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sick1a

Source

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

Details

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

Question Years and Ballots

ballotsyears
A/B/C2002

Overview

For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for sick1a.

Counts by year:

yeariaphusband, wife, partnermotherfatherdaughterdaughter-in-lawsonsisterbrotherother blood relativeother in-law relativeclose friendneighborsomeone you work withsomeone at a social services agencysomeone you pay to helpsomeone elseno onedon't knowno answernot available in this yearTotal
200216165471372698733512717711325632142916-2765
Total1616547137269873351271771132563214291602765

See also

Other ISSP Social Networks & Support Systems: borrow1a, borrow2a, down1a, down2a, grpchrty, grpnei, grpoth, helphwrk, sick2a

Other Social Networks: borrow1a, borrow2a, down1a, down2a, helphwrk, sick2a