1972-1994 General Social Survey Cumulative File
salfergt SALIENCE, WOMENS RIGHTS
How often would you say that you and your friends
think about topics we've been discussing during the
interview? Would you say that you and your friends
think about women's rights very often, sometimes, or
almost never?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
18.7 284 1 VERY OFTEN
48.8 743 2 SOMETIMES
32.5 495 3 ALMOST NEVER
5 8 DK
5 9 NA
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sallabor SALIENCE, LABOR LEADERS
Would you say that you and your friends think about
the people running organized labor very often,
sometimes, or almost never?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
17.8 270 1 VERY OFTEN
43.5 659 2 SOMETIMES
38.7 587 3 ALMOST NEVER
10 8 DK
6 9 NA
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salsatfn SALIENCE, FINANCIAL SATISFACTION
Would you say that you and your friends think about
satisfaction with their present financial situation
very often, sometimes, or almost never?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
39.6 601 1 VERY OFTEN
40.6 616 2 SOMETIMES
19.9 302 3 ALMOST NEVER
7 8 DK
6 9 NA
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salabort SALIENCE, ABORTION LAWS
Would you say that you and your friends think about
laws about abortion very often, sometimes, or almost
never?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
10.7 162 1 VERY OFTEN
41.7 634 2 SOMETIMES
47.6 724 3 ALMOST NEVER
5 8 DK
7 9 NA
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salsci SALIENCE, SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY
Would you say that you and your friends think about
the scientific community very often, sometimes, or
almost never?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
9.9 148 1 VERY OFTEN
37.6 561 2 SOMETIMES
52.5 785 3 ALMOST NEVER
31 8 DK
7 9 NA
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divorce5 DIVORCED IN LAST 5 YRS
Divorces during the last five years.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
91.0 13188 0 NONE
6.1 888 1 PRIOR 4 YEARS
2.2 312 2 LAST YEAR
0.8 111 3 BOTH
378 9 NA
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divrel1 RELATIVES DIVORCED IN LAST YEAR
Number of relatives divorced last year.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
87.1 5291 0
10.4 629 1
2.3 141 2
0.1 8 3
0.0 3 4
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divrel4 RELATIVES DIVORCED BETWEEN 5 & 1 YRS AGO
Number of relatives divorced during previous four
years.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
77.9 4728 0
17.6 1070 1
4.2 253 2
0.3 16 3
0.1 4 4
0.0 1 5
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unemp5 UNEMPLOYED IN LAST 5 YRS
Unemployment during last five years.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
77.6 11462 0 NO
5.3 777 1 4 PRIOR YRS
5.7 847 2 4 PRIOR YRS, EARNER
1.4 214 3 LAST YR
3.1 453 4 BOTH,NOT EARNER
0.4 57 5 BOTH,EARNER PRIOR 4
1.8 261 6 LAST YR, EARNER
0.5 68 7 BOTH,EARNER LAST YR
4.3 640 8 BOTH,EARNER BOTH
98 9 NA
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unrel1 RELATIVES UNEMPLOYED IN LAST YR
Number of relatives unemployed during last year.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
67.3 4086 0
25.8 1566 1
5.6 341 2
1.0 62 3
0.2 15 4
0.0 2 5
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unrel4 RELATIVES UNEMP BETWEEN 5 & 1 YRS AGO
Number of relatives unemployed during previous four
years.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
65.7 3991 0
27.7 1683 1
5.1 310 2
1.2 71 3
0.2 15 4
0.0 2 5
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hosdis5 HOSPITALIZED, DISABLED LAST 5 YRS
Hospitalization and disability during last five years.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
59.7 8767 0 NONE
20.1 2947 1 PRIOR 4 YEARS
7.3 1069 2 LAST YEAR
12.9 1891 3 BOTH
203 9 NA
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hosrel1 RELS HOSPITALIZED IN LAST YEAR
Number of relatives hospitalized/disabled last year.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
60.3 3663 0
30.0 1821 1
7.3 441 2
1.9 116 3
0.3 20 4
0.2 10 5
0.0 1 6
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hosrel4 RELS HOSPITALIZED BETW 5 & 1 YRS AGO
Number of relatives hospitalized/disabled during
previous four years.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
46.1 2802 0
34.0 2066 1
12.7 773 2
4.5 271 3
1.7 102 4
0.7 40 5
0.2 14 6
0.1 4 7
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death5 RELATIVES DIED IN LAST 5 YRS
Death of relatives during the last five years.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
64.9 9564 0 NONE
17.7 2614 1 1 IN PRIOR 4 YRS
5.3 783 2 2+ IN PRIOR 4 YRS
6.3 923 3 1 LAST YR
2.9 432 4 1 LAST,1 IN PRIOR 4
1.0 151 5 1 IN LAST,2+ PRIOR 4
1.1 162 6 2+ LAST YR
0.5 72 7 2+ LAST, 1 PRIOR 4
0.3 43 8 2+ LAST, 2+ PRIOR 4
133 9 NA
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death16 RELATIVES DIED SINCE AGE 16
