1972-1994 General Social Survey Cumulative File


Standard Variable List


MORE NATIONAL ISSUES

Income and Poverty

povline R'S HH POVERTY STATUS
incdef DISTANCE BELOW POVERTY LINE
realinc FAMILY INCOME IN CONSTANT $
realrinc RS INCOME IN CONSTANT $
minfour IMPUTED POVERTY LINE FOR FAMILY OF FOUR
minfood IMPUTED WKLY FOOD SPENDING FOR POV LINE
minthree IMPUTED POVERTY LINE FOR FAMILY OF THREE

Government Secrecy

sectech SHOULD GOVT MAINTAIN SECRECY OVER TECHNO
secdocs DOES GOVT CLASSIFY TOO MANY DOCUMENTS AS
rptcowrk REPORT COWORKERS THREATENING SECRECY OF
askfinan GOVT INVESTIGATE WORKERS FINANCES FOR SE
askcrime GOVT INVESTIAGTE WORKERS CRIME RECORDS
askdrugs GOVT INVESTIGATE WORKERS ILLEGAL DRUG US
askmentl GOVT INVESTIGATE WORKERS MENTAL HEALTH
askforgn GOVT INVESTIGATE WORKERS FOREIGN FAMILY
askdrink GOVT INVESTIGATE WORKERS ALCOHOL USE
asksexor GOVT INVESTIGATE WORKERS SEXUAL ORIENTAT
secprvcy GOVT FAVOR SECRECY OVER WORKERS PRIVACY?

RESPONDENT BACKGROUND VARIABLES

Ethnicity

ethnic COUNTRY OF FAMILY ORIGIN
eth1 1ST MENTIONED COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
eth2 2ND MENTIONED COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
eth3 3RD MENTIONED COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
ethnum TYPE OF RESPONSE ABOUT ETHNICITY -- R
spethnic COUNTRY OF SPOUSES FAMILY ORIGIN
speth1 1ST MENTIONED COUNTRY OF SPOUSES ORIGIN
speth2 2ND MENTIONED COUNTRY OF SPOUSES ORIGIN
speth3 3RD MENTIONED COUNTRY OF SPOUSES ORIGIN
spethnum TYPE OF RESPONSE ABOUT ETHNICITY -- SP

Military Service

vetyears YEARS IN ARMED FORCES
vetkind BRANCH OF SERVICE

Respondent and Spouse Work Week

workdy DAYS R NORMALLY WORKS
workhr HOURS R USUALLY WORKS
spdays DAYS SPOUSE NORMALLY WORKS
sphour HOURS SPOUSE USUALLY WORKS

Respondent's Dwelling

dwelling TYPE OF STRUCTURE
dwelngh DWELLING COMPARED TO OTHERS IN NBRHD
dwelcity DWELLING COMPARED TO OTHERS IN CITY
dwelown DOES R OWN OR RENT HOME?

Word Association

worda WORD A
wordb WORD B
wordc WORD C
wordd WORD D
worde WORD E
wordf WORD F
wordg WORD G
wordh WORD H
wordi WORD I
wordj WORD J
wordsum NUMBER WORDS CORRECT IN VOCABULARY TEST

Welfare Issues

welfare1 WELFARE MAKES PEOPLE WORK LESS
welfare2 HELPS PEOPLE OVERCOME DIFFICULT TIMES
welfare3 ENCOURAGES OUT-OF-WEDLOCK CHILDREN
welfare4 PRESERVES MARRIAGES IN DIFFICULT TIMES
welfare5 HELPS PREVENT HUNGER AND STARVATION
welfare6 DISCOURAGES PREGNANT GIRLS FROM MARRYING

