twelve months have you consulted a doctor for yourself? Please include contact with any doctors, including specialists and GPs.	(01) = Never (02) = Once or twice (03) = 3 - 5 times (04) = 6 - 10 times (05) = More than 10 times
ISSP	2021 2011	During the past 12 months, how often did you visit or were visited by a doctor?	(01) = Never (02) = Seldom (03) = Sometimes (04) = Often (05) = Very often

Missed Treatment Due to Long Waiting List

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
CRONOS-3	2025 (Wave 1)	Which of the reason(s) below explains why you were unable to have diagnostic tests or scans prescribed by a doctor in the last 12 months?	(01) = The waiting list was too long (02) = Could not pay for it (03) = Could not take time of work (04) = Had other commitments (05) = There were no appointments available (06) = Other (08) = No answer
ISSP	2021 2011	During the past 12 months did it ever happen that you did not get the medical treatment you needed because the waiting list was too long?	(01) = Yes (02) = No (-04) = Did not need medical treatment

Personal Attention at Hospital

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
CRONOS-3	2025 (Wave 1)	How satisfied or dissatisfied were you with the personal attention you were given, including staff attitude and time devoted, the last time that you used the hospital or medical specialist services?	(00) = 0 – Very dissatisfied (01) = 1 (02) = 2 (03) = 3 (04) = 4 (05) = 5 (06) = 6 (07) = 7 (08) = 8 (09) = 9 (10) = 10 – Very satisifed
EQLS	2016	You mentioned that you used hospital or medical specialist services. On a scale of 1 to 10 where 1 means very dissatisfied and 10 means very satisfied, please tell me how satisfied or dissatisfied you were with each of the following aspects the last time the service was used. Personal attention you were given, including staff attitude and time devoted	(01) = Very dissatisfied (02) = 02 (03) = 03 (04) = 04 (05) = 05 (06) = 06 (07) = 07 (08) = 08 (09) = 09 (10) = Very satisfied
EQLS	2016	You mentioned that you used GP, family doctor or health centre services. On a scale of 1 to 10 where 1 means very dissatisfied and 10 means very satisfied, tell me how satisfied or dissatisfied you were with each of the following aspects the last time that you used the service. Personal attention you were given, including staff attitude and time devoted	(01) = Very dissatisfied (02) = 02 (03) = 03 (04) = 04 (05) = 05 (06) = 06 (07) = 07 (08) = 08 (09) = 09 (10) = Very satisfied

Satisfaction with Being Informed About Care

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
CRONOS-3	2025 (Wave 1)	How satisfied or dissatisfied were you with being informed and consulted about your care the last time that you used the hospital or medical specialist services?	(00) = 0 – Very dissatisfied (01) = 1 (02) = 2 (03) = 3 (04) = 4 (05) = 5 (06) = 6 (07) = 7 (08) = 8 (09) = 9 (10) = 10 – Very satisifed
EQLS	2016	You mentioned that you used hospital or medical specialist services. On a scale of 1 to 10 where 1 means very dissatisfied and 10 means very satisfied, please tell me how satisfied or dissatisfied you were with each of the following aspects the last time the service was used. Being informed or consulted about your care	(01) = Very dissatisfied (02) = 02 (03) = 03 (04) = 04 (05) = 05 (06) = 06 (07) = 07 (08) = 08 (09) = 09 (10) = Very satisfied
EQLS	2016	You mentioned that someone else in your household used hospital or medical specialist services. On a scale of 1 to 10 where 1 means very dissatisfied and 10 means very satisfied, please tell me how satisfied or dissatisfied you were with each of the following aspects the last time the service was used. Being informed or consulted about their care	(01) = Very dissatisfied (02) = 02 (03) = 03 (04) = 04 (05) = 05 (06) = 06 (07) = 07 (08) = 08 (09) = 09 (10) = Very satisfied

Satisfaction with Hospital Staff Expertise

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
CRONOS-3	2025 (Wave 1)	How satisfied or dissatisfied were you with the expertise and professionalism of the staff the last time you used the hospital or medical specialist services?	(00) = 0 – Very dissatisfied (01) = 1 (02) = 2 (03) = 3 (04) = 4 (05) = 5 (06) = 6 (07) = 7 (08) = 8 (09) = 9 (10) = 10 – Very satisifed
EQLS	2016	You mentioned that you used hospital or medical specialist services. On a scale of 1 to 10 where 1 means very dissatisfied and 10 means very satisfied, please tell me how satisfied or dissatisfied you were with each of the following aspects the last time the service was used. Expertise and professionalism of staff	(01) = Very dissatisfied (02) = 02 (03) = 03 (04) = 04 (05) = 05 (06) = 06 (07) = 07 (08) = 08 (09) = 09 (10) = Very satisfied

Healthcare Navigation and Use

Remote Work Frequency

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
ESS	2020	How often do you work from home or from another place of your choice during your regular working hours?	(01) = Every day (02) = Several times a week (03) = Several times a month (04) = Once a month (05) = Less often (06) = Never
ISSP	2015	How often do you work at home during your usual working hours?	(01) = Always (02) = Often (03) = Sometimes (04) = Hardly ever (05) = Never

Support Channels When Looking for a Job

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
EQLS	2016 2012 2007	For each situation, choose the most important person. If you were feeling a bit depressed and wanting someone to talk to If you needed help when looking for a job	(01) = Partner/spouse (02) = Other family (03) = Work colleague (04) = Friend (05) = Neighbour (06) = Someone else (07) = Nobody
ISSP	2017	For each of the following situations, please tick one box to say who you would turn to first. Who would you turn to first to help you if you needed to find a job?	(01) = Family member or close friends (02) = Other persons (03) = Private companies (04) = Public services (05) = Non-profit or religious organisations (06) = Other organisations (07) = No person on organisation

Support Channels When Sick

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
EB	2006 (66.3)	From whom would you get support in each of the following situations? For each situation, choose the most important person If you needed help around the house when ill	(01) = Your partner (02) = Family member (03) = Work colleague (04) = Friend (05) = Neighbour (06) = Someone else (07) = Nobody
EQLS	2016 2012 2007 2003	From whom would you get support in each of the following situations? For each situation, choose the most important person. If you needed help around the house when ill	(01) = Family member (02) = Work colleague (03) = Friend (04) = Neighbour (05) = Someone else (06) = Nobody
ISSP	2017 2001 1986	For each of the following situations, please tick one box to say who you would turn to first. Who would you turn to first to help you around your home if you were sick and had to stay in bed for a few days?	(01) = Close family member (02) = More distant family member (03) = Close friend (04) = Neighbour (05) = Someone I work with (06) = Someone else (07) = No one

