1972-1994 General Social Survey Cumulative File
marnum R MARRIED MORE THAN ONCE?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
25.9 310 1 YES
74.1 889 2 NO
4 9 NA
31177 . (No Data)
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32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 1 MD Codes: 0
Decimals: 0 Max: 2
Input location: 1/1833
fstspyr YEAR FIRST SPOUSE BORN
32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 1893 MD Codes: 0
Decimals: 0 Max: 1971
Input location: 1/1834-1837
fstspedc EDUC OF FIRST SPOUSE
PCT N VALUE LABEL
0.2 1 3
0.8 4 5
2.0 10 6
1.8 9 7
5.1 26 8
3.0 15 9
5.9 30 10
4.5 23 11
44.9 227 12
4.7 24 13
9.7 49 14
2.4 12 15
9.3 47 16
1.2 6 17
1.6 8 18
0.8 4 19
2.2 11 20
31820 97 NAP
50 98 DK
4 99 NA
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32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 3 MD Codes: 97
Decimals: 0 Max: 20
Input location: 1/1838-1839
fstspdeg HIGHEST DEGREE OF FIRST SPOUSE
PCT N VALUE LABEL
22.9 119 0 LT HIGH SCHOOL
59.4 309 1 HIGH SCHOOL
3.8 20 2 JUNIOR COLLEGE
9.2 48 3 BACHELOR
4.6 24 4 GRADUATE
31820 7 NAP
34 8 DK
6 9 NA
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32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 0 MD Codes: 7
Decimals: 0 Max: 4
Input location: 1/1840
fstspped 1ST SPOUSE'S FATHER'S HIGHEST YR OF SCHO
PCT N VALUE LABEL
2.3 5 0
0.5 1 1
1.8 4 3
1.8 4 4
1.8 4 5
4.1 9 6
1.8 4 7
11.9 26 8
2.7 6 9
3.7 8 10
2.3 5 11
48.4 106 12
3.7 8 14
6.8 15 16
0.5 1 17
2.3 5 18
0.9 2 19
2.7 6 20
330 98 DK
55 99 NA
31776 . (No Data)
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32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 0 MD Codes: none
Decimals: 0 Max: 20
Input location: 1/1841-1842
fstspmed 1ST SPOUSE'S MOTHER'S HIGHEST YR OF SCHO
PCT N VALUE LABEL
2.1 5 0
0.4 1 2
2.5 6 3
2.1 5 4
0.8 2 5
0.4 1 6
0.8 2 7
12.2 29 8
0.8 2 9
2.1 5 10
1.3 3 11
58.2 138 12
1.3 3 13
5.5 13 14
0.8 2 15
5.9 14 16
1.3 3 17
0.8 2 18
0.4 1 19
311 98 DK
57 99 NA
31775 . (No Data)
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32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 0 MD Codes: none
Decimals: 0 Max: 19
Input location: 1/1843-1844
agewedcr RS AGE AT CURRENT MARRIAGE
32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 18 MD Codes: 0
Decimals: 0 Max: 74
Input location: 1/1845-1846
spyrborn BIRTH YR OF CURRENT SPOUSE
Now I have some questions about your (current)
(husband/wife). In what year was your (husband/wife)
born?
32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 1904 MD Codes: 0
Decimals: 0 Max: 1973
Input location: 1/1847-1850
spmarnum HAS CURRENT SPOUSE BEEN MARRIED BEFORE?
Has your (husband/wife) been married more than once?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
22.9 171 1 YES
77.1 576 2 NO
32 9 NA
31601 . (No Data)
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32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 1 MD Codes: 0
Decimals: 0 Max: 2
Input location: 1/1852
spfam16 DID SPOUSE LIVE AT HOME AT AGE 16?
Was your (husband/wife) living with both (his/her)
own mother and father around the time (s/he) was 16?
(IF NO: With whom was (he/she) living around that time?)
