GSS 1972-2024 Cumulative Datafile

medcare1who r thinks should be most responsible for cost of xs medical care

Text of this Question or Item

In your opinion, who should be most responsible for paying the cost 
of NAME's medical care, including mental health care and treatment?

Percent	N	Value	Label
34.7	950	1	name, him-herself
7.2	198	2	his-her family
12.4	338	3	government
43.5	1,190	4	insurance
2.1	58	5	private charity
	112	.d	don't know
	65,965	.i	iap
	35	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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medcare2who r thinks should be next most responsible for cost of xs medical care

Text of this Question or Item

Who should be next most responsible?

Percent	N	Value	Label
46.3	426	1	his-her family
8.4	77	2	government
41.7	384	3	insurance
3.7	34	4	private charity
	18	.d	don't know
	67,861	.i	iap
	46	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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Data type:	numeric
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spmentlgovt spending on health

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Earlier, we talked about various areas of government spending. Since 
we've been talking about the mental health area, please indicate 
whether you would like to see more or less government spending in the 
area of mental health care. Remember that if you say "much more," it 
might require a tax increase to pay for it.

Percent	N	Value	Label
11.9	165	1	spend much more
37.9	524	2	spend more
41.0	566	3	spend the same as now
7.0	97	4	spend less
2.1	29	5	spend much less
0.0	0	8	cant choose
	72	.d	don't know
	67,375	.i	iap
	18	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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govmentlshould govt provide health care for mental illness

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On the whole, do you think it should or should not be the 
government''s responsibility to provide mental health care for 
persons with mental illnesses?

Percent	N	Value	Label
38.1	509	1	definitely should be
42.5	567	2	probably should be
14.2	190	3	probably should not be
5.2	69	4	definitely should not be
0.0	0	8	cant choose
	54	.d	can't choose
	67,436	.i	iap
	21	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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mntlas11st mention, what mental illness is, asserted

Text of this Question or Item

Of course, everybody hears a good deal about physical illness and 
disease, but now, what about the ones we call mental or nervous 
illness?...When you hear someone say that a person is "mentally-ill," 
what does that mean to you? (PROBES: How would you describe a person 
who is mentally-ill?  What do you think a mentally-ill person is 
like?  What does a person like this do that tells you he is 
mentally-ill?  How does a person like this act?) 
1. R's asserted references for what mental illness is -- First 
mention.

Percent	N	Value	Label
12.7	84	1
5.4	36	2
5.6	37	3
7.2	48	4
15.7	104	5
0.6	4	6
0.6	4	7
11.7	78	8
8.0	53	9
0.3	2	10
16.0	106	11
0.5	3	12
8.7	58	13
1.8	12	14
2.4	16	15
2.7	18	16
0.2	1	22
	68,138	.i	iap
	44	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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mntlas22nd mention, what mental illness is, asserted

Text of this Question or Item

Of course, everybody hears a good deal about physical illness and 
disease, but now, what about the ones we call mental or nervous 
illness?...When you hear someone say that a person is "mentally-ill," 
what does that mean to you? (PROBES: How would you describe a person 
who is mentally-ill?  What do you think a mentally-ill person is 
like?  What does a person like this do that tells you he is 
mentally-ill?  How does a person like this act?) 
2. R's asserted references for what a mental illness is -- Second 
mention.

Percent	N	Value	Label
9.9	27	1
12.8	35	2
7.3	20	3
5.5	15	4
16.8	46	5
0.7	2	6
2.6	7	7
12.8	35	8
15.0	41	9
0.4	1	10
8.8	24	11
1.1	3	13
1.8	5	14
3.6	10	16
0.4	1	18
0.7	2	20
	68,528	.i	iap
	44	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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Data type:	numeric
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mntlimp11st mention, what mental illness is, imputed

Text of this Question or Item

Of course, everybody hears a good deal about physical illness and 
disease, but now, what about the ones we call mental or nervous 
illness?...When you hear someone say that a person is "mentally-ill," 
what does that mean to you? (PROBES: How would you describe a person 
who is mentally-ill?  What do you think a mentally-ill person is 
like?  What does a person like this do that tells you he is 
mentally-ill?  How does a person like this act?) 
1. R's imputed references for what mental illness is -- First 
mention.

Percent	N	Value	Label
13.5	88	101
5.8	38	102
6.6	43	103
8.0	52	104
16.2	106	105
0.6	4	106
8.6	56	107
9.3	61	108
13.8	90	109
13.6	89	110
2.1	14	111
0.2	1	112
1.7	11	113
	68,138	.i	iap
	55	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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mntlimp22nd mention, what mental illness is, imputed

Text of this Question or Item

Of course, everybody hears a good deal about physical illness and 
disease, but now, what about the ones we call mental or nervous 
illness?...When you hear someone say that a person is "mentally-ill," 
what does that mean to you? (PROBES: How would you describe a person 
who is mentally-ill?  What do you think a mentally-ill person is 
like?  What does a person like this do that tells you he is 
mentally-ill?  How does a person like this act?) 
2. R's imputed references for what mental illness is -- Second 
mention.

