General Social Survey, 2004

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HLTHFREL If R has looked for information about a health concern or medical problem in the past year: Please tell me if you tried to find such health information from: -- Friends or relatives?   0) Not at all   1) 1-2 times   2) 3-5 times   3) 6 or more times   8) Don't know   9) No answer

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Not at all	230	38.1%	38.1%	-.84
1-2 times	199	33%	71.1%	-.09
3-5 times	91	15.1%	86.2%	.67
6 or more times	76	12.6%	98.8%	1.43
Don't know	1	.2%	99%	5.21
No answer	6	1%	100%	5.97

Variable Comparisons

Age Sex Education Political ideology Marital status Race Religion

Age (I-AGE)

	18-30	31-44	45-64	65+	TOTAL
Not at all	26.1% 30	38.6% 68	42.4% 97	42.5% 34	38.2% 229
1-2 times	42.6% 49	33.5% 59	27.5% 63	32.5% 26	32.8% 197
3-5 times	13.0% 15	17.6% 31	14.8% 34	13.8% 11	15.2% 91
6 or more times	17.4% 20	8.5% 15	14.0% 32	11.3% 9	12.7% 76
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 1
No answer	0.9% 1	1.7% 3	0.9% 2	0.0% 0	1.0% 6
TOTAL	100.0% 115	100.0% 176	100.0% 229	100.0% 80	600

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Not at all	41.2% 98	36.2% 132	38.1% 230
1-2 times	31.1% 74	34.2% 125	33.0% 199
3-5 times	16.0% 38	14.5% 53	15.1% 91
6 or more times	10.5% 25	14.0% 51	12.6% 76
Don't know	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 1
No answer	0.8% 2	1.1% 4	1.0% 6
TOTAL	100.0% 238	100.0% 365	603

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than high school	High school	Associate/Junior college	Bachelor's	Graduate	TOTAL
Not at all	46.3% 25	39.1% 119	29.4% 10	36.9% 48	34.6% 28	38.1% 230
1-2 times	24.1% 13	33.2% 101	38.2% 13	33.1% 43	35.8% 29	33.0% 199
3-5 times	14.8% 8	14.5% 44	20.6% 7	13.1% 17	18.5% 15	15.1% 91
6 or more times	11.1% 6	12.5% 38	11.8% 4	14.6% 19	11.1% 9	12.6% 76
Don't know	1.9% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1
No answer	1.9% 1	0.7% 2	0.0% 0	2.3% 3	0.0% 0	1.0% 6
TOTAL	100.0% 54	100.0% 304	100.0% 34	100.0% 130	100.0% 81	603

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

Table contains all missing data

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Widowed	Divorced	Separated	Never married	TOTAL
Not at all	39.3% 136	47.4% 18	37.0% 30	40.0% 8	32.2% 38	38.1% 230
1-2 times	31.8% 110	28.9% 11	34.6% 28	20.0% 4	39.0% 46	33.0% 199
3-5 times	16.2% 56	10.5% 4	9.9% 8	20.0% 4	16.1% 19	15.1% 91
6 or more times	11.6% 40	13.2% 5	16.0% 13	20.0% 4	11.9% 14	12.6% 76
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1
No answer	1.2% 4	0.0% 0	1.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.8% 1	1.0% 6
TOTAL	100.0% 346	100.0% 38	100.0% 81	100.0% 20	100.0% 118	603

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Not at all	38.8% 191	35.7% 25	34.1% 14	38.1% 230
1-2 times	32.7% 161	32.9% 23	36.6% 15	33.0% 199
3-5 times	15.2% 75	18.6% 13	7.3% 3	15.1% 91
6 or more times	12.6% 62	11.4% 8	14.6% 6	12.6% 76
Don't know	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1
No answer	0.4% 2	1.4% 1	7.3% 3	1.0% 6
TOTAL	100.0% 492	100.0% 70	100.0% 41	603

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	None	Other	TOTAL
Not at all	39.0% 124	32.3% 43	31.3% 5	44.6% 37	42.0% 21	38.3% 230
1-2 times	29.9% 95	36.8% 49	31.3% 5	33.7% 28	42.0% 21	33.0% 198
3-5 times	18.2% 58	14.3% 19	12.5% 2	9.6% 8	8.0% 4	15.2% 91
6 or more times	12.3% 39	13.5% 18	25.0% 4	12.0% 10	8.0% 4	12.5% 75
Don't know	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1
No answer	0.3% 1	3.0% 4	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.8% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 318	100.0% 133	100.0% 16	100.0% 83	100.0% 50	600