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GSSextra1Economy, work, & money › Personal financesother

Now, I'm going to ask you about various events and conditions that happen to people. I'm interested in those that happened to you during the last 12 months, that is since (CURRENT MONTH), (1990/2003). As I ask you about the specific events, please think carefully, so I can record things accurately. I. Aside from the things we've already covered, what other important problems did you or members of your household have during the last 12 months? PROBE FOR TWO MENTIONS. RECORD FIRST TWO MENTIONS BELOW. • First mention.

What was the first other important problem you or your household members had in the past 12 months?

Other problems in household in past year, first mention · Asked in 2 waves, 1991–2004 · 2,357 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses

Average answer over time

Average by group over time

Party Ideology Age Sex Race & ethnicity Race (all years)Education Income Region Religion Community

Weighted means. Groups with fewer than 50 respondents in a wave are left out of that wave.

Waves

Poll	Field dates	Mode	Respondents	Responses
General Social Survey 2004	2004-08-18 to 2005-01-04	face to face	2,812	1,340
General Social Survey 1991	1991-02-09 to 1991-05-06	face to face	1,517	1,017