Summary information

Study title

Intelligence and Social Mobility : a Study of Mensa Members, 1975-1976

Creator

Osman, L., University of Reading, Department of Sociology

Study number / PID

692 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-692-1 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.


To examine trends to upward social mobility among a specially selected group of people with above average intelligence.
Main Topics:

Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions
Reasons for joining Mensa, whether membership of Mensa raised occupational ambitions, job preference.
Questionnaires were also completed by respondent's immediately older and immediately younger sibling.
Background Variables
Age, sex, marital status, number of children, whether father still alive (if dead: respondent's age at death), position in family, size of family. Occupation (respondent, parents and siblings-mother's occupation before marriage), years of part-time education, highest qualification, word score, gross income.

Methodology

Data collection period

01/12/1975 - 01/03/1976

Country

Great Britain

Time dimension

Cross-sectional (one-time) study

Analysis unit

Individuals
National
Elites
Mensa members

Universe

Male and female members of Mensa in Britain, over 28 years of age

Sampling procedure

No sampling (total universe)

Kind of data

Not available

Data collection mode

Postal questionnaire sent out with December issue of Mensa's magazine

Access

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

1979

Terms of data access

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Related publications

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