Use of Medicine Prescribed to Someone Else

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
CRONOS-3	2025 (Wave 2)	Many people occasionally use medicine prescribed for somebody else. In the last 5 years, how often have you taken or used a prescribed medicine that was prescribed for someone else?	(01) = Four times or more (02) = Two or three times (03) = Once (04) = Not in the last five years
ESS	2004	Many people occasionally use medicine prescribed for somebody else. In the last 5 years, how often have you taken or used a prescribed medicine that was prescribed for someone else?	(01) = Four times or more (02) = Two or three times (03) = Once (04) = Not in last 5 years

Housing and Environmental Quality

Air Pollution

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
EB	2013 (79.4)	Do you think that the following issues are an important problem or not within cities? Air pollution	(01) = A very important problem (02) = A fairly important problem (03) = Not a very important problem (04) = Not an important problem at all
EQLS	2016 2012 2007 2003	Please think about the area where you live now – I mean the immediate neighbourhood of your home. Do you have very many reasons, many reasons, a few reasons, or no reason at all to complain about each of the following problems? Air pollution	(01) = Very many reasons (02) = Many reasons (03) = A few reasons (04) = No reason at all
ISSP	2020	Thinking about your neighbourhood, to what extent, if at all, was it affected by the following things over the last twelve months? Air pollution	(01) = Not at all (02) = To a small extent (03) = To some extent (04) = To a great extent (05) = To a very great extent

Number of Rooms in Accommodation

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
EQLS	2016 2012 2007 2003	How many rooms does the accommodation in which you live have, excluding the kitchen, bathrooms, hallways, storerooms and rooms used solely for business?	write in NUMBER
ESS	2004	How many rooms does this household have the use of, not counting kitchens, bathrooms and toilets? (Also exclude rooms used solely for business, hallways, landings, cloakrooms, store-rooms.)	write in

Satisfaction with Accommodation

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
EQLS	2016 2012 2007 2003	Could you please tell me on a scale of 1 to 10 how satisfied you are with each of the following items, where 1 means you are very dissatisfied and 10 means you are very satisfied? Your accommodation	(01) = Very dissatisfied (02) = 02 (03) = 03 (04) = 04 (05) = 05 (06) = 06 (07) = 07 (08) = 08 (09) = 09 (10) = Very satisfied
GGS	2020 2010 2007 2004	How satisfied are you with your accommodation?	(00) = 00 - Not at all satisfied (01) = 01 (02) = 02 (03) = 03 (04) = 04 (05) = 05 - Satisfied above average (06) = 06 (07) = 07 (08) = 08 (09) = 09 (10) = 10 - Completely satisfied

Water Pollution

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
EQLS	2012 2007 2003	Please think about the area where you live now – I mean the immediate neighbourhood of your home. Do you have very many reasons, many reasons, a few reasons, or no reason at all to complain about each of the following problems? Water quality	(01) = Very many reasons (02) = Many reasons (03) = A few reasons (04) = No reason at all
ISSP	2020	Thinking about your neighbourhood, to what extent, if at all, was it affected by the following things over the last twelve months? Water pollution	(01) = Not at all (02) = To a small extent (03) = To some extent (04) = To a great extent (05) = To a very great extent

Job Engagement and Satisfaction

Importance of Work in Life

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
EB	2003 (60.3)	Generally, do you tend to agree or tend to disagree with each of the following statements? The work I do is an important part of my life	(01) = Tend to agree (02) = Tend to disagree
EB	2004 (62.2)	How important is each of the following in your life? Would you say it is very important, fairly important, not very important or not at all important in your life? Your job	(01) = Very important (02) = Fairly important (03) = Not very important (04) = Not at all important
EB	2006 (66.3)	Please say for each of the following how important it is in your life? Work	(01) = Very important (02) = Quite important (03) = Not very important (04) = Not at all important
ESS	2002	How important is each of these things in your life? Work?	(00) = Extremely unimportant (01) (02) (03) (04) (05) (06) (07) (08) (09) (10) = Exremely important
EVS	2017 2008 1999 1990	Please say, for each of the following, how important it is in your life. Work	(01) = important (02) = important (03) = Not important (04) = Not at all important

Job Interest vs Boredom

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
EB	2001 (56.1)	Here is a list of statements about your current job. For each of them, please tell me if it is very true, quite true a little true or not at all true? My job is interesting	(01) = Very true (02) = Quite true (03) = A little true (04) = Not at all true
EB	2006 (66.3)	How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements describing positive and negative aspects of your job? My work is dull and boring	(01) = Strongly agree (02) = Agree (03) = Neither agree nor disagree (03) = Disagree (04) = Strongly disagree
EQLS	2007 2003	How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements describing positive and negative aspects of your job? My work is dull and boring.	(01) = Strongly Agree (02) = Agree (03) = Neither agree nor disagree (04) = Disagree (05) = Strongly disagree
ISSP	2015 2005 1997 1989	For each of these statements about your (main) job, please tick one box to show how much you agree or disagree that it applies to your job: My job is interesting	(01) = Strongly agree (02) = Agree (03) = Neither agree nor disagree (04) = Disagree (05) = Strongly disagree

