Pawning valuables to make ends meet

finan3

Source

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

Details

Question Now, I'm going to ask you about various events and conditions that happen to people. I'm interested in those that happened to you during the last 12 months, that is since (CURRENT MONTH), (1990/2003). As I ask you about the specific events, please think carefully, so I can record things accurately. C. Did any of the following financial matters happen to you during the last year 3. Pawned or sold-off valuables to make ends meet.

Values

[1] yes
[2] no
[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	2004
B/C/-	1991

Overview

For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for finan3.

Counts by year:

year	iap	yes	no	no answer	Total
1991	500	44	970	3	1517
2004	1472	75	1256	9	2812
Total	1972	119	2226	12	4329