hlpoths
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Question On the following list there are various aspects of jobs. Please circle one number to show how important you personally consider it is in a job: G. A job that allows someone to help other people?
Values
[1]very important[2]important[3]neither important nor unimportant[4]not important[5]not important at all[NA(d)]can't choose[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
Overview
For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for hlpoths.
Counts by year:
| year | iap | very important | important | neither important nor unimportant | not important | not important at all | can't choose | no answer | not available in this year | Total |
| 1989 | 84 | 354 | 716 | 280 | 55 | 5 | 17 | 26 | - | 1537 |
| 1998 | 1609 | 346 | 594 | 184 | 35 | 6 | 15 | 43 | - | 2832 |
| 2006 | 2992 | 653 | 715 | 111 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 2 | - | 4510 |
| 2016 | 1390 | 619 | 618 | 195 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 5 | - | 2867 |
| Total | 6075 | 1972 | 2643 | 770 | 150 | 21 | 39 | 76 | 0 | 11746 |