down1
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Question Now suppose you feel just a bit down or depressed, and you wanted to talk about it. A. Who would you turn to first for help? B. Who would you turn to second? PLEASE CIRCLE ONLY ONE FIRST CHOICE NUMBER AND ONE SECOND CHOICE NUMBER. A. First Choice
Values
[1]spouse[2]mother[3]father[4]daughter[5]son[6]sister[7]brother[8]other relative[9]closest friend[10]other friend[11]neighbor[12]coworker[13]clergy[14]family doctor[15]prof counselor[16]other[17]no one[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
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Counts by year:
| year | iap | spouse | mother | father | daughter | son | sister | brother | other relative | closest friend | other friend | neighbor | coworker | clergy | family doctor | prof counselor | other | no one | no answer | not available in this year | Total |
| 1986 | 42 | 570 | 75 | 13 | 73 | 20 | 87 | 25 | 24 | 363 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 66 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 34 | 11 | - | 1470 |
| Total | 42 | 570 | 75 | 13 | 73 | 20 | 87 | 25 | 24 | 363 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 66 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 34 | 11 | 0 | 1470 |