How close are persons number 2 and 4?

Source: R/gss_vars_94.R

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Source

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

Details

Question 315. Please think about the relations between the people you just mentioned. Some of them may be total strangers in teh sense that they wouldn't recognize each other if they bumped into each other on the street. Others may be especially close, as close or closer to each other as they are to you. a. Are (PERSON 2) and (PERSON 4) total strangers? b. Are they especially close? As close or closer to each other as they are to you?

Overview

For further details see the official GSS documentation.

Counts by year:

yeariapespecially closeknow each otherno answertotal strangersTotal
19721613----1613
19731504----1504
19741484----1484
19751490----1490
19761499----1499
19771530----1530
19781532----1532
19801468----1468
19821860----1860
19831599----1599
19841473----1473
1985920187237281621534
19861470----1470
19871819----1819
19881481----1481
19891537----1537
19901372----1372
19911517----1517
19931606----1606
19942992----2992
19962904----2904
19982832----2832
20002817----2817
20022765----2765
2004247210312246692812
20064510----4510
20082023----2023
20102044----2044
20121974----1974
20142538----2538
20162867----2867
20182348----2348
20214032----4032
20223544----3544
Total714362903597423172390

Values

  • 1 especially close

  • 2 know each other

  • 3 total strangers

  • 7 refused

  • 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