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Question From time to time, most people discuss important matters with other people. Looking back over the last six months - who are the people with whom you discussed matters important to you? Just tell me their first names or initials. If LESS THAN 5 NAMES MENTIONED, PROBE, Anyone else? ONLY RECORD FIRST 5 NAMES. LIST ALL NAMES IN ORDER ACROSS THE TOP OF THE MATRIX (SEE 2 PAGES AHEAD). THEN WRITE NAMES 2-5 DOWN THE SIDE OF THE MATRIX. A. INTERVIEWER CHECK: HOW MANY NAMES WERE MENTIONED?
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[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
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Counts by year:
| year | iap | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | no answer | not available in this year | Total |
| 1985 | - | 136 | 228 | 235 | 321 | 233 | 294 | 84 | 3 | - | 1534 |
| 1987 | - | 98 | 287 | 350 | 849 | 112 | 53 | 51 | 19 | - | 1819 |
| 2004 | 1340 | 356 | 281 | 263 | 232 | 128 | 96 | 70 | 46 | - | 2812 |
| Total | 1340 | 590 | 796 | 848 | 1402 | 473 | 443 | 205 | 68 | 0 | 6165 |