GL. General Life

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This module is about respondent's general life experiences. Questions asked about period of happiness, stress, poor health, financial hardship and hunger. Start and stop each period are also recorded. This module also collects information about discrimination experience.

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GL002
Period of happiness
LOOKING BACK ON YOUR LIFE, WAS THERE A DISTINCT PERIOD DURING WHICH YOU WERE HAPPIER THAN DURING THE REST OF YOUR LIFE?
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If Period of happiness = 1. Yes
5. No »
 
   
 
GL003
When happiness period started
WHEN DID THIS PERIOD OF HAPPINESS START?
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GL004
When happiness period stopped
WHEN DID THIS PERIOD STOP? IWER:PLEASE CODE 9997 IF THIS PERIOD IS STILL ONGOING
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GL005
Period of stress
(LOOKING BACK ON YOUR LIFE,) WAS THERE A DISTINCT PERIOD DURING WHICH YOU WERE UNDER MORE STRESS COMPARED TO THE REST OF YOUR LIFE?
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If Period of stress = 1. Yes
5. No »
 
   
 
GL006
When stress period started
WHEN DID THIS STRESS PERIOD START?
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GL007
When stress period stopped
WHEN DID THIS PERIOD STOP? IWER:PLEASE CODE 9997 IF THIS PERIOD IS STILL ONGOING
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GL008
Period of poor health
(LOOKING BACK ON YOUR LIFE,) WAS THERE A DISTINCT PERIOD DURING WHICH YOUR HEALTH WAS POOR COMPARED TO THE REST OF YOUR LIFE?
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If Period of poor health = 1. Yes
5. No »
 
   
 
GL009
When poor health period started
WHEN DID THIS PERIOD OF POOR HEALTH START?
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GL010
When poor health period stopped
WHEN DID THIS PERIOD STOP? IWER:PLEASE CODE 9997 IF THIS PERIOD IS STILL ONGOING
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GL011
Period of financial hardship
(LOOKING BACK ON YOUR LIFE,) WAS THERE A DISTINCT PERIOD OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP?
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If Period of financial hardship = 1. Yes
5. No »
 
   
 
GL012
When financial hardship period started
WHEN DID THIS PERIOD OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP START?
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GL013
When financial hardship period stopped
WHEN DID THIS PERIOD STOP? IWER:PLEASE CODE 9997 IF THIS PERIOD IS STILL ONGOING
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GL014
Period of hunger
(LOOKING BACK ON YOUR LIFE,) WAS THERE A PERIOD DURING WHICH YOU SUFFERED FROM HUNGER?
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If Period of hunger = 1. Yes
5. No »
 
   
 
GL015
When hunger period started
WHEN DID THIS PERIOD OF HUNGER START?
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GL016
When hunger period stopped
WHEN DID THIS PERIOD STOP? IWER:PLEASE CODE 9997 IF THIS PERIOD IS STILL ONGOING
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GL022
Discriminated against
THERE ARE TIMES, IN WHICH PEOPLE ARE PERSECUTED OR DISCRIMINATED AGAINST, FOR EXAMPLE BECAUSE OF THEIR POLITICAL BELIEFS, RELIGION, NATIONALITY, ETHNICITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR THEIR BACKGROUND. PEOPLE MAY ALSO BE PERSECUTED OR DISCRIMINATED AGAINST BECAUSE OF THE POLITICAL BELIEFS OR THE RELIGION OF THEIR CLOSE RELATIVES.HAVE YOU EVER BEEN THE VICTIM OF SUCH PERSECUTION OR DISCRIMINATION? IWER:"BACKGROUND" INCLUDES SUCH THINGS AS CLASS BACKGROUND, FAMILY ORIGIN, ETC
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If Discriminated against = 1. Yes
5. No »
 
   
 
GL023
Main reason of persecution
WHAT WAS THE MAIN REASON YOU WERE PERSECUTED OR DISCRIMINATED AGAINST? IWER:PLEASE READ OUT. CODE ONLY ONE.
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GL024
Forced to stop working
DID PERSECUTION OR DISCRIMINATION BECAUSE OF [YOUR POLITICAL BELIEFS/YOUR RELIGION/YOUR ETHNICITY/YOUR SEXUAL ORIENTATION/YOUR BACKGROUND/POLITICAL BELIEFS OR RELIGION OF YOUR CLOSE RELATIVES/{OTHER REASON}] EVER FORCE YOU TO STOP WORKING IN A JOB?
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If Forced to stop working = 1. Yes
5. No »
 
