Doctors recommend surgery if no other way

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

Details

Question As you read each of the following statements, please think about the medical care you are now receiving. If you have not received any medical care recently, circle the answer based on what you would expect if you had to seek care today. Even if you are not entirely certain about your answers, we want to remind you that your best guess is important for each statement. J. Doctors never recommend surgery (an operation) unless there is no other way to solve the problem.

Values

[1] strongly agree
[2] agree
[3] uncertain
[4] disagree
[5] strong disagree
[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	1998

Overview

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Counts by year:

year	iap	strongly agree	agree	uncertain	disagree	strong disagree	don't know	no answer	Total
1998	1445	50	539	268	432	47	46	5	2832
Total	1445	50	539	268	432	47	46	5	2832