Ever receive welfare, unemp insur, etc.

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Source

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

Details

Question 194. Did you ever - because of sickness, unemployment, or any other reason - receive anything like welfare, unemployment insurance, or other aid from government agencies?

Overview

For further details see the official GSS documentation.

Counts by year:

year	iap	don't know	no	yes	no answer	not available in this year	Total
1972	1613	-	-	-	-	-	1613
1973	-	1	1001	502	-	-	1504
1974	-	2	999	481	2	-	1484
1975	-	-	978	511	1	-	1490
1976	-	-	980	518	1	-	1499
1977	-	1	947	582	-	-	1530
1978	-	3	959	570	-	-	1532
1980	-	5	916	547	-	-	1468
1982	1860	-	-	-	-	-	1860
1983	-	3	980	614	2	-	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	2348	-	-	-	-	-	2348
2021	4032	-	-	-	-	-	4032
2022	-	-	-	-	-	3544	3544
2024	-	-	-	-	-	3309	3309
Total	56740	15	7760	4325	6	6853	75699

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