Here are the things you said (#secl_name) should do... Interviewer: read list

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Source

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

Details

Question Here are the things you said (John/Juan/Mary/Maria) should do? What is the first thing s/he should do?

Overview

For further details see the official GSS documentation.

Counts by year:

year	iap	check into a mental hospital	don't know	go to a general medical doctor for help	go to a psychiatrist for help	go to a spiritual or a natural healer for help	go to a therapist, or counselor, like a psychologist, social worker, or other mental health professional for help	join a self-help group where people with similar problems help each other	take prescription medication	talk to a minister, priest, rabbi or other religious leader	talk to family and friends about it	not available in this year	skipped on web	take non-prescription medication, like over the counter sleeping pills	Total
1972	1613	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1613
1973	1504	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1504
1974	1484	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1484
1975	1490	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1490
1976	1499	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1499
1977	1530	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1530
1978	1532	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1532
1980	1468	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1468
1982	1860	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1860
1983	1599	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1599
1984	1473	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1473
1985	1534	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1534
1986	1470	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1470
1987	1819	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1819
1988	1481	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1481
1989	1537	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1537
1990	1372	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1372
1991	1517	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1517
1993	1606	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1606
1994	2992	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2992
1996	2904	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2904
1998	2832	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2832
2000	2817	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2817
2002	2765	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2765
2004	2812	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2812
2006	4510	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4510
2008	2023	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2023
2010	2044	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2044
2012	1974	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1974
2014	2538	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2538
2016	2867	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2867
2018	1214	29	4	209	42	2	104	37	2	26	679	-	-	-	2348
2021	4032	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4032
2022	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3544	-	-	3544
2024	1745	53	8	279	67	13	210	75	12	46	779	-	17	5	3309
Total	69457	82	12	488	109	15	314	112	14	72	1458	3544	17	5	75699

Values

• 1 talk to family and friends about it

• 2 talk to a minister, priest, rabbi or other religious leader

• 3 go to a general medical doctor for help

• 4 go to a psychiatrist for help

• 5 go to a therapist, or counselor, like a psychologist, social worker, or other mental health professional for help

• 6 go to a spiritual or a natural healer for help

• 7 join a self-help group where people with similar problems help each other

• 8 take non-prescription medication, like over the counter sleeping pills

• 9 take prescription medication

• 10 check into a mental hospital

• 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