VLHELPN
How often neighbors helped each other in past year
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Codes and Frequencies
An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample
| Code | Label |
Sep
23 |
Sep
21 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Basically every day | X | X |
| 02 | A few times a week | X | X |
| 03 | A few times a month | X | X |
| 04 | Once a month | X | X |
| 05 | Less than once a month | X | X |
| 06 | Not at all | X | X |
| 96 | Refused | X | X |
| 97 | Don't know | X | X |
| 98 | No response | X | X |
| 99 | NIU | X | X |
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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 | - | - | - |