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down1a

Source

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

Details

Question Now suppose you felt just a bit down or depressed, and you wanted to talk about it. A. Who would you turn to first for help?

Values

  • [1] husband, wife, partner

  • [2] mother

  • [3] father

  • [4] daughter

  • [5] son

  • [6] sister

  • [7] brother

  • [8] other blood relative

  • [9] other in-law relative

  • [10] close friend

  • [11] neighbor

  • [12] someone you work with

  • [13] priest or member of the clergy

  • [14] family doctor

  • [15] a psychologist or other professional counselor

  • [16] a self-help group

  • [17] someone else

  • [18] 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

Question Years and Ballots

ballotsyears
A/B/C2002

Overview

For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for down1a.

Counts by year:

yeariaphusband, wife, partnermotherfatherdaughtersonsisterbrotherother blood relativeother in-law relativeclose friendneighborsomeone you work withpriest or member of the clergyfamily doctora psychologist or other professional counselorsomeone elseno onedon't knowno answerTotal
20021616363102215514703211133485837113244372765
Total1616363102215514703211133485837113244372765

See also

Other ISSP Social Networks & Support Systems: borrow1a, borrow2a, down2a, grpchrty, grpnei, grpoth, helphwrk, sick1a, sick2a

Other Social Networks: borrow1a, borrow2a, down2a, helphwrk, sick1a, sick2a