Percent	N	Value	Label
6.8	17	101
15.1	38	102
7.2	18	103
6.0	15	104
17.9	45	105
2.8	7	106
14.7	37	107
9.6	24	108
9.6	24	109
3.6	9	110
1.6	4	111
0.4	1	112
4.8	12	113
	68,540	.i	iap
	55	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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Data type:	numeric
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mntlimp33rd mention, what mental illness is, imputed

Text of this Question or Item

Of course, everybody hears a good deal about physical illness and 
disease, but now, what about the ones we call mental or nervous 
illness?...When you hear someone say that a person is "mentally-ill," 
what does that mean to you? (PROBES: How would you describe a person 
who is mentally-ill?  What do you think a mentally-ill person is 
like?  What does a person like this do that tells you he is 
mentally-ill?  How does a person like this act?) 
3. R's imputed references for what mental illness is -- Third 
mention.

Percent	N	Value	Label
3.5	2	101
12.3	7	102
5.3	3	103
8.8	5	104
15.8	9	105
3.5	2	106
15.8	9	107
8.8	5	108
15.8	9	109
7.0	4	110
3.5	2	113
	68,734	.i	iap
	55	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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Data type:	numeric
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mntlsym11st mention, what mental illness is, symptoms

Text of this Question or Item

Of course, everybody hears a good deal about physical illness and 
disease, but now, what about the ones we call mental or nervous 
illness?...When you hear someone say that a person is "mentally-ill," 
what does that mean to you? (PROBES: How would you describe a person 
who is mentally-ill?  What do you think a mentally-ill person is 
like?  What does a person like this do that tells you he is 
mentally-ill?  How does a person like this act?) 
1. Symptoms or manifestations of mental illness -- First mention.

Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 202-925)

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mntlsym22nd mention, what mental illness is, symptoms

Text of this Question or Item

Of course, everybody hears a good deal about physical illness and 
disease, but now, what about the ones we call mental or nervous 
illness?...When you hear someone say that a person is "mentally-ill," 
what does that mean to you? (PROBES: How would you describe a person 
who is mentally-ill?  What do you think a mentally-ill person is 
like?  What does a person like this do that tells you he is 
mentally-ill?  How does a person like this act?) 
2. Symptoms or manifestations of mental illness -- Second mention.

Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 201-925)

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mntlsym33rd mention, what mental illness is, symptoms

Text of this Question or Item

Of course, everybody hears a good deal about physical illness and 
disease, but now, what about the ones we call mental or nervous 
illness?...When you hear someone say that a person is "mentally-ill," 
what does that mean to you? (PROBES: How would you describe a person 
who is mentally-ill?  What do you think a mentally-ill person is 
like?  What does a person like this do that tells you he is 
mentally-ill?  How does a person like this act?) 
3. Symptoms or manifestations of mental illness -- Third mention.

Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 202-925)

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mntlothwhat mental illness is, other codes

Text of this Question or Item

Of course, everybody hears a good deal about physical illness and 
disease, but now, what about the ones we call mental or nervous 
illness?...When you hear someone say that a person is "mentally-ill," 
what does that mean to you? (PROBES: How would you describe a person 
who is mentally-ill?  What do you think a mentally-ill person is 
like?  What does a person like this do that tells you he is 
mentally-ill?  How does a person like this act?) 
1. Other mentions about the nature of mental illness.

Percent	N	Value	Label
1.0	2	1007
0.5	1	1011
2.0	4	1102
0.5	1	1106
8.5	17	1107
0.5	1	1108
0.5	1	1110
1.5	3	1201
1.5	3	1204
0.5	1	1205
1.0	2	1206
7.0	14	1207
25.5	51	1209
2.0	4	1210
26.5	53	1211
21.0	42	1214
	68,628	.i	iap
	18	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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Data type:	numeric
Missing-data codes:	.d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z

brkdas11st mention, what nervous breakdown is, asserted

Text of this Question or Item

As far as you know, what is a nervous breakdown? (PROBES: How would 
you describe it?  What is it like?  What happens to a person who has 
one? How does he act?) 
1. R's asserted references for what a nervous breakdown is -- First 
mention.

Percent	N	Value	Label
3.1	22	1
1.3	9	2
3.3	23	3
11.5	81	4
49.4	348	5
0.7	5	6
2.8	20	7
5.7	40	8
1.0	7	9
3.8	27	11
0.4	3	12
2.4	17	13
5.0	35	14
7.0	49	15
0.1	1	16
0.1	1	17
0.4	3	18
0.1	1	19
1.3	9	21
0.4	3	22
	68,110	.i	iap
	32	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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Data type:	numeric
Missing-data codes:	.d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z

brkdas22nd mention, what nervous breakdown is, asserted

Text of this Question or Item

As far as you know, what is a nervous breakdown? (PROBES: How would 
you describe it?  What is it like?  What happens to a person who has 
one? How does he act?) 
2. R's asserted references for what a nervous breakdown is -- Second 
mention.

