1972-1994 General Social Survey Cumulative File
ownthing YOUTHFUL PROTEST IS GOOD
talkback TALKING BACK TO PARENTS IS BAD
twoclass WEAK VS. STRONG
openmind TREAT DISSENTERS WITH LENIENCY
whypoor1 POOR SCHOOLS
whypoor2 LOOSE MORALS AND DRUNKENNESS
whypoor3 NOT ENOUGH JOBS
whypoor4 LACK OF EFFORT
socdif1 INCOME DIFFERENCES AN INCENTIVE
socdif2 PAID WHAT YOU NEED
socdif3 STUDY FOR YEARS TO GET HIGH PAY
socdif4 DONT GIVE EQUAL CHANCE
wlthwhts RICH - POOR
wlthjews RICH - POOR
wlthblks RICH - POOR
wlthasns RICH - POOR
wlthhsps RICH - POOR
wlthso RICH - POOR
workwhts HARD WORKING - LAZY
workjews HARD WORKING - LAZY
workblks HARD WORKING - LAZY
workasns HARD WORKING - LAZY
workhsps HARD WORKING -LAZY
workso HARD WORKING - LAZY
violwhts VIOLENT - NOT VIOLENT
violjews VIOLENT - NOT VIOLENT
violblks VIOLENT - NOT VIOLENT
violasns VIOLENT - NOT VIOLENT
violhsps VIOLENT - NOT VIOLENT
violso VIOLENT - NOT VIOLENT
intlwhts UNINTELLIGENT -INTELLIGENT
intljews UNINTELLIGENT - INTELLIGENT
intlblks UNINTELLIGENT - INTELLIGENT
intlasns UNINTELLIGENT - INTELLIGENT
intlhsps UNINTEELIGENT - INTELLIGENT
intlso UNINTELLIGENT - INTELLIGENT
farewhts SELF SUPPORTING - LIVE OFF WELFARE
farejews SELF SUPPORTING - LIVE OFF WELFARE
fareblks SELF SUPPORTING - LIVE OFF WELFARE
fareasns SELF SUPPORTING - LIVE OFF WELFARE
farehsps SELF SUPPORTING - LIVE OFF WELFARE
fareso SELF SUPPORTING - LIVE OFF WELFARE
patrwhts UNPATRIOTIC - PATRIOTIC
patrjews UNPATRIOTIC - PATRIOTIC
patrblks UNPATRIOTIC - PATRIOTIC
patrasns UNPATRIOTIC - PATRIOTIC
patrhsps UNPATRIOTIC - PATRIOTIC
patrso UNPATRIOTIC - PATRIOTIC
livejews NEIGHBORHOOD HALF JEWISH
liveblks NEIGHBORHOOD HALF BLACK
liveasns NEIGHBORHOOD HALF ASIAN
livehsps NEIGHBORHOOD HALF HISPANIC
liveno NEIGHBORHOOD HALF NORTHERN WHITE
liveso NEIGHBORHOOD HALF SOUTHERN WHITE
marjew CLOSE RELATIVE MARRY JEW
marblk CLOSE RELATIVE MARRY BLACK
marasian CLOSE RELATIVE MARRY ASIAN
marhisp CLOSE RELATIVE MARRY HISPANIC
marno CLOSE RELATIVE MARRY NO. WHITE
marso CLOSE RELATIVE MARRY SO. WHITE
workfare WORK TO GET WELFARE
lessfare IF LESS WELFARE MORE WILL WORK
povzone TAX BREAKS FOR POOR AREAS
povschs SPEND MORE ON POOR SCHOOLS
povcol GIVE COLLEGE AID TO POOR
blkzone TAX BREAKS FOR BLACK AREAS
blkschs SPEND MORE ON BLACK SCHOOLS
blkcol GIVE COLLEGE AID TO BLACKS
racquota FORBID RACIAL JOB QUOTAS
influwht INFLUENCE OF WHITES
influjew INFLUENCE OF JEWS
influblk INFLUENCE OF BLACKS
influasn INFLUENCE OF ASIANS
influhsp INFLUENCE OF HISPANICS
influso INFLUENCE OF SO. WHITES
hspjobs HISPANICS DISCRIMINATED IN JOBS
blkjobs BLACKS DISCRIMINATED IN JOBS
asnjobs ASIANS DISCRIMINATED IN JOBS
hsphouse HISPANICS DISCRIMINATED IN HOUSING
blkhouse BLACKS DISCRIMINATED IN HOUSING
asnhouse ASIANS DISCRIMINATED IN HOUSING
racwork RACIAL MAKEUP OF WORKPLACE
affact RS FIRM HAS AFF. ACTION PROGRAM
discaff WHITES HURT BY AFF. ACTION
discwhy1 PERSONALLY EXPERIENCED IT
discwhy2 HAPPENED TO SOMEONE CLOSE
discwhy3 HAPPENED AT WORK
discwhy4 HEARD ABOUT IT IN MEDIA
discwhy5 HEARD ABOUT IT ELSEWHERE
discwhy6 OTHER SOURCES
genejob SHOULD EMPLOYERS GIVE GENETIC TESTS
genehire EMPLOYERS' RIGHT TO HIRE BY GENETIC TEST
genecanx EMPLOYER TEST CANCER OR SAFE WORKPLACE
genecany EMPLOYERS' RIGHT TO HIRE BY CANCER TEST
genegets EMPLOYER VS. EMPLOYEE ON ACCESS RIGHT TO
profits1 WHETHER MANAGEMENT ONLY CARE ABOUT PROFI
profits2 SHOULD CO. PAY WORKERS MORE THAN SHAREHO
unpower UNIONS IN THIS COUNTRY HAVE TOO LITTLE P
unprog UNIONS JUST BLOCK ECONOMIC PROGRESS
outofbiz THE ORGANIZATION WENT OUT OF BUSINESS
