Rely on friends or close relatives

Source: R/gss_vars_644.R

rlyrltv

Source

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

Details

Question People have different opinions about who you can rely on and who should be important to you. While some people think that you can rely more on close relatives, others think that you can rely more on close friends. Which view is closer to your opinion?

Overview

For further details see the official GSS documentation.

Counts by year:

yeariap23569can't chooseno answerskipped on webyou can definitely rely more on close friendsyou can definitely rely more on close relativesyou can rely equally on bothTotal
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
2022238611110143309156115872154083544
Total71232111101433091561158721540872390

Values

  • 1 you can definitely rely more on close relatives

  • 4 you can rely equally on both

  • 7 you can definitely rely more on close friends

  • 8 you cannot rely on either of them

  • 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