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GSS 1972-2024 Cumulative Datafile - Release 3

Socio-Economic and Status Indicators

isco68respondent's occupation, 1970 census
Text of this Question or Item 
Respondent's occupation (International Standard Classification 
Codes-1968)
Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 110-9996)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
paisco68r's father's occupation, 1970 census
Text of this Question or Item 
Occupation of respondent's father (International Standard 
Classification Codes-1968)
Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 110-9996)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
spisco68r's spouse's occupation, 1970 census
Text of this Question or Item 
Occupation of respondent's spouse (International Standard 
Classification Codes-1968)
Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 110-9996)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
isco681respondent's occupation, 1980 census
Text of this Question or Item 
Respondent's occupation (International Standard Classification 
Codes-1968)
Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 110-9996)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
paisc681r's father's occupation, 1980 census
Text of this Question or Item 
Occupation of respondent's father (International Standard 
Classification Codes-1968)
Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 110-9996)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
maisc681r's mothers occupation, 1980 census
Text of this Question or Item 
Occupation of respondent's mother (International Standard 
Classification Codes-1968)
Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 110-9,996)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
spisc681r's spouse's occupation, 1980 census
Text of this Question or Item 
Occupation of respondent's spouse (International Standard 
Classification Codes-1968)
Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 110-9996)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
isco88respondent's occupation, 1980 census & 1988 isco code
Text of this Question or Item 
Respondent's Occupation, 1988 Census
Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 110-9997)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
paisco88r's father's occupation, 1980 census & 1988 isco code
Text of this Question or Item 
Respondent's Father's Occupation, 1988 Census
Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 110-9997)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
maisco88r's mothers occupation, 1980 census & 1988 isco code
Text of this Question or Item 
Respondent's Mother's Occupation, 1988 Census
Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 110-9,997)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
spisco88r's spouse's occupation, 1980 census & 1988 isco code
Text of this Question or Item 
Respondent's Spouse's Occupation, 1988 Census
Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 110-9997)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
spisco08r's mothers occupation, 2010 census & 2008 isco code
Text of this Question or Item 
Respondent's spouse's occupation, 2010 census, and 2008 ISCO code
Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 110-9997)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
seirespondent socioeconomic index (1980)
Text of this Question or Item 
Respondent socioeconomic index.
Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 17.1-97.2)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Decimals: 1
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
firstseir's socioeconomic index of 1st occupation (1980)
Text of this Question or Item 
Socioeconomic index of respondents first occupation.
Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 17.1-97.2)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Decimals: 1
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
sei10r's socioeconomic index (2010)
Text of this Question or Item 
SEI10 is based on the 2010 Census occupation classification. It is 
estimated from 539 occupational categories, using PRESTG105PLUS.
Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 9.0-93.7)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Decimals: 1
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
sei10educpercentage of some college educ in occ10 based on acs 2010
Text of this Question or Item 
Percentage of those who had some college or more education among 
those who had the same occupation as in OCC10 in American Community 
Survey between 2010 and 2012 (25-64 years old only). This percentage 
is not from the GSS but it is used to calculate SEI10.
Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 9.8-99.8)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Decimals: 1
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
sei10incpercentage of $45k+ earners in occ10 based on acs 2010
Text of this Question or Item 
Percentage of those who earned $45,000 or more among those who had 
the same occupation as in OCC10 in American Community Survey between 
2010 and 2012 (25-64 years old only).This percentage is not from the 
GSS but it is used to calculate SEI10.
Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 1.5-96.5)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Decimals: 1
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
paseir's father's socioeconomic index (1980)
Text of this Question or Item 
Socioeconomic index of respondent's father.
Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 17.1-97.2)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Decimals: 1
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
maseir's mothers socioeconomic index (1980)
Text of this Question or Item 
Socioeconomic index of respondent's mother.
Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 17.1-97.2)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Decimals: 1
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
spseir's spouse's socioeconomic index (1980)
Text of this Question or Item 
Socioeconomic index of respondent's spouse.
Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 17.1-97.2)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Decimals: 1
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
spsei10r's spouse's socioeconomic index (2010)
Text of this Question or Item 
SPSEI10 is based on the 2010 Census occupation classification. It is 
estimated from 539 occupational categories, using SPPRES105PLUS.
Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 9.0-93.7)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Decimals: 1
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
spsei10educpercentage of some college educ in spocc10 based on acs 2010
Text of this Question or Item 
Percentage of those who had some college or more education among 
those who had the same occupation as in SPOCC10 in American Community 
Survey between 2010 and 2012 (25-64 years old only). This percentage 
is not from the GSS but it is used to calculate SPSEI10.
Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 9.8-99.9)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Decimals: 1
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
spsei10incpercentage of $45k+ earners in spocc10 based on acs 2010
Text of this Question or Item 
Percentage of those who earned $45,000 or more among those who had 
the same occupation as in SPOCC10 in American Community Survey 
between 2010 and 2012 (25-64 years old only).This percentage is not 
from the GSS but it is used to calculate SPSEI10.
Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 1.5-96.5)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Decimals: 1
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
isco08respondent's occupation, 2010 census & 2008 isco code
Text of this Question or Item 
Respondent's occupation, 2010 census, and 2008 ISCO code
Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 110-9997)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
indstatusindus10 coding status
Text of this Question or Item 
IND10 Coding Status
Percent N Value Label
4.7 2,592 1 found, iap
0.8 447 2 found, no answer
86.6 47,684 3 found, coded
1.0 526 4 not found, iap
0.1 56 5 not found, no answer
5.5 3,046 6 not found, coded
1.3 736 7 not found, no code assigned


13,759 .i iap


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
indtagindus10 coding tag
Text of this Question or Item 
INDUS10 Coding Tag
Percent N Value Label
92.1 50,723 1 found
6.6 3,628 2 not found, assigned
1.3 736 3 not found, not assigned


13,759 .i iap


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
occindvr's occ/ind verbatim retrieved
Text of this Question or Item 
R's OCC/IND verbatim retrieved
Percent N Value Label
5.3 2,684 0 no verbatims for r
94.7 48,039 1 verbatims for r


18,123 .i iap


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
occstatusocc10 coding status
Text of this Question or Item 
OCC10 Coding Status
Percent N Value Label
4.7 2,592 1 found, iap
0.6 324 2 found, no answer
86.8 47,807 3 found, coded
1.0 526 4 not found, iap
0.0 27 5 not found, no answer
5.4 2,948 6 not found, coded
1.6 863 7 not found, no code assigned


13,759 .i iap


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
occtagocc10 coding tag
Text of this Question or Item 
OCC10 Coding Tag
Percent N Value Label
92.1 50,723 1 found
6.4 3,501 2 not found, assigned
1.6 863 3 not found, not assigned


13,759 .i iap


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
prestg10r's occupational prestige score (2010)
Text of this Question or Item 
PRESTG10 is based on the 2010 Census occupation classification. This 
standard prestige score is a simple mean value of ratings for each 
occupation category, converted to a scale of 0 (bottom) to 100 (top).
Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 16-80)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
prestg105plusr's occupational prestige score using threshold method (2010)
Text of this Question or Item 
PRESTG105PLUS is based on the 2010 Census occupation classification. 
This prestige score is calculated using an alternative method, based 
on the percentage of ratings that is greater than or equal to a 
threshold (rating five). The effect of individual raters is also 
removed using hierarchical linear modeling (HLM).
Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 5-97)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
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