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VLHELPN
How often neighbors helped each other in past year
- Codes
- Description
- Comparability
- Universe
- Availability
- Flags
- Questionnaire Text
- UnHarmonized Variables
Codes and Frequencies
Description
VLHELPN indicates how often the respondent and their neighbors do favors for each other â such as house sitting, watching each other's children, lending tools, and other things to help each other â over the past years. Answers are coded categorically.
This variable is part of the Volunteer Supplement.
Universe
- Sep 2017, Sep 2019, Sep 2021, and Sep 2023: All persons interviewed for the Volunteering and Civic Life Supplement (VLSUPINT).
Availability
| Years | Jan | Feb | ASEC | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - |
| 2019 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - |
| 2021 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - |
| 2023 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - |
