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GSS 1972-2024 Cumulative Datafile - Release 1


Experimental Variables

formForm of split questionnaire asked
Text of this Question or Item
248. A split ballot was used in the 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 
1980, and 1982-2006 surveys. The variant or "Y" wordings appear 
on Form 2, the "Z" wordings appear on Form 3; and the standard 
GSS wordings appear on Form 1.
Cells contain:
-Valid row pct.
-N of cases
form
1
standard <x>
2
alternate <y>
3
alternate <z>
.i
iap
ROW
TOTAL
year 1972 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,613
-
1,613
1973 50.1
753
49.9
751
.0
0
-
0
100.0
1,504
1974 50.7
753
49.3
731
.0
0
-
0
100.0
1,484
1975 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,490
-
1,490
1976 51.9
778
48.1
721
.0
0
-
0
100.0
1,499
1977 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,530
-
1,530
1978 49.7
761
50.3
771
.0
0
-
0
100.0
1,532
1980 33.6
493
33.5
492
32.9
483
-
0
100.0
1,468
1982 49.6
923
50.4
937
.0
0
-
0
100.0
1,860
1983 50.3
804
49.7
795
.0
0
-
0
100.0
1,599
1984 33.3
490
33.9
499
32.9
484
-
0
100.0
1,473
1985 49.0
751
51.0
783
.0
0
-
0
100.0
1,534
1986 49.7
730
50.3
740
.0
0
-
0
100.0
1,470
1987 33.2
603
32.7
595
34.1
621
-
0
100.0
1,819
1988 48.5
718
51.5
763
.0
0
-
0
100.0
1,481
1989 50.0
768
50.0
769
.0
0
-
0
100.0
1,537
1990 49.1
674
50.9
698
.0
0
-
0
100.0
1,372
1991 49.8
756
50.2
761
.0
0
-
0
100.0
1,517
1993 49.8
799
50.2
807
.0
0
-
0
100.0
1,606
1994 50.4
1,508
49.6
1,484
.0
0
-
0
100.0
2,992
1996 49.6
1,441
50.4
1,463
.0
0
-
0
100.0
2,904
1998 48.8
1,381
51.2
1,451
.0
0
-
0
100.0
2,832
2000 50.0
1,409
50.0
1,408
.0
0
-
0
100.0
2,817
2002 49.1
1,358
50.9
1,407
.0
0
-
0
100.0
2,765
2004 49.8
1,401
50.2
1,411
.0
0
-
0
100.0
2,812
2006 49.2
2,220
50.8
2,290
.0
0
-
0
100.0
4,510
2008 49.6
1,004
50.4
1,019
.0
0
-
0
100.0
2,023
2010 49.6
1,014
50.4
1,030
.0
0
-
0
100.0
2,044
2012 50.6
998
49.4
976
.0
0
-
0
100.0
1,974
2014 50.2
1,274
49.8
1,264
.0
0
-
0
100.0
2,538
2016 50.1
1,437
49.9
1,430
.0
0
-
0
100.0
2,867
2018 50.6
1,188
49.4
1,160
.0
0
-
0
100.0
2,348
2021 49.3
1,987
50.7
2,045
.0
0
-
0
100.0
4,032
2022 50.2
1,780
49.8
1,764
.0
0
-
0
100.0
3,544
2024 50.9
1,683
49.1
1,626
.0
0
-
0
100.0
3,309
COL TOTAL 48.7
34,637
49.0
34,841
2.2
1,588
-
4,633
100.0
75,699
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
abspnoAbortion if husband opposes
Text of this Question or Item
249. If a woman has decided to have an abortion but her husband 
is against it, do you think she should go ahead and have it, or 
not?
Cells contain:
-Valid row pct.
