Obligation to care for ill parent or spouse?

obtohelp

Source

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

Details

Question B. 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?

Values

[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(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	1993

Overview

For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for obtohelp.

Counts by year:

year	iap	it is oblgation	only if they want to	other	don't know	no answer	not available in this year	Total
1993	-	890	626	57	24	9	-	1606
Total	0	890	626	57	24	9	0	1606