IF HUSBAND/WIFE MARRIED OR LEFT HOME BY AGE 16, PROBE
BEFORE THAT.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
2.5 19 0 OTHER
76.6 584 1 BOTH OWN MOTHER AND FATHER
2.5 19 2 FATHER AND STEPMOTHER
4.1 31 3 MOTHER AND STEPFATHER
2.1 16 4 FATHER-NO MOTHER OR STEPMOTHER
9.6 73 5 MOTHER-NO FATHER OR STEPFATHER
0.1 1 6 SOME OTHER MALE RELATIVE -NO FEMALE HEAD-
0.9 7 7 SOME OTHER FEMALE RELATIVE -NO MALE HEAD-
1.6 12 8 OTHER, WITH BOTH MALE AND FEMALE RELATIVES
17 9 NA
31601 . (No Data)
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32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 0 MD Codes: 9
Decimals: 0 Max: 8
Input location: 1/1853
sppaeduc HIGHEST SCHL GRADE SPOUSES FATHER COMPLE
A. what is the highest grade or year of regular
school that your (husband's/wife's) father ever
completed?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
1.3 6 0
0.7 3 2
1.3 6 3
1.3 6 4
1.3 6 5
5.1 23 6
1.5 7 7
16.4 74 8
2.0 9 9
3.1 14 10
2.0 9 11
36.5 165 12
2.4 11 13
6.0 27 14
0.7 3 15
12.2 55 16
0.9 4 17
3.3 15 18
0.7 3 19
1.3 6 20
207 98 DK
23 99 NA
31698 . (No Data)
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32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 0 MD Codes: none
Decimals: 0 Max: 20
Input location: 1/1854-1855
spmaeduc HIGHEST SCHL GRADE SPOUSES MOTHER COMPLE
B. What is the highest grade or year of regular school
that your (husband's/wife's) mother ever completed?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
1.2 6 0
0.2 1 2
1.0 5 3
0.8 4 4
1.4 7 5
2.0 10 6
0.8 4 7
12.1 60 8
3.4 17 9
3.0 15 10
1.2 6 11
51.6 255 12
1.6 8 13
6.7 33 14
1.0 5 15
9.1 45 16
0.4 2 17
1.8 9 18
0.4 2 20
222 98 DK
29 99 NA
31635 . (No Data)
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32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 0 MD Codes: none
Decimals: 0 Max: 20
Input location: 1/1856-1857
sphedocc SPOUSES FATHERS OCC WHEN SPOUSE WAS 16
A. Now we would like to find out what kind of work your
(husband's/wife's) father (OR SUBSTITUTE) did when your
(husband/wife) was about 16 years old. What kind of
work was your (husband's/wife's) father (OR SUBSTITUTE)
doing? That is, what was (his/her) job called?
OCCUPATION:
B. IF NOT ALREADY ANSWERED, ASK: What did (he/she)
actually do in that job? Tell me what were some of
(his/her) main duties?
C. What kind of place did (he/she) work for?
INDUSTRY:
D. IF NOT ALREADY ANSWERED, ASK: What did they (do/make)?
E. IF ALREADY ANSWERED, CODE WITHOUT ASKING: Was (he/she)
self-employedd or did (he/she) work for someone else?
SPOUSE'S OCCUPATION
32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 5 MD Codes: 0
Decimals: 0 Max: 889
Input location: 1/1858-1860
sphedpre SPOUSES FATHERS OCC PRES WHEN SPOUSE WAS
PRESTIGE OF SPOUSE'S OCCUPATION
32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 21 MD Codes: 0
Decimals: 0 Max: 86
Input location: 1/1861-1862
sphedslf SPOUSES FATHER SELF-EMP WHEN SPOUSE WAS
SPOUSE'S EMPLOYMENT STATUS
PCT N VALUE LABEL
29.1 191 1 SELF EMPLOYED
70.9 465 2 SOMEONE ELSE
38 8 DK
67 9 NA
31619 . (No Data)
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32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 1 MD Codes: 0
Decimals: 0 Max: 2
Input location: 1/1863
sphedind SPOUSES FATHERS IND WHEN SPOUSE WAS 16
SPOUSE'S INDUSTRY
32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 10 MD Codes: 0
Decimals: 0 Max: 932
Input location: 1/1864-1866
spsibs NO OF SIBLINGS SPOUSE HAS
How many brothers and sisters does your (husband/wife) have?