Number of relatives dying since respondent 16 years
old and prior to the last five years.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
50.5 7512 0
16.7 2485 1
10.3 1539 2
7.2 1078 3
5.9 883 4
4.6 686 5
3.0 442 6
1.3 193 7
0.3 47 8
0.1 12 9
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padeath DEATH OF FATHER
Death of respondent's father.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
50.5 7115 0 NO DEATH REPORTED
5.8 813 1 DIED BEFORE R 16
34.6 4875 2 DIED 6+ YRS AGO
6.3 889 3 DIED 1-5 YRS AGO
2.7 387 4 DIED LAST YEAR
639 8 CANT TELL
159 9 NA
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madeath DEATH OF MOTHER
Death of respondent's mother.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
64.4 9046 0 NO DEATH REPORTED
2.2 302 1 DIED BEFORE R 16
26.2 3683 2 DIED 6+ YRS AGO
5.2 729 3 DIED 1-5 YRS AGO
2.0 285 4 DIED LAST YEAR
705 8 CANT TELL
127 9 NA
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chlddth DEATH OF CHILD
Death of child or child's spouse.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
90.6 9616 0 NO DEATH REPORTED
6.5 694 1 DIED 6+ YRS AGO
2.0 208 2 DIED 1-5 YRS AGO
0.9 97 3 DIED LAST YEAR
159 9 NA
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sibdeath DEATH OF SIBLING
Death of sibling or sibling-in-law.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
71.5 9992 0 NO DEATH REPORTED
13.8 1932 1 DIED 6+ YRS AGO
9.8 1370 2 DIED 1-5 YRS AGO
4.9 684 3 DIED LAST YEAR
137 9 NA
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spdeath DEATH OF SPOUSE
Death of spouse.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
85.0 10194 0 NO DEATH REPORTED
9.7 1163 1 DIED 6+ YRS AGO
3.6 436 2 DIED 1-5 YRS AGO
1.6 193 3 DIED LAST YEAR
142 9 NA
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trauma1 TRAUMA SCALE, LAST YEAR
Number of traumatic events (deaths, divorces,
unemployments, and hospitalizations-disabilities)
happening to respondent last year.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
60.9 8610 0
31.9 4509 1
6.6 938 2
0.5 66 3
0.0 4 4
750 9 NA
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trauma5 TRAUMA SCALE, LAST 5 YEARS
Number of traumatic events (deaths, divorces,
unemployments, and hospitalizations-disabilities)
happening to respondent last five years.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
28.2 3989 0
42.4 5984 1
24.1 3405 2
4.7 669 3
0.6 80 4
750 9 NA
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trarel1 TRAUMA OF RELATIVES, LAST YEAR
Number of traumatic events (divorces, unemployments,
and hospitalizations/disabilities) happening to
respondent's relatives last year.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
38.8 2358 0
40.1 2436 1
18.0 1094 2
3.0 184 3
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trarel5 TRAUMA OF RELATIVES, LAST 5 YRS
Number of traumatic events (divorces, unemployments,
and hospitalizations/disabilities) happening to
respondent's relatives during last five years.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
18.6 1130 0
36.2 2197 1
31.5 1913 2
13.7 832 3
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tratot1 TRAUMA LAST YEAR, SELF & RELATIVES
Total number of traumatic events happening to
respondent and relatives last year.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
26.3 1537 0
33.8 1978 1
24.9 1458 2
11.6 680 3
2.9 167 4
0.6 33 5
0.0 2 6
217 9 NA
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tratot5 TRAUMA LAST 5 YRS, SELF & RELATIVES
Total number of traumatic events happening to
respondent and relatives during last five years.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
6.4 377 0
18.2 1063 1
27.1 1584 2
24.9 1455 3
15.2 890 4
6.6 384 5
1.6 94 6
0.1 8 7
217 9 NA
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defspdr DEFENSE SPENDING--RS POSITION
Some people believe that we should spend much less
money for defense. Suppose these people are at one end
of the scale at point number 1. Others feel that
defense spending should be greatly increased. Suppose
these people are at the other end, at point 7. And, of
course, some other people have opinions somewhere in
between at points 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6. Where would you
place yourself on this scale, or haven't you thought
much about this?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
9.4 135 0 HAVENT THOUGHT MUCH
3.3 47 1 GREATLY DECREASE
3.4 49 2
6.7 97 3
21.4 308 4
23.3 335 5
13.1 189 6
19.3 278 7 GREATLY INCREASE
25 8 DK
5 9 NA
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defspdfg DEFENSE SPENDING--GOVT POSITION
Where would you place what the federal government is
doing at the present time?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
6.2 84 0 HAVENT THOUGHT MUCH
4.6 63 1 GREATLY DECREASE
9.4 128 2
23.3 317 3
25.5 347 4
15.2 207 5
9.0 123 6
6.8 92 7 GREATLY INCREASE
99 8 DK
8 9 NA
