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sick2a

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. B. And who would you turn to second if you had the flu and needed help around the house?

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(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 sick2a.

Counts by year:

yeariaphusband, wife, partnermotherfatherdaughterdaughter-in-lawsonson-in-lawsisterbrotherother blood relativeother in-law relativeclose friendneighborsomeone you work withsomeone at a social services agencysomeone you pay to helpotherno onedon't knowno answernot available in this yearTotal
2002161684165541699956864144441824824451657214-2765
Total16168416554169995686414444182482445165721402765

See also

Other ISSP Social Networks & Support Systems: borrow1a, borrow2a, down1a, down2a, grpchrty, grpnei, grpoth, helphwrk, sick1a

Other Social Networks: borrow1a, borrow2a, down1a, down2a, helphwrk, sick1a