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prob2

Source

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

Details

Question What are the most important problems that you and members of your household have had during the last 12 months? RECORD VERBATIM. PROBE FOR ADDITIONAL MENTIONS AND FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS. TRY NOT TO ACCEPT GENERAL RESPONSES LIKE "WORK" OR "CRIME." PROBE TO FIND WHAT ABOUT "WORK" IS THE PROBLEM. FOR EXAMPLE, IS IT JOB INSECURITY, LOW PAY, ARGUMENTS WITH THE BOSS, OR WHAT? OR ABOUT "CRIME", WAS THERE A VICTIMIZATION? WHO WAS VICTIMIZED AND IN WHAT WAY? PROBE FOR ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS. B. Second problem mentioned.

Values

  • [995] cant understand answer

  • [996] no problems

  • [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

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C1991, 2004

Overview

For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for prob2.

Counts by year:

yeariap110101102103120130131140151501511616017518022020020120221210211222202323023523724240262830314041434445475561657072737481838486929596cant understand answer111151331911922946507580859194not available in this yearTotal
19911356114112312314111111794114321111132241191526111412136211113111--------------1517
2004273313-121111-----2-9211------2-----5-16------2-11-142---12-1-1111121111112-2812
Total408912712442341411131261152143211311322913515261134231410411125121111112111111204329

See also

Other Negative Life Events: hlth1, hlth2, hlth3, hlth4, hlth5, hlth6, hlth7, prob3, prob4

Other Life Events: prob3, prob4

Other Trauma: hlth1, hlth2, hlth3, hlth4, hlth5, hlth6, hlth7, prob3, prob4