From: Inequalities of quality of life in unemployed young adults: A population-based questionnaire study
Variable | Scalea) | Categorised |
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Health-related variables | ||
Dizziness | N | No/yes |
Anxiety | N | No/yes |
Difficulty in relaxing | N | No/yes |
Overweight | N | No/yes |
Lack of appetite | N | No/yes |
Loss of weight | N | No/yes |
Abdominal pain | N | No/yes |
Headache | N | No/yes |
Backache | N | No/yes |
Myalgia/arthralgia | N | No/yes |
Mental health index | Q: 0 to 6 symptoms | Low (0–2)/high (3–6) |
Subjective health | O: Good (1) to poor (5) | Good (1)/rather good (2)/not good (3–5) |
Other variables | ||
Relations to friends | O: Very satisfied (1) to very dissatisfied (5) | Satisfied (1)/not satisfied (2–5) |
Close contact with persons outside home | N | Yes/no |
Social contacts outside home | O: None (1) to >8 (4) | >8 persons (4)/8 persons or < 8 persons (1–3) |
Feeling lonesome | O: Yes, often (1) to no, never (4) | No (3–4)/yes (1–2) |
Support from parents/partner/friend/relatives | O: Very good support (1) to none (5) and not relevant (6) for each of these persons | Very good support (1) from at least one of these persons/less than very good support from all these persons (2–6) |
Self-esteem index | Q: Low self-esteem index (0) to high self-esteem index (6) | Low (0)/high (1–6) |
Satisfaction with: | ||
- economy | O: Very satisfied (1) to very dissatisfied (5) | Satisfied (1–3)/not satisfied (4–5) |
- spare time | O: Very satisfied (1) to very dissatisfied (5) | Satisfied (1–2)/neither satisfied nor dissatisfied (3)/not satisfied (4–5) |
- dwelling | O: Very satisfied (1) to very dissatisfied (5) | Satisfied (1–2)/not satisfied (3–5) |
Opportunities to make own decisions | O: Very good (1) to very bad (5) | Very good (1)/good (2)/not good (3–5) |
Married/cohabiting | N | No/yes |
Living with parents | N | No/yes |