Grandparents should help grandchildren financially

Source: R/gss_vars_644.R

eldfnce

Source

General Social Survey https://gss.norc.org

Details

Question Consider an elderly couple. One of their grandchildren is in need of temporary financial help because the company he/she worked for closed down recently. Do you think they should, or should not, try their best to help their grandchild financially? Pleas

Overview

For further details see the official GSS documentation.

Counts by year:

yeariap23456can't chooseno answerno, they definitely should notskipped on webyes, they definitely shouldTotal
19721613----------1613
19731504----------1504
19741484----------1484
19751490----------1490
19761499----------1499
19771530----------1530
19781532----------1532
19801468----------1468
19821860----------1860
19831599----------1599
19841473----------1473
19851534----------1534
19861470----------1470
19871819----------1819
19881481----------1481
19891537----------1537
19901372----------1372
19911517----------1517
19931606----------1606
19942992----------2992
19962904----------2904
19982832----------2832
20002817----------2817
20022765----------2765
20042812----------2812
20064510----------4510
20082023----------2023
20102044----------2044
20121974----------1974
20142538----------2538
20162867----------2867
20182348----------2348
20214032----------4032
20222386148189240853810682983073544
Total712321481892408538106829830772390

Values

  • 1 yes, they definitely should

  • 7 no, they definitely should not

  • NA(d) can't choose

  • NA(i) iap

  • NA(j) I don't have a job

  • NA(m) dk, na, iap

  • NA(n) no answer

  • NA(p) not imputable

  • NA(q) not imputable

  • NA(r) refused

  • NA(s) skipped on web

  • NA(u) uncodeable

  • NA(x) not available in this release

  • NA(y) not available in this year

  • NA(z) see codebook