1st mention, what mental illness is, asserted

mntlas1

Source

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

Details

Question Of course, everybody hears a good deal about physical illness and disease, but now, what about the ones we call mental or nervous illness?...When you hear someone say that a person is "mentally-ill," what does that mean to you? (PROBES: How would you describe a person who is mentally-ill? What do you think a mentally-ill person is like? What does a person like this do that tells you he is mentally-ill? How does a person like this act?)

R's asserted references for what mental illness is – First mention.

Values

[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

ballots	years
A/B/C	1996

Overview

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Counts by year:

year	iap	1	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	2	22	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	no answer	not available in this year	Total
1996	2196	84	2	106	3	58	12	16	18	36	1	37	48	104	4	4	78	53	44	-	2904
Total	2196	84	2	106	3	58	12	16	18	36	1	37	48	104	4	4	78	53	44	0	2904