-N of cases
abspno
1
yes
2
no
.d
don't know
.i
iap
.n
no answer
.y
not available in this year
ROW
TOTAL
year 1972 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,613
-
0
-
0
-
1,613
1973 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,504
-
0
-
0
-
1,504
1974 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,484
-
0
-
0
-
1,484
1975 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,490
-
0
-
0
-
1,490
1976 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,499
-
0
-
0
-
1,499
1977 28.7
395
71.3
979
-
148
-
0
-
8
-
0
100.0
1,530
1978 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,532
-
0
-
0
-
1,532
1980 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,468
-
0
-
0
-
1,468
1982 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,860
-
0
-
0
-
1,860
1983 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,599
-
0
-
0
-
1,599
1984 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,473
-
0
-
0
-
1,473
1985 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,534
-
0
-
0
-
1,534
1986 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,470
-
0
-
0
-
1,470
1987 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,819
-
0
-
0
-
1,819
1988 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,481
-
0
-
0
-
1,481
1989 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,537
-
0
-
0
-
1,537
1990 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,372
-
0
-
0
-
1,372
1991 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,517
-
0
-
0
-
1,517
1993 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,606
-
0
-
0
-
1,606
1994 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,992
-
0
-
0
-
2,992
1996 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,904
-
0
-
0
-
2,904
1998 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,832
-
0
-
0
-
2,832
2000 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,817
-
0
-
0
-
2,817
2002 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,765
-
0
-
0
-
2,765
2004 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,812
-
0
-
0
-
2,812
2006 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
4,510
-
0
-
0
-
4,510
2008 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,023
-
0
-
0
-
2,023
2010 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,044
-
0
-
0
-
2,044
2012 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,974
-
0
-
0
-
1,974
2014 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,538
-
0
-
0
-
2,538
2016 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,867
-
0
-
0
-
2,867
2018 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,348
-
0
-
0
-
2,348
2021 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
4,032
-
0
-
0
-
4,032
2022 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
3,544
-
3,544
2024 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
3,309
-
3,309
COL TOTAL 28.7
395
71.3
979
-
148
-
67,316
-
8
-
6,853
100.0
75,699
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z

Abortion Part Two

abhave1Have abortion if probable defect
Text of this Question or Item
250. WOMEN: Would you yourself have an abortion if: MEN: Would 
you yourself advise the woman you were married to have an 
abortion if: a. There is a strong chance of serious defect in 
the baby?
Cells contain:
-Valid row pct.
-N of cases
abhave1
1
yes
2
no
.d
don't know
.i
iap
.n
no answer
.y
not available in this year
ROW
TOTAL
year 1972 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,613
-
0
-
0
-
1,613
1973 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,504
-
0
-
0
-
1,504
1974 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,484
-
0
-
0
-
1,484
1975 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,490
-
0
-
0
-
1,490
1976 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,499
-
0
-
0
-
1,499
1977 75.5
1,081
24.5
351
-
87
-
0
-
11
-
0
100.0
1,530
1978 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,532
-
0
-
0
-
1,532
1980 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,468
-
0
-
0
-
1,468
1982 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,860
-
0
-
0
-
1,860
1983 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,599
-
0
-
0
-
1,599
1984 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,473
-
0
-
0
-
1,473
1985 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,534
-
0
-
0
-
1,534
1986 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,470
-
0
-
0
-
1,470
1987 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,819
-
0
-
0
-
1,819
1988 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,481
-
0
-
0
-
1,481
1989 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,537
-
0
-
0
-
1,537
1990 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,372
-
0
-
0
-
1,372
1991 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,517
-
0
-
0
-
1,517
1993 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,606
-
0
-
0
-
1,606
1994 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,992
-
0
-
0
-
2,992
1996 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,904
-
0
-
0
-
2,904
1998 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,832
-
0
-
0
-
2,832
2000 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,817
-
0
-
0
-
2,817
2002 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,765
-
0
-
0
-
2,765
2004 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,812
-
0
-
0
-
2,812
2006 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
4,510
-
0
-
0
-
4,510
2008 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,023
-
0
-
0
-
2,023
2010 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,044
-
0
-
0
-
2,044
2012 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,974
-
0
-
0
-
1,974
2014 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,538
-
0
-
0
-
2,538
2016 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,867
-
0
-
0
-
2,867
2018 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,348
-
0
-
0
-
2,348
2021 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
4,032
-
0
-
0
-
4,032
2022 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
3,544
-
3,544
2024 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
3,309
-
3,309
COL TOTAL 75.5
1,081
24.5
351
-
87
-
67,316
-
11
-
6,853
100.0
75,699
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
abhave2Have abortion if health endangered
Text of this Question or Item
250. WOMEN: Would you yourself have an abortion if: MEN: Would 
you yourself advise the woman you were married to have an 
abortion if: b. (Your/her) health was seriously endangered by 
the pregnancy?
