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Question 470b. Sometimes people are asked to make great sacrifices for others in their family by caring for an elderly parent or a spouse who is seriously ill or injured. When someone is asked to give such care, is it their obligation to do so, or should they give care only if they really want to?
For further details see the official GSS documentation.
Counts by year:
year | iap | don't know | it is oblgation | no answer | only if they want to | other | 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 | - | 24 | 890 | 9 | 626 | 57 | 1606 |
1994 | 2992 | - | - | - | - | - | 2992 |
1996 | 2904 | - | - | - | - | - | 2904 |
1998 | 2832 | - | - | - | - | - | 2832 |
2000 | 2817 | - | - | - | - | - | 2817 |
2002 | 2765 | - | - | - | - | - | 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 |
Total | 70784 | 24 | 890 | 9 | 626 | 57 | 72390 |
1
it is oblgation
2
only if they want to
3
other
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(q)
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