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DDI2.5 XML CODEBOOK RECORD FOR STUDY NUMBER 692 Intelligence and Social Mobility : a Study of Mensa Members, 1975-1976 69210.5255/UKDA-SN-692-1 Osman, L., University of Reading, Department of Sociology No information recorded Economic and Social Research Council UK Data Service 01 January 1979 AGEASPIRATIONASSOCIATIONSATTITUDESBIRTH ORDERFAMILY SIZEFATHERSGENDERINCOMEINTELLIGENCEINTELLIGENTSIAMARITAL STATUSOCCUPATIONAL CHOICEOCCUPATIONSPARENTSQUALIFICATIONSSELF-EMPLOYEDSELF-ESTEEMSIBLINGSSOCIAL CLASSSOCIAL MOBILITYSPOUSES Social and occupational mobility <P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P>To examine trends to upward social mobility among a specially selected group of people with above average intelligence.<B>Main Topics</B>:<BR>Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions<br> Reasons for joining Mensa, whether membership of Mensa raised occupational ambitions, job preference.<br> Questionnaires were also completed by respondent's immediately older and immediately younger sibling.<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. December 1975 - March 197601 December 197501 March 1976 Great Britain IndividualsNationalElitesMensa members Male and female members of Mensa in Britain, over 28 years of age Cross-sectional (one-time) study No sampling (total universe) Postal questionnaire sent out with December issue of Mensa's magazine <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>Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you.</p> See <restrctn> https://oai.ukdataservice.ac.uk:8443/oai/provider 692 2024-11-28T07:29:09Z ddi:codebook:2_5