| 1. Death of spouse |
100 |
| 2. Divorce |
73 |
| 3. Marital separation from mate |
65 |
| 4. Detention in jail or other institution |
63 |
| 5. Death of a close family member |
63 |
| 6. Major personal injury or illness |
53 |
| 7. Marriage |
50 |
| 8. Being fired at work |
47 |
| 9. Marital reconciliation with mate |
45 |
| 10. Retirement from work |
45 |
| 11. Major change in the health or behavior of a
family member |
44 |
| 12. Pregnancy |
40 |
| 13. Sexual difficulties |
39 |
| 14. Gaining a new family (e.g.,through birth,
adoption,oldster
moving in, etc.) |
39 |
| 15. Major business readjustment (e.g., merger,
reorganization,bankruptcy,
etc.) |
39 |
| 16. Major change in financial state ( e.g., a lot
worse off
or a lot better off than usual) |
38 |
| 17. Death of a close friend |
37 |
| 18. Changing to a different line of work |
36 |
| 19. Major change in the number of arguments with
spouse (e.g.,
either a lot more or a lot less than usual regarding child
rearing,personal
habits, etc.) |
35 |
| 20. Taking out a mortgage or loan for a major
purchase (e.g.,for a home, business, etc.) |
31 |
| 21. Foreclosure on a mortgage or loan |
30 |
| 22. Major change in responsibilities at work (e.g.,
promotion, demotion,
lateral transfer) |
29 |
| 23. Son or daughter leaving home (e.g., marriage,
attending college,
etc.) |
29 |
| 24. Trouble with in-laws |
29 |
| 25. Outstanding personal achievement |
28 |
| 26. Wife beginning or ceasing work outside the
home |
26 |
| 27. Beginning or ceasing formal schooling |
26 |
| 28. Major change in living conditions (e.g., building a
new home, remodeling, deterioration of home or neighborhood) |
25 |
| 29. Revision of personal habits (dress, manners,
association, etc.) |
24 |
| 30. Troubles with the boss |
23 |
| 31. Major change in working hours or
conditions |
20 |
| 32. Change in residence |
20 |
| 33. Changing to a new school |
20 |
| 34. Major change in usual type and/or amount of
recreation |
19 |
| 35. Major change in church activities (e.g., a lot
more or
a lot less than usual) |
19 |
| 36. Major change in social activities (e.g., clubs,
dancing, movies,
visiting, etc.) |
18 |
| 37. Taking out a mortgage or loan for a lesser
purchase (e.g., for a car, TV, freezer, etc.) |
17 |
| 38. Major change in sleeping habits (a lot more or a lot
less sleep, or change in part of day when asleep) |
16 |
| 39. Major change in number of family get-togethers
(e.g.,a
lot more or a lot less than usual) |
15 |
| 40. Major change in eating habits (a lot more or a
lot less food intake, or very different meal hours or
surroundings) |
15 |
| 41. Vacation |
13 |
| 42. Christmas |
12 |
| 43. Minor violations of the law (e.g., traffic tickets,
jay walking, disturbing the peace, etc.) |
11 |
Life
Event Mean Value