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GSS 1972-2021 Cumulative Datafile

Demographic Variables

regionregion of interview
Cells contain:
-Valid row pct.
-N of cases		 region
1
new england		 2
middle atlantic		 3
east north central		 4
west north central		 5
south atlantic		 6
east south atlantic		 7
west south central		 8
mountain		 9
pacific		 .x
 ROW
TOTAL
year 1972 5.6
90		 18.5
298		 18.9
305		 8.7
141		 13.5
218		 5.2
84		 12.2
197		 3.5
56		 13.9
224		 -
0		 100.0
1,613
1973 5.0
75		 17.8
268		 22.1
333		 6.3
95		 18.9
284		 5.0
75		 8.0
121		 3.9
59		 12.9
194		 -
0		 100.0
1,504
1974 4.8
71		 17.3
257		 22.5
334		 6.4
95		 19.0
282		 5.1
75		 8.1
120		 3.7
55		 13.1
195		 -
0		 100.0
1,484
1975 4.3
64		 17.6
262		 22.1
329		 6.7
100		 19.8
295		 5.6
84		 8.1
121		 4.1
61		 11.7
174		 -
0		 100.0
1,490
1976 4.7
70		 18.0
270		 21.4
321		 6.9
103		 18.8
282		 5.7
85		 7.6
114		 4.3
64		 12.7
190		 -
0		 100.0
1,499
1977 4.1
62		 15.6
239		 24.2
371		 5.6
85		 20.5
313		 5.0
76		 7.8
119		 4.0
61		 13.3
204		 -
0		 100.0
1,530
1978 4.7
72		 17.2
263		 21.3
327		 7.6
116		 19.9
305		 5.5
85		 7.3
112		 4.3
66		 12.1
186		 -
0		 100.0
1,532
1980 3.6
53		 16.3
239		 20.8
306		 6.9
102		 18.2
267		 7.6
111		 8.2
120		 5.4
79		 13.0
191		 -
0		 100.0
1,468
1982 3.4
63		 17.8
331		 21.6
402		 5.9
110		 20.4
379		 8.0
149		 8.0
148		 3.1
58		 11.8
220		 -
0		 100.0
1,860
1983 5.3
85		 15.9
254		 20.6
330		 9.6
154		 15.8
252		 6.3
101		 8.4
135		 5.5
88		 12.5
200		 -
0		 100.0
1,599
1984 5.3
78		 14.7
217		 19.1
282		 9.1
134		 16.9
249		 8.0
118		 8.7
128		 5.8
86		 12.3
181		 -
0		 100.0
1,473
1985 6.1
94		 13.1
201		 17.6
270		 9.1
140		 17.2
264		 8.0
123		 9.8
150		 6.6
102		 12.4
190		 -
0		 100.0
1,534
1986 5.9
86		 14.8
217		 18.4
270		 9.1
134		 17.1
252		 7.9
116		 8.1
119		 6.0
88		 12.8
188		 -
0		 100.0
1,470
1987 4.3
78		 14.5
263		 19.9
362		 7.9
144		 21.4
389		 8.2
150		 7.8
141		 5.7
103		 10.4
189		 -
0		 100.0
1,819
1988 5.4
80		 14.1
209		 18.1
268		 9.4
139		 17.9
265		 7.1
105		 9.0
134		 7.1
105		 11.9
176		 -
0		 100.0
1,481
1989 5.3
82		 14.4
221		 16.7
256		 9.4
145		 19.1
293		 7.4
114		 7.9
122		 6.0
92		 13.8
212		 -
0		 100.0
1,537
1990 5.3