(Count those born alive, but no longer living, as well
as those alive now. Also include stepbrothers and
stepsisters, and children adopted by his/her parents.)
PCT N VALUE LABEL
5.0 38 0
16.8 127 1
19.2 145 2
17.8 135 3
12.3 93 4
8.1 61 5
5.7 43 6
5.4 41 7
2.8 21 8
2.8 21 9
1.7 13 10
0.8 6 11
0.5 4 12
0.4 3 13
0.1 1 14
0.1 1 15
0.1 1 16
0.1 1 17
0.1 1 19
0.1 1 21
5 98 DON'T KNOW
17 99 NA
31601 . (No Data)
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32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 0 MD Codes: none
Decimals: 0 Max: 21
Input location: 1/1867-1868
kdsex1 SEX OF R 1ST CHILD
PCT N VALUE LABEL
52.8 593 1 MALE
47.2 530 2 FEMALE
9 9 NA
31248 . (No Data)
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32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 1 MD Codes: 0
Decimals: 0 Max: 2
Input location: 1/1869
kdsex2 SEX OF R 2ND CHILD
PCT N VALUE LABEL
50.1 439 1 MALE
49.9 438 2 FEMALE
10 9 NA
31493 . (No Data)
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32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 1 MD Codes: 0
Decimals: 0 Max: 2
Input location: 1/1870
kdsex3 SEX OF R 3RD CHILD
PCT N VALUE LABEL
49.7 239 1 MALE
50.3 242 2 FEMALE
11 9 NA
31888 . (No Data)
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32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 1 MD Codes: 0
Decimals: 0 Max: 2
Input location: 1/1871
kdsex4 SEX OF R 4TH CHILD
PCT N VALUE LABEL
53.4 133 1 MALE
46.6 116 2 FEMALE
3 9 NA
32128 . (No Data)
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32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 1 MD Codes: 0
Decimals: 0 Max: 2
Input location: 1/1872
kdsex5 SEX OF R 5TH CHILD
PCT N VALUE LABEL
47.9 57 1 MALE
52.1 62 2 FEMALE
2 9 NA
32259 . (No Data)
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32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 1 MD Codes: 0
Decimals: 0 Max: 2
Input location: 1/1873
kdsex6 SEX OF R 6TH CHILD
PCT N VALUE LABEL
58.6 34 1 MALE
41.4 24 2 FEMALE
2 9 NA
32320 . (No Data)
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32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 1 MD Codes: 0
Decimals: 0 Max: 2
Input location: 1/1874
kdsex7 SEX OF R 7TH CHILD
PCT N VALUE LABEL
51.4 18 1 MALE
48.6 17 2 FEMALE
2 9 NA
32343 . (No Data)
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32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 1 MD Codes: 0
Decimals: 0 Max: 2
Input location: 1/1875
kdsex8 SEX OF R 8TH CHILD
PCT N VALUE LABEL
62.5 10 1 MALE
37.5 6 2 FEMALE
1 9 NA
32363 . (No Data)
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32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 1 MD Codes: 0
Decimals: 0 Max: 2
Input location: 1/1876
kdsex9 SEX OF R 9TH CHILD
PCT N VALUE LABEL
77.8 7 1 MALE
22.2 2 2 FEMALE
32371 . (No Data)
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32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 1 MD Codes: 0
Decimals: 0 Max: 2
Input location: 1/1877
kdyrbrn1 BIRTH YEAR OF R 1ST CHILD
32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 1918 MD Codes: 0
Decimals: 0 Max: 9996
Input location: 1/1878-1881
kdyrbrn2 BIRTH YEAR OF R 2ND CHILD
32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 1922 MD Codes: 0
Decimals: 0 Max: 9996
Input location: 1/1882-1885
kdyrbrn3 BIRTH YEAR OF R 3RD CHILD
32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 1924 MD Codes: 0
Decimals: 0 Max: 9996
Input location: 1/1886-1889
kdyrbrn4 BIRTH YEAR OF R 4TH CHILD
