Study title
Intelligence and Social Mobility : a Study of Mensa Members, 1975-1976
Creator
Study number / PID
692 (UKDA)
10.5255/UKDA-SN-692-1 (DOI)
Data access
Restricted
Series
Abstract
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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.
Topics
Keywords
Methodology
Data collection period
01/12/1975 - 01/03/1976
Country
Time dimension
Analysis unit
Universe
Male and female members of Mensa in Britain, over 28 years of age
Sampling procedure
Kind of data
Not availableData collection mode
Access
Publisher
UK Data Service
Publication year
1979
Terms of data access
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