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Watch television |
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Go out to films, plays and concerts. |
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Attend classes and lectures. |
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Travel for pleasure. |
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Work in the garden, or your home, or on a car. |
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Read books or magazines for pleasure. |
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Listen to music, radio. |
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Spend time on hobbies or creative activities. |
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Play cards, bingo, games in general. |
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Go to the pub. |
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Eat out of the house. |
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Participate in sport activities or exercise. |
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Visits to or from family or friends, either in person or talking on the phone. |
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Do voluntary work. |
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My age prevents me from doing the things I would like to. |
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I feel that what happens to me is out of my control. |
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I feel free to plan for the future. |
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I feel left out of things. |
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I can do the things that I want to do. |
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Family responsibilities prevent me from doing what I want to do. |
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I feel that I can please myself in what I can do. |
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My health stops me from doing the things I want to do. |
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Shortage of money stops me from doing the things that I want to do. |
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I look forward to each day. |
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I feel that my life has meaning. |
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I enjoy the things that I do. |
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I enjoy being in the company of others. |
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On balance, I look back on my life with a sense of happiness. |
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I feel full of energy these days. |
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I choose to do things that I have never done before. |
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I feel satisfied with the way my life has turned out. |
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I feel that life is full of opportunities. |
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I feel that the future looks good for me. |
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How often do you feel you lack companionship? |
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How often do you feel left out? |
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How often do you feel isolated from others? |
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How often do you feel in tune with the people around you? |
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How often do you feel lonely? |
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Did you vote in the last General election? |
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In the last month, how often have you felt that you were unable to control the important things in your life? |
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In the last month, how often have you felt confident about your ability to handle your personal problems? |
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In the last month, how often have you felt that things were going your way? |
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In the last month, how often have you felt difficulties were piling up so high that you could not overcome them? |
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Do you have a husband, wife or partner with whom you live? |
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How much does he/she really understand the way you feel about things? |
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How much can you rely on him/her if you have a serious problem? |
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How much can you open up to him/her if you need to talk about your worries? |
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How much does he/she make too many demands on you? |
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How much does he/she criticise you? |
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How much does he/she let you down when you are counting on him/her? |
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How much does he/she get on your nerves? |
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How close is your relationship with your spouse or partner? |
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Do you have any children? |
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How much do they really understand the way you feel about things? |
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How much can you rely on them if you have a serious problem? |
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How much can you open up to them if you need to talk about your worries? |
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How much do they make too many demands on you? |
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How much do they criticise you? |
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How much do they let you down when you are counting on them? |
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How much do they get on your nerves? |
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Apart from your spouse/partner and children (if any), do you have any other family members (such as brothers, sisters, parents, cousins etc)? |
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How much do they really understand the way you feel about things? |
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How much can you rely on them if you have a serious problem? |
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How much can you open up to them if you need to talk about your worries? |
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How much do they make too many demands on you? |
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How much do they criticise you? |
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How much do they let you down when you are counting on them? |
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How much do they get on your nerves? |
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How much do they really understand the way you feel about things? |
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How much can you rely on them if you have a serious problem? |
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How much can you open up to them if you need to talk about your worries? |
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How much do they make too many demands on you? |
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How much do they criticise you? |
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How much do they let you down when you are counting on them? |
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How much do they get on your nerves? |
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For some people sex is a very important part of their lives and for others it is not very important at all. How important a part of your life would you say that sex is? |
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I feel tense or "wound up". |
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I get a sort of frightened feeling as if something awful is about to happen. |
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Worrying thoughts go through my mind. |
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I can sit at ease and feel relaxed. |
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I get a sort of frightened feeling like "butterflies" in the stomach. |
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I feel restless as if I have to be on the move. |
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I get sudden feelings of panic. |
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Have you ever been in a major fire, flood or other natural disaster? |
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Has your spouse, partner, or child ever been addicted to drugs or alcohol? |
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Were you the victim of a serious physical attack or assault in your life? |
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Did you ever have a life-threatening illness or accident? |
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Did your spouse, partner, or a child of yours ever have a life-threatening illness or accident? |
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Has a child of yours ever died? |
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Before you were 18 years old, did you have to repeat a year of school over again? |
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Before you were 18 years old, did either of your parents drink or use drugs so often that it caused problems in the family? |
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Before you were 18 years old, were you ever physically abused by either of your parents? |
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Before you were 18 years old, were you ever physically abused by anyone other than your parents? |
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Before you were 18 years old, were you ever sexually abused by either of your parents? |
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Before you were 18 years old, were you ever sexually abused by anyone other than your parents? |
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Have any of your close friends died in the past five years? |
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Do you drink alcohol? |
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During the last six months, how often have you drunk any alcoholic beverages, like beer, cider, wine, spirits or cocktails? |
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During the last six months, how often have you had more than two drinks in a single day? (a drink is a half pint of beer or a glass of wine) |
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During the last six months, on the days you drink, about how many drinks do you have? |
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Have you ever felt that you should cut down on drinking? |
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Have people ever annoyed you by criticising your drinking? |
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Have you ever felt bad or guilty about drinking? |
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Have you ever taken a drink first thing in the morning to steady your nerves or get rid of a hangover? |
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My worries overwhelm me. |
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Many situations make me worry. |
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I know I should not worry about things, but I just cannot help it. |
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When I am under pressure, I worry a lot. |
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I am always worrying about something. |
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As soon as I finish one task, I start to worry about everything else I must do. |
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I have been a worrier all my life. |
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I have been worrying about things. |
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I am conscious of getting older all of the time. |
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I am always aware of my age. |
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I always classify myself as old. |
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I am always aware of the fact that I am getting older. |
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I feel my age in everything that I do. |
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As I get older I get wiser. |
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As I get older I continue to grow as a person. |
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As I get older I appreciate things more. |
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I get depressed when I think about how ageing might affect the things that I can do. |
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The quality of my social life in later years depends on me. |
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The quality of my relationships with others in later life depends on me. |
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Whether I continue living life to the full depends on me. |
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I get depressed when I think about the effect that getting older might have on my social life. |
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As I get older there is much I can do to maintain my independence. |
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Whether getting older has positive sides to it depends on me. |
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Getting older restricts the things that I can do. |
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Getting older makes me less independent. |
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Getting older makes everything a lot harder for me. |
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As I get older I can take part in fewer activities. |
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As I get older I do not cope as well with problems that arise. |
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Slowing down with age is not something I can control. |
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How mobile I am in later life is not up to me. |
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I have no control over whether I lose vitality or zest for life as I age. |
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I have no control over the effects which getting older has on my social life. |
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I get depressed when I think about getting older. |
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I worry about the effects that getting older may have on my relationships with others. |
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I go through cycles in which my experience of ageing gets better and worse. |
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My awareness of getting older comes and goes in cycles. |
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I feel angry when I think about getting older. |
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I go through phases of feeling old. |
SC27-31
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My awareness of getting older changes a great deal from day to day. |
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I go through phases of viewing myself as being old. |