GSS 1972-2024 Cumulative Datafile - Release 3

A. WHY DO YOU THINK YOUR RACIAL CLASSIFICATION OF THE RESPONDENT IN 
"A" DIFFERED FROM THE RESPONDENT'S SELF-CLASSIFICATION IN "C"?
2. Second reason

A. WHY DO YOU THINK YOUR RACIAL CLASSIFICATION OF THE RESPONDENT IN 
"A" DIFFERED FROM THE RESPONDENT'S SELF-CLASSIFICATION IN "C"?
3. Third reason

If not born in US, is R a US citizen 
 As of 2024, USCITZN has been recoded to simplify responses. It is 
now a synthetic variable which represents the original USCITZN, as 
well as the experimental USCITZNV and USCITZNNV. This recode is 
retroactive, covering all previous years of USCITZN. The original 
data have been preserved in USCITZN_0822. USCITZNV and USCITZNNV will 
not be made available in 2024.

If not born in US, is R a US citizen 
 As of 2024, USCITZN has been recoded to simplify responses. It is 
now a synthetic variable which represents the original USCITZN, as 
well as the experimental USCITZNV and USCITZNNV. This recode is 
retroactive, covering all previous years of USCITZN. The original 
data have been preserved in USCITZN_0822. USCITZNV and USCITZNNV will 
not be made available in 2024.

Are you

As of 2024, FUCITZN will only be available as restricted data, 
beginning with R2.

ASK ALL PARTS OF QUESTION ABOUT RESPONDENT BEFORE GOING ON TO ASK 
ABOUT R'S FATHER; AND THEN R'S MOTHER; THEN R'S SPOUSE, IF R IS 
CURRENTLY MARRIED. 
A. What is the highest grade in elementary school or high school that 
(you/your father/ your mother/your [husband/wife]) finished and got 
credit for? CODE EXACT GRADE. 
B. IF FINISHED 9th-12th GRADE OR DK*: Did (you/he/she) ever get a 
high school diploma or a GED certificate? [SEE D BELOW.] [See 
REMARKS] 
C. Did (you/he/she) complete one or more years of college for 
credit--not including schooling such as business college, technical 
or vocational school? IF YES: How many years did (you/he/she) 
complete? 
 Do you (Does [he/she]) have any college degrees? (IF YES: What 
degree or degrees?) CODE HIGHEST DEGREE EARNED.

RESPONDENT'S FATHER'S (FATHER SUBSTITUTE'S) EDUCATION

RESPONDENT'S MOTHER'S (SUBSTITUTE MOTHER'S) EDUCATION

RESPONDENT'S SPOUSE'S EDUCATION

RESPONDENT'S DEGREE

RESPONDENT'S FATHER'S (SUBSTITUTE FATHER'S) DEGREE

RESPONDENT'S MOTHER'S (SUBSTITUTE MOTHER'S) DEGREE

RESPONDENT'S SPOUSE'S DEGREE

What was your major or field of study when you received your 
(RESPONDENT'S COLLEGE DEGREE) degree? 
 As of 2024, MAJOR1 has been recoded to only account for 39 
categories. This has been retroactively applied to all previous years 
of MAJOR1. The original MAJOR1 containing data from 2012 to 2022 has 
been renamed MAJOR1_1222.

What was your major or field of study when you received your 
(RESPONDENT'S COLLEGE DEGREE) degree? 
 As of 2024, MAJOR2 has been recoded to only account for 39 
categories. This has been retroactively applied to all previous years 
of MAJOR2. The original MAJOR2 containing data from 2012 to 2022 has 
been renamed MAJOR2_1222.

In what year did you receive the (COLLEGE NAME) degree? 
E. Besides attending college for credit, did you complete any courses 
for credit at an institution such as a business college, technical or 
vocational school?

In what year did you receive the (COLLEGE NAME) degree? 
G. Did you complete any courses for credit at an institution such as 
a business college, technical or vocational school?

In what year did you receive the (COLLEGE NAME) degree? 
F. IF YES: What institution was that?

In what year did you receive the (COLLEGE NAME) degree? 
H. IF YES: What institution was that?

Was that a diploma awarded by your high school at graduation at the 
end of 12th grade, a GED awarded after you took a test, or something 
else?  
 As of 2024, DIPGED has been recoded to only account for three 
categories. This has been retroactively applied to all previous years 
of DIPGED. The original DIPGED containing data 2012 to 2022 has been 
renamed DIPGED_1222.

Was that a diploma awarded by (RESPONDENT''S SPOUSE)''s high school 
at graduation at the end of 12th grade, a GED awarded after 
(RESPONDENT''S SPOUSE) took a test, or something else?