prob4
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. D. Fourth 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
Overview
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Counts by year:
| year | iap | 1 | 16 | 166 | 172 | 175 | 2 | 20 | 201 | 30 | 70 | 73 | 10 | not available in this year | Total |
| 1991 | 1506 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1517 |
| 2004 | 2810 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 2812 |
| Total | 4316 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4329 |