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bestfrd

Source

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

Details

Question Now think about your best friend, the friend you feel closest to (but not your partner). Is this best friend ...

Values

  • [1] a male relative

  • [2] a female relative

  • [3] a man who is not a relative

  • [4] a woman who is not a relative

  • [5] i dont have a close friend

  • [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(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

Question Years and Ballots

ballotsyears
A/B/C2002

Overview

For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for bestfrd.

Counts by year:

yeariapa male relativea female relativea man who is not a relativea woman who is not a relativei dont have a close frienddon't knowno answerTotal
2002161615118632841956272765
Total161615118632841956272765

See also

Other ISSP Social Networks & Support Systems: bstcall, bstvisit, cowrkfrd, godparts, grpchurh, grppol, grpsport, grpunion, neifrd

Other Friends: bstcall, bstvisit, cowrkfrd, neifrd