Satisfaction with Job

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
CRONOS-3	2025 (Wave 2)	How satisfied are you in your main job?	(00) = 0 – Extremely dissatisfied (01) = 1 (02) = 2 (03) = 3 (04) = 4 (05) = 5 (06) = 6 (07) = 7 (08) = 8 (09) = 9 (10) = 10 – Extremely satisfied (55) = Not currently working
EB	2001 (54.2)	On the whole, how satisfied are you with your current job or business?	(01) = Not at all satisfied (02) = 02 (03) = 03 (04) = 04 (05) = 05 (06) = 06 (07) = 07 (08) = 08 (09) = 09 (10) = Totally satisfied
EB	2001 (56.1)	All in all, how satisfied would you say you are with your job?	(01) = Completely dissatisfied (02) = 02 (03) = 03 (04) = 04 (05) = 05 (06) = 06 (07) = Completely satisfied
EB	2003 (60.3)	Please tell me if you are fairly satisfied or fairly dissatisfied with… your job in general	(01) = Fairly satisfied (02) = Fairly dissatisfied
EB	2010 (74.1) 2009 (72.1) 2004 (62.2)	Could you please tell me on a scale of 1 to 10 how satisfied you are with each of the following items, where [1] means you are “very dissatisfied” and [10] means you are “very satisfied”? Your job	(01) = Very dissatisfied (02) = 02 (03) = 03 (04) = 04 (05) = 05 (06) = 06 (07) = 07 (08) = 08 (09) = 09 (10) = Very satisfied
EB	2011 (76.2) 2010 (74.1)	Could you please tell me on a scale of 1 to 10 how satisfied you are with each of the following items, where ‘1’ means you are "very dissatisfied" and ‘10’ means you are "very satisfied"? Your work	(01) = Very dissatisfied (02) = 02 (03) = 03 (04) = 04 (05) = 05 (06) = 06 (07) = 07 (08) = 08 (09) = 09 (10) = Very satisfied
EB	2021 (96.1) 2017 (88.1 , 88.1) 2006 (65.1)	Please tell to what extent you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. You are happy with your current occupation	(01) = Totally agree (02) = Tend to agree (03) = Tend to disagree (04) = Totally disagree
EQLS	2016 2012 2007 2003	Could you please tell me on a scale of 1 to 10 how satisfied you are with each of the following items, where 1 means you are very dissatisfied and 10 means you are very satisfied? Your present job	(01) = Very dissatisfied (02) = 02 (03) = 03 (04) = 04 (05) = 05 (06) = 06 (07) = 07 (08) = 08 (09) = 09 (10) = Very satisfied
ESS	2006	All things considered, how satisfied are you with your present job?	(00) = Extremely dissatisfied (01) (02) (03) (04) (05) (06) (07) (08) (09) (10) = Extremely satisfied
ESS	2020 2010	How satisfied are you in your main job? Use this card where 0 is extremely dissatisfied and 10 is extremely satisfied.	(00) = Extremely dissatisfied (01) (02) (03) (04) (05) (06) (07) (08) (09) (10) = Extremely satisfied
EVS	2008 1999 1990 1981	Overall, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with your job?	(01) = Dissatisfied (02) = 02 (03) = 03 (04) = 04 (05) = 05 (06) = 06 (07) = 07 (08) = 08 (09) = 09 (10) = Satisfied
GGS	2010 2007 2004	How satisfied are you with your current job?	(00) = 00 - Not at all satisfied (01) = 01 (02) = 02 (03) = 03 (04) = 04 (05) = 05 - Satisfied above average (06) = 06 (07) = 07 (08) = 08 (09) = 09 (10) = 10 - Completely satisfied
ISSP	2015 2012 2005 2002 1997 1991 1989	How satisfied are you in your (main) job?	(01) = Completely satisfied (02) = Very satisfied (03) = Fairly satisfied (04) = Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied (05) = Fairly dissatisfied (06) = Very dissatisfied (07) = Completely dissatisfied

Life Course and Family Planning

Ideal Number of Children in a Family

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
EB	2011 (75.4)	Generally speaking, what do you think is the ideal number of children for a family?	(01) = One (02) = Two (03) = Three (04) = Four (05) = Five (06) = Six (07) = More than six (08) = None (M) (09) = There is no ideal number, it depends
EB	2011 (75.4)	For you personally, what would be the ideal number of children you would like to have or would have liked to have had?	(01) = One (02) = Two (03) = Three (04) = Four (05) = Five (06) = Six (07) = More than six (08) = None (M) (09) = There is no ideal number, it depends
EVS	1990	What do you think is the ideal size of a family - how many children, if any?	(00) = None (01) = 1 child (02) = 2 children (03) = 3 children (04) = 4 children (05) = 5 children (06) = 6 children (07) = 7 children (08) = 8 children (09) = 9 children (10) = 10 or more
EVS	1990 1981	What do you think is the idal size of family - husband, wife and how many children?	write in NUMBER
GGS	2020	Generally speaking, what do you think is the ideal number of children for a family?	NUMBER [0..10]
GGS	2020	For you personally, what would be the ideal number of children you would like to have or would have liked to have had?	NUMBER [0..10]
ISSP	2022 2012 1994 1988	All in all, what do you think is the ideal number of children for a family to have?	PLEASE WRITE THE NUMBER IN THE BOX

Main Reason Previous Job Ended

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
EB	2005 (64.1)	Why did you leave your previous employer?	(01) = You were made redundant (02) = Your contract expired (03) = You retired Or you left your previous employer… (04) = You did not like your previous job (05) = Because you found a better job (06) = To take care of your children (07) = To take care of elderly/disabled/other dependent person (08) = To look after the home (09) = To pursue study or training (10) = For health reasons (11) = To create your own business/work on your own (12) = Because you just wanted to stop working (13) = Because you moved away (14) = None (15) = Other
GGS	2020 2010 2007 2004	Why did you stop working in your previous job or business? Please indicate the main reason.	(01) = Laid off (business closure, redundancy, early retirement, dismissal etc.) (02) = Mandatory retirement (03) = End of contract/temporary job (04) = Sale/closure of own or family business (05) = Marriage (06) = Child birth/need to look after children (07) = Need to look after old, sick, disabled person(s) (08) = Partner job required move to another place (09) = Studying (10) = Military or civic service (11) = Own illness or disability (12) = Wanted to retire or to live off private means (13) = Other reason
ISSP	2015 2005 1997	What was the main reason that your job ended?	(01) = I reached retirement age (02) = I retired early, by choice (03) = I retired early, not by choice (04) = I became (permanently) disabled (05) = My place of work shut down (06) = I was dismissed (07) = My term of employment/contract ended (08) = Family responsibilities (09) = I got married

Marital Status

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
CRONOS-3	2025 (Wave 1)	Which one of the following best describes your legal marital status now?	(01) = Married (02) = In a registered civil union (03) = Separated (04) = Divorced / Civil Union dissolved (05) = Widowed / Civil Partner died (06) = None of these (Never married or in registered civil union)
EQLS	2016 2012 2007 2003	Could I ask you about your current marital status? Which of the following descriptions best applies to you? Are you …?	(01) = Married or living with partner (02) = Separated or divorced and not living with partner (03) = Widowed and not living with partner (04) = Never married and not living with partner
ESS	2023 2020 2018 2016 2014 2012 2010 2008 2006 2004 2002	Could I ask about your current legal marital status? Which of the descriptions apply to you?	(01) = Married (02) = In a civil partnership (03) = Separated (still legally married) (04) = Divorced (05) = Widowed (06) = Never married

