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Condition of health

Source: R/gss_vars_50.R
health.Rd

health

Source

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

Details

Question Would you say your own health, in general, is excellent, good, fair, or poor?

Values

  • [1] excellent

  • [2] good

  • [3] fair

  • [4] poor

  • [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/C1996, 1998, 2000, 2021, 2022, 2024
A/C/-1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018
A/C/D2006
Full1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987

Overview

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

Counts by year:

yearexcellentgoodfairpoorno answerdon't knowiapskipped on webTotal
1972483722321861---1613
197347959931510731--1504
1974486589314914---1484
1975482592319961---1490
1976469629296104-1--1499
19774856243131053---1530
1980466616288962---1468
19825697753711432---1860
198443769725869111--1473
198551364726910131--1534
198759678033910121--1819
1988300440174621-504-1481
19893424601834413504-1537
19902854191624812455-1372
1991309440196435-524-1517
19933394871786731531-1606
1994627931345912-996-2992
1996749118738895112472-2904
1998874134546613692--2832
20007021103394125132478-2817
200256885432210334911-2765
200441565023456--1457-2812
2006976164170419541989-4510
200834265328472-1671-2023
20103255892907412763-2044
20123505982758311666-1974
2014441802340127-4824-2538
20164189194301183-979-2867
201835977135584-5774-2348
20218352264773151--544032
20226911828841181-1-23544
2024581175580815023-103309
Total16293274061154532049239125031671098

See also

Other Core: fair, hapcohab, helpful, life, satcity, sathobby, trust, trusty