WLS Codebooks
Note: Codebooks contain frequency data from the private data release. For some variables, these differ from the frequencies in the public release. Variables that differ between the public and private versions include "(not available on public release)" as part of the variable description, or a note indicating the difference between the public and private versions.
In Person: Volunteering
KVOL Volunteering Module OVERVIEW The Volunteering Module was first introduced in the 2005 collection wave and was administered to a random 80% sub sample. This module included questions regarding caregiving and blood donation, which were not included in this module in the 2011 collection wave. The variables in the 2011 Volunteering Module regarding volunteering were replicated exactly from the 2005 Volunteering Module and the information was collected as follows: All participants were asked about their volunteering since their last interview and if the participant reported volunteering since the last interview, they were then asked if they had volunteered in the past 12 months. If they had, they were then asked questions about the nature of their volunteering, in other words, what type of organizations they volunteered for. They were then asked about the frequency of their volunteer work in the past 12 months as well as their satisfaction with the results of their volunteer work. Participants were then asked about the frequency of their religous attendance in the past year, a question included in the Religion module in 2005. The question regarding religious attendance was asked of all participants, regardless of whether they reported volunteering in the past year or since the last interview. BRIEF VARIABLE DESCRIPTIONS Variable ranges reference dataset/codebook order and are not necessarily alphabetical. _____________________________________________________________________ Volunteering Questions KVOLSTAT-KVOLREL: Module-Level Status Variables KV101RE: Volunteer activity since last interview KV102RE: Frequency of volunteer activity since last interview KV103RE: Volunteer activity during last 12 months KV104RE-KV108RE: Types of volunteer activities during last 12 months KV109RE: Number of volunteer activities during last 12 months KV110REA: Other volunteer activities during last 12 months KV111RE: Time spent volunteering KV114RE: Volunteer satisfaction _____________________________________________________________________ Religious Attendance Questions KL002REC: Raw numeric component for frequency of religious attendance in past year KL003RED: Units to go with numeric component for frequency of religious attendance. KL004REC: Frequency of religious attendance converted from raw numeric component and units to total times in the past year
kvolstat: Was the Volunteering Module completed by Participant alone, with help, or by proxy?
Data source: Sibling Participant or Proxy
Collected in: 2011
Mode: In person & telephone
Source variables: y_volproxy1, y_volhelp0, capiproxy, y_proxy, y_ivwloc
Frequencies | ||||
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Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2736 | 2510 | 5246 |
-30 | NOT PART OF MOSAQ | 72 | 63 | 135 |
-5 | PARTIAL INTERVIEW | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1 | R COMPLETED ALONE | 1444 | 1664 | 3108 |
2 | R COMPLETED ALONE WITH SOMEONE ELSE IN THE ROOM | 133 | 73 | 206 |
3 | R RECEIVED A LITTLE HELP | 37 | 14 | 51 |
4 | R RECEIVED A LOT OF HELP | 7 | 2 | 9 |
6 | MODULE PROXY | 0 | 2 | 2 |
7 | WHOLE INTERVIEW DONE BY PROXY | 7 | 12 | 19 |
kvolrel: Relationship of Volunteering Module helper or proxy to Participant.
Data source: Sibling Participant or Proxy
Collected in: 2011
Mode: In person & telephone
Source variables: KVOLSTAT, y_volproxy1, y_volhelp0, y_volhelp1, y_volhelp2_hfn, y_volhelp3, y_h1fn-y_h4fn, y_pfn, prxyfnam, y_p1fn-y_p5fn, y_prel, prxyrel, y_p1rel-y_p5rel
Frequencies | ||||
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Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2736 | 2510 | 5246 |
-30 | NOT PART OF MOSAQ | 72 | 63 | 135 |
-5 | PARTIAL INTERVIEW | 1 | 1 | 2 |
-4 | NOT ASCERTAINED | 0 | 3 | 3 |
-2 | 1577 | 1737 | 3314 | |
0 | SPOUSE | 44 | 13 | 57 |
2 | BROTHER | 0 | 1 | 1 |
8 | DAUGHTER | 1 | 7 | 8 |
26 | GRANDDAUGHTER | 0 | 1 | 1 |
41 | ROMANTIC PARTNER | 2 | 0 | 2 |
43 | SISTER | 1 | 1 | 2 |
45 | SISTER-IN-LAW | 0 | 1 | 1 |
48 | SON | 3 | 2 | 5 |
54 | OTHER | 0 | 1 | 1 |
kv101re: Did Participant do volunteer work since last interview?
Data source: Sibling Participant or Proxy
Collected in: 2011
Mode: In person & telephone
Source variables: y_za6a
Frequencies | ||||
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Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2736 | 2510 | 5246 |
-30 | NOT PART OF MOSAQ | 72 | 63 | 135 |
-5 | PARTIAL INTERVIEW | 1 | 1 | 2 |
-3 | REFUSED | 1 | 0 | 1 |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 1 | 3 | 4 |
1 | YES | 929 | 1097 | 2026 |
2 | NO | 697 | 667 | 1364 |
kv102re: How regularly did Participant volunteer since last interview?
