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DDI2.5 XML CODEBOOK RECORD FOR STUDY NUMBER 99001 British Mensa Survey of Membership, 1969 9900110.5255/UKDA-SN-99001-1 Mensa No information recorded UK Data Service 01 January 1972 AGEBIRTH ORDERCHILDRENEDUCATIONAL ATTENDANCEEDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDGENDERINCOMEINDUSTRIESINTELLIGENTSIAMARITAL STATUSPART-TIME COURSESPOLITICAL ALLEGIANCEQUALIFICATIONSRELIGIOUS AFFILIATIONSOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS Social and occupational mobility <P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P>The aim of this study was to examine trends to upward social mobility among a specially selected group of people with above average intelligence. This is a continuous survey, but this dataset is the only wave held at the Data Archive.<B>Main Topics</B>:<BR>Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions<br> 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 siblings.<br> Background Variables<br> 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. Religious affiliation, political support. December 196901 December 1969 Great Britain IndividualsNationalElitesMensa members Adult members of Mensa Repeated cross-sectional studyonly 1969 data are held at the Archive No sampling (total universe) Postal survey <p>The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the <a href="https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/app/uploads/cd137-enduserlicence.pdf" target="_blank">End User Licence Agreement</a>.</p><p>Use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee.</p> See <restrctn> https://oai.ukdataservice.ac.uk:8443/oai/provider 99001 2024-11-29T07:26:07Z ddi:codebook:2_5