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EMOGOTHELP
Sought help for emotional problems
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Description

For sample persons age 18 and older who reported to have experienced stress and to have thought of seeking help, EMOGOTHELP reports whether or not, within the last year, the person actually sought help from any source for personal/emotional problems.

EMOGOTHELP is part of a series of variables related to sources of help with adult personal or emotional problems, as well as the amount of help received by each source. For related variables, please use the IPUMS NHIS search function and drop-down menus.

Comparability

Changes in survey design (e.g., quarters in which the supplement was collected) may affect raw frequencies, but do not affect comparability of the variable. As always, data users should use the prescribed IHIS weights.

Universe

  • 1985: Sample persons age 18+ who in the past year thought about seeking help for personal or emotional problems from friends/family and/or from a professional/self-help group, or for whom it was unknown whether they had thought about seeking such help.
  • 1990: Sample persons age 18+ who knew what stress was, and who in the past year thought about seeking help for personal or emotional problems from family/friends and/or from a professional/self-help group, or for whom it was unknown whether they had thought about seeking such help.
  • 1993: Half of sample persons age 18+ in quarters 3 and 4 (excluded from AIDS supplement) who in the past year thought about seeking help for personal or emotional problems from friends/family and/or from a therapist/counselor/self-help group, or for whom it was unknown whether they had thought about seeking such help.

Availability

  • 1985, 1990, 1993

Weights