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protstrs FEEL ABOUT PEOPLE PROTEST GOV.
What are your personal feelings about: A. People who
organize protests against a government action they
strongly oppose.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
9.9 107 1 EXTREMELY FAVORABLE
29.7 322 2 FAVORABLE
38.0 412 3 NEITHER FAVORABLE OR UNFAVORABLE
16.0 173 4 UNFAVORABLE
6.4 69 5 EXTREMELY UNFAVORABLE
99 8 CANT CHOOSE
35 9 NA
31163 . (No Data)
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revoltrs FEEL ABOUT PEOPLE WANT TO OVERTHROW GOV.
B. People who want to overthrow the government by
revolution.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
0.9 10 1 EXTREMELY FAVORABLE
2.2 25 2 FAVORABLE
14.9 167 3 NEITHER FAVORABLE OR UNFAVORABLE
31.0 348 4 UNFAVORABLE
51.1 574 5 EXTREMELY UNFAVORABLE
59 8 CANT CHOOSE
34 9 NA
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racists FEEL ABOUT PEOPLE WHO ARE RACIST.
C. People who believe whites are racially superior to
all otehr races.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
1.5 17 1 EXTREMELY FAVORABLE
4.0 45 2 FAVORABLE
23.7 269 3 NEITHER FAVORABLE OR UNFAVORABLE
32.2 365 4 UNFAVORABLE
38.6 437 5 EXTREMELY UNFAVORABLE
50 8 CANT CHOOSE
34 9 NA
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unionsok HOW GOOD UNION FOR THE COUNTRY.
In general, how good would you say labor unions are
for the country as a whole?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
3.1 33 1 EXCELLENT
16.9 183 2 VERY GOOD
54.9 593 3 FAIRLY GOOD
19.3 209 4 NOT VERY GOOD
5.8 63 5 NOT GOOD AT ALL
108 8 CANT CHOOSE
28 9 NA
31163 . (No Data)
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polint YOUR INTEREST IN POLITICS.
How interested would you say you personally are in
politics?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
12.7 147 1 VERY INTERESTED
28.4 330 2 FAIRLY INTERESTED
35.1 408 3 SOMEWHAT INTERESTED
17.2 200 4 NOT VERY INTERESTED
6.6 77 5 NOT AT ALL INTERESTED
19 8 CANT CHOOSE
36 9 NA
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malive MOTHER STILL ALIVE?
Is your mother still alive?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
61.8 1767 1 YES
38.2 1094 2 NO
3 8 DK
53 9 NA
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mavisit HOW OFTEN VISIT MOTHER
How often do you see or visit your mother?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
10.4 182 1 LIVES IN HSHLD
7.2 127 2 DAILY
14.0 246 3 SEVERAL X WEEK
17.6 309 4 ONCE A WEEK
16.1 283 5 ONCE A MONTH
18.5 324 6 SEVERAL X YEAR
16.2 285 7 LESS OFTEN
1 98 DK
63 99 NA
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matime TRAVEL TIME TO MOTHER
About how long would it take you to get to where your
mother lives? Think of the time it usually takes door
to door.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
27.3 215 1 LT 15 MIN
19.4 153 2 15-30 MIN
11.2 88 3 30 MIN-1 HR
7.8 61 4 1-2 HR
4.3 34 5 2-3 HR
6.7 53 6 3-5 HR
10.5 83 7 5-12 HR
12.7 100 8 12+ HR
5 99 NA
31588 . (No Data)
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macall CONTACT WITH MOTHER
And how often do you have any other contact with your
mother besides visiting, either by telephone or
letter?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
14.9 117 1 DAILY
23.8 187 2 SEVERAL X WEEK
28.3 222 3 ONCE A WEEK
21.4 168 4 ONCE A MONTH
4.7 37 5 SEVERAL X YEAR
6.9 54 6 LESS OFTEN
7 9 NA
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palive FATHER STILL ALIVE?
