dectreat
Details
Question In your opinion, how able is NAME to make his/her own decisions about the treatment s/he should receive – very able, somewhat able, not very able or not able at all?
Values
[1]very able[2]somewhat able[3]not very able[4]not able at all[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
Overview
For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for dectreat.
Counts by year:
| year | iap | very able | somewhat able | not very able | not able at all | don't know | no answer | not available in this year | skipped on web | Total |
| 1996 | 1460 | 294 | 422 | 445 | 241 | 28 | 14 | - | - | 2904 |
| 2006 | 3073 | 335 | 519 | 364 | 163 | 40 | 16 | - | - | 4510 |
| 2018 | 1175 | 263 | 425 | 314 | 125 | 17 | 29 | - | - | 2348 |
| 2024 | 1691 | 343 | 630 | 451 | 140 | 23 | 10 | - | 21 | 3309 |
| Total | 7399 | 1235 | 1996 | 1574 | 669 | 108 | 69 | 0 | 21 | 13071 |