merged THE ORG. WAS MERGED, TAKEN OVER
reorg THERE WAS A MAJOR REORGANIZATION
orgfin R'S FINANCIAL SITUATION AFTER ORG. CHANG
wrkyears # YEARS YOU HAVE WORKED FOR PAY SINCE WE
evunemp EVER BEEN UNEMPLOYED TWO WEEKS +
numunemp HOW MANY TIMES UNEMPLOYED MORE THAN TWO
totunemp TOTAL TIMES UNEMPLOYED
empyears YEARS WORKED FOR YOUR PRESENT EMPLOYER
fndjob1 HEARD JOB FROM ONE ALREADY WORKED THERE
fndjob2 HEARD JOB FROM RELATIVES
fndjob3 HEARD JOB FROM FRIENDS
fndjob4 HEARD JOB FROM ACQUAINTANCES
fndjob5 HEARD JOB FROM NEWSPAPER AD
fndjob6 HEARD JOB THROUGH EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
fndjob7 HEARD JOB FROM RECRUITER FOR THIS EMPLOY
fndjob8 HEARD JOB JUST CAME HERE AND ASKED FOR W
fndjob9 HEARD JOB OTHER (SPECIFY)
intltest BEFORE GOT THE JOB TOOK AN INTELLEGENCE
skiltest BEFORE GOT THE JOB TOOK A SKILL TEST
drugtest BEFORE GOT THE JOB TOOK A DRUG AND ALCOH
physical BEFORE GOT THE JOB TOOK A PHYSICAL TEST
ltrsref SUPPLY LETTERS OF REFERENCE
samejob CURRENT JOB SAME OR DIFFERENT FROM FIRS
jobyears FOR HOW LONG HAVE YOU HAD YOUR PRESENT J
thisjob1 HEARD JOB FROM A NOTICES POSTED MY WORKP
thisjob2 HEARD JOB THROUGH MY UNION
thisjob3 HEARD JOB FROM MY SUPERVISOR
thisjob4 HEARD JOB FROM ONE OF MY COWORKERS
thisjob5 HEARD JOB I NEAR THE TOP OF A SENIORITY
thisjob6 HEARD JOB I WAS ASKED TO TAKE THE NEW JO
thisjob7 HEARD JOB OTHERS (SPECIFY)
promotng PROCEDURES FOR PROMOTION
promoted EVER PROMOTED BY CURRENT EMPLOYER
numpromo # PROMOTIONS HAVE YOU RECEIVED
imppromo IMPORTANCE OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE PROM
futpromo HOW LIKELY YOU WILL BE PROMOTED NEXT FIV
sexpromo SEX MAKES YOUR PROMOTION DIFFERENT
racpromo ETHNIC BACKGROUND MAKES YOUR PROMOTION D
advances HAVE YOU ADVANCED, SAME LEVEL OR LOST
jobcntrl WHO MAKES DECISION FOR YOUR JOB
wrkindep I CAN WORK INDEPENDENTLY
lottosay I HAVE A LOT TO SAY ON MY JOB
idecide MY JOB ALLOWS ME MAKE PART DECISIONS
automatn MY JOB IS CONTROLLED BY MY MACHINE
monitred COMPUTERS MONITOR MY JOB PERFORMANCE
offsup DO YOU SUPERVISE THE WORK OF OTHER EMPLO
yousup HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU SUPERVISE DIRECTL
supothrs ANY PEOPLE SUPERVISED BY YOU SUPERVISE O
levels HOW MANY LEVELS OF SUPERVISION BENEATH Y
totsup HOW MANY PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE TO YOU
supduty1 YOU TRAIN EMPLOYEES SAFE USE EQUIPMENT
supduty2 YOU TRAIN EMPLOYEES IN OTHER WAYS
supduty3 YOU ORGANIZE SCHEDULES OR TASKS
supduty4 YOU DEVISE NEW WAYS OF DOING TASKS
supduty5 YOU CHECK WORKERS' PROGRESS,ATTENDANCE
supduty6 YOU EVALUATE JOB PERFORMANCE
supduty7 YOU TAKE PROMOTIONS OR DISCIPLINARY ACTI
othduty1 YOU TRAIN EMPLOYEES SAFE USE EQUIP. NOT
othduty2 YOU TRAIN EMPLOYEES IN OTHER WAYS, NOT S
othduty3 YOU ORGANIZE SCHEDULES OR TASKS, NOT SUP
othduty4 YOU DEVISE NEW WAYS OF DOING TASKS, NOT
othduty5 YOU CHECK PROGRESS OR ATTENDANCE, NOT SU
othduty6 YOU EVALUATE JOB PERFORMANCE, NOT SUPERV
othduty7 YOU PROMOT OR DISCIPLINe ACTIONS, NOT SU
orgmoney PARTICIPATE IN DECISIONS ABOUT ORG'S MON
totmoney HOW MUCH MONEY IN THE LARGEST OF THESE D
youmoney LARGEST DECISION IN WHICH YOU HAD THE FI
jobjudge SOMEONE EVALUATE YOUR PERFORMANCE REGULA
quantity HOW EASY YOUR SUPERVISOR KNOW HOW MUCH Y
quality HOW EASY YOUR SUPERVISOR KNOW HOW GOOD Y
wrkwell HOW WELL YOU COMPARE TO PEOPLE DO SAME
wrkmuch HOW MUCH YOU COMPARE TO PEOPLE DO SAME J
imatter SUCCESS OF MY ORG. DEPENDS LOT ON HOW WE
helporg I WILLING WORK HARDER THAN I HAVE TO TO
notloyal I FEEL VERY LITTLE LOYALTY TO THIS ORG.