Is your father still alive?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
47.2 685 1 YES
52.8 765 2 NO
7 8 DK
13 9 NA
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pavisit HOW OFTEN VISIT FATHER
How often do you see or visit your father?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
9.5 65 1 LIVES IN HSHLD
8.1 55 2 DAILY
12.9 88 3 SEVERAL X WEEK
14.5 99 4 ONCE A WEEK
16.1 110 5 ONCE A MONTH
18.4 126 6 SEVERAL X YEAR
20.5 140 7 LESS OFTEN
15 99 NA
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patime TRAVEL TIME TO FATHER
About how long would it take you to get to where your
father lives? Think of the time it usually takes door
to door.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
25.7 158 1 LT 15 MIN
19.5 120 2 15-30 MIN
10.4 64 3 30 MIN-1 HR
6.8 42 4 1-2 HR
3.9 24 5 2-3 HR
7.2 44 6 3-5 HR
11.1 68 7 5-12 HR
15.4 95 8 12+ HR
2 98 DK
16 99 NA
31747 . (No Data)
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pacall CONTACT WITH FATHER
And how often do you have any other contact with your
father besides visiting, either by telephone or
letter?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
8.0 49 1 DAILY
15.0 92 2 SEVERAL X WEEK
29.3 180 3 ONCE A WEEK
21.7 133 4 ONCE A MONTH
9.6 59 5 SEVERAL X YEAR
16.4 101 6 LESS OFTEN
19 9 NA
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sisnum NUMBER OF ADULT SISTERS
How many sisters age 18 or older do you have? (We mean
sisters who are still alive; please include step-
sisters, half-sisters, and adopted sisters.)
PCT N VALUE LABEL
28.2 413 0 NONE
29.9 438 1 ONE
20.8 305 2 TWO
10.1 148 3 THREE
5.1 74 4 FOUR
5.8 85 5 FIVE +
2 8 DK
5 9 NA
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sisvisit HOW OFTEN VISIT SISTER
The following questions are about your sister. If you
have more than one adult sister, please think about
the sister you have the most contact with. A. How
often do you see or visit with your sister?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
2.4 25 1 LIVES IN HSHLD
6.4 67 2 DAILY
9.1 95 3 SEVERAL X WEEK
13.8 145 4 ONCE A WEEK
20.4 214 5 ONCE A MONTH
21.9 229 6 SEVERAL X YEAR
26.0 272 7 LESS OFTEN
1 98 DK
9 99 NA
31323 . (No Data)
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sistime TRAVEL TIME TO SISTER
B. About how long would it take you to get to where
your sister lives? Think of the time it usually takes
door to door.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
20.4 207 1 LT 15 MIN
17.9 182 2 15-30 MIN
13.3 135 3 30 MIN-1 HR
8.3 84 4 1-2 HR
5.9 60 5 2-3 HR
7.5 76 6 3-5 HR
11.5 117 7 5-12 HR
15.3 155 8 12+ HR
3 98 DK
12 99 NA
31349 . (No Data)
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siscall CONTACT WITH SISTER
C. And how often do you have any other contact with
your sister besides visiting, either by telephone or
letter?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
9.6 98 1 DAILY
13.4 136 2 SEVERAL X WEEK
19.1 194 3 ONCE A WEEK
24.9 253 4 ONCE A MONTH
17.8 181 5 SEVERAL X YEAR
15.3 156 6 LESS OFTEN
13 9 NA
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bronum NUMBER OF ADULT BROTHERS
How many brothers age 18 or older do you have? (We
mean brothers who are still alive; please include
step-brothers, half-brothers, and adopted brothers.)
PCT N VALUE LABEL
29.4 430 0 NONE
31.4 459 1 ONE
19.2 281 2 TWO
10.5 153 3 THREE
4.5 66 4 FOUR
5.1 74 5 FIVE +
2 8 DK
5 9 NA
30910 . (No Data)
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brovisit HOW OFTEN VISIT BROTHER
The following questions are about your brother. If you
have more than one adult brother, please think about
the brother you have the most contact with. A. How
often do you see or visit with your brother?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
3.1 32 1 LIVES IN HSHLD
5.0 52 2 DAILY
7.8 81 3 SEVERAL X WEEK
12.4 128 4 ONCE A WEEK
18.8 194 5 ONCE A MONTH
24.9 257 6 SEVERAL X YEAR
28.0 289 7 LESS OFTEN
7 99 NA
31340 . (No Data)
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brotime TRAVEL TIME TO BROTHER
B. About how long would it take you to get to where
your brother lives? Think of the time it usually takes
door to door.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
19.7 195 1 LT 15 MIN
16.6 165 2 15-30 MIN
13.2 131 3 30 MIN-1 HR
9.3 92 4 1-2 HR
5.4 54 5 2-3 HR
6.2 62 6 3-5 HR
11.4 113 7 5-12 HR
18.1 180 8 12+ HR
7 98 DK
9 99 NA
31372 . (No Data)
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brocall CONTACT WITH BROTHER
C. And how often do you have any other contact with
your brother besides visiting, either by telephone or
letter?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
4.2 42 1 DAILY
7.7 77 2 SEVERAL X WEEK
17.6 175 3 ONCE A WEEK
25.5 254 4 ONCE A MONTH
22.8 227 5 SEVERAL X YEAR
22.3 222 6 LESS OFTEN
1 8 DK
10 9 NA
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daunum NUMBER OF ADULT DAUGHTERS
How many daughters age 18 or older do you have? (We
mean daughters who are still alive; please include
step-daughters, half-daughters, and adopted
daughters.)
