sick1a
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Question Now we would like to ask you how you would get help in situations that anyone could find herself or himself in. First, suppose you had the 'flu and had to stay in bed for a few days and needed help around the house, with shopping and so on. A. Who would you turn to first for help?
Values
[1]husband, wife, partner[2]mother[3]father[4]daughter[5]daughter-in-law[6]son[7]son-in-law[8]sister[9]brother[10]other blood relative[11]other in-law relative[12]close friend[13]neighbor[14]someone you work with[15]someone at a social services agency[16]someone you pay to help[17]someone else[18]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
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Counts by year:
| year | iap | husband, wife, partner | mother | father | daughter | daughter-in-law | son | sister | brother | other blood relative | other in-law relative | close friend | neighbor | someone you work with | someone at a social services agency | someone you pay to help | someone else | no one | don't know | no answer | not available in this year | Total |
| 2002 | 1616 | 547 | 137 | 26 | 98 | 7 | 33 | 51 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 113 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 29 | 1 | 6 | - | 2765 |
| Total | 1616 | 547 | 137 | 26 | 98 | 7 | 33 | 51 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 113 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2765 |