GSS 1972-2021 Cumulative Datafile

suiclse1how close were you to closest suicide victim

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C. On a scale of 1 to 5 how close did you feel to that person at the time of 
his or her death? Use 1 for not close at all and 5 for very close.

suiclse2how close wereyou to 2nd closest suicide victim

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C. On a scale of 1 to 5 how close did you feel to that person at the time of 
his or her death? Use 1 for not close at all and 5 for very close.

suimths1how many months since closest suicide

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E. MONTHS

suimths2how many months since 2nd closest suicide

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E. MONTHS

suineg1did closest suicide negatively impact you

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B. Was that person's death emotionally distressing to you?

suineg2did 2nd closest suicide negatively impact you

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B. Was that person's death emotionally distressing to you?

suinumpeople r knows suicide over lifetime

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The next questions deal with a difficult topic that may be sensitive for you. 
It is not clearly understood how a relative or friend?s death by suicide
may affect one?s life afterwards. Please answer these questions as best as you 
can, and you can decline to answer any question if you are uncomfortable.
Over your lifetime how many people have you known personally that died by 
suicide? Please tell us the total number of people that died by suicide.
PROBE: IF R REPORTS NUMBER OF KNOWN SUICIDE VICTIMS=0, ASK: Just to be sure, 
thinking about anyone you may have known in your lifetime,
is there anyone you have known personally that died by suicide?

suinum1people r knows suicide over lifetime

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Have you known personally two or more people, one person, or no people that 
that died by suicide over your lifetime?

suirel1r's relationship to closest suicide

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A. Thinking about the person you knew best that died by suicide, please tell me 
the letter of the category on the card which most clearly describes
your relationship to that person?

Total Cases: 68,846 (Range of valid codes: 1-30)

suirel2r's relationship to 2nd closest suicide

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A. Please tell me the relationship category of the person you knew second best 
that died by suicide.

Total Cases: 68,846 (Range of valid codes: 1-30)

suitime1how many years and months since closest suicide

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D. How many months and years has it been since that person's death?