Data source: Sibling Participant or Proxy
Collected in: 2011
Mode: In person & telephone
Source variables: y_za12
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2736 | 2510 | 5246 |
-30 | NOT PART OF MOSAQ | 72 | 63 | 135 |
-5 | PARTIAL INTERVIEW | 1 | 1 | 2 |
-2 | 699 | 670 | 1369 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 3 | 1 | 4 |
1 | REGULARLY ACROSS THE WHOLE TIME | 340 | 433 | 773 |
2 | REGULARLY SOME PERIODS, LESS OTHER TIMES | 161 | 261 | 422 |
3 | OCASSIONALLY, WHEN OPPORTUNITIES AROSE | 425 | 402 | 827 |
kv103re: Did Participant do volunteer work in the last 12 months?
Data source: Sibling Participant or Proxy
Collected in: 2011
Mode: In person & telephone
Source variables: y_za1
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2736 | 2510 | 5246 |
-30 | NOT PART OF MOSAQ | 72 | 63 | 135 |
-5 | PARTIAL INTERVIEW | 1 | 1 | 2 |
-2 | 699 | 670 | 1369 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1 | YES | 795 | 954 | 1749 |
2 | NO | 134 | 142 | 276 |
kv104re: Did Participant volunteer for a religious organization in the last 12 months?
Data source: Sibling Participant or Proxy
Collected in: 2011
Mode: In person & telephone
Source variables: y_za2a
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2736 | 2510 | 5246 |
-30 | NOT PART OF MOSAQ | 72 | 63 | 135 |
-5 | PARTIAL INTERVIEW | 1 | 1 | 2 |
-2 | 833 | 813 | 1646 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1 | YES | 451 | 600 | 1051 |
2 | NO | 343 | 353 | 696 |
kv105re: Did Participant volunteer for a school or educational organization in the last 12 months?
Data source: Sibling Participant or Proxy
Collected in: 2011
Mode: In person & telephone
Source variables: y_za2b
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2736 | 2510 | 5246 |
-30 | NOT PART OF MOSAQ | 72 | 63 | 135 |
-5 | PARTIAL INTERVIEW | 1 | 1 | 2 |
-2 | 833 | 813 | 1646 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1 | YES | 236 | 293 | 529 |
2 | NO | 558 | 660 | 1218 |
kv106re: Did Participant volunteer for a political group or labor union in last 12 months?
Data source: Sibling Participant or Proxy
Collected in: 2011
Mode: In person & telephone
Source variables: y_za2c
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2736 | 2510 | 5246 |
-30 | NOT PART OF MOSAQ | 72 | 63 | 135 |
-5 | PARTIAL INTERVIEW | 1 | 1 | 2 |
-2 | 833 | 813 | 1646 | |
1 | YES | 72 | 82 | 154 |
2 | NO | 723 | 872 | 1595 |
kv107re: Did Participant volunteer for a senior citizen group or related organization in the last 12 months?
Data source: Sibling Participant or Proxy
Collected in: 2011
Mode: In person & telephone
Source variables: y_za2d
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2736 | 2510 | 5246 |
-30 | NOT PART OF MOSAQ | 72 | 63 | 135 |
-5 | PARTIAL INTERVIEW | 1 | 1 | 2 |
-2 | 833 | 813 | 1646 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 0 | 2 | 2 |
1 | YES | 191 | 256 | 447 |
2 | NO | 604 | 696 | 1300 |
kv108re: Did Participant volunteer for any other national or local organization in the last 12 months?
Data source: Sibling Participant or Proxy
Collected in: 2011
Mode: In person & telephone
Source variables: y_za2e
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2736 | 2510 | 5246 |
-30 | NOT PART OF MOSAQ | 72 | 63 | 135 |
-5 | PARTIAL INTERVIEW | 1 | 1 | 2 |
-3 | REFUSED | 1 | 0 | 1 |
-2 | 833 | 813 | 1646 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 2 | 1 | 3 |
1 | YES | 420 | 453 | 873 |
2 | NO | 372 | 500 | 872 |
kv109re: Number of Participant's volunteer activities during the last 12 months not including coded response for KV110REA.
Data source: Sibling Participant or Proxy
Collected in: 2011
Mode: In person & telephone
Source variables: y_za2x
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2736 | 2510 | 5246 |
-30 | NOT PART OF MOSAQ | 72 | 63 | 135 |
-5 | PARTIAL INTERVIEW | 1 | 1 | 2 |
-2 | 833 | 813 | 1646 | |
1 | 394 | 448 | 842 | |
2 | 251 | 310 | 561 | |
3 | 100 | 147 | 247 | |
4 | 44 | 49 | 93 | |
5 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
kv110rea: What type of volunteering did Participant do in last 12 months other than senior citizen Groups, political Groups, labor unions, national or local organizations?