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hlpminr HELP MINORITIES--RS POSITION
Some people feel that the government in Washington
should make every possible effort to improve the
social and economic position of blacks and other
minority groups, even if it means giving them
preferential treatment. (Suppose these people are at
one end of the scale at point number 1.) Others feel
that the government should not make any special effort
to help minorities because they should help
themselves. (Suppose these people are at the other
end, at point 7. And, of course, some other people
have opinions somewhere in between at points 2, 3, 4,
5, or 6.) Where would you place yourself on this
scale, or haven't you thought much about this?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
5.6 80 0 HAVENT THOUGHT MUCH
4.7 68 1 GOVT HELP
4.9 70 2
9.6 139 3
23.5 339 4
16.8 242 5
14.4 207 6
20.5 296 7 HELP SELVES
23 8 DK
4 9 NA
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hlpminfg HELP MINORITIES--GOVT POSITION
Where would you place what the federal government is
doing at the present time?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
4.5 61 0 HAVENT THOUGHT MUCH
18.2 245 1 GOVT HELP
20.6 278 2
18.8 254 3
16.4 221 4
10.4 140 5
7.3 99 6
3.8 51 7 HELP SELVES
113 8 DK
6 9 NA
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cutspdr CUT GOVT SPENDING--RS POSITION
Some people think the government should provide fewer
services, even in areas such as health and education,
in order to reduce spending. Other people feel it is
important for the government to continue the services
it now provides even if it means no reduction in
spending. Where would you place yourself on this
scale, or haven't you thought much about this?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
8.5 121 0 HAVENT THOUGHT MUCH
8.5 121 1 CUT SPENDING
8.6 123 2
12.5 179 3
19.0 271 4
13.6 195 5
11.1 158 6
18.3 261 7 MAINTAIN SERVICES
35 8 DK
4 9 NA
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cutspdfg CUT GOVT SPENDING--GOVT POSITION
Where would you place what the federal government is
doing at the present time?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
5.4 74 0 HAVENT THOUGHT MUCH
2.4 33 1 CUT SPENDING
4.8 66 2
10.5 143 3
20.9 285 4
20.5 279 5
18.3 249 6
17.1 233 7 MAINTAIN SERVICES
101 8 DK
5 9 NA
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impfam FAMILY AND CHILDREN
On these cards are various apects of life. We would
like to know how important each of these aspects of
life is for you. On each of these cards you see on the
right hand side a scale with seven points. The lowest
point with number 1 indicates that this aspect of life
is unimportant to you. Point 7 at the top indicates
that particular aspect of life is very important to
you. The numbers in between indicate varying degrees
of importance. Please take a look at all the cards
first. Then, tell me for each card its letter and the
number you've decided on. A. One's own family and
children.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
1.4 26 1 UNIMPORTANT
0.4 8 2
0.7 13 3
0.7 12 4
2.6 48 5
4.5 82 6
89.7 1647 7 VERY IMPORTANT
2 8 DK
22 9 NA
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impwork CAREER AND WORK
B. Career and work.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
4.4 81 1 UNIMPORTANT
1.7 32 2
3.0 55 3
7.1 130 4
15.2 280 5
23.8 437 6
44.7 822 7 VERY IMPORTANT
4 8 DK
19 9 NA
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imprelax FREE TIME AND RELAXATION
C. Free time and relaxation.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
1.9 34 1 UNIMPORTANT
3.2 58 2
5.3 98 3
10.3 188 4
23.4 429 5
19.0 349 6
37.0 678 7 VERY IMPORTANT
6 8 DK
20 9 NA
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impfrend FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES
D. Friends and acquaintances.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
0.7 13 1 UNIMPORTANT
1.7 32 2
3.8 69 3
11.1 203 4
20.3 373 5
24.4 448 6
38.1 699 7 VERY IMPORTANT
4 8 DK
19 9 NA
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impkin RELATIVES
E. Relatives.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
1.6 29 1 UNIMPORTANT
1.7 32 2
4.1 76 3
7.8 143 4
13.1 241 5
20.5 377 6
51.1 938 7 VERY IMPORTANT
4 8 DK
20 9 NA
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impchurh RELIGION AND CHURCH
F. Religion and church.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
4.4 81 1 UNIMPORTANT
4.4 80 2
5.8 106 3
8.6 158 4
14.3 262 5
13.7 251 6
48.9 898 7 VERY IMPORTANT
3 8 DK
21 9 NA
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imppol POLITICS AND PUBLIC LIFE
G. Politics and public life.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
13.2 242 1 UNIMPORTANT
9.6 176 2
12.8 235 3
20.3 372 4
20.8 382 5
12.5 230 6
10.8 199 7 VERY IMPORTANT
3 8 DK
21 9 NA
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1972-1994 General Social Survey Cumulative File