Cells contain:
-Valid row pct.
-N of cases
abhave2
1
yes
2
no
.d
don't know
.i
iap
.n
no answer
.y
not available in this year
ROW
TOTAL
year 1972 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,613
-
0
-
0
-
1,613
1973 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,504
-
0
-
0
-
1,504
1974 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,484
-
0
-
0
-
1,484
1975 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,490
-
0
-
0
-
1,490
1976 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,499
-
0
-
0
-
1,499
1977 82.9
1,204
17.1
249
-
65
-
0
-
12
-
0
100.0
1,530
1978 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,532
-
0
-
0
-
1,532
1980 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,468
-
0
-
0
-
1,468
1982 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,860
-
0
-
0
-
1,860
1983 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,599
-
0
-
0
-
1,599
1984 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,473
-
0
-
0
-
1,473
1985 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,534
-
0
-
0
-
1,534
1986 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,470
-
0
-
0
-
1,470
1987 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,819
-
0
-
0
-
1,819
1988 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,481
-
0
-
0
-
1,481
1989 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,537
-
0
-
0
-
1,537
1990 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,372
-
0
-
0
-
1,372
1991 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,517
-
0
-
0
-
1,517
1993 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,606
-
0
-
0
-
1,606
1994 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,992
-
0
-
0
-
2,992
1996 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,904
-
0
-
0
-
2,904
1998 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,832
-
0
-
0
-
2,832
2000 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,817
-
0
-
0
-
2,817
2002 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,765
-
0
-
0
-
2,765
2004 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,812
-
0
-
0
-
2,812
2006 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
4,510
-
0
-
0
-
4,510
2008 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,023
-
0
-
0
-
2,023
2010 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,044
-
0
-
0
-
2,044
2012 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,974
-
0
-
0
-
1,974
2014 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,538
-
0
-
0
-
2,538
2016 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,867
-
0
-
0
-
2,867
2018 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,348
-
0
-
0
-
2,348
2021 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
4,032
-
0
-
0
-
4,032
2022 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
3,544
-
3,544
2024 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
3,309
-
3,309
COL TOTAL 82.9
1,204
17.1
249
-
65
-
67,316
-
12
-
6,853
100.0
75,699
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
abhave3Have abortion if couldn't afford child
Text of this Question or Item
250. WOMEN: Would you yourself have an abortion if: MEN: Would 
you yourself advise the woman you were married to have an 
abortion if: c. You did not think you could afford another 
child?
Cells contain:
-Valid row pct.