Respondent's Household Composition

relate1 RELATIONSHIP OF 1ST PERSON TO HOUSEHOLD
gender1 GENDER OF 1ST PERSON
old1 AGE OF 1ST PERSON
mar1 MARITAL STATUS OF 1ST PERSON
away1 IS 1ST PERSON STAYING SOMEWHERE ELSE NOW
where1 WHERE IS 1ST PERSON STAYING?
relate2 RELATIONSHIP OF 2ND PERSON TO HOUSEHOLD
gender2 GENDER OF 2ND PERSON
old2 AGE OF 2ND PERSON
mar2 MARITAL STATUS OF 2ND PERSON
away2 IS 2ND PERSON STAYING SOMEWHERE ELSE NOW
where2 WHERE IS 2ND PERSON STAYING?
relate3 RELATIONSHIP OF 3RD PERSON TO HOUSEHOLD
gender3 GENDER OF 3RD PERSON
old3 AGE OF 3RD PERSON
mar3 MARITAL STATUS OF 3RD PERSON
away3 IS 3RD PERSON STAYING SOMEWHERE ELSE NOW
where3 WHERE IS 3RD PERSON STAYING?
relate4 RELATIONSHIP OF 4TH PERSON TO HOUSEHOLD
gender4 GENDER OF 4TH PERSON
old4 AGE OF 4TH PERSON
mar4 MARITAL STATUS OF 4TH PERSON
away4 IS 4TH PERSON STAYING SOMEWHERE ELSE NOW
where4 WHERE IS 4TH PERSON STAYING?
relate5 RELATIONSHIP OF 5TH PERSON TO HOUSEHOLD
gender5 GENDER OF 5TH PERSON
old5 AGE OF 5TH PERSON
mar5 MARITAL STATUS OF 5TH PERSON
away5 IS 5TH PERSON STAYING SOMEWHERE ELSE NOW
where5 WHERE IS 5TH PERSON STAYING?
relate6 RELATIONSHIP OF 6TH PERSON TO HOUSEHOLD
gender6 GENDER OF 6TH PERSON
old6 AGE OF 6TH PERSON
mar6 MARITAL STATUS OF 6TH PERSON
away6 IS 6TH PERSON STAYING SOMEWHERE ELSE NOW
where6 WHERE IS 6TH PERSON STAYING?
relate7 RELATIONSHIP OF 7TH PERSON TO HOUSEHOLD
gender7 GENDER OF 7TH PERSON
old7 AGE OF 7TH PERSON
mar7 MARITAL STATUS OF 7TH PERSON
away7 IS 7TH PERSON STAYING SOMEWHERE ELSE NOW
where7 WHERE IS 7TH PERSON STAYING?
relate8 RELATIONSHIP OF 8TH PERSON TO HOUSEHOLD
gender8 GENDER OF 8TH PERSON
old8 AGE OF 8TH PERSON
mar8 MARITAL STATUS OF 8TH PERSON
away8 IS 8TH PERSON STAYING SOMEWHERE ELSE NOW
where8 WHERE IS 8TH PERSON STAYING?
relate9 RELATIONSHIP OF 9TH PERSON TO HOUSEHOLD
gender9 GENDER OF 9TH PERSON
old9 AGE OF 9TH PERSON
mar9 MARITAL STATUS OF 9TH PERSON
away9 IS 9TH PERSON STAYING SOMEWHERE ELSE NOW
where9 WHERE IS 9TH PERSON STAYING?
relate10 RELATIONSHIP OF 10TH PERSON TO HOUSEHOLD
gender10 GENDER OF 10TH PERSON
old10 AGE OF 1OTH PERSON
mar10 MARITAL STATUS OF 10TH PERSON
away10 IS 10TH PERSON STAYING SOMEWHERE ELSE NO
where10 WHERE IS 1OTH PERSON STAYING?
relate11 RELATION OF 11TH PERSON (VISITOR) TO HEA
gender11 GENDER OF 11TH PERSON (VISITOR)
old11 AGE OF 11TH PERSON (VISITOR)
mar11 MARITAL STATUS OF 11TH PERSON (VISITOR)
away11 IS 11TH PERSON (VISITOR) STAYING ELSEWHE
where11 WHERE IS 11TH PERSON (VISITOR) STAYING?
relate12 RELATION OF 12TH PERSON (VISITOR) TO HEA
gender12 GENDER OF 12TH PERSON (VISITOR)
old12 AGE OF 12TH PERSON (VISITOR)
mar12 MARITAL STATUS OF 12TH PERSON (VISITOR)
away12 IS 12TH PERSON (VISITOR) STAYING ELSEWHE
where12 WHERE IS 12TH PERSON (VISITOR) STAYING?
relate13 RELATION OF 13TH PERSON (VISITOR) TO HEA
gender13 GENDER OF 13TH PERSON (VISITOR)
old13 AGE OF 13TH PERSON (VISITOR)
mar13 MARITAL STATUS OF 13TH PERSON (VISITOR)
away13 IS 13TH PERSON (VISITOR) STAYING ELSEWHE
where13 WHERE IS 13TH PERSON (VISITOR) STAYING?
relate14 RELATION OF 14TH PERSON (VISITOR) TO HEA
gender14 GENDER OF 14TH PERSON (VISITOR)
old14 AGE OF 14TH PERSON (VISITOR)
mar14 MARITAL STATUS OF 14TH PERSON (VISITOR)
away14 IS 14TH PERSON (VISITOR) STAYING ELSEWHE
where14 WHERE IS 14TH PERSON (VISITOR) STAYING?
relhhd1 RELATION OF 1ST PERSON TO HOUSEHOLD HEAD
relhhd2 RELATION OF 2ND PERSON TO HOUSEHOLD HEAD
relhhd3 RELATION OF 3RD PERSON TO HOUSEHOLD HEAD
relhhd4 RELATION OF 4TH PERSON TO HOUSEHOLD HEAD
relhhd5 RELATION OF 5TH PERSON TO HOUSEHOLD HEAD
relhhd6 RELATION OF 6TH PERSON TO HOUSEHOLD HEAD
relhhd7 RELATION OF 7TH PERSON TO HOUSEHOLD HEAD
relhhd8 RELATION OF 8TH PERSON TO HOUSEHOLD HEAD
relhhd9 RELATION OF 9TH PERSON TO HOUSEHOLD HEAD
relhhd10 RELATION OF 1OTH PERSON TO HOUSEHOLD HEA
relhhd11 RELATION OF 11TH PERSON (VISITOR) TO HEA
relhhd12 RELATION OF 12TH PERSON (VISITOR) TO HEA
relhhd13 RELATION OF 13TH PERSON (VISITOR) TO HEA
relhhd14 RELATION OF 14TH PERSON (VISITOR) TO HEA
hefinfo NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN INFORMANT'S HOUSEHOL
hhrace RACE OF HOUSEHOLD
respnum NUMBER IN FAMILY OF R
hhtype HOUSEHOLD TYPE
hhtype1 HOUSEHOLD TYPE (CONDENSED)
famgen NUMBER OF FAMILY GENERATIONS IN HOUSEHOL
rplace R'S RELATIONSHIP TO HOUSEHOLD HEAD
rvisitor IS R A VISITOR?
visitors NUMBER OF VISITORS IN HOUSEHOLD
dateintv DATE OF INTERVIEW

