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prob3

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. C. Third 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 prob3.

Counts by year:

yeariap11011031501752202022121021122240263043557273841012013216527347not available in this yearTotal
1991148171212211121112411221--------1517
200427951----21----111----2-1111121-2812
Total427681212421121223411241111112104329

See also

Other Negative Life Events: hlth1, hlth2, hlth3, hlth4, hlth5, hlth6, hlth7, prob2, prob4

Other Life Events: prob2, prob4

Other Trauma: hlth1, hlth2, hlth3, hlth4, hlth5, hlth6, hlth7, prob2, prob4