Number of Children

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
EQLS	2012 2007 2003	How many children of your own do you have?	Enter number of own children
ESS	2018 2006	How many children have you ever given birth to/fathered? INTERVIEWER NOTE: Include all children born alive	write in

Plan to Have a Child

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
ESS	2010 2004	Do you plan to have a child within the next three years? Please use this card.	(01) = Definitely not (02) = Probably not (03) = Probably yes (04) = Definitely yes
GGS	2020 2010 2007 2004	Do you intend to have a/another child during the next three years? Please take into account only biological children.	(01) = Definitely not (02) = Probably not (03) = Unsure (04) = Probably yes (05) = Definitely yes (06) = Currently expecting a child
GGS	2020 2010 2007 2004	Supposing you do not have a/another child during the next three years, do you intend to have any (more) children at all?	(01) = Definitely not (02) = Probably not (03) = Unsure (04) = Probably yes (05) = Definitely yes (06) = Currently expecting a child

Material and Economic Strain

Affording One Week Holiday Away From Home

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
EB	2010 (74.1)	There are some things that many people cannot afford, even if they would like them. For each of the following things on this card, can I just check whether your household can afford it if you want it? Paying for a week's annual holiday away from home (not staying with relatives)	(01) = Yes, can affort if want (02) = No, cannot afford it
EQLS	2016 2012 2007 2003	There are some things that many people cannot afford, even if they would like them. For each of the following things on this card, can I just check whether your household can afford it if you want it? Paying for a week’s annual holiday away from home (not staying with relatives).	(01) = Yes, can afford if want (02) = No, cannot afford it
GGS	2020 2010 2007 2004	Can your household afford to purchase various items, even if they do not want them ...paying for a week annual holiday away from home?	(01) = Yes (02) = No

Affording to Buy New Clothes Instead of Second-Hand

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
EQLS	2016 2012 2007 2003	There are some things that many people cannot afford, even if they would like them. For each of the following things on this card, can I just check whether your household can afford it if you want it? Buying new, rather than second-hand, clothes	(01) = Yes, can afford if want (02) = No, cannot afford it
GGS	2010 2007 2004	Can your household afford to purchase various items, even if they do not want them… buying new, rather than second-hand clothes?	(01) = Yes (02) = No

Fair Pay Considering Efforts

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
CRONOS-3	2025 (Wave 3)	To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement? My salary is adequate considering all my efforts and achievements.	(01) = Agree strongly (02) = Agree (03) = Neither agree nor disagree (04) = Disagree (05) = Disagree strongly
ESS	2010 2006	Considering all my efforts and achievements in my job, I feel I get paid appropriately	(01) = Strongly agree (02) = Agree (03) = Neither agree nor disagree (04) = Disagree (05) = Strongly disagree

Running Out of Money for Food

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
EB	2001 (56.1)	In the last twelve months, have you, or any member of your household, had problems in...? Paying for food	(01) = No problem (02) = Some problems (03) = A lot of problems (04) = Enormous problems
EQLS	2007 2003	Has your household at any time during the past 12 months run out of money to pay for food?	(01) = Yes (02) = No
ISSP	2019	How often do you or other members of your household skip a meal because there is not enough money for food?	(01) = Never (02) = Less than once a month (03) = Once a month (04) = Several times a month (05) = Once a week (06) = Several times a week (07) = Every day

Unable to Pay Utility Bills

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
EQLS	2016 2012 2007 2003	Has your household been in arrears at any time during the past 12 months, that is, unable to pay as scheduled any of the following? b. Utility bills, such as electricity, water, gas	(01) = Yes (02) = No
GGS	2010 2007 2004	Has your household been in arrears at any time during the past 12 months, that is, unable to pay as scheduled utility bills, such as for electricity, water, gas?	(01) = Yes (02) = No

Wage Satisfaction

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
EB	2005 (64.1)	Generally speaking, when you think about your professional life, could you tell me whether you are very satisfied, fairly satisfied, fairly dissatisfied or not at all satisfied with each of the following? Your salary	(01) = Very satisfied (02) = Fairly satisfied (03) = Not very satisfied (04) = Not at all satisfied
EB	2006 (66.3)	How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements describing positive and negative aspects of your job? I am well paid	(01) = Strongly agree (02) = Agree (03) = Neither agree nor disagree (03) = Disagree (04) = Strongly disagree
EQLS	2007 2003	How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements describing positive and negative aspects of your job? I am well paid.	(01) = Strongly Agree (02) = Agree (03) = Neither agree nor disagree (04) = Disagree (05) = Strongly disagree
ESS	2010 2006	Considering all my efforts and achievements in my job, I feel I get paid appropriately	(01) = Strongly agree (02) = Agree (03) = Neither agree nor disagree (04) = Disagree (05) = Strongly disagree
ISSP	2015 2005 1997 1989	For each of these statements about your (main) job, please tick one box to show how much you agree or disagree that it applies to your job: My income is high	(01) = Strongly agree (02) = Agree (03) = Neither agree nor disagree (04) = Disagree (05) = Strongly disagree

Motivation, Agency and Coping

Freedom to Decide How to Live

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
EQLS	2016 2012	Please tell me whether you strongly agree, agree, neither agree or disagree, disagree or strongly disagree with each statement. I feel I am free to decide how to live my life.	(01) = Strongly Agree (02) = Agree (03) = Neither agree nor disagree (04) = Disagree (05) = Strongly disagree
ESS	2012 2006	Using this card, please tell me to what extent you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. I feel I am free to decide for myself how to live my life.	(01) = Strongly agree (02) = Agree (03) = Neither agree nor disagree (04) = Disagree (05) = Strongly disagree

Planning Ahead vs Living Day-To-Day

Occupational Strain and Work Conditions

Commute Time to Main Workplace

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
EB	2005 (64.1)	In total, how many minutes per day do you normally spend travelling from home to work and back?	_ _ minutes
ESS	2004	How long does it usually take you to get to work on a normal workday? Count travel time and waiting time – but not time taken to shop or drop off/pick up children.	WRITE IN NUMBER OF MINUTES (05) = Have no permanent workplace/unable to specify time/no normal daily travel time
GGS	2020	On a normal workday, how long does it take to get from home to your main place of work? Please provide an answer in hours and minutes	[HH:MM]