Socio-Economic and Status Indicators

isco68 RESPONDENT'S OCCUPATION, 1970 CENSUS
paisco68 R'S FATHER'S OCCUPATION, 1970 CENSUS
spisco68 R'S SPOUSE'S OCCUPATION, 1970 CENSUS
isco681 RESPONDENT'S OCCUPATION, 1980 CENSUS
paisc681 R'S FATHER'S OCCUPATION, 1980 CENSUS
spisc681 R'S SPOUSE'S OCCUPATION, 1980 CENSUS
sei RESPONDENT SOCIOECONOMIC INDEX
pasei R'S FATHER'S SOCIOECONOMIC INDEX
spsei R'S SPOUSE'S SOCIOECONOMIC INDEX

Other Respondent Background Variables

cohort YEAR OF BIRTH
marcohrt YEAR OF FIRST MARRIAGE
birthmo MONTH IN WHICH R WAS BORN
zodiac RESPONDENTS ASTROLOGICAL SIGN

Survey Administrative Variables

ballot BALLOT USED FOR INTERVIEW
version VERSION OF QUESTIONNAIRE
issp FILTER FOR ISSP CASES
formwt POST-STRATIFICATION WEIGHT
sampcode SAMPLING ERROR CODE
sample SAMPLING FRAME AND METHOD
oversamp WEIGHTS FOR BLACK OVERSAMPLES

1972-1994 General Social Survey Cumulative File