73		 14.6
200		 17.7
243		 9.8
134		 17.3
238		 7.7
105		 8.4
115		 6.2
85		 13.0
179		 -
0		 100.0
1,372
1991 6.1
92		 13.6
207		 17.3
262		 7.8
118		 19.8
301		 7.5
114		 8.5
129		 5.2
79		 14.2
215		 -
0		 100.0
1,517
1993 3.7
60		 14.3
230		 18.6
299		 7.3
118		 17.3
278		 8.0
129		 9.5
152		 5.4
86		 15.8
254		 -
0		 100.0
1,606
1994 5.0
150		 13.9
416		 16.2
484		 7.7
231		 19.2
575		 6.8
203		 10.6
317		 6.8
202		 13.8
414		 -
0		 100.0
2,992
1996 5.4
157		 14.2
412		 16.8
489		 7.2
210		 18.7
542		 7.2
209		 9.1
265		 6.9
200		 14.5
420		 -
0		 100.0
2,904
1998 5.0
141		 15.1
428		 17.4
492		 7.2
204		 18.8
532		 6.7
189		 10.6
300		 6.6
188		 12.6
358		 -
0		 100.0
2,832
2000 4.9
139		 15.2
429		 16.6
467		 7.2
203		 18.1
510		 6.9
195		 10.7
301		 6.5
182		 13.9
391		 -
0		 100.0
2,817
2002 5.1
141		 15.7
435		 17.3
478		 8.1
223		 17.6
486		 7.2
199		 9.8
272		 6.0
165		 13.2
366		 -
0		 100.0
2,765
2004 3.1
86		 12.9
363		 17.6
494		 7.2
203		 21.7
611		 5.7
161		 11.1
312		 7.2
203		 13.5
379		 -
0		 100.0
2,812
2006 3.6
163		 12.2
548		 16.9
762		 6.1
276		 22.4
1,011		 5.7
255		 10.6
479		 8.1
364		 14.5
652		 -
0		 100.0
4,510
2008 4.0
81		 13.5
274		 17.3
349		 5.9
120		 21.9
443		 4.8
97		 10.4
210		 7.6
154		 14.6
295		 -
0		 100.0
2,023
2010 3.7
76		 12.8
262		 17.5
357		 5.7
117		 21.4
438		 6.4
130		 10.7
219		 7.0
144		 14.7
301		 -
0		 100.0
2,044
2012 5.7
113		 11.2
222		 16.7
330		 6.4
127		 21.4
423		 6.5
128		 9.7
191		 7.5
148		 14.8
292		 -
0		 100.0
1,974
2014 5.0
126		 12.2
309		 16.9
428		 5.7
145		 20.2
512		 5.9
151		 10.4
263		 8.8
224		 15.0
380		 -
0		 100.0
2,538
2016 6.1
175		 10.9
313		 17.5
502		 6.7
193		 19.2
550		 7.2
205		 10.4
297		 8.2
235		 13.8
397		 -
0		 100.0
2,867
2018 5.3
124		 9.9
232		 16.5
388		 5.3
125		 21.8
513		 6.9
163		 11.8
277		 7.8
183		 14.6
343		 -
0		 100.0
2,348
2021 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
4,032		 -
4,032
COL TOTAL 4.8
3,100		 14.3
9,289		 18.3
11,890		 7.2
4,684		 19.4
12,552		 6.6
4,284		 9.6
6,200		 6.3
4,065		 13.5
8,750		 -
4,032		 100.0
68,846
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data code: .x
xnorcsizexpanded norc size code
Cells contain:
-Valid row pct.