Control Over Daily Work Organization

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
ESS	2004 2002	How much the management at your work allows you to decide how your own daily work is organised?	(00) = I have no influence (01) (02) (03) (04) (05) (06) (07) (08) (09) (10) = I have complete control
ISSP	2015 2005 1989	Which of the following statements best describes how your daily work is organized?	(01) = I am free to decide how my daily work is organized (02) = I can decide how my daily work is organized, within certain limits (03) = I am not free to decide to decide how my daily work is organized

Dangerous or Unhealthy Work Conditions

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
EB	2006 (66.3)	How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements describing positive and negative aspects of your job? I work in dangerous or unhealthy conditions	(01) = Strongly agree (02) = Agree (03) = Neither agree nor disagree (03) = Disagree (04) = Strongly disagree
EQLS	2007 2003	How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements describing positive and negative aspects of your job? I work in dangerous or unhealthy conditions.	(01) = Strongly Agree (02) = Agree (03) = Neither agree nor disagree (04) = Disagree (05) = Strongly disagree
ESS	2010 2004	Using this card, please tell me how true each of the following statements is about your current job. My health or safety is at risk because of my work.	(01) = Not at all true (02) = A little true (03) = Quite true (04) = Very true

Discrimination at Workplace

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
CRONOS-3	2025 (Wave 3)	Over the last five years, have you been discriminated against with regards to work, for instance when applying for a job, or when being considered for a promotion?	(01) = Yes (02) =No
ISSP	2015	Over the past five years, have you been discriminated against with regard to work, for instance when applying for a job, or when being considered for a pay increase or promotion?	(01) = Yes (02) = No

Freedom to Decide Work Hours

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
CRONOS-3	2025 (Wave 3)	Which of the following statements best describes your usual working schedule in your job?	(01) = Regular shift (day/evening/night) (02) = Changing shift (e.g. days to evenings or nights) (03) = Short-notice schedule by employer
GGS	2020	Within your regular or normal pattern of work, is it usual for you to work with fixed starting and finishing times?	(01) = Yes (02) = No
ISSP	2015	Which of the following statements best describes your usual working schedule in your main job?	(01) = I have a regular schedule or shift (daytime, evening, or night) (02) = I have a schedule or shift which regularly changes (for example, from days to evenings or to nights) (03) = I have a schedule where daily working times are decided at short notice by my employer

Frequency of Hard Physical Work

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
CRONOS-3	2025 (Wave 3)	How often do you have to do hard physical work as part of your job?	(01) = Always (02) = Often (03) = Sometimes (04) = Hardly ever (05) = Never
ISSP	2015 2005 1997 1989	Now some more questions about your working conditions. Please tick one box for each item below to show how often it applies to your work. How often do you have to do hard physical work?	(01) = Always (02) = Often (03) = Sometimes (04) = Hardly ever (05) = Never

Partner’s Weekly Working Hours

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
EQLS	2016 2012	You mentioned that your partner lives in this household. How many hours does your partner normally work per week including any paid or unpaid overtime?	Enter hours per week
ESS	2023 2020 2018 2016 2014 2012 2010 2008 2006 2004 2002	How many hours does he/she normally work a week (in his/her main job)? Please include any paid or unpaid overtime.	write in
GGS	2020 2010 2007 2004	How many hours per week does your partner normally work in this job or business including overtime?	_ _ hours

Reason for Discrimination

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
CRONOS-3	2025 (Wave 3)	In your opinion, what was the main reason for the discrimination?	(01) = Colour or race (02) = Nationality (03) = Religion (04) = Language (05) = Ethnic group (06) = Age (07) = Gender (08) = Sexuality (09) = Disability (10) = Other
ISSP	2015	In your opinion, what was the main reason for the discrimination?	(01) = My age (02) = My race, ethnicity (03) = My nationality (04) = My sex (05) = My religion (06) = My disability/ mental or physical illness (07) = My family responsibilities (08) = My political beliefs (09) = Other reason

Stressful Job

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
EB	2006 (66.3)	How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements describing positive and negative aspects of your job? My work is too demanding and stressful	(01) = Strongly agree (02) = Agree (03) = Neither agree nor disagree (03) = Disagree (04) = Strongly disagree
EQLS	2007 2003	How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements describing positive and negative aspects of your job? My work is too demanding and stressful.	(01) = Strongly Agree (02) = Agree (03) = Neither agree nor disagree (04) = Disagree (05) = Strongly disagree
ESS	2006	How much of the time do you find your job... stressful?	(00) = None of the time (01) = 01 (02) = 02 (03) = 03 (04) = 04 (05) = 05 (06) = All of the time
ISSP	2015 2005 1997 1989	Now some more questions about your working conditions. Please tick one box for each item below to show how often it applies to your work. How often do you find your work stressful?	(01) = Always (02) = Often (03) = Sometimes (04) = Hardly ever (05) = Never
ISSP	2002	To what extent do you agree or disagree? My job is rarely stressful	(01) = Agree strongly (02) = Agree (03) = Neither agree nor disagree (04) = Disagree (05) = Disagree strongly

Supervisory Responsibility at Work

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
EQLS	2003	In your main job, do/did you have any responsibility for supervising the work of other employees?	(01) = Yes (02) = No
ESS	2023 2020 2018 2016 2014 2012 2010 2008 2006 2004 2002	In your main job, do/did you have any responsibility for supervising the work of other employees?	(01) = Yes (02) = No
GGS	2010 2007 2004	Do you supervise or co-ordinate the work of any personnel?	(01) = Yes (02) = No

Thinking About Work During Free Time

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
ESS	2010 2004	Using this card, how often do you keep worrying about work problems when you are not working?	(01) = Never (02) = Hardly ever (03) = Sometimes (04) = Often (05) = Always
ISSP	2007	In your free time, how often do you find yourself thinking about work?	(01) = Very often (02) = Often (03) = Sometimes (04) = Seldom (05) = Never

Work Schedule

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
CRONOS-3	2025 (Wave 3)	Which of the following statements best describes your usual working schedule in your job?	(01) = Regular shift (day/evening/night) (02) = Changing shift (e.g. days to evenings or nights) (03) = Short-notice schedule by employer
ISSP	2015	Which of the following statements best describes your usual working schedule in your main job?	(01) = I have a regular schedule or shift (daytime, evening, or night) (02) = I have a schedule or shift which regularly changes (for example, from days to evenings or to nights) (03) = I have a schedule where daily working times are decided at short notice by my employer
ISSP	2015 2005 1989	Which of the following statements best describes how your daily work is organized?	(01) = I am free to decide how my daily work is organized (02) = I can decide how my daily work is organized, within certain limits (03) = I am not free to decide to decide how my daily work is organized