32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 1926 MD Codes: 0
Decimals: 0 Max: 9996
Input location: 1/1890-1893
kdyrbrn5 BIRTH YEAR OF R 5TH CHILD
32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 1927 MD Codes: 0
Decimals: 0 Max: 9996
Input location: 1/1894-1897
kdyrbrn6 BIRTH YEAR OF R 6TH CHILD
PCT N VALUE LABEL
1.8 1 1928
1.8 1 1940
1.8 1 1945
1.8 1 1946
1.8 1 1949
1.8 1 1952
3.6 2 1953
7.1 4 1954
1.8 1 1955
1.8 1 1956
3.6 2 1957
1.8 1 1958
1.8 1 1959
7.1 4 1960
5.4 3 1961
5.4 3 1963
1.8 1 1964
5.4 3 1965
5.4 3 1966
5.4 3 1967
1.8 1 1968
3.6 2 1969
3.6 2 1970
7.1 4 1971
1.8 1 1973
1.8 1 1974
1.8 1 1975
1.8 1 1976
3.6 2 1983
1.8 1 1984
1.8 1 1985
1.8 1 1989
2 9998 DK
2 9999 NA
32320 . (No Data)
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32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 1928 MD Codes: 0
Decimals: 0 Max: 1989
Input location: 1/1898-1901
kdyrbrn7 BIRTH YEAR OF R 7TH CHILD
PCT N VALUE LABEL
3.0 1 1931
3.0 1 1946
3.0 1 1951
3.0 1 1953
6.1 2 1955
6.1 2 1956
9.1 3 1957
3.0 1 1958
3.0 1 1959
3.0 1 1960
3.0 1 1961
6.1 2 1962
3.0 1 1963
3.0 1 1964
6.1 2 1966
6.1 2 1967
3.0 1 1971
6.1 2 1972
3.0 1 1976
6.1 2 1978
3.0 1 1980
6.1 2 1986
3.0 1 1988
2 9998 DK
2 9999 NA
32343 . (No Data)
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32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 1931 MD Codes: 0
Decimals: 0 Max: 1988
Input location: 1/1902-1905
kdyrbrn8 BIRTH YEAR OF R 8TH CHILD
PCT N VALUE LABEL
6.7 1 1932
6.7 1 1948
6.7 1 1954
6.7 1 1958
6.7 1 1959
6.7 1 1960
6.7 1 1961
6.7 1 1962
13.3 2 1964
13.3 2 1965
6.7 1 1971
6.7 1 1977
6.7 1 1990
1 9998 DK
1 9999 NA
32363 . (No Data)
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32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 1932 MD Codes: 0
Decimals: 0 Max: 1990
Input location: 1/1906-1909
kdyrbrn9 BIRTH YEAR OF R 9TH CHILD
PCT N VALUE LABEL
11.1 1 1933
11.1 1 1949
11.1 1 1950
11.1 1 1961
11.1 1 1963
11.1 1 1966
22.2 2 1968
11.1 1 1973
32371 . (No Data)
-----
32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 1933 MD Codes: 0
Decimals: 0 Max: 1973
Input location: 1/1910-1913
kdrel1 R RELATION TO R 1ST CHILD
PCT N VALUE LABEL
92.9 1043 1 BIOLOGICAL
1.9 21 2 ADOPTED
5.3 59 3 STEP
9 9 NA
31248 . (No Data)
-----
32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 1 MD Codes: 0
Decimals: 0 Max: 3
Input location: 1/1914
kdrel2 R RELATION TO R 2ND CHILD
PCT N VALUE LABEL
94.4 831 1 BIOLOGICAL
1.5 13 2 ADOPTED
4.1 36 3 STEP
7 9 NA
31493 . (No Data)
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32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 1 MD Codes: 0
Decimals: 0 Max: 3
Input location: 1/1915
kdrel3 R RELATION TO R 3RD CHILD
PCT N VALUE LABEL
92.3 445 1 BIOLOGICAL
1.2 6 2 ADOPTED
6.4 31 3 STEP
10 9 NA
31888 . (No Data)
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32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 1 MD Codes: 0
Decimals: 0 Max: 3
Input location: 1/1916
kdrel4 R RELATION TO R 4TH CHILD
PCT N VALUE LABEL
91.4 224 1 BIOLOGICAL
1.6 4 2 ADOPTED
6.9 17 3 STEP
7 9 NA
32128 . (No Data)
-----
32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 1 MD Codes: 0
Decimals: 0 Max: 3
Input location: 1/1917
kdrel5 R RELATION TO R 5TH CHILD
PCT N VALUE LABEL
90.7 107 1 BIOLOGICAL
0.8 1 2 ADOPTED
8.5 10 3 STEP
3 9 NA
32259 . (No Data)
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32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 1 MD Codes: 0
Decimals: 0 Max: 3