-N of cases		 xnorcsiz
1
a large central city (over 250,000)		 2
a medium size central city (50,000 to 250,000)		 3
a suburb of a large central city		 4
a suburb of a medium size central city		 5
an unincorporated area of a large central city (division, township, etc.)		 6
an unincorporated area of a medium central city		 7
not within an smsa, (within a county) and a small city (10,000 to 49,999)		 8
a town or village (2,500 to 9,999)		 9
an incorporated area less than 2,500 or an unincorporated area of 1,000 to 2,499		 10
open country within larger civil divisions (division, township, etc.)		 .x
 ROW
TOTAL
year 1972 26.5
427		 12.1
195		 16.1
259		 3.8
62		 5.8
94		 4.9
79		 6.3
101		 6.4
103		 3.1
50		 15.1
243		 -
0		 100.0
1,613
1973 22.5
339		 9.3
140		 17.2
259		 5.3
80		 6.5
98		 8.6
129		 7.0
105		 7.6
115		 3.7
55		 12.2
184		 -
0		 100.0
1,504
1974 21.8
323		 9.4
139		 17.0
252		 5.5
82		 6.4
95		 8.5
126		 7.1
106		 7.7
115		 3.7
55		 12.9
191		 -
0		 100.0
1,484
1975 21.2
316		 10.0
149		 17.5
261		 5.0
74		 4.6
69		 8.6
128		 6.3
94		 5.5
82		 3.5
52		 17.8
265		 -
0		 100.0
1,490
1976 17.3
259		 12.2
183		 17.1
256		 4.9
73		 9.1
137		 6.6
99		 5.3
80		 6.9
103		 4.1
61		 16.5
248		 -
0		 100.0
1,499
1977 17.5
267		 10.5
160		 14.7
225		 8.8
135		 9.2
140		 5.6
86		 6.5
99		 6.5
99		 4.7
72		 16.1
247		 -
0		 100.0
1,530
1978 17.8
272		 8.7
133		 16.4
251		 7.0
108		 8.8
135		 7.7
118		 7.2
110		 5.7
88		 2.9
45		 17.8
272		 -
0		 100.0
1,532
1980 20.3
298		 9.7
143		 15.0
220		 6.4
94		 8.0
118		 7.5
110		 5.5
81		 4.7
69		 5.0
74		 17.8
261		 -
0		 100.0
1,468
1982 23.7
441		 10.8
201		 12.6
234		 4.8
90		 10.3
191		 7.7
143		 5.3
98		 4.3
80		 2.7
50		 17.8
332		 -
0		 100.0
1,860
1983 15.2
243		 9.1
145		 19.9
318		 6.9
111		 7.9
126		 12.6
202		 7.7
123		 5.3
84		 4.2
67		 11.3
180		 -
0		 100.0
1,599
1984 18.9
279		 10.8
159		 21.1
311		 6.5
96		 5.1
75		 9.6
142		 6.8
100		 4.1
60		 8.0
118		 9.0
133		 -
0		 100.0
1,473
1985 14.1
216		 9.6
148		 23.4
359		 9.7
149		 4.9
75		 10.2
156		 6.8
105		 4.4
67		 3.7
57		 13.2
202		 -
0		 100.0
1,534
1986 16.9
248		 9.6
141		 24.3
357		 8.6
127		 5.3
78		 8.6
127		 6.6
97		 5.0
73		 4.5
66		 10.6
156		 -
0		 100.0
1,470
1987 22.2
403		 10.9
198		 19.3
351		 7.9
144		 4.9
89		 9.7
176		 6.0
110		 3.5
64		 7.9
144		 7.7
140		 -
0		 100.0
1,819
1988 14.7
218		 12.5
185		 24.3
360		 7.7
114		 4.9
72		 11.5
171		 6.1
90		 4.1
61		 4.8
71		 9.4
139		 -
0		 100.0
1,481
1989 15.4
236		 12.1
186		 21.5
331		 12.6
193		 3.2
49		 6.6
102		 7.5
116		 7.9
121		 5.2
80		 8.0
123		 -
0		 100.0
1,537
1990 15.0
206		 9.6
132		 21.1
290		 13.6
186		 4.9
67		 7.9
108		 8.5
117		 5.9
81		 7.8
107		 5.7
78		 -
0		 100.0
1,372
1991 15.7
238		 11.3
172		 20.9
317		 11.0
167		 3.4
52		 10.4
158		 8.0
121		 7.6
115		 7.7
117		 4.0
60		 -
0		 100.0
1,517
1993 16.5