Working Hours

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
EB	2005 (64.1)	How many hours per week do you usually work?	_ _ hours
EQLS	2016 2012 2007 2003	How many hours do/did you normally work per week (in your main job), including any paid or unpaid overtime?	write in HOURS
ESS	2023 2020 2018 2016 2014 2012 2010 2008 2006 2004 2002	Regardless of your basic or contracted hours, how many hours do/did you normally work a week (in your main job), including any paid or unpaid overtime.	write in
GGS	2020 2010 2004	How many hours per week do you normally work in this job or business including overtime?	NUMBER [0..200]
GGS	2020	How many hours per week do you normally work in your additional job or business including overtime?	_ _ hours

Working on Weekends

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
CRONOS-3	2025 (Wave 3)	How often does your job involve working on weekends, within your usual working schedule?	(01) = Always (02) = Often (03) = Sometimes (04) = Hardly ever (05) = Never
ESS	2010 2004	How often does your work involve working at weekends?	(01) = Never (02) = Less than once a month (03) = Once a month (04) = Several times a month (05) = Every week
ISSP	2015	How often does your job involve working on weekends?	(01) = Always (02) = Often (03) = Sometimes (04) = Hardly ever (05) = Never

Working on Weekends (Partner)

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
ESS	2010 2004	Using this card, how often does his/her work involve working at weekends?	(01) = Never (02) = Less than once a month (03) = Once a month (04) = Several times a month (05) = Every week
GGS	2020	Thinking of the last four weeks, did your partner work on Saturdays or Sundays?	(01) = Yes, twice or more in the last four weeks (02) = Yes, less than twice in the last four weeks (03) = No

Physical State and Daily Functioning

Chronic Illness or Disability

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
EB	2002 (57.2)	Do you have any long-standing illness, health problem or handicap that limits, to some extent or severely, your work or daily activities? This includes all types of health problems as well as those due to old age. (IF YES) To some extent or severely?	(01) = No (02) = Yes, to some extent (03) = Yes, severely
EB	2006 (66.2) 2005 (64.3) 2002 (58.2)	Do you have any long-standing illness or health problem?	(01) = Yes (02) = No
EB	2007 (67.3) 2006 (66.2) 2005 (64.3) 2002 (58.2)	Over the past 6 months, to what extent, if at all, have you been limited in activities people normally do, because of a health problem? Would you say you have been…?	(01) = Severely limited (02) = Somewhat limited (03) = Not limited at all
EQLS	2016 2012 2007	Are you hampered in your daily activities by this physical or mental health problem, illness or disability?	(01) = Yes, severely (02) = Yes, to some extent (03) = No
EQLS	2016 2012 2007 2003	Do you have any long-standing illness or disability that limits your activities in any way? By long-standing, I mean anything that has troubled you over a period of time or that is likely to affect you for a period of time.	(01) = Yes (02) = No
ESS	2023 2020 2018 2016 2014 2012 2010 2008 2006 2004 2002	Are you hampered in your daily activities in any way by any longstanding illness, or disability, infirmity or mental health problem?	(01) = Yes, a lot (02) = Yes, to some extent (03) = No
GGS	2010 2007 2004	Do you have any long-standing illness or chronic condition?	(01) = Yes (02) = No
GGS	2020 2010 2007 2004	For the past six months at least, to what extent have you been limited because of a health problem in activities people usually do? Would you say they have been...	(01) = Severely limited (02) = Limited, but not severely (03) = Not limited
ISSP	2021 2011	Do you have a long-standing illness, a chronic condition, or a disability?	(01) = Yes (02) = No

Daily Cigarette Consumption

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
EB	2020 (93.2)	On average, how many heated tobacco sticks or units do you consume each day?	_ _ Number of times
EB	2020 (93.2) 2017 (87.1) 2014 (82.4) 2012 (77.1) 2009 (72.3)	On average, how many cigarettes do\ did you smoke each day?	_ _ cigarettes
ESS	2014	How many cigarettes do you smoke on a typical day?	write in
ISSP	2021 2011	Do you smoke cigarettes, and if so about how many cigarettes a day?	(01) = Do not smoke and never did (02) = Do not smoke now but smoked in the past (03) = Smoke 1-5 cigarettes per day (04) = Smoke 6-10 cigarettes per day (05) = Smoke 11-20 cigarettes per day (06) = Smoke 21-40 cigarettes per day (07) = Smoke more than 40 cigarettes per day

Feeling Active and Vigorous

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
EQLS	2016 2012 2007	Please indicate for each of the five statements which is closest to how you have been feeling over the last two weeks. I have felt active and vigorous	(01) = All the time (02) = Most of the time (03) = More than half of the time (04) = Some of the time (05) = At no time
ESS	2010 2004	Firstly, I am going to read out a list of statements about how you may have been feeling recently. For each statement, using this card, I would like you to say how often you have felt like this over the last two weeks. I have felt active and vigorous	(01) = All of the time (02) = Most of the time (03) = More than half of the time (04) = Less than half of the time (05) = Some of the time (06) = At no time

Feeling Too Tired After Work

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
CRONOS-3	2025 (Wave 3)	Over the last three months, how often did you feel too tired after work to enjoy the things you would like to do at home?	(01) = Every day (02) = Several times a week (03) = Several times a month (04) = Once or twice a month (05) = Never
EQLS	2016 2012 2007 2003	How often has each of the following happened to you during the last year? I have come home from work too tired to do some of the household jobs which need to be done.	(01) = Several times a week (02) = Several times a month (03) = Several times a year (04) = Less often/rarely (05) = Never
ESS	2020 2010 2004	Using this card, how often do you feel too tired after work to enjoy the things you would like to do at home?	(01) = Never (02) = Hardly ever (03) = Sometimes (04) = Often (05) = Always
GGS	2020 2010 2007 2004	How often has each of the following happened to you during the past three months? I have come home from work too tired to do the chores that need to be done	(01) = Several times a week (02) = Several times a month (03) = Once or twice a month (04) = Never
ISSP	2022 2012 2002	How often has each of the following happened to you during the past three months? I have come home from work too tired to do the chores which need to be done.	(01) = Several times a week (02) = Several times a month (03) = Once or twice (04) = Never (00) = Doesn't apply / no job
ISSP	2005 1997 1989	Now some more questions about your working conditions. Please tick one box for each item below to show how often it applies to your work. How often do you come home from work exhausted?	(01) = Always (02) = Often (03) = Sometimes (04) = Hardly ever (05) = Never

