Number of other close friends

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

ballots	years
A/B/C	2002

Overview

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

Counts by year:

year	iap	a male relative	a female relative	a man who is not a relative	a woman who is not a relative	i dont have a close friend	don't know	no answer	Total
2002	1616	151	186	328	419	56	2	7	2765
Total	1616	151	186	328	419	56	2	7	2765

See also

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

Other Friends: bstcall, bstvisit, cowrkfrd, neifrd