R's relationship to closest suicide

suirel1

Source

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

Details

Question Thinking about the person you knew best that died by suicide, please tell me the letter of the category on the card which most clearly describes your relationship to that person? (HAND CARD I1)

Values

1 husband or wife
2 partner or lover
3 son or daughter
4 mother or father
5 brother or sister
6 step-brother or step-sister
7 step-parent
8 step-son or step-daughter
9 cousin
10 other relative
11 friend
12 neighbor
13 co-worker
14 patient
15 acquaintance
16 ex-spouse or ex-partner
18 classmate
19 relative of a friend
20 student
21 friend of a friend
30 other
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

year	ballots	availability
2016	B/C	partial

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