Govt intervene: child not givn med trtmt

kidhlth

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

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Question Sometimes public authorities intervene with parents in raising their children. Please indicate in each of the following cases how far you think authorities should go in dealing with a 10 year old child and his or her parents. Public authorities should... F. The parents refuse essential medical treatment for the child because of their religious beliefs.

Values

1 take no action
2 give warning
3 take child
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

Question Years and Ballots

year	ballots	availability
1985	-	full

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