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Question 468. As I read each of the following statemetns, please tell me whether you strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree, or strongly disagree with it: a. You have to take care of yourself first, and if you have any energy left over, then help other people.
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Counts by year:
year | iap | agree | disagree | don't know | neither agree nor disagree | no answer | strongly agree | strongly disagree | 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 | - | 750 | 356 | 10 | 168 | 8 | 244 | 70 | 1606 |
1994 | 2992 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2992 |
1996 | 1444 | 502 | 486 | 13 | 176 | 1 | 152 | 130 | 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 | 69324 | 1252 | 842 | 23 | 344 | 9 | 396 | 200 | 72390 |
1
strongly agree
2
agree
3
neither agree nor disagree
4
disagree
5
strongly disagree
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