1972-1994 General Social Survey Cumulative File
talkto1 HOW OFTEN DOES R TALK TO PERSON #1?
Thinking about how often you usually talk to (NAME),
on the average, do you talk to (him/her) almost every
day, at least once a week, at least once a month, or
less than once a month? ASK FOR EACH NAME. Talks to
First Person.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
64.2 892 1 ALMOST DAILY
24.1 335 2 ONCE A WEEK
8.2 114 3 ONCE A MONTH
3.5 49 4 LT ONCE A MONTH
8 9 NA
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talkto2 HOW OFTEN DOES R TALK TO PERSON #2?
Talks to Second Person.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
50.1 583 1 ALMOST DAILY
33.4 389 2 ONCE A WEEK
12.4 144 3 ONCE A MONTH
4.1 48 4 LT ONCE A MONTH
6 9 NA
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talkto3 HOW OFTEN DOES R TALK TO PERSON #3?
Talks to Third Person.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
40.6 377 1 ALMOST DAILY
38.1 354 2 ONCE A WEEK
15.5 144 3 ONCE A MONTH
5.7 53 4 LT ONCE A MONTH
7 9 NA
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talkto4 HOW OFTEN DOES R TALK TO PERSON #4?
Talks to Fourth Person.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
36.0 220 1 ALMOST DAILY
40.8 249 2 ONCE A WEEK
19.1 117 3 ONCE A MONTH
4.1 25 4 LT ONCE A MONTH
3 9 NA
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talkto5 HOW OFTEN DOES R TALK TO PERSON #5?
Talks to Fifth Person.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
35.7 135 1 ALMOST DAILY
36.2 137 2 ONCE A WEEK
19.0 72 3 ONCE A MONTH
9.0 34 4 LT ONCE A MONTH
3 9 NA
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known1 HOW LONG HAS R KNOWN PERSON #1?
Have you known (NAME) for less than 3 years, 3 to 6
years, or more than 6 years? ASK FOR EACH NAME. Known
First Person.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
10.4 144 1 LT 3 YEARS
14.4 200 2 3-6 YEARS
75.2 1042 3 6 YEARS +
12 9 NA
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known2 HOW LONG HAS R KNOWN PERSON #2?
Known Second Person.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
11.9 138 1 LT 3 YEARS
14.2 164 2 3-6 YEARS
73.9 856 3 6 YEARS +
12 9 NA
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known3 HOW LONG HAS R KNOWN PERSON #3?
Known Third Person.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
12.7 117 1 LT 3 YEARS
14.9 137 2 3-6 YEARS
72.4 666 3 6 YEARS +
1 8 DK
14 9 NA
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known4 HOW LONG HAS R KNOWN PERSON #4?
Known Fourth Person.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
12.1 73 1 LT 3 YEARS
17.4 105 2 3-6 YEARS
70.6 427 3 6 YEARS +
1 8 DK
8 9 NA
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known5 HOW LONG HAS R KNOWN PERSON #5?
Known Fifth Person.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
13.8 52 1 LT 3 YEARS
14.6 55 2 3-6 YEARS
71.5 269 3 6 YEARS +
1 8 DK
4 9 NA
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educ1 EDUCATION LEVEL OF PERSON #1
This card lists general levels of education. As far as
you know, what is (NAME)'s highest level of education?
Education of First Person.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
1.2 17 0 1-6 YEARS
6.2 84 1 7-9 YEARS
12.3 168 2 10-12 YEARS
34.0 463 3 H.S. GRAD
17.0 231 4 SOME COLLEGE
4.6 63 5 ASSO. DEGREE
14.2 193 6 BACH. DEGREE
10.4 142 7 GRAD OR PROF
25 8 DK
12 9 NA
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educ2 EDUCATION LEVEL OF PERSON #2
Education of Second Person.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
1.5 17 0 1-6 YEARS
6.3 70 1 7-9 YEARS
9.6 107 2 10-12 YEARS
35.1 393 3 H.S. GRAD
16.3 182 4 SOME COLLEGE
2.5 28 5 ASSO. DEGREE
16.0 179 6 BACH. DEGREE
12.8 143 7 GRAD OR PROF
38 8 DK
13 9 NA
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educ3 EDUCATION LEVEL OF PERSON #3
Education of Third Person.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
1.5 13 0 1-6 YEARS
5.1 46 1 7-9 YEARS
9.2 82 2 10-12 YEARS
36.0 322 3 H.S. GRAD
17.5 157 4 SOME COLLEGE
3.8 34 5 ASSO. DEGREE
14.3 128 6 BACH. DEGREE
12.6 113 7 GRAD OR PROF
27 8 DK
13 9 NA
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educ4 EDUCATION LEVEL OF PERSON #4
Education of Fourth Person.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
2.6 15 0 1-6 YEARS
4.1 24 1 7-9 YEARS
8.8 52 2 10-12 YEARS
31.3 184 3 H.S. GRAD
18.0 106 4 SOME COLLEGE
3.9 23 5 ASSO. DEGREE
19.9 117 6 BACH. DEGREE
11.4 67 7 GRAD OR PROF
16 8 DK
10 9 NA
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educ5 EDUCATION LEVEL OF PERSON #5
Education of Fifth Person.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
1.6 6 0 1-6 YEARS
6.0 22 1 7-9 YEARS
6.6 24 2 10-12 YEARS
28.4 104 3 H.S. GRAD
21.0 77 4 SOME COLLEGE
3.8 14 5 ASSO. DEGREE
18.3 67 6 BACH. DEGREE
14.2 52 7 GRAD OR PROF
7 8 DK
8 9 NA
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age1 AGE OF PERSON #1
How old is (NAME)? ASK FOR EACH NAME. Age of First
Person.
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age2 AGE OF PERSON #2
Age of Second Person.
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age3 AGE OF PERSON #3
Age of Third Person.
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Input location: 1/1219-1220
age4 AGE OF PERSON #4
Age of Fourth Person.
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Input location: 1/1221-1222
age5 AGE OF PERSON #5
Age of Fifth Person.
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relig1 RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE OF PERSON #1
What is (NAME)'s religious preference? Is it
Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or
no religion? ASK OF EACH NAME REPEATING CATEGORIES AS
NECESSARY. Religion of First Person.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
60.7 797 1 PROTESTANT
28.3 371 2 CATHOLIC
2.8 37 3 JEWISH
6.2 82 4 NONE
2.0 26 5 OTHER
76 8 DK
9 9 NA
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relig2 RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE OF PERSON #2
Religion of Second Person.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
60.8 657 1 PROTESTANT
27.7 299 2 CATHOLIC
3.0 32 3 JEWISH
6.3 68 4 NONE
2.3 25 5 OTHER
83 8 DK
6 9 NA
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relig3 RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE OF PERSON #3
Religion of Third Person.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
59.9 512 1 PROTESTANT
28.2 241 2 CATHOLIC
3.0 26 3 JEWISH
6.5 56 4 NONE
2.3 20 5 OTHER
73 8 DK
7 9 NA
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relig4 RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE OF PERSON #4
Religion of Fourth Person.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
60.3 343 1 PROTESTANT
27.9 159 2 CATHOLIC
3.2 18 3 JEWISH
6.5 37 4 NONE
2.1 12 5 OTHER
41 8 DK
4 9 NA
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relig5 RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE OF PERSON #5
Religion of Fifth Person.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
55.6 198 1 PROTESTANT
31.2 111 2 CATHOLIC
3.9 14 3 JEWISH
5.9 21 4 NONE
3.4 12 5 OTHER
22 8 DK
3 9 NA
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partyid1 PARTY ID OF PERSON #1
Is (NAME) a Democrat, a Republican, an Independent, or
what? Party identification of First Person.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
53.1 730 1 DEMOCRAT
25.7 353 2 REPUBLICAN
18.7 257 3 INDEPENDENT
2.5 35 4 OTHER
313 8 DK
33 9 NA
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partyid2 PARTY ID OF PERSON #2
Party identification of Second Person.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
55.9 585 1 DEMOCRAT
26.9 282 2 REPUBLICAN
13.7 143 3 INDEPENDENT
3.5 37 4 OTHER
357 8 DK
30 9 NA
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partyid3 PARTY ID OF PERSON #3
Party identification of Third Person.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
54.0 415 1 DEMOCRAT
28.8 221 2 REPUBLICAN
12.9 99 3 INDEPENDENT
4.3 33 4 OTHER
285 8 DK
31 9 NA
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talkpol1 R DISCUSSES POLITICS WITH PERSON #1
About how often do you talk to (NAME) about political
matters? Political talks with First Person.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
14.5 245 1 ALMOST DAILY
21.6 365 2 AT LEAST WEEKLY
22.1 373 3 AT LEAST MONTHLY
15.5 262 4 AT LEAST YEARLY
9.5 160 5 LESS THAN YEARLY
16.8 284 6 NEVER
5 8 DK
27 9 NA
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talkpol2 R DISCUSSES POLITICS WITH PERSON #2
Political talks with Second Person.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
7.3 103 1 ALMOST DAILY
17.4 245 2 AT LEAST WEEKLY
25.8 363 3 AT LEAST MONTHLY
19.1 269 4 AT LEAST YEARLY
10.9 153 5 LESS THAN YEARLY
19.4 272 6 NEVER
3 8 DK
26 9 NA
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talkpol3 R DISCUSSES POLITICS WITH PERSON #3
Political talks with Third Person.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
7.4 78 1 ALMOST DAILY
15.7 165 2 AT LEAST WEEKLY
24.4 257 3 AT LEAST MONTHLY
22.5 237 4 AT LEAST YEARLY
10.3 108 5 LESS THAN YEARLY
19.7 207 6 NEVER
4 8 DK
28 9 NA
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talkpol HOW OFTEN DOES R DISCUSS POLITICS?
