suinum

Source

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

Details

Question The next questions deal with a difficult topic that may be sensitive for you. It is not clearly understood how a relative or friend?s death by suicide may affect one?s life afterwards. Please answer these questions as best as you can, and you can decline to answer any question if you are uncomfortable. Over your lifetime how many people have you known personally that died by suicide? Please tell us the total number of people that died by suicide. PROBE: IF R REPORTS NUMBER OF KNOWN SUICIDE VICTIMS=0, ASK: Just to be sure, thinking about anyone you may have known in your lifetime, is there anyone you have known personally that died by suicide?

Overview

For further details see the official GSS documentation.

Counts by year:

yeariap01101222021345506770895don't knowno answerTotal
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
201614096813329121511100362511571433232867
20182348------------------2348
20214032------------------4032
20223544------------------3544
Total7093268133291215111003625115714332372390

Values

  • NA(d) don't know

  • 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