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Help if sick #1

Source: R/gss_vars_455.R
sick1.Rd

sick1

Source

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

Details

Question Suppose you had the flu and you had to stay in bed for a few days and needed help around the home, with shopping and such. A. Who would you turn to first for help? B. Who would you turn to second? Please CIRCLE ONLY ONE FIRST CHOICE NUMBER AND ONE SECOND CHOICE NUMBER. A. First Choice

Values

  • 1 spouse

  • 2 mother

  • 3 father

  • 4 daughter

  • 5 son

  • 6 sister

  • 7 brother

  • 8 other relative

  • 9 closest friend

  • 10 other friend

  • 11 neighbor

  • 12 coworker

  • 13 nurse

  • 14 clergy

  • 15 paid help

  • 16 other

  • 17 no one

  • 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

yearballotsavailability
1986-full

For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for sick1.

See also

Other ISSP Social Networks & Support Systems: borrow1, borrow2, change1, change2, down1, down2, sick2, upset1, upset2