Major worsening financial condition

finan5

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 5. Major worsening of your financial condition.

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 finan5.

Counts by year:

year	iap	yes	no	no answer	don't know	Total
1991	500	150	864	3	-	1517
2004	1472	201	1129	8	2	2812
Total	1972	351	1993	11	2	4329