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GSS 1972-2024 Cumulative Datafile - Release 3

Other Respondent Background Variables

cohortyear of birth

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Birth cohort of respondent.

Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 1,883-2,006)

Properties
Data type:	numeric
Missing-data codes:	.d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z

marcohrtyear of first marriage

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Marriage cohort of the respondent.

Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 1,900-1,994)

Properties
Data type:	numeric
Missing-data codes:	.d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z

zodiacrespondents astrological sign

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ASTROLOGICAL SIGN OF RESPONDENT

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

Percent	N	Value	Label
8.0	5,140	1	aries
7.9	5,096	2	taurus
8.5	5,501	3	gemini
8.5	5,483	4	cancer
8.9	5,715	5	leo
9.0	5,780	6	virgo
8.8	5,688	7	libra
7.9	5,069	8	scorpio
7.9	5,112	9	sagittarius
8.0	5,178	10	capricorn
8.2	5,290	11	aquarius
8.4	5,399	12	pisces
	49	.d	don't know
	6,091	.i	iap
	1,799	.n	no answer
	3,309	.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

PERSONAL AND FAMILY INFORMATION

Marital Status

maritalmarital status

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Are you currently--married, widowed, divorced, separated, or have you 
never been married?

Percent	N	Value	Label
51.5	38,959	1	married
9.3	7,005	2	widowed
13.4	10,158	3	divorced
3.4	2,548	4	separated
22.4	16,963	5	never married
	2	.d	don't know
	45	.n	no answer
	19	.s	skipped on web
100.0	75,699		Total

Properties
Data type:	numeric
Missing-data codes:	.d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z

agewedage when first married

Text of this Question or Item

Are you currently--married, widowed, divorced, separated, or have you 
never been married?
 A. IF EVER MARRIED:   How old were you when you first married?

Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 12-90)

Properties
Data type:	numeric
Missing-data codes:	.d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z

divorceever been divorced or separated

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Are you currently--married, widowed, divorced, separated, or have you 
never been married?
 B. IF CURRENTLY MARRIED OR WIDOWED:  Have you ever been divorced or 
legally separated?

Percent	N	Value	Label
21.4	9,763	1	yes
78.6	35,945	2	no
	4	.d	don't know
	29,703	.i	iap
	272	.n	no answer
	12	.s	skipped on web
100.0	75,699		Total

Properties
Data type:	numeric
Missing-data codes:	.d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z

widowedever been widowed

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Are you currently--married, widowed, divorced, separated, or have you 
never been married?
 C. IF CURRENTLY MARRIED, SEPARATED, OR DIVORCED: Have you ever been 
widowed?

Percent	N	Value	Label
3.1	1,106	1	yes
96.9	35,118	2	no
	6	.d	don't know
	38,874	.i	iap
	584	.n	no answer
	11	.s	skipped on web
100.0	75,699		Total

Properties
Data type:	numeric
Missing-data codes:	.d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z

Respondent's Employment

wrkstatlabor force status

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Last week were you working full time, part time, going to school, 
keeping house, or what?

Percent	N	Value	Label
48.5	36,727	1	working full time
10.2	7,750	2	working part time
2.1	1,618	3	with a job, but not at work because of temporary illness, vacation, strike
3.7	2,796	4	unemployed, laid off, looking for work
15.4	11,683	5	retired
3.0	2,277	6	in school
14.6	11,061	7	keeping house
2.3	1,740	8	other
	3	.d	don't know
	33	.n	no answer
	11	.s	skipped on web
100.0	75,699		Total

Properties
Data type:	numeric
Missing-data codes:	.d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z

hrs1number of hours worked last week

Text of this Question or Item

Last week were you working full time, part time, going to school, 
keeping house, or what?
 A. IF WORKING, FULL OR PART TIME:  How many hours did you work last 
week, at all jobs?

Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 0-89)

Properties
Data type:	numeric
Missing-data codes:	.d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z

hrs2number of hours usually work a week

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Last week were you working full time, part time, going to school, 
keeping house, or what?
 B. IF WITH A JOB, BUT NOT AT WORK:  How many hours a week do you 
usually work, at all jobs?

Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 0-89)

Properties
Data type:	numeric
Missing-data codes:	.d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z

evworkever work as long as one year

Text of this Question or Item

Last week were you working full time, part time, going to school, 
keeping house, or what?
 C. IF RETIRED, IN SCHOOL, KEEPING HOUSE, OR OTