GSS 1972-2024 Cumulative Datafile

knwmhospknow anyone who was in a hospital

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Did you ever know anyone who was in a hospital because of a mental 
illness?

Percent	N	Value	Label
57.7	1,869	1	yes
42.3	1,371	2	no
	19	.d	don't know
	68,868	.i	iap
	11	.n	no answer
	17	.s	skipped on web
	3,544	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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relmhsp1patient was self

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Was this a relative, a close friend, or just someone you didn't know 
very well? (CIRCLE ALL THAT APPLY) PROBE UNTIL "NO": ANYONE ELSE? 
A. Respondent.

Percent	N	Value	Label
2.5	9	1	self
97.5	355	2	not self
	68,473	.i	iap
	9	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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relmhsp2patient was immediate family

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Was this a relative, a close friend, or just someone you didn't know 
very well? (CIRCLE ALL THAT APPLY) PROBE UNTIL "NO": ANYONE ELSE? 
B. Immediate Family.

Percent	N	Value	Label
25.3	92	1	imm. fam
74.7	272	2	not imm. fam
	68,473	.i	iap
	9	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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relmhsp3patient was other relatives

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Was this a relative, a close friend, or just someone you didn't know 
very well? (CIRCLE ALL THAT APPLY) PROBE UNTIL "NO": ANYONE ELSE? 
C. Other relatives.

Percent	N	Value	Label
27.2	99	1	oth relative
72.8	265	2	not oth relative
	68,473	.i	iap
	9	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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relmhsp4patient was close friend

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Was this a relative, a close friend, or just someone you didn't know 
very well? (CIRCLE ALL THAT APPLY) PROBE UNTIL "NO": ANYONE ELSE? 
D. Close friends.

Percent	N	Value	Label
26.9	98	1	close friend
73.1	266	2	not close friend
	68,473	.i	iap
	9	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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relmhsp5patient was acquaintance

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Was this a relative, a close friend, or just someone you didn't know 
very well? (CIRCLE ALL THAT APPLY) PROBE UNTIL "NO": ANYONE ELSE? 
E. Acquaintances.

Percent	N	Value	Label
24.2	88	1	acquaintance
75.8	276	2	not acquaintance
	68,473	.i	iap
	9	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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relmhsp6patient was other

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Was this a relative, a close friend, or just someone you didn't know 
very well? (CIRCLE ALL THAT APPLY) PROBE UNTIL "NO": ANYONE ELSE? 
F. Other (specify).

Percent	N	Value	Label
7.1	26	1	other
92.9	338	2	not other
	68,473	.i	iap
	9	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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knwpatntknown anyone seeing a psychologist etc?

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Have you ever known anyone (other than persons mentioned in KNWMHOSP) 
who was seeing a psychologist, mental health professional, social 
worker or other counselor?

Percent	N	Value	Label
72.8	2,309	1	yes
27.2	864	2	no
	24	.d	don't know
	68,868	.i	iap
	68	.n	no answer
	22	.s	skipped on web
	3,544	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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evbrkdwnever felt going to have a nervous breakdown?

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Have you ever felt that you were going to have a nervous breakdown?

Percent	N	Value	Label
30.1	761	1	yes
69.9	1,771	2	no
	11	.d	don't know
	66,280	.i	iap
	23	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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brkdwhy11st mention cause of ner. break feelings

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Have you ever felt that you were going to have a nervous breakdown? 
A1. (IF YES TO EVBRKDWN) Could you tell me about when you felt that 
way?  What was it about? (PROBE: GET EXACT DATE and complete 
details.) 
The causes and sources of R''s nervous breakdown -- First mention.

Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 10-813)

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brkdwhy22nd mention cause of ner. break feelings

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Have you ever felt that you were going to have a nervous breakdown? 
A2. The causes and sources of R''s nervous breakdown -- Second 
mention.

Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 10-981)

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brkdwhy33rd mention cause of ner. break feelings

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Have you ever felt that you were going to have a nervous breakdown? 
A3. The causes and sources of R''s nervous breakdown -- Third 
mention.

Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 10-807)

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brkddo11st mention what r did when felt ner. break

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Have you ever felt that you were going to have a nervous breakdown?
B. (IF EVER ANTICIPATED A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN) What did you do about 
it? (PROBE: Anything 
else? until R says no.)  Which of these things did you do first; 
second; third? 
(INTERVIEWER: Sequence list; read back if needed.) 
B1. What R did about the nervous breakdown - First mention.

Percent	N	Value	Label
0.6	2	11
0.3	1	21
3.1	11	22
1.4	5	23
0.8	3	24
13.6	49	31
1.1	4	41
5.0	18	51
2.2	8	61
0.8	3	62
3.6	13	64
0.3	1	65
3.1	11	69
2.8	10	71
6.9	25	72
2.2	8	73
5.0	18	74
2.5	9	75
18.3	66	81
25.0	90	82
1.4	5	83
	1	.d	don't know
	68,459	.i	iap
	26	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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brkddo22nd mention what r did when felt ner. break

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Have you ever felt that you were going to have a nervous breakdown? 
B2. What R did about the nervous breakdown -- Second mention.

Percent	N	Value	Label
3.9	9	22
0.4	1	23
0.4	1	24
2.2	5	31
0.4	1	39
0.9	2	41
7.4	17	51
17.0	39	61
1.3	3	62
0.4	1	63
5.2	12	64
0.4	1	68
6.6	15	69
1.7	4	71
9.6	22	72
1.3	3	73
2.6	6	74
1.7	4	75
19.2	44	81
16.2	37	82
0.9	2	83
	68,591	.i	iap
	26	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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brkddo33rd mention what r did when felt ner. break

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Have you ever felt that you were going to have a nervous breakdown? 
B3. What R did about the nervous breakdown -- Third mention.

Percent	N	Value	Label
0.9	1	11
7.2	8	22
1.8	2	23
0.9	1	24
5.4	6	51
9.0	10	61
2.7	3	62
4.5	5	64
1.8	2	65
0.9	1	66
4.5	5	69
8.1	9	71
8.1	9	72
1.8	2	73
0.9	1	74
3.6	4	75
18.9	21	81
16.2	18	82
2.7	3	83
	68,709	.i	iap
	26	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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brkdhlp11st mention what help r sought

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Have you ever felt that you were going to have a nervous breakdown? 
C1. R''s sources of help during nervous breakdown -- First mention.

Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 100-910)

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brkdhlp22nd mention what help r sought

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Have you ever felt that you were going to have a nervous breakdown? 
C2. R''s sources of help during nervous breakdown -- Second mention.

Percent	N	Value	Label
0.9	3	100
0.6	2	101
2.3	8	106
0.6	2	107
0.6	2	190
4.9	17	200
1.4	5	201
0.3	1	202
0.3	1	290
0.9	3	390
1.4	5	400
0.3	1	401
0.3	1	402
2.9	10	403
1.1	4	500
0.3	1	502
0.3	1	505
3.4	12	506
0.3	1	590
0.6	2	604
1.4	5	605
0.6	2	606
0.3	1	800
74.3	260	910
	68,466	.i	iap
	30	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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brkdhlp33rd mention what help r sought

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Have you ever felt that you were going to have a nervous breakdown? 
C3. R''s sources of help during nervous breakdown -- Third mention.

Percent	N	Value	Label
0.3	1	100
0.3	1	103
0.9	3	106
0.3	1	108
0.6	2	200
0.3	1	300
0.3	1	390
0.6	2	400
0.3	1	401
0.3	1	500
0.6	2	506
0.3	1	606
0.3	1	710
0.3	1	800
94.4	319	910
	68,475	.i	iap
	33	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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brkdtimewhen feelings of nervous breakdown happened

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Have you ever felt that you were going to have a nervous breakdown? 
D. The timing of R''s nervous breakdown.

Percent	N	Value	Label
5.9	17	1
26.7	77	2
33.3	96	3
34.0	98	4
	68,459	.i	iap
	99	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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brkddurduration, severity of nervous breakdown feelings

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Have you ever felt that you were going to have a nervous breakdown? 
E. The duration and severity of R''s breakdown.

Percent	N	Value	Label
41.2	87	1
0.5	1	2
8.5	18	3
7.6	16	4
9.5	20	5
2.4	5	6
24.2	51	7
6.2	13	8
	68,459	.i	iap
	176	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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evmhpever had mental health problem

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(IF NO TO EVBRKDWN, ASK EVMHP) Have you ever felt you had a mental 
health problem?

Percent	N	Value	Label
7.2	76	1	yes
92.8	977	2	no
	1	.d	don't know
	67,779	.i	iap
	13	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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mnilwhy11st mention cause of mental illness feelings

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(IF NO TO EVBRKDWN, ASK EVMHP) Have you ever felt you had a mental 
health problem?
A. (IF YES TO EVMHP ASK:) Could you tell me about when you felt that 
way?  What was it about? (PROBE: GET EXACT DATE and complete 
details.) 
A1. The causes and sources of R's mental illness -- First mention.

Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 12-809)

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mnilwhy22nd mention cause of mental illness feelings

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(IF NO TO EVBRKDWN, ASK EVMHP) Have you ever felt you had a mental 
health problem? 
A2. The causes and sources of R''s mental illness -- Second mention.

Percent	N	Value	Label
12.0	3	15
4.0	1	16
4.0	1	17
8.0	2	21
4.0	1	23
4.0	1	35
16.0	4	41
4.0	1	129
4.0	1	204
8.0	2	216
4.0	1	649
4.0	1	800
4.0	1	802
8.0	2	803
8.0	2	805
4.0	1	809
	68,802	.i	iap
	19	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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mnilwhy33rd mention cause of mental illness feelings

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(IF NO TO EVBRKDWN, ASK EVMHP) Have you ever felt you had a mental 
health problem? 
A3. The causes and sources of R''s mental illness -- Third mention.

Percent	N	Value	Label
12.5	1	15
12.5	1	16
12.5	1	23
12.5	1	24
12.5	1	500
12.5	1	730
25.0	2	803
	68,818	.i	iap
	20	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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mnildo11st mention what r did when felt mental illness

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(IF NO TO EVBRKDWN, ASK EVMHP) Have you ever felt you had a mental 
health problem? 
B. (IF YES TO EVMHP ASK:) What did you do about it? (PROBE: Anything 
else? until R says no.) Which of these things did you do first; 
second; third? (INTERVIEWER: Sequence list; read back if needed.) 
B1. What R. did about the mental illness -- First mention.

Percent	N	Value	Label
13.5	10	31
8.1	6	51
2.7	2	61
1.4	1	62
1.4	1	64
4.1	3	69
6.8	5	72
2.7	2	74
1.4	1	75
9.5	7	81
47.3	35	82
1.4	1	83
	68,757	.i	iap
	15	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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mnildo22nd mention what r did when felt mental illness

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(IF NO TO EVBRKDWN, ASK EVMHP) Have you ever felt you had a mental 
health problem? 
B2. What R. did about the mental illness -- Second mention.

Percent	N	Value	Label
5.7	2	22
2.9	1	23
2.9	1	24
2.9	1	31
20.0	7	61
2.9	1	69
2.9	1	72
2.9	1	74
17.1	6	81
40.0	14	82
	68,796	.i	iap
	15	.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

GSS 1972-2024 Cumulative Datafile - Release 3

Know Anyone Hospitalized or Seeing Psychologist

Ever Have Breakdown or Mental Illness