Input location: 1/1918
kdrel6 R RELATION TO R 6TH CHILD
PCT N VALUE LABEL
82.8 48 1 BIOLOGICAL
1.7 1 2 ADOPTED
15.5 9 3 STEP
2 9 NA
32320 . (No Data)
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32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 1 MD Codes: 0
Decimals: 0 Max: 3
Input location: 1/1919
kdrel7 R RELATION TO R 7TH CHILD
PCT N VALUE LABEL
85.7 30 1 BIOLOGICAL
14.3 5 3 STEP
2 9 NA
32343 . (No Data)
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32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 1 MD Codes: 0
Decimals: 0 Max: 3
Input location: 1/1920
kdrel8 R RELATION TO R 8TH CHILD
PCT N VALUE LABEL
87.5 14 1 BIOLOGICAL
6.2 1 2 ADOPTED
6.2 1 3 STEP
1 9 NA
32363 . (No Data)
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32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 1 MD Codes: 0
Decimals: 0 Max: 3
Input location: 1/1921
kdrel9 R RELATION TO R 9TH CHILD
PCT N VALUE LABEL
88.9 8 1 BIOLOGICAL
11.1 1 2 ADOPTED
32371 . (No Data)
-----
32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 1 MD Codes: 0
Decimals: 0 Max: 2
Input location: 1/1922
kdalive1 R 1ST CHILD ALIVE?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
96.2 1075 1 YES
3.8 42 2 NO
2 8 DK
13 9 NA
31248 . (No Data)
-----
32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 1 MD Codes: 0
Decimals: 0 Max: 2
Input location: 1/1923
kdalive2 R 2ND CHILD ALIVE?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
97.4 847 1 YES
2.6 23 2 NO
1 8 DK
16 9 NA
31493 . (No Data)
-----
32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 1 MD Codes: 0
Decimals: 0 Max: 2
Input location: 1/1924
kdalive3 R 3RD CHILD ALIVE?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
94.1 446 1 YES
5.9 28 2 NO
18 9 NA
31888 . (No Data)
-----
32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 1 MD Codes: 0
Decimals: 0 Max: 2
Input location: 1/1925
kdalive4 R 4TH CHILD ALIVE?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
95.5 231 1 YES
4.5 11 2 NO
10 9 NA
32128 . (No Data)
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32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 1 MD Codes: 0
Decimals: 0 Max: 2
Input location: 1/1926
kdalive5 R 5TH CHILD ALIVE?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
95.7 111 1 YES
4.3 5 2 NO
5 9 NA
32259 . (No Data)
-----
32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 1 MD Codes: 0
Decimals: 0 Max: 2
Input location: 1/1927
kdalive6 R 6TH CHILD ALIVE?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
91.5 54 1 YES
8.5 5 2 NO
1 9 NA
32320 . (No Data)
-----
32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 1 MD Codes: 0
Decimals: 0 Max: 2
Input location: 1/1928
kdalive7 R 7TH CHILD ALIVE?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
97.2 35 1 YES
2.8 1 2 NO
1 9 NA
32343 . (No Data)
-----
32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 1 MD Codes: 0
Decimals: 0 Max: 2
Input location: 1/1929
kdalive8 R 8TH CHILD ALIVE?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
93.8 15 1 YES
6.2 1 2 NO
1 9 NA
32363 . (No Data)
-----
32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 1 MD Codes: 0
Decimals: 0 Max: 2
Input location: 1/1930
kdalive9 R 9TH CHILD ALIVE?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
88.9 8 1 YES
11.1 1 2 NO
32371 . (No Data)
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32380 cases
Type: numeric Min: 1 MD Codes: 0
Decimals: 0 Max: 2
Input location: 1/1931
1972-1994 General Social Survey Cumulative File