PCT N VALUE LABEL
66.7 978 0 NONE
17.3 254 1 ONE
9.0 132 2 TWO
4.3 63 3 THREE
1.6 23 4 FOUR
1.2 17 5 FIVE +
3 9 NA
30910 . (No Data)
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dauvisit HOW OFTEN VISIT WITH DAUGHTER
The following questions are about your daughter. If
you have more than one adult daughter, please think
about the daughter you have the most contact with. A.
How often do you see or visit with your daughter?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
14.1 69 1 LIVES IN HSHLD
13.5 66 2 DAILY
16.0 78 3 SEVERAL X WEEK
16.0 78 4 ONCE A WEEK
14.5 71 5 ONCE A MONTH
14.3 70 6 SEVERAL X YEAR
11.7 57 7 LESS OFTEN
3 99 NA
31888 . (No Data)
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dautime TRAVEL TIME TO DAUGHTER
B. About how long would it take you to get to where
your daughter lives? Think of the time it usually
takes door to door.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
26.7 111 1 LT 15 MIN
21.4 89 2 15-30 MIN
13.5 56 3 30 MIN-1 HR
6.0 25 4 1-2 HR
6.7 28 5 2-3 HR
5.1 21 6 3-5 HR
8.7 36 7 5-12 HR
11.8 49 8 12+ HR
2 98 DK
6 99 NA
31957 . (No Data)
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daucall CONTACT WITH DAUGHTER
C. And how often do you have any other contact with
your daughter besides visiting, either by telephone or
letter?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
26.1 109 1 DAILY
22.8 95 2 SEVERAL X WEEK
24.0 100 3 ONCE A WEEK
13.9 58 4 ONCE A MONTH
4.3 18 5 SEVERAL X YEAR
8.9 37 6 LESS OFTEN
6 9 NA
31957 . (No Data)
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sonnum NUMBER OF ADULT SONS
How many sons age 18 or older do you have? (We mean
sons who are still alive; please include step-sons,
half-sons, and adopted sons.)
PCT N VALUE LABEL
66.3 973 0 NONE
16.2 237 1 ONE
10.2 150 2 TWO
3.7 55 3 THREE
2.0 30 4 FOUR
1.5 22 5 FIVE +
3 9 NA
30910 . (No Data)
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sonvisit HOW OFTEN VISIT SON
The following questions are about your son. If you
have more than one adult son, please think about the
son you have the most contact with. A. How often do
you see or visit with your son?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
20.9 103 1 LIVES IN HSHLD
12.0 59 2 DAILY
11.6 57 3 SEVERAL X WEEK
14.2 70 4 ONCE A WEEK
13.2 65 5 ONCE A MONTH
16.1 79 6 SEVERAL X YEAR
12.0 59 7 LESS OFTEN
5 99 NA
31883 . (No Data)
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sontime TRAVEL TIME TO SON
B. About how long would it take you to get to where
your son lives? Think of the time it usually takes
door to door.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
26.7 103 1 LT 15 MIN
16.3 63 2 15-30 MIN
11.7 45 3 30 MIN-1 HR
7.8 30 4 1-2 HR
7.3 28 5 2-3 HR
6.0 23 6 3-5 HR
7.8 30 7 5-12 HR
16.6 64 8 12+ HR
1 98 DK
7 99 NA
31986 . (No Data)
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soncall CONTACT WITH SON
C. And how often do you have any other contact with
your son besides visiting, either by telephone or
letter?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
14.7 57 1 DAILY
22.2 86 2 SEVERAL X WEEK
25.8 100 3 ONCE A WEEK
18.9 73 4 ONCE A MONTH
9.6 37 5 SEVERAL X YEAR
8.8 34 6 LESS OFTEN
7 9 NA
31986 . (No Data)
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posslq DOES R HAVE MARITAL PARTNER
Which of these statements applies to you? 1. I am
married and living in the same household as hy husband
or wife. 2. I am living as married and my partner and
I together live in the same household. 3. I have a
husband or wife or steady partner but we don't live in
the same household. 4. I don't have a steady partner.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
55.8 810 1 MARRIED WITH PARTNER
3.3 48 2 LIVING AS MARRIED
7.2 104 3 PARTNER, NOT TOGETHER
33.7 490 4 NO STEADY PARTNER
18 9 NA
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grparnum NUMBER OF GRANDPARENTS
Now thinking of all your adult relatives -- those
still living and age 18 or older. How many of each do
you have? A. Grandmother; grandfather.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
70.3 1028 0
15.0 220 1
9.3 136 2
3.2 47 3
1.7 25 4
0.1 2 5
0.2 3 6
0.1 1 8
0.1 1 9
1 98 DK
6 99 NA
30910 . (No Data)
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grkidnum NUMBER OF ADULT GRANDCHILDREN
B. Adult Grandchildren.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
85.7 1249 0
3.8 55 1
2.7 39 2
1.6 23 3
0.9 13 4
1.1 16 5
1.0 14 6
0.5 7 7
0.7 10 8
0.3 4 9
0.2 3 10
0.2 3 11
0.2 3 12
0.1 2 13
0.1 2 14
0.1 2 15
0.1 2 16
0.1 1 20
0.1 1 23
0.1 1 31
0.1 1 60
0.5 7 97 # DK BUT > 0
3 98 DK
9 99 NA
30910 . (No Data)
