sick2a

Source

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

Details

Question 1237. 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. b. And who would you turn to second?

Overview

For further details see the official GSS documentation.

Counts by year:

yeariapbrotherclose frienddaughterdaughter-in-lawdon't knowfatherhusband, wife, partnermotherneighborno answerno oneotherother blood relativeother in-law relativesistersomeone at a social services agencysomeone you pay to helpsomeone you work withsonson-in-lawTotal
19721613--------------------1613
19731504--------------------1504
19741484--------------------1484
19751490--------------------1490
19761499--------------------1499
19771530--------------------1530
19781532--------------------1532
19801468--------------------1468
19821860--------------------1860
19831599--------------------1599
19841473--------------------1473
19851534--------------------1534
19861470--------------------1470
19871819--------------------1819
19881481--------------------1481
19891537--------------------1537
19901372--------------------1372
19911517--------------------1517
19931606--------------------1606
19942992--------------------2992
19962904--------------------2904
19982832--------------------2832
20002817--------------------2817
20021616411821699254841654814571644448645249562765
20042812--------------------2812
20064510--------------------4510
20082023--------------------2023
20102044--------------------2044
20121974--------------------1974
20142538--------------------2538
20162867--------------------2867
20182348--------------------2348
20214032--------------------4032
20223544--------------------3544
Total712414118216992548416548145716444486452495672390

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 other

  • 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(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