The following table lists the question and variable names from 2006-2022.
Variable Name by Wave
Question
Text
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
If
KLB019F LLB019F MLB019F NLB019F OLB018A PLB018A QLB018A RLB018F SLB018F
something
can go
wrong for
me, it
will.
I’m always KLB019G LLB019G MLB019G NLB019G OLB018B PLB018B QLB018B RLB018G SLB018G
optimistic
about my
future.
In
KLB019H LLB019H MLB019H NLB019H OLB018C PLB018C QLB018C RLB018H SLB018H
uncertain
times, I
usually
expect the
best.
Overall, I KLB019I LLB019I MLB019I NLB019I OLB018D PLB018D QLB018D RLB018I SLB018I
expect
more good
things to
happen to
me than
bad.
I hardly
ever
expect
things to
go my way.
I rarely
count on
good
KLB019J LLB019J MLB019J NLB019J OLB018E PLB018E QLB018E RLB018J SL018J
KLB019K LLB019K MLB019K NLB019K OLB018F PLB018F QLB018F RLB018K SL018K
things
happening
to me.
I feel it
is
KLB019L LLB019L MLB019L NLB019L OLB018G PLB018G QLB018G RLB018L SL018L
impossible
for me to
reach the
goals that
I would
like to
strive
for.
The future KLB019M LLB019M MLB019M NLB019M OLB018H PLB018H QLB018H RLB018M SL018M
seems
hopeless
to me and
I can’t
believe
that
things are
changing
for the
better.
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