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Input location: 1/2269-2270
unaunum NUMBER OF AUNTS AND UNCLES
C. Aunts, Uncles.
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Input location: 1/2271-2272
inlawnum NUMBER OF IN-LAWS
Parents-in-Law, and Adult Brothers- and Sisters-in-
Law.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
20.9 305 0
11.0 161 1
11.6 169 2
9.1 133 3
7.9 116 4
8.7 127 5
8.9 130 6
4.4 64 7
4.4 65 8
2.5 36 9
3.6 52 10
1.4 21 11
1.2 18 12
0.8 11 13
0.3 5 14
0.5 7 15
0.8 11 16
0.2 3 17
0.1 1 18
0.2 3 19
0.7 10 20
0.1 1 22
0.1 1 23
0.3 4 24
0.1 1 29
0.1 1 30
0.1 1 35
0.3 5 97 # DK BUT > 0
4 98 DK
4 99 NA
30910 . (No Data)
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relnum NUMBER OF ADULT NIECES, NEPHEWS, ETC
Adult nieces, nephews, cousins, and other relatives.
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relmost ADULT RELATIVE R HAS MOST CONTACT WITH
Thinking of all the adult relatives, which one do you
have the most contact with?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
7.5 110 1 GRMOTHER
1.3 19 2 GRFATHER
4.6 68 3 GRDAUGHTER
3.0 44 4 GRANDSON
10.2 149 5 AUNT
3.7 54 6 UNCLE
14.5 213 7 MOTHER-IN-LAW
3.2 47 8 FATHER-IN-LAW
13.5 198 9 SISTER-IN-LAW
9.4 137 10 BROTHER-IN-LAW
13.0 191 11 FEMALE RELATIVE
6.8 100 12 MALE RELATIVE
9.2 134 13 NONE
6 99 NA
30910 . (No Data)
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relvisit HOW OFTEN VISIT MOST CONTACTED REL
How often do you see or visit with this relative?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
2.8 37 1 LIVES IN HSHLD
9.9 132 2 DAILY
14.6 194 3 SEVERAL X WEEK
17.9 238 4 ONCE A WEEK
23.1 307 5 ONCE A MONTH
19.9 265 6 SEVERAL X YEAR
11.7 156 7 LESS OFTEN
1 98 DK
6 99 NA
31044 . (No Data)
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reltime TRAVEL TIME TO MOST CONTACTED REL
About how long would it take you to get to where your
relative lives? Think of the time it usually takes
door to door.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
32.3 416 1 LT 15 MIN
20.9 269 2 15-30 MIN
12.2 157 3 30 MIN-1 HR
8.4 108 4 1-2 HR
4.4 57 5 2-3 HR
5.3 68 6 3-5 HR
8.1 105 7 5-12 HR
8.5 109 8 12+ HR
9 99 NA
31082 . (No Data)
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relcall CONTACT WITH MOST CONTACTED REL
And how often do you have any other contact with your
sister besides visiting, either by telephone or
letter?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
10.4 134 1 DAILY
14.7 189 2 SEVERAL X WEEK
21.0 271 3 ONCE A WEEK
26.3 339 4 ONCE A MONTH
14.8 191 5 SEVERAL X YEAR
12.9 166 6 LESS OFTEN
8 9 NA
31082 . (No Data)
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Input location: 1/2283
1972-1994 General Social Survey Cumulative File