Data source: Sibling Participant or Proxy
Collected in: 2011
Mode: In person & telephone
Source variables: y_za2f
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2781 | 2541 | 5322 |
-30 | NOT PART OF MOSAQ | 72 | 63 | 135 |
-5 | PARTIAL INTERVIEW | 1 | 1 | 2 |
-2 | 1551 | 1715 | 3266 | |
6 | INFORMAL VOLUNTEERING | 20 | 13 | 33 |
7 | ANY OTHER TYPE OF VOL. ACTIVITY | 12 | 8 | 20 |
kv111re: How many hours did Participant volunteer in the last 12 months?
Data source: Sibling Participant or Proxy
Collected in: 2011
Mode: In person & telephone
Source variables: y_za3
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2736 | 2510 | 5246 |
-30 | NOT PART OF MOSAQ | 72 | 63 | 135 |
-5 | PARTIAL INTERVIEW | 1 | 1 | 2 |
-3 | REFUSED | 0 | 1 | 1 |
-2 | 833 | 813 | 1646 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 6 | 17 | 23 |
0 | SEASONAL OR OCCASIONALLY | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1 - 20 | 180 | 194 | 374 | |
21 - 50 | 181 | 217 | 398 | |
51 - 120 | 184 | 212 | 396 | |
124 - 350 | 139 | 208 | 347 | |
356 - 3328 | 105 | 104 | 209 |
kv114re: How satisfied was Participant with results of volunteer work?
Data source: Sibling Participant or Proxy
Collected in: 2011
Mode: In person & telephone
Source variables: y_za5
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2736 | 2510 | 5246 |
-30 | NOT PART OF MOSAQ | 72 | 63 | 135 |
-27 | NOT ASKED OF PROXY | 2 | 0 | 2 |
-5 | PARTIAL INTERVIEW | 1 | 1 | 2 |
-2 | 833 | 813 | 1646 | |
1 | COMPLETELY | 371 | 444 | 815 |
2 | VERY | 340 | 410 | 750 |
3 | SOMEWHAT | 75 | 92 | 167 |
4 | NOT VERY | 3 | 3 | 6 |
5 | NOT AT ALL | 4 | 5 | 9 |
kl002rec: Raw numeric component for frequency of religious attendance in past year.
Data source: Sibling Participant or Proxy
Collected in: 2011
Mode: In person & telephone
Source variables: y_j452f_a
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2736 | 2510 | 5246 |
-30 | NOT PART OF MOSAQ | 72 | 63 | 135 |
-5 | PARTIAL INTERVIEW | 1 | 1 | 2 |
-3 | REFUSED | 2 | 2 | 4 |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 2 | 4 | 6 |
0 | NONE | 363 | 298 | 661 |
1 | 524 | 619 | 1143 | |
2 - 3 | 290 | 292 | 582 | |
4 - 36 | 246 | 298 | 544 | |
40 - 400 | 201 | 254 | 455 |
kl003red: Units corresponding with numeric component for frequency of religious attendance.
Data source: Sibling Participant or Proxy
Collected in: 2011
Mode: In person & telephone
Source variables: y_j452f_b
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2736 | 2510 | 5246 |
-30 | NOT PART OF MOSAQ | 72 | 63 | 135 |
-5 | PARTIAL INTERVIEW | 1 | 1 | 2 |
-2 | 367 | 304 | 671 | |
1 | DAY | 22 | 22 | 44 |
2 | WEEK | 479 | 600 | 1079 |
3 | MONTH | 151 | 199 | 350 |
4 | YEAR | 609 | 642 | 1251 |
kl004rec: Frequency of religious attendance converted to total times in the past year.
Data source: Sibling Participant or Proxy
Collected in: 2011
Mode: In person & telephone
Source variables: kl002rec, kl003red
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2736 | 2510 | 5246 |
-30 | NOT PART OF MOSAQ | 72 | 63 | 135 |
-5 | PARTIAL INTERVIEW | 1 | 1 | 2 |
-3 | REFUSED | 2 | 2 | 4 |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 2 | 4 | 6 |
0 | Never, Or Less Than Once A Year | 363 | 298 | 661 |
1 | 1-2 Times Per Year | 146 | 106 | 252 |
2 | 3-5 Times Per Year | 102 | 108 | 210 |
3 | 6-9 Times Per Year | 48 | 62 | 110 |
4 | Approximately Once A Month (10-18 Times Per Year) | 107 | 117 | 224 |
5 | Approximately Twice A Month (19-29 Times Per Year) | 79 | 88 | 167 |
6 | Approximately Three Times A Month (30-44 Times Per Year) | 90 | 92 | 182 |
7 | Approximately Once A Week (45-78 Times Per Year) | 555 | 739 | 1294 |
8 | Approximately Twice A Week (79-128 Times Per Year) | 76 | 81 | 157 |
9 | Approximately Three Times A Week (129-175 Times Per Year) | 18 | 16 | 34 |
10 | 4-6 Times Per Week (176-320 Times Per Year) | 14 | 28 | 42 |
11 | Approximately Once A Day Or More (321-730 Times Per Year) | 26 | 26 | 52 |