     
   
If Number of jobs r had > 0 »
 
       
     
GL025
Stopped jobs because of persecution
IN WHICH JOBS WAS THAT? {TITLES OF JOBS}
       
 
GL026
Experiences in job
AS A CONSEQUENCE OF PERSECUTION OR DISCRIMINATION BECAUSE OF [YOUR POLITICAL BELIEFS/YOUR RELIGION/YOUR ETHNICITY/YOUR SEXUAL ORIENTATION/YOUR BACKGROUND/POLITICAL BELIEFS OR RELIGION OF YOUR CLOSE RELATIVES/{OTHER REASON}], DID YOU EVER EXPERIENCE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING DURING YOUR WORKING LIFE? IWER:PLEASE READ OUT. CODE ALL THAT APPLY.
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If Experiences in job = 1. Denied promotions
2. Assignment to a task with fewer responsibilities
3. Working on tasks below your qualifications
4. Harassment by your boss or colleagues
5. Pay cuts
96. None of these or Experiences in job = 2 or Experiences in job = 3 or Experiences in job = 4 »
 
     
   
If SL_RE046 > 0
 
       
     
GL027
Which jobs consequence of persecution
IN WHICH JOBS WAS THAT? {TITLES OF JOBS}
       
 
GL028
Difficulties finding a job because of reason for persecution
HAVE YOU EVER HAD DIFFICULTIES FINDING A JOB ADEQUATE TO YOUR QUALIFICATIONS BECAUSE OF [YOUR POLITICAL BELIEFS/YOUR RELIGION/YOUR ETHNICITY/YOUR SEXUAL ORIENTATION/YOUR BACKGROUND/POLITICAL BELIEFS OR RELIGION OF YOUR CLOSE RELATIVES/{OTHER REASON}]?
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If Difficulties finding a job because of reason for persecution = 1. Yes
5. No »
 
     
   
GL029
First experience difficulties finding a job
IN WHAT YEAR DID YOU FIRST EXPERIENCE THESE DIFFICULTIES?
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If Special events in accomodation = LIVED includes PRISONER OF WAR CAMP »
 
     
   
GL030
Camp because of reason for persecution
YOU TOLD US EARLIER THAT YOU [LIVED IN A PRISON/LIVED IN A PRISONER OF WAR CAMP /LIVED IN LABOR CAMP/LIVED IN A CONCENTRATION CAMP/HAD TO DO FORCED LABOR OR WERE IN JAIL/WERE EXILED OR BANISHED]. WAS THIS BECAUSE OF [YOUR POLITICAL BELIEFS/YOUR RELIGION/YOUR ETHNICITY/YOUR SEXUAL ORIENTATION/YOUR BACKGROUND/POLITICAL BELIEFS OR RELIGION OF YOUR CLOSE RELATIVES/{OTHER REASON}]?
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GL031
Dispossessed because of reason for persecution
THERE MAY BE CASES WHEN INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE DISPOSSESSED OF THEIR PROPERTY AS A RESULT OF WAR OR PERSECUTION. WERE YOU OR YOUR FAMILY EVER DISPOSSESSED OF ANY PROPERTY AS A RESULT OF WAR OR PERSECUTION?
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If Dispossessed because of reason for persecution = 1. Yes
5. No »
 
   
 
As CNT goes from 1 to NUMBER TIMES DISPOSSESSED  »
 
     
   
GL033
When property taken away
WHEN WAS THE [FIRST TIME/NEXT TIME] THAT YOUR OR YOUR FAMILYÕS PROPERTY WAS TAKEN AWAY AS A RESULT OF WAR OR PERSECUTION?
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GL032
Type of property
WHAT TYPE OF PROPERTY WAS THIS? IWER:PLEASE READ OUTCODE ALL THAT APPLY.
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GL034
Compensated
WERE YOU OR YOUR FAMILY [M]EVER[/M] COMPENSATED FOR THIS DISPOSSESSION? IWER:PLEASE READ OUT
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GL035
Another time dispossessed of any property
WAS THERE ANOTHER TIME YOU OR YOUR FAMILY WAS DISPOSSESSED OF ANY PROPERTY AS A RESULT OF WAR OR PERSECUTION?
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GL018
Anything that has happened
IS THERE ANYTHING THAT HAS HAPPENED IN YOUR LIFE THAT YOU'D LIKE TO TELL US ABOUT?
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GL036
Proxy check
IWER:PLEASE CHECK. WHO ANSWERED THE QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION?
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