Taking medications is a sign of weakness

medweak

Source

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

Details

Question 961. Please tell me how much you agree or disagree with the following statements about medicines prescribed by doctors that are intended to help people who are having problems with their emotions, nerves or their mental health. c. Taking medications is a sign of weakness

Overview

For further details see the official GSS documentation.

Counts by year:

year	iap	agree somewhat	disagree somewhat	don't know	no answer	strongly agree	strongly disagree	not available in this year	Total
1972	1613	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1613
1973	1504	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1504
1974	1484	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1484
1975	1490	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1490
1976	1499	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1499
1977	1530	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1530
1978	1532	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1532
1980	1468	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1468
1982	1860	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1860
1983	1599	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	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	1372	145	437	31	11	59	710	-	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	67453	145	437	31	11	59	710	6853	75699

Values

1 strongly agree
2 agree somewhat
3 disagree somewhat
4 strongly disagree
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