265		 11.8
190		 22.8
366		 12.1
194		 4.5
72		 6.6
106		 8.2
131		 6.3
101		 7.3
117		 4.0
64		 -
0		 100.0
1,606
1994 17.8
534		 16.5
493		 21.4
641		 16.4
491		 2.6
77		 2.9
88		 7.2
216		 5.0
150		 7.5
225		 2.6
77		 -
0		 100.0
2,992
1996 17.4
506		 17.3
502		 20.0
582		 16.2
469		 3.5
102		 2.4
71		 6.9
201		 6.4
186		 8.2
239		 1.6
46		 -
0		 100.0
2,904
1998 18.5
523		 15.8
447		 21.1
597		 15.8
447		 2.5
72		 2.5
70		 7.9
224		 6.8
192		 7.5
213		 1.7
47		 -
0		 100.0
2,832
2000 17.7
498		 15.7
443		 21.1
594		 15.4
435		 2.4
69		 1.8
51		 8.3
235		 7.0
196		 8.7
246		 1.8
50		 -
0		 100.0
2,817
2002 17.5
485		 14.0
386		 21.0
581		 16.0
442		 3.7
102		 3.7
102		 8.3
229		 6.0
165		 7.9
219		 2.0
54		 -
0		 100.0
2,765
2004 12.3
346		 17.2
484		 22.3
628		 8.4
237		 7.6
215		 8.7
244		 6.5
183		 3.6
102		 .7
19		 12.6
354		 -
0		 100.0
2,812
2006 14.2
640		 16.0
723		 22.0
992		 7.9
357		 8.7
394		 7.9
357		 5.7
258		 3.7
168		 1.2
56		 12.5
565		 -
0		 100.0
4,510
2008 15.1
306		 17.3
350		 20.5
414		 8.0
161		 7.6
154		 8.0
161		 6.4
130		 4.9
100		 .6
13		 11.6
234		 -
0		 100.0
2,023
2010 16.5
338		 18.2
371		 19.3
395		 8.6
175		 7.6
156		 7.7
157		 6.2
127		 5.0
102		 .6
12		 10.3
211		 -
0		 100.0
2,044
2012 17.7
349		 14.4
285		 21.0
415		 12.6
248		 9.8
193		 8.3
163		 2.7
54		 3.7
74		 1.0
20		 8.8
173		 -
0		 100.0
1,974
2014 19.4
493		 14.8
375		 21.6
547		 11.5
292		 9.7
245		 8.7
222		 2.9
74		 3.3
84		 1.1
29		 7.0
177		 -
0		 100.0
2,538
2016 18.1
518		 16.4
471		 21.5
616		 11.4
328		 9.6
275		 8.3
239		 2.8
81		 3.2
91		 .9
27		 7.7
221		 -
0		 100.0
2,867
2018 18.2
428		 16.3
382		 21.0
493		 10.9
257		 10.5
247		 9.0
211		 2.6
62		 3.4
81		 1.3
30		 6.7
157		 -
0		 100.0
2,348
2021 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
4,032		 -
4,032
COL TOTAL 17.7
11,458		 13.6
8,811		 20.2
13,072		 10.2
6,618		 6.4
4,133		 7.1
4,602		 6.3
4,058		 5.2
3,372		 4.3
2,806		 9.1
5,884		 -
4,032		 100.0
68,846
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data code: .x
srcbeltsrc beltcode
Cells contain:
-Valid row pct.
-N of cases		 srcbelt
1
central city of 12 largest smsas		 2
central city of the remainder of the 100 largest smsas		 3
suburbs of 12 largest smsas		 4
suburbs of the remaining 100 largest smsas		 5
other urban (counties having towns of 10,000 or more)		 6
other rural (counties having no towns of 10,000 or more		 .x
 ROW
TOTAL
year 1972 13.2
213		 18.5
299		 13.5
218		 8.9
143		 29.3
473		 16.6
267		 -
0		 100.0
1,613
1973 11.5
173		 15.7
236		 8.9
134		 12.9
194		 33.8
508		 17.2
259		 -
0		 100.0
1,504
1974 11.4
169		 15.0
223		 8.9
132		 12.8
190		 34.2
508		 17.7
262		 -
0		 100.0
1,484
1975 10.5
157		 15.1
225		 7.8
116		 10.6
158		 38.9
579		 17.1
255		 -
0		 100.0
1,490
1976 10.7
160		 12.4
186		 8.9
134		 11.1
167		 37.5
562		 19.3
290		 -