stayorg1 WOULD TAKE ANY JOB TO KEEP WORKING FOR T
samevals MY VALUES AND THE ORG.'S VALUES ARE VERY
proudorg PROUD TO BE WORKING FOR THIS ORG.
stayorg2 TURN DOWN ANOTHER JOB FOR PAY TO STAY TH
noticed PEOPLE USUALLY NOTICE WHEN I DO MY JOB W
chngeorg HOW LIKELY I'LL TRY TO FIND JOB IN ANOTH
othpay GET COMMISSIONS, BONUSES, TIPS FROM MAIN
raiseall ALL WORKERS REGARDLESS OF PERFORMANCE GO
raisehrd WORKERS WHO WORK HARD AND PERFORM WELL G
raisefav WORKERS HAVE FAVORED RELATION TO BOSS GO
fringe1 MEDICAL OR HOSPITAL INSURANCE
fringe2 DENTAL CARE BENEFITS
fringe3 LIFE INSURANCE
fringe4 SICK LEAVE WITH FULL PAY
fringe5 MATERNITY LEAVE WITH FULL RE-EMPLOYMENT
fringe6 FLEXIBLE HOURS, OR FLEXTIME SCHEDULING
fringe7 CASH OR STOCK BONUSES FOR PERFORMANCE OR
fringe8 A PENSION OR RETIREMENT PROGRAM
fringe9 PROFIT SHARING OR STOCK OPTION PROGRAM
fringe10 INFORMATION ABOUT CHILD CARE SERVICES IN
fringe11 ASSISTANCE WITH THE COSTS OF DAY CARE FO
jobvshme HOW OFTEN YOUR FAMILY INTERFERED WITH YO
unvote WOULD YOU VOTE FOR OR AGAINST HAVING A U
unmanrel RELATIONS BETWEEN MANAGEMENT AND WORKERS
cowrkrel RELATIONS BETWEEN COWORKERS
schoolng IMPORTANCE FORMAL SCHOOL FOR YOU JOB
training IMPORTANCE OF ON-THE-JOB TRAINING FOR YO
learning IMPORTANCE OF LEARNING FROM CO-WORKERS F
exptrain IMPORTANCE OF DIFFERENT EMPLOYER TRAININ
wherewrk DOING YOUR JOB IN ONE OR SEVERAL DIFFERE
findout CAN FIND OUT WHERE YOU WILL BE WORKING
baseofop YOU HAVE BASE OF OPERATIONS
splocnum # OF WORKERS AT THE LOCATION YOUR SPOUSE
standup STAND UP FOR YOUR OWN OPINION
selfirst TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF FIRST BEFORE OTHER
richpoor OK TO GET RICH EVEN IF OTHERS POOR
opoutcme SHOULD AMER PROMOTE EQ OPPTY OR EQ OUTCO
united AMERICANS UNITED OR DIVIDED ON VALUES
obtohelp OBLIGATION TO CARE FOR ILL PARENT OR SPO
lfegod LIFE OUTCOME DECIDED BY GOD
lfegenes SOME WITH BETTER GENES THAN OTHERS
lfesocty SOCIETY GIVES SOME HEAD START & HOLDS BA
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
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 Y
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 READ
classics HS AND COLL STUDTS READ TOO MANY CLASSIC
grtbooks APPEAL OF GREATEST BOOKS IS UNIVERSAL
modpaint MODERN PAINTING IS JUST SLAPPED ON
english BETTER IF ENGLISH IS ONLY LANGUAGE USED
pclit SHAME TRADL AMER LIT IGNORED FOR MINORIT
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
1972-1994 General Social Survey Cumulative File