Survey Documentation and Analysis

General Social Surveys, 1972-2006 [Cumulative File]


Variable Group: Topical Module Culture: 1993

Variables
STANDUP STAND UP FOR YOUR OWN OPINION
SELFIRST TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF FIRST BEFORE OTHERS
RICHPOOR OK TO GET RICH EVEN IF OTHERS POOR
OPOUTCME SHOULD AMER PROMOTE EQ OPPTY OR EQ OUTCOMES?
UNITED AMERICANS UNITED OR DIVIDED ON VALUES
OBTOHELP OBLIGATION TO CARE FOR ILL PARENT OR SPOUSE?
LFEGOD LIFE OUTCOME DECIDED BY GOD
LFEGENES SOME WITH BETTER GENES THAN OTHERS
LFESOCTY SOCIETY GIVES SOME HEAD START HOLDS BACK OTHERS
LFEHRDWK SOME PEOPLE WORK HARDER THAN OTHERS
LFECHNCE LIFE IS A MATTER OF CHANCE
BIGBAND LIKE OR DISLIKE BIGBAND MUSIC
BLUGRASS LIKE OR DISLIKE BLUEGRASS MUSIC
COUNTRY LIKE OR DISLIKE COUNTRY WESTERN MUSIC
BLUES LIKE OR DISLIKE BLUES OR R AND B MUSIC
MUSICALS LIKE OR DISLIKE BROADWAY MUSICALS
CLASSICL LIKE OR DISLIKE CLASSICAL MUSIC
FOLK LIKE OR DISLIKE FOLK MUSIC
GOSPEL LIKE OR DISLIKE GOSPEL MUSIC
JAZZ LIKE OR DISLIKE JAZZ
LATIN LIKE OR DISLIKE LATIN MUSIC
MOODEASY LIKE OR DISLIKE EASY LISTENING MUSIC
NEWAGE LIKE OR DISLIKE NEW AGE MUSIC
OPERA LIKE OR DISLIKE OPERA
RAP LIKE OR DISLIKE RAP MUSIC
REGGAE LIKE OR DISLIKE REGGAE MUSIC
CONROCK LIKE OR DISLIKE CONTEMPORARY ROCK MUSIC
OLDIES LIKE OR DISLIKE OLDIES ROCK MUSIC
HVYMETAL LIKE OR DISLIKE HEAVY METAL MUSIC
ATTSPRTS ATTENDED SPORTS EVENT IN LST YR
VISITART VISITED ART MUSEUM OR GALLERY IN LST YR
MAKEART MADE ART OR CRAFT OBJECT IN LST YR
AUTORACE ATTENDED AUTO RACE IN LST YR
CAMPING WENT CAMPING IN LST YR
GARDEN GREW VEGETABLES OR FLOWERS IN GARDEN IN LST YR
DANCE ATTENDED DANCE PERF IN LST YR
GOMUSIC ATTENDED CLASSICAL OR OPERA IN LST YR
HUNTFISH WENT HUNTING OR FISHING IN LST YR
PERFORM PERFORMED MUSIC, DANCE, THEATER IN LST YR
DOSPORTS PLAYED SPORTS IN LST YR
SEEMOVIE WENT TO A MOVIE IN LST YR
USEVCR USED VCR IN LST YR
PLYMUSIC PLAYED A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT IN LST YR
TVSHOWS HOW OFTEN R WATCHES TV DRAMA OR SITCOMS
TVNEWS HOW OFTEN R WATCHES TV NEWS
TVPBS HOW OFTEN R WATCHES PUBLIC TV SHOWS
JUDGEART ONLY A FEW PEOPLE CAN JUDGE ART
TRSTPROF TRUST PROFS JUDGEMENTS IN ASSIGNING READING
CLASSICS HS AND COLL STUDTS READ TOO MANY CLASSICS
GRTBOOKS APPEAL OF GREATEST BOOKS IS UNIVERSAL
MODPAINT MODERN PAINTING IS JUST SLAPPED ON
ENGLISH BETTER IF ENGLISH IS ONLY LANGUAGE USED IN SCHOOL
PCLIT SHAME TRADL AMER LIT IGNORED FOR MINORITY LIT
EXCELART ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE FOUND IN FOLK ART
HOSTHOME UNCOMF ENTERTAINING STRANGERS AT HOME
FRDCREAT DESIR QUALITIES OF FRIEND: CREATIVE
FRDCULTR DESIR QUALITIES OF FRIEND: CULTURED
FRDDYNAM DESIR QUALITIES OF FRIEND: DYNAMIC
FRDFUN DESIR QUALITIES OF FRIEND: FUN-LOVING
FRDHONST DESIR QUALITIES OF FRIEND: HONEST
FRDINTEL DESIR QUALITIES OF FRIEND: INTELLIGENT
FRDRESP DESIR QUALITIES OF FRIEND: RESPONSIBLE
IMPFINAN IMP TO R OF FINANCIAL SECURITY
IMPMAR IMP TO R OF BEING MARRIED
IMPKIDS IMP TO R OF HAVING CHILDREN
IMPGOD IMP TO R OF HAVING FAITH IN GOD
IMPTHNGS IMP TO R OF HAVING NICE THINGS
IMPCULTR IMP TO R OF BEING CULTURED
IMPJOB IMP TO R OF HAVING A FULFILLING JOB
IMPSELF IMP TO R OF BEING SELF-SUFFICIENT
MOSTIMP1 MOST IMP EVENT IN LST 60 YRS
MOSTIMP2 2ND MOST IMP EVENT IN LST 60 YRS
MOSTIMP3 3RD IMP EVENT IN LST 60 YRS
MOSTIMP4 4TH IMP EVENT IN LST 60 YRS
COLMAJR1 R MAJOR IN COLLEGE
COLMAJR2 R 2ND MAJOR IN COLLEGE
HSCLASS1 R FAVORITE SUBJECT IN HS
HSCLASS2 R 2ND FAVORITE SUBJECT IN HS