Why short breath at the top of a mountain

upbreath

Source

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

Details

Question For which reason may people experience shortness of breath more quickly at the top of a mountain than along a seashore?

Values

• [1] a slower pulse rate

• [2] a greater gravitational force on the body

• [3] a lower percent of oxygen in the blood

• [4] a faster heartbeat

• [5] a slower circulation of blood

• [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

ballots	years
A/B/C	2008

Overview

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

Counts by year:

year	iap	a slower pulse rate	a greater gravitational force on the body	a lower percent of oxygen in the blood	a faster heartbeat	a slower circulation of blood	don't know	no answer	not available in this year	Total
2008	518	24	181	1016	67	58	137	22	-	2023
Total	518	24	181	1016	67	58	137	22	0	2023

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