Percent	N	Value	Label
3.8	9	1
4.2	10	2
5.0	12	3
19.2	46	4
27.2	65	5
1.7	4	6
3.8	9	7
11.7	28	8
4.2	10	9
0.4	1	10
6.7	16	11
1.3	3	12
1.3	3	13
6.7	16	14
0.8	2	16
0.4	1	18
0.4	1	20
0.8	2	21
0.4	1	22
	68,575	.i	iap
	32	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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Data type:	numeric
Missing-data codes:	.d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z

brkdimp11st mention, what nervous breakdown is, imputed

Text of this Question or Item

As far as you know, what is a nervous breakdown? (PROBES: How would 
you describe it?  What is it like?  What happens to a person who has 
one? How does he act?) 
1. R's imputed references for what a nervous breakdown is -- First 
mention.

Percent	N	Value	Label
4.8	31	101
1.4	9	102
3.5	23	103
13.3	86	104
57.6	374	105
3.4	22	106
1.1	7	107
0.6	4	108
6.8	44	109
6.8	44	110
0.5	3	111
0.3	2	113
	68,110	.i	iap
	87	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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Data type:	numeric
Missing-data codes:	.d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z

brkdimp22nd mention, what nervous breakdown is, imputed

Text of this Question or Item

As far as you know, what is a nervous breakdown? (PROBES: How would 
you describe it?  What is it like?  What happens to a person who has 
one? How does he act?) 
2. R's imputed references for what a nervous breakdown is -- Second 
mention.

Percent	N	Value	Label
4.1	7	101
5.2	9	102
6.4	11	103
21.5	37	104
26.7	46	105
4.7	8	106
4.1	7	107
1.2	2	108
12.2	21	109
5.2	9	110
2.9	5	111
0.6	1	112
4.7	8	113
0.6	1	114
	68,587	.i	iap
	87	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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Data type:	numeric
Missing-data codes:	.d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z

brkdimp33rd mention, what nervous breakdown is, imputed

Text of this Question or Item

As far as you know, what is a nervous breakdown? (PROBES: How would 
you describe it?  What is it like?  What happens to a person who has 
one? How does he act?) 
3. R's imputed references for what a nervous breakdown is -- Third 
mention.

Percent	N	Value	Label
12.1	4	102
3.0	1	103
18.2	6	104
21.2	7	105
3.0	1	106
9.1	3	107
3.0	1	108
9.1	3	109
6.1	2	110
6.1	2	111
6.1	2	113
3.0	1	709
	68,726	.i	iap
	87	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

Properties
Data type:	numeric
Missing-data codes:	.d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z

brkdsym11st mention, what nervous breakdown is, symptoms

Text of this Question or Item

As far as you know, what is a nervous breakdown? (PROBES: How would 
you describe it?  What is it like?  What happens to a person who has 
one? How does he act?) 
1. Symptoms or manifestations of nervous breakdown -- First mention.

Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 201-924)

Properties
Data type:	numeric
Missing-data codes:	.d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z

brkdsym22nd mention, what nervous breakdown is, symptoms

Text of this Question or Item

As far as you know, what is a nervous breakdown? (PROBES: How would 
you describe it?  What is it like?  What happens to a person who has 
one? How does he act?) 
2. Symptoms or manifestations of nervous breakdown -- Second mention.

Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 202-924)

Properties
Data type:	numeric
Missing-data codes:	.d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z

brkdsym33rd mention, what nervous breakdown is, symptoms

Text of this Question or Item

As far as you know, what is a nervous breakdown? (PROBES: How would 
you describe it?  What is it like?  What happens to a person who has 
one? How does he act?) 
3. Symptoms or manifestations of nervous breakdown -- Third mention.

Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 201-925)

Properties
Data type:	numeric
Missing-data codes:	.d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z

brkdothwhat nervous breakdown is, other codes

Text of this Question or Item

As far as you know, what is a nervous breakdown? (PROBES: How would 
you describe it?  What is it like?  What happens to a person who has 
one? How does he act?) 
1. Other mentions about the nature of a nervous breakdown.

Percent	N	Value	Label
0.7	1	1002
1.3	2	1003
1.3	2	1004
2.0	3	1008
4.7	7	1010
13.3	20	1104
43.3	65	1109
0.7	1	1203
1.3	2	1207
7.3	11	1209
0.7	1	1210
17.3	26	1211
6.0	9	1214
	68,683	.i	iap
	13	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

Properties
Data type:	numeric
Missing-data codes:	.d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z

GSS 1972-2024 Cumulative Datafile - Release 3

Government Spending on Mental Illness