Frequency of Physical Exercise

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
EB	2017 (88.4) 2013 (80.2) 2009 (72.3)	How often do you exercise or play sport?	(01) = 5 times a week or more (02) = 3 to 4 times a week (03) = 1 to 2 times a week (04) = 1 to 3 times a month (05) = Less often (06) = Never
EQLS	2016 2012	How frequently do you do each of the following? Take part in sports or physical exercise	(01) = Everyday (02) = At least once a week (03) = One to three times a month (04) = Less often (05) = Never
ESS	2006	Using this card, please tell me to what extent you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. My life involves a lot of physical activity.	(01) = Strongly agree (02) = Agree (03) = Neither agree nor disagree (04) = Disagree (05) = Strongly disagree
ISSP	2007	How often do you do each of the following activities in your free time? Take part in physical activities such as sports, going to the gym, going for a walk	(01) = Daily (02) = Several times a week (03) = Several times a month (04) = Several times a year (05) = Never
EB	2004 (62.0)	How often do you exercise or play sport?	(01) = 3 times a week or more (02) = 1 to 2 times a week (03) = 1 to 3 times a month (04) = Less often (05) = Never

Health Problems Experienced

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
CRONOS-3	2025 (Wave 3)	Which of the following health problems have you had or experienced in the last 12 months?	(01) = Heart or circulation problem (02) = High blood pressure (03) = Breathing problems such as asthma attacks, wheezing or whistling breathing (04) = Allergies (05) = Back or neck pain (06) = Muscular or joint pain in hand or arm (07) = Muscular or joint pain in foot or leg (08) = Problems related to my stomach or digestion (09) = Problems related to a skin condition (10) = Severe headaches (11) = Diabetes (12) = None of the above
ESS	2023 2014	And which of the health problems that you had or experienced in the last 12 months hampered you in your daily activities in any way? Again, just tell me which letters apply to you. PROBE: Which others?	(01) = Z (02) = F (03) = T (04) = K (05) = H (06) = Y (07) = Q (08) = E (09) = L (10) = B (11) = M

State of Health

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
EB	2002 (57.2)	Over the last 12 months, would you say your health has on the whole been very good, good, fair, bad or very bad?	(01) = Very good (02) = Good (03) = Fair (04) = Bad (05) = Very bad
EB	2003 (60.3)	Please tell me if you are fairly satisfied or fairly dissatisfied with… your health	(01) = Fairly satisfied (02) = Fairly dissatisfied
EB	2006 (66.2) 2005 (64.3) 2002 (58.2)	How is your health in general?	(01) = Very good (02) = Good (03) = Neither good nor bad (04) = Bad (05) = Very bad
EB	2017 (88.4)	Please tell me to what extent you personally agree or disagree with the following statements. I am in good health	(01) = Strongly agree (02) = Agree (03) = Neither agree nor disagree (04) = Disagree (05) = Strongly disagree
EQLS	2016 2012 2007 2003	In general, would you say your health is …..	(01) = Excellent (02) = Very good (03) = Good (04) = Fair (05) = Poor
ESS	2023 2020 2018 2016 2014 2012 2010 2008 2006 2004 2002	How is your health in general?	(01) = Very good (02) = Good (03) = Fair (04) = Bad (05) = Very bad
EVS	2017 2008 1990 1981	All in all, how would you describe your state of health these days? Would you say it was:	(01) = Very good (02) = Good (03) = Fair (04) = Poor (05) = Very poor
GGS	2020 2010 2007 2004	How is your health in general?	(01) = Very good (02) = Good (03) = Fair (04) = Bad (05) = Very bad
ISSP	2021 2018 2017 2015 2012 2011 2007	In general, would you say your health is	(01) = Excellent (02) = Very good (03) = Good (04) = Fair (05) = Poor

Waking up Fresh and Rested

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
EQLS	2016 2012 2007	Please indicate for each of the five statements which is closest to how you have been feeling over the last two weeks. I woke up feeling fresh and rested	(01) = All the time (02) = Most of the time (03) = More than half of the time (04) = Some of the time (05) = At no time
ESS	2004	Firstly, I am going to read out a list of statements about how you may have been feeling recently. For each statement, using this card, I would like you to say how often you have felt like this over the last two weeks. I have woken up feeling fresh and rested	(01) = All of the time (02) = Most of the time (03) = More than half of the time (04) = Less than half of the time (05) = Some of the time (06) = At no time

Social Connectedness and Support

Number of People Trusted Completely

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
GGS	2020 2010 2007 2004	Please indicate for each of them to what extent they have applied to you recently: There are many people I can trust completely	(01) = Yes (02) = More or less (03) = No
ISSP	2006 2001	To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements: “There are only a few people I can trust completely”	(01) = Strongly agree (02) = Agree (03) = Neither agree nor disagree (04) = Disagree (05) = Strongly disagree

Preference for Social Vs. Solitary Free Time

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
EVS	1981	And during your leisure time do you prefer to be alone, to be with your family, to be with friends or to be in al lively place with many people?	(01) = Alone (02) = With family (03) = With friends (04) = In a lively place (05) = All equally
ISSP	2007	In your free time, do you prefer to be with other people or do you prefer to be by yourself?	(01) = Most of time with other people (02) = More with other people than alone (03) = More alone than with other people (04) = Most of time alone

Work-Life Balance and Domestic Burden

Arriving at Work Too Tired From Housework

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
CRONOS-3	2025 (Wave 3)	Over the last three months, how often did you arrive at work too tired to function well because of the household work you had done? By household work we mean work that you do around your house (such as childcare or other caring responsibilities, cleaning, cooking, and washing clothes).	(01) = Every day (02) = Several times a week (03) = Several times a month (04) = Once or twice a month (05) = Never
GGS	2020 2010 2007 2004	How often has each of the following happened to you during the past three months? I have arrived at work too tired to function well because of the household work I had done	(01) = Several times a week (02) = Several times a month (03) = Once or twice a month (04) = Never
ISSP	2022 2012 2002	How often has each of the following happened to you during the past three months? I have arrived at work too tired to function well because of the household work I had done	(01) = Several times a week (02) = Several times a month (03) = Once or twice (04) = Never (00) = Doesn't apply / no job

