GSS 1972-2024 Cumulative Datafile - Release 1


Sequential Variable List

VARIABLES ADDED IN 2024
Respondent Background - Age, Gender, Race, and Ethnicity
sexnow2 R's sex now (3 category)
New Technology
agetech Are older or younger people benefiting more from digital tech
aidrive R's comfort with driverless car
aimed R's comfort with medical operation by robot
aiworry R worried that AI will take over many jobs done by humans
ISSP National Identity and Citizenship (2024 Additions)
leftrght1 How left or right in politics
biasnews News coverage about politics in America is biased
bizmoney Business leaders make money at expense of ordinary people
brneffrt Possible to become American if born elsewhere
conpow Conflict between ordinary people and those in power
conscrp Importance of military service
experts Better to rely on opinions of experts than ordinary people
fulldem The people, not politicians, should make important decisions
immcrime1 Immigrants increase crime rates
immideas1 Immigrants bring new ideas and cultures
immjobs1 Immigrants take jobs away
immwlfare People born in America should be given preference over immigrants when it comes
incgap1 Government's responsibility to reduce economic inequality
owndecns Best if every nation had its own country
poltalk Politicians talk too much and don't take action
servpub How much the public service serves people
usmca1 R's familiarity with USMCA
usmca2 Does the US benefit from USMCA
Replicating Core
broadband HOUSEHOLD HAS ACCESS TO INTERNET USING BROADBAND INTERNET SERVICE
racdif5 differences due mainly to unbringing
racdif5x differences due mainly to upbringing (longer intro)
conlabory Confidence in labor unions
marsame Homosexual couples should have the right to marry one another
marsame1 Homosexual couples have right to marry
marsamey Same-sex couples should have the right to marry one another
mobiledata HOUSEHOLD HAS ACCESS TO INTERNET USING CELLULAR DATA PLAN
Adult Mental Stigma
morextrm Everyone is like X but X's case is just a bit more extreme and ongoing
Child Mental Stigma
bullied Situation caused by having been bullied
bullpeer Would X bully peers
chldadlt_asn Percent of adults you knew (friends, care takers, neighbors) during childhood wh
chldadlt_blk Percent of adults you knew (friends, care takers, neighbors) during childhood wh
chldadlt_hisp Percent of adults you knew (friends, care takers, neighbors) during childhood wh
chldadlt_oth Percent of adults you knew (friends, care takers, neighbors) during childhood wh
chldadlt_wht Percent of adults you knew (friends, care takers, neighbors) during childhood wh
chldchld_asn Percent of children you knew (friends, classmates) during childhood who were Asi
chldchld_blk Percent of children you knew (friends, classmates) during childhood who were Bla
chldchld_hisp Percent of children you knew (friends, classmates) during childhood who were Lat
chldchld_oth Percent of children you knew (friends, classmates) during childhood who were som
chldchld_wht Percent of children you knew (friends, classmates) during childhood who were Whi
chldfam_asn Percent of family during childhood who were Asian
chldfam_blk Percent of family during childhood who were Black
chldfam_hisp Percent of family during childhood who were Latino
chldfam_oth Percent of family during childhood who were some other race
chldfam_wht Percent of family during childhood who were White
chldshop_asn Percent of people who shopped at the supermarket during childhood who were Asian
chldshop_blk Percent of people who shopped at the supermarket during childhood who were Black
chldshop_hisp Percent of people who shopped at the supermarket during childhood who were Latin
chldshop_oth Percent of people who shopped at the supermarket during childhood who were some
chldshop_wht Percent of people who shopped at the supermarket during childhood who were White
cutself Would X intentionally cut self
fighpeer Would X get into fights with peers
foodalc Would X engage in excessive and uncontrolled food or alcohol consumption
imprvown1 How likely child X situation will improve on its own
mustdoc1 X's parents should be forced by law to have X examined at a clinic
musthosp1 X's parents should be forced by law to admit X to be hospitalized for treatment
mustmed1 X's parents should be forced by law to have X take prescribed medication
negself Would X intentionally neglect own health
physill1 How likely child X is experiencing physical illness
risklife Would X at risk for taking their own life
rumopeer Would X spread rumors about peers
schshoot Would X carry out a school shooting
smedia Situation caused by exposure to social media
takelife Would X actually take own life
ISSP Digital Society
classtech Are poor or rich benefiting more from digital tech
dataprot Responsibility for internet data protection
eductech Are educated or uneducated benefiting more from digital tech
emonitor1 Should government be able to monitor online communication
ftruse Likelihood R uses internet in next 12 months
gendtech Are women or men benefiting more from digital tech
harmgood1 Does technology do more harm than good?
