1959 (aged 13 years)
Responding Population
All eligible study members and their teachers were contacted: 4,127 teachers of cohort members responded and 4,100 study members completed postal questionnaires.
| Provided information | 4,127 |
| Cumulative total of deaths | 247 |
| Cumulative permanent refusals | 1 |
| Temporarily living abroad | 28 |
| Cumulative Emigrated | 292 |
| Failure to contact | 667 |
Data collection
The study member’s teacher completed the postal questionnaire assessing the child’s attainment, attitude to school work, behaviour and habits, and gave information on school absence.
Study members completed the postal questionnaire about aspirations and interests, and the questions comprising the Pintner Personality Inventory1)
Training for data collection
Instructions are given at the head of each form.
Contents
School Teacher
- Type of class
- School work
- Child’s attitude to school work
- Behaviour
- Habits
- School Attendance
Study Member
- Ambitions
- Hobbies and interests
- Pintner Personality Inventory
Questionnaires
Form S7a
1) Pintner R 1938 Four tests of a personality inventory. Journal of Educational Psychology 29, 3.