Coming Home From Work Exhausted

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
ESS	2020 2010 2004	Using this card, how often do you feel too tired after work to enjoy the things you would like to do at home?	(01) = Never (02) = Hardly ever (03) = Sometimes (04) = Often (05) = Always
ISSP	2005 1997 1989	Now some more questions about your working conditions. Please tick one box for each item below to show how often it applies to your work. How often do you come home from work exhausted?	(01) = Always (02) = Often (03) = Sometimes (04) = Hardly ever (05) = Never

Coming Home Too Tired for Household Chores

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
EQLS	2016 2012 2007 2003	How often has each of the following happened to you during the last year? I have come home from work too tired to do some of the household jobs which need to be done.	(01) = Several times a week (02) = Several times a month (03) = Several times a year (04) = Less often/rarely (05) = Never
ISSP	2022 2012 2002	How often has each of the following happened to you during the past three months? I have come home from work too tired to do the chores which need to be done.	(01) = Several times a week (02) = Several times a month (03) = Once or twice (04) = Never (00) = Doesn't apply / no job

Ease of Taking an Hour Off for Family Matters

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
CRONOS-3	2025 (Wave 3)	How difficult, if at all, would it be for you to take an hour off during working hours to take care of personal or family matters?	(01) = Not difficult at all (02) = Not too difficult (03) = Somewhat difficult (04) = Very difficult
ISSP	2015 2005	How difficult would it be for you to take an hour or two off during working hours, to take care of personal or family matters?	(01) = Not difficult at all (02) = Not too difficult (03) = Somewhat difficult (04) = Very difficult

Family Responsibilities Limit Work Concentration

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
EB	2010 (74.1)	How often has each of the following happened to you during the last year? You have found it difficult to concentrate at work because of your family responsibilities	(01) = Several times a week (02) = Sveral times a month (03) = Several times a year (04) = Less often/rarely (05) = Never
EQLS	2016 2012 2007 2003	How often has each of the following happened to you during the last year? I have found it difficult to concentrate at work because of my family responsibilities	(01) = Several times a week (02) = Several times a month (03) = Several times a year (04) = Less often/rarely (05) = Never
ESS	2010 2004	How often do you find it difficult to concentrate on work because of your family responsibilities?	(01) = Never (02) = Hardly ever (03) = Sometimes (04) = Often (05) = Always (06) = Don't have partner/family
ESS	2010	How often do you find that your family responsibilities prevent you from giving the time you should to your job?	(01) = Never (02) = Hardly ever (03) = Sometimes (04) = Often (05) = Always
GGS	2020 2010 2007 2004	How often has each of the following happened to you during the past three months? I have found it difficult to concentrate at work because of my family responsibilities	(01) = Several times a week (02) = Several times a month (03) = Once or twice a month (04) = Never
ISSP	2022 2012 2002	How often has each of the following happened to you during the past three months? I have found it difficult to concentrate at work because of my family responsibilities.	(01) = Several times a week (02) = Several times a month (03) = Once or twice (04) = Never (00) = Doesn't apply / no job
ISSP	2015 2005	How often do you feel that the demands of your family life interfere with your job?	(01) = Always (02) = Often (03) = Sometimes (04) = Hardly ever (05) = Never

Family Responsibilities Limit Work Time

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
ESS	2010	How often do you find that your family responsibilities prevent you from giving the time you should to your job?	(01) = Never (02) = Hardly ever (03) = Sometimes (04) = Often (05) = Always
ISSP	2015 2005	How often do you feel that the demands of your family life interfere with your job?	(01) = Always (02) = Often (03) = Sometimes (04) = Hardly ever (05) = Never

Job Impact on Family Time

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
EB	2006 (66.3)	How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements describing positive and negative aspects of your job? My job allows me to balance my professional, family and private life	(01) = Strongly agree (02) = Agree (03) = Neither agree nor disagree (03) = Disagree (04) = Strongly disagree
EB	2010 (74.1)	How often has each of the following happened to you during the last year? It has been difficult for you to fulfil your family responsibilities because of the amount of time you spend on the job	(01) = Several times a week (02) = Sveral times a month (03) = Several times a year (04) = Less often/rarely (05) = Never
EQLS	2016 2012 2007 2003	How often has each of the following happened to you during the last year? It has been difficult for me in fulfilling my family responsibilities because of the amount of time I spend on the job.	(01) = Several times a week (02) = Several times a month (03) = Several times a year (04) = Less often/rarely (05) = Never
ESS	2020 2010 2004	Using this card, how often do you find that your job prevents you from giving the time you want to your partner or family?	(01) = Never (02) = Hardly ever (03) = Sometimes (04) = Often (05) = Always (06) = Don't have partner/family
GGS	2020 2010 2007 2004	How often has each of the following happened to you during the past three months? It has been difficult for me to fulfil my family responsibilities because of the amount of time I spent on my job	(01) = Several times a week (02) = Several times a month (03) = Once or twice a month (04) = Never
ISSP	2022 2012 2002	How often has each of the following happened to you during the past three months? It has been difficult for me to fulfil my family responsibilities because of the amount of time I spent on my job.	(01) = Several times a week (02) = Several times a month (03) = Once or twice (04) = Never (00) = Doesn't apply / no job
ISSP	2015 2005	How often do you feel that the demands of your job interfere with your family life?	(01) = Always (02) = Often (03) = Sometimes (04) = Hardly ever (05) = Never
CRONOS-3	2025 (Wave 2)	How often do you find that your job prevents you from giving the time you want to your partner or family?	(01) = Never (02) = Hardly ever (03) = Sometimes (04) = Often (05) = Always (06) = I don’t have a partner/family

Overburdened by Household Tasks

Survey Programme	Year	Question Text	Response Categories
ESS	2004	Thinking about the housework you usually do, how much do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements? There are so many things to do at home, I often run out of time before I get them all done.	(01) = Strongly agree (02) = Agree (03) = Neither agree nor disagree (04) = Disagree (05) = Strongly Disagree
ISSP	2002	To what extent do you agree or disagree? There are so many things to do at home, I often run out of time before I get them all done.	(01) = Agree strongly (02) = Agree (03) = Neither agree nor disagree (04) = Disagree (05) = Disagree strongly