infodeal Would R provide info for discounts, free products
infoprofit Would R provide info companies could profit from
intaccprxy How often R asked someone to use the internet on their behalf
intapps R's skill at learning new software
intbhlf Frequency R was asked to use internet for someone else
intcnfrm How often R tries to confirm information with other sources
intcomm How often R uses internet for communication
intfncl How often R uses internet for financial transactions
intgame How often R uses internet for video games
inthome Frequency R has home internet access
inthrss Has R or someone they know been harassed online
intliteracy R's knowledge of online information discretion
intlnly R would feel lonely without internet?
intmeet R more comfortable meeting people online?
intnews How often R accesses non-routine political news sources
intoppo Trend of online contact with politically different
intpolview Trend of online contact with politically similar
intprfssnl Frequency R has work/school internet access
intpub Frequency R has internet access in public
intrnetuse Frequency of internet use over past 12 months
intrust How much R trusts people they've only met online
intscam Has R or someone they know been a victim of online scam
intsearch How often R uses internet for search
intshare How often R uses internet for sharing photos/videos
intskill R's skill at using the internet
intstream How often R uses internet for music/video
intsurf R's skill at online searches
inttrig How often R reads political opinions they disagree with online
intviews How often R talks about politics online
modelobby Has R contacted a politician in last 12 months
modeorg Has R belonged to an activist group in last 12 months
modeorgprot Has R organized a protest in last 12 months
modepet Has R signed a petition in last 12 months
modeprot Has R participated in a protest in last 12 months
nextgen1 Does technology provide more opportunities?
nouseint1 No internet use over past 12 months due to unavaliblity
nouseint10 No internet use over past 12 months due to lack of time
nouseint11 No internet use over past 12 months due to government restriction
nouseint12 No internet use over past 12 months due to other reasons
nouseint2 No internet use over past 12 months due to poor quality of connection
nouseint3 No internet use over past 12 months due to cost
nouseint4 No internet use over past 12 months due to security and privacy
nouseint5 No internet use over past 12 months due to lack of utility/importance
nouseint6 No internet use over past 12 months due to age
nouseint7 No internet use over past 12 months due to usability
nouseint8 No internet use over past 12 months due to lack of desire
nouseint9 No internet use over past 12 months due to literacy
papernews Reliability of newspapers
polnewsfrom Where R gets political news
prxyuse Likelihood R ask someone to use the internet on their behalf in near future
radionews Reliability of news on podcasts, radio
smnews Reliability of news on social media
techesy Does technology make our lives easier?