-N of cases
abhave3
1
yes
2
no
.d
don't know
.i
iap
.n
no answer
.y
not available in this year
ROW
TOTAL
year 1972 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,613
-
0
-
0
-
1,613
1973 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,504
-
0
-
0
-
1,504
1974 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,484
-
0
-
0
-
1,484
1975 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,490
-
0
-
0
-
1,490
1976 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,499
-
0
-
0
-
1,499
1977 29.0
427
71.0
1,043
-
47
-
0
-
13
-
0
100.0
1,530
1978 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,532
-
0
-
0
-
1,532
1980 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,468
-
0
-
0
-
1,468
1982 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,860
-
0
-
0
-
1,860
1983 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,599
-
0
-
0
-
1,599
1984 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,473
-
0
-
0
-
1,473
1985 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,534
-
0
-
0
-
1,534
1986 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,470
-
0
-
0
-
1,470
1987 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,819
-
0
-
0
-
1,819
1988 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,481
-
0
-
0
-
1,481
1989 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,537
-
0
-
0
-
1,537
1990 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,372
-
0
-
0
-
1,372
1991 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,517
-
0
-
0
-
1,517
1993 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,606
-
0
-
0
-
1,606
1994 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,992
-
0
-
0
-
2,992
1996 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,904
-
0
-
0
-
2,904
1998 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,832
-
0
-
0
-
2,832
2000 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,817
-
0
-
0
-
2,817
2002 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,765
-
0
-
0
-
2,765
2004 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,812
-
0
-
0
-
2,812
2006 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
4,510
-
0
-
0
-
4,510
2008 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,023
-
0
-
0
-
2,023
2010 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,044
-
0
-
0
-
2,044
2012 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,974
-
0
-
0
-
1,974
2014 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,538
-
0
-
0
-
2,538
2016 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,867
-
0
-
0
-
2,867
2018 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,348
-
0
-
0
-
2,348
2021 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
4,032
-
0
-
0
-
4,032
2022 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
3,544
-
3,544
2024 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
3,309
-
3,309
COL TOTAL 29.0
427
71.0
1,043
-
47
-
67,316
-
13
-
6,853
100.0
75,699
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
ablegalShould abortion ever be legal
Text of this Question or Item
251. Do you think abortions should be legal under any 
circumstances, legal only under certain circumstances, or never 
legal under any circumstances?
Cells contain:
-Valid row pct.
-N of cases
ablegal
1
always
2
sometimes
3
never
.d
don't know
.i
iap
.n
no answer
.y
not available in this year
ROW
TOTAL
year 1972 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,613
-
0
-
0
-
1,613
1973 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,504
-
0
-
0
-
1,504
1974 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,484
-
0
-
0
-
1,484
1975 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,490
-
0
-
0
-
1,490
1976 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,499
-
0
-
0
-
1,499
1977 22.1
331
68.9
1,031
9.0
135
-
22
-
0
-
11
-
0
100.0
1,530
1978 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,532
-
0
-
0
-
1,532
1980 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,468
-
0
-
0
-
1,468
1982 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,860
-
0
-
0
-
1,860
1983 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,599
-
0
-
0
-
1,599
1984 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,473
-
0
-
0
-
1,473
1985 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,534
-
0
-
0
-
1,534
1986 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,470
-
0
-
0
-
1,470
1987 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,819
-
0
-
0
-
1,819
1988 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,481
-
0
-
0
-
1,481
1989 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,537
-
0
-
0
-
1,537
1990 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,372
-
0
-
0
-
1,372
1991 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,517
-
0
-
0
-
1,517
1993 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,606
-
0
-
0
-
1,606
1994 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,992
-
0
-
0
-
2,992
1996 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,904
-
0
-
0
-
2,904
1998 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,832
-
0
-
0
-
2,832
2000 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,817
-
0
-
0
-
2,817
2002 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,765
-
0
-
0
-
2,765
2004 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,812
-
0
-
0
-
2,812
2006 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
4,510
-
0
-
0
-
4,510
2008 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,023
-
0
-
0
-
2,023
2010 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,044
-
0
-
0
-
2,044
2012 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,974
-
0
-
0
-
1,974
2014 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,538
-
0
-
0
-
2,538
2016 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,867
-
0
-
0
-
2,867
2018 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,348
-
0
-
0
-
2,348
2021 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
4,032
-
0
-
0
-
4,032
2022 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
3,544
-
3,544
2024 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
3,309
-
3,309
COL TOTAL 22.1
331
68.9
1,031
9.0
135
-
22
-
67,316
-
11
-
6,853
100.0
75,699
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
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