Thinking of the (people/person) we've just been
discussing, would you say you discuss social and
political issues with (him/her/them) almost all the
time, most of the time occasionally, or almost never?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
18.0 246 1 ALMOST ALWAYS
18.8 257 2 MOST OF THE TIME
52.8 724 3 OCCASIONALLY
10.4 143 4 ALMOST NEVER
3 8 DK
25 9 NA
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frndknow HOW MANY OF RS FRIENDS KNOW EACH OTHER?
Some people have friends who mostly know one another.
Other people have friends who don't know one another.
Would you say that all of your friends know one
another, most of your friends know one another, only a
few of your friends know one another, or none of your
friends know one another?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
12.1 183 1 ALL KNOW EACH OTHER
48.9 742 2 MOST KNOW EACH OTHER
35.3 536 3 FEW KNOW EACH OTHER
3.4 52 4 NONE KNOW EACH OTHER
0.3 4 5 NO FRIENDS<VOL.>
15 8 DK
2 9 NA
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memfrat MEMBERSHIP IN FRATERNAL GROUP
Now we would like to know something about the groups
or organizations to which individuals belong. Here is
a list of various organizations. Could you tell me
whether or not you are a member of each type? A.
Fraternal groups.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
9.9 1894 1 YES
90.1 17253 2 NO
28 8 DK
206 9 NA
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memserv MEMBERSHIP IN SERVICE GROUP
B. Service clubs.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
9.9 1893 1 YES
90.1 17255 2 NO
23 8 DK
210 9 NA
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memvet MEMBERSHIP IN VETERAN GROUP
C. Veterans' groups.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
7.3 1390 1 YES
92.7 17768 2 NO
8 8 DK
215 9 NA
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mempolit MEMBERSHIP IN POLITICAL CLUB
D. Political clubs.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
4.2 796 1 YES
95.8 18352 2 NO
8 8 DK
225 9 NA
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memunion MEMBERSHIP IN LABOR UNION
E. Labor unions.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
13.8 2635 1 YES
86.2 16519 2 NO
17 8 DK
210 9 NA
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memsport MEMBERSHIP IN SPORTS CLUB
F. Sports groups.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
19.4 3722 1 YES
80.6 15448 2 NO
8 8 DK
203 9 NA
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memyouth MEMBERSHIP IN YOUTH GROUP
G. Youth groups.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
9.7 1863 1 YES
90.3 17278 2 NO
9 8 DK
231 9 NA
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memschl MEMBERSHIP IN SCHOOL SERVICE
H. School service groups.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
13.7 2617 1 YES
86.3 16524 2 NO
11 8 DK
229 9 NA
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memhobby MEMBERSHIP IN HOBBY CLUB
I. Hobby or garden clubs.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
9.5 1825 1 YES
90.5 17316 2 NO
8 8 DK
232 9 NA
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memgreek MEMBERSHIP IN SCHOOL FRATERNITY
J. School fraternities or sororities.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
4.8 924 1 YES
95.2 18212 2 NO
11 8 DK
234 9 NA
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memnat MEMBERSHIP IN NATIONALITY GROUP
K. Nationality groups.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
3.4 648 1 YES
96.6 18474 2 NO
15 8 DK
244 9 NA
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memfarm MEMBERSHIP IN FARM ORGANIZATION
L. Farm organizations.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
3.9 747 1 YES
96.1 18375 2 NO
10 8 DK
249 9 NA
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memlit MEMBERSHIP IN LITERARY OR ART GROUP
M. Literary, art, discussion or study groups.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
9.1 1737 1 YES
90.9 17398 2 NO
12 8 DK
234 9 NA
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memprof MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY
N. Professional or academic societies.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
14.7 2814 1 YES
85.3 16326 2 NO
12 8 DK
229 9 NA
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memchurh MEMBERSHIP IN CHURCH GROUP
O. Church-affiliated groups.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
35.9 6885 1 YES
64.1 12303 2 NO
9 8 DK
184 9 NA
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memother MEMBERSHIP IN ANY OTHER
P. Any other groups.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
10.5 1947 1 YES
89.5 16644 2 NO
32 8 DK
314 9 NA
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memnum NUMBER OF MEMBERSHIPS
Any membership at all.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
30.1 5815 0
26.0 5020 1
18.0 3477 2
11.2 2168 3
6.7 1294 4
3.5 683 5
2.1 404 6
1.2 226 7
0.6 116 8
0.3 66 9
0.2 29 10
0.1 10 11
0.0 9 12
0.0 2 13
0.0 3 14
0.0 1 15
0.0 3 16
55 99 NA
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