trcong Trust in congress, 10 point scale
trppl Trust in others, 10 point scale
tvnews1 Reliability of news on TV
unplgrsn Reason R reduced time spent on internet
unplug Amount R reduced time spent on internet in last 12 months
urbantech Are cities or countryside benefiting more from digital tech
webnews Reliability of news on web
ANES
econstat WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY THESE DAYS IN THE UNITED STATES
lkelyvot LIKELIHOOD TO VOTE IN 2024 ELECTION
polintrst INTERESTED IN CAMPAIGNS THIS YEAR
ratechall124 RATING OF DONALD TRUMP
ratechall1ts RATING OF PRESIDENTIAL CHALLENGER 1 - TIME SERIES
ratechall224 RATING OF KAMALA HARRIS
ratechall2ts RATING OF PRESIDENTIAL CHALLENGER 2 - TIME SERIES
ratechall324 RATING OF NIKKI HALEY
ratechall3ts RATING OF PRESIDENTIAL CHALLENGER 3 - TIME SERIES
ratedemp RATING OF DEMOCRATIC PARTY
rateincumb24 RATING OF JOE BIDEN
rateincumbts RATING OF INCUMBENT PRESIDENT - TIME SERIES
ratemaga RATING OF MAGA REPUBLICANS
raterepp RATING OF REPUBLICAN PARTY
voteprob VOTING PROBLEM IN US ELECTIONS
whovote24 VOTING INTENTION IN 2024 ELECTION (PRE JULY 25 2024)
whovote24a VOTING INTENTION IN 2024 ELECTION (POST JULY 25 2024)
whovotets VOTING INTENTION - TIME SERIES
CDC High Risk Behaviors
sexornt1 Sexual orientation (reask, self-administered)
femsee1 How feminine others see R (0 to 6 scale)
femself1 How feminine R sees self (0 to 6 scale)
mascsee1 How masculine others see R (0 to 6 scale)
mascself1 How masculine R sees self (0 to 6 scale)
nocondom Had vaginal or anal sex without a condom in past 12 months
nodocidu Ever injected any drugs other than those prescribed for you
ptnrsxnow1 Recent partner's sex now (3 category)
sexpaid Ever had sex with a person you paid or who paid you for sex
Metadata and Paradata
subsamprate Subsampling rate corresponding to two-phase design
batch SAMPLE BATCH
SURVEY ADMINISTRATIVE VARIABLES
Language
inthisp Is interviewer Spanish, Hispanic or latino
intrace1 Interviewer s race1
intrace2 Interviewer s race2
intrace3 Interviewer s race3
spanself If this interview had only been available in English, would you...
spanint If no Spanish, R could have been interviewed in English
spaneng Interviews conducted in Spanish or English
Residence
cshutyp06 During March-May 2006, was R resident in household or institution
cshutyp08 During April-June 2008, was R resident in household or institution
cshutyp10 During April-June 2010, was R resident in household or institution
res2006 Was R living in usa during March-May 2006
res2008 Was R living in usa during April-June 2008
res2010 Was R living in usa during April-June 2010
res2012 Was R living in usa during April-June 2012
cshutyp12 During April-June 2012, was R resident in household or institution
Version
fileversion GSS data file version
ballot Ballot used for interview
version Version of questionnaire
issp Filter for ISSP cases
found Case was retrievable in 2012
Sampling
sampcode Sampling error code
sample Sampling frame and method
phase Subsampling: two-phase design.
vpsu Variance primary sampling unit
vstrat Variance stratum
Weights -- Sampling and Post-stratification
wtssnrps Person post-stratification weight, nonrespondents adjusted
wtssall Weight variable
wtssnr Weight variable
wtss Weight variable
oversamp Weights for black oversamples
formwt Weight deal with experimental randomization
wtssps Person post-stratification weight
Ballot-form Weights for 2002, 2010, 2012, 2016 and 2018
ballotformwt
ballotformwtnr
Interviewer Characteristics and Misc
saqissp R did issp module
saqsex R did sex module
saqgene R did gene module for 2004
intid Interviewer id
feeused Fee given to get case
lngthinv How long was interview
intage Age of interviewer
easyget How difficult was case to get
intethn Race of interviewer
mode Interview done in-person or over the phone
intsex Sex of interviewer
feelevel Amount of fees paid
intyrs Years of service as an interviewer at norc
consent Participation/recording consent
National Death Index (See NORC Codebook)
death R's possible vital status as of 2014