0		 100.0
1,499
1977 8.8
134		 14.0
214		 7.3
111		 12.4
190		 39.7
608		 17.8
273		 -
0		 100.0
1,530
1978 6.9
106		 14.9
228		 11.8
181		 11.4
174		 36.0
551		 19.1
292		 -
0		 100.0
1,532
1980 8.4
123		 14.9
219		 8.8
129		 11.3
166		 39.4
578		 17.2
253		 -
0		 100.0
1,468
1982 12.4
230		 16.0
298		 8.1
150		 8.4
157		 38.5
717		 16.6
308		 -
0		 100.0
1,860
1983 7.8
124		 10.0
160		 12.9
206		 13.1
210		 42.9
686		 13.3
213		 -
0		 100.0
1,599
1984 8.7
128		 14.3
211		 11.2
165		 19.3
285		 33.9
499		 12.6
185		 -
0		 100.0
1,473
1985 8.3
127		 9.3
142		 10.6
162		 17.9
275		 36.1
554		 17.9
274		 -
0		 100.0
1,534
1986 8.0
117		 12.7
186		 11.4
168		 20.1
296		 33.1
486		 14.8
217		 -
0		 100.0
1,470
1987 11.1
201		 14.9
271		 9.0
164		 18.5
336		 35.5
646		 11.1
201		 -
0		 100.0
1,819
1988 7.8
115		 11.5
170		 11.7
174		 20.9
309		 36.9
547		 11.2
166		 -
0		 100.0
1,481
1989 7.0
107		 13.7
210		 10.7
165		 15.7
242		 39.0
599		 13.9
214		 -
0		 100.0
1,537
1990 7.7
106		 12.4
170		 12.0
165		 17.4
239		 36.2
496		 14.3
196		 -
0		 100.0
1,372
1991 8.6
131		 12.2
185		 11.2
170		 14.8
224		 40.2
610		 13.0
197		 -
0		 100.0
1,517
1993 6.8
110		 14.8
237		 13.7
220		 15.4
247		 37.9
609		 11.4
183		 -
0		 100.0
1,606
1994 8.6
257		 17.0
509		 11.1
333		 15.0
448		 39.5
1,181		 8.8
264		 -
0		 100.0
2,992
1996 8.0
233		 16.6
483		 10.6
309		 14.2
411		 40.9
1,189		 9.6
279		 -
0		 100.0
2,904
1998 8.8
249		 16.8
475		 10.8
305		 14.5
410		 39.2
1,110		 10.0
283		 -
0		 100.0
2,832
2000 8.3
235		 15.9
449		 11.9
334		 12.5
351		 40.9
1,152		 10.5
296		 -
0		 100.0
2,817
2002 7.7
213		 14.9
411		 12.0
333		 13.6
376		 41.4
1,146		 10.3
286		 -
0		 100.0
2,765
2004 7.0
197		 10.1
284		 14.7
414		 13.3
375		 42.0
1,180		 12.9
362		 -
0		 100.0
2,812
2006 8.3
374		 10.3
463		 13.1
593		 15.7
706		 40.0
1,804		 12.6
570		 -
0		 100.0
4,510
2008 8.7
176		 10.9
221		 10.7
217		 17.5
355		 39.8
805		 12.3
249		 -
0		 100.0
2,023
2010 8.8
180		 12.6
258		 11.1
226		 16.4
335		 40.1
819		 11.1
226		 -
0		 100.0
2,044
2012 9.5
187		 13.1
258		 13.0
256		 18.5
366		 32.9
650		 13.0
257		 -
0		 100.0
1,974
2014 11.0
279		 14.1
357		 14.1
358		 18.6
473		 30.7
780		 11.5
291		 -
0		 100.0
2,538
2016 9.1
261		 15.1
432		 12.9
371		 18.8
540		 33.2
951		 10.9
312		 -
0		 100.0
2,867
2018 9.9
233		 14.7
345		 14.1
332		 18.7
438		 31.6
741		 11.0
259		 -
0		 100.0
2,348
2021 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
4,032		 -
4,032
COL TOTAL 9.0
5,805		 13.9
9,015		 11.5
7,445		 15.1
9,786		 37.5
24,324		 13.0
8,439		 -
4,032		 100.0
68,846
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data code: .x
sizesize of place in 1000s
Total Cases: 68,846 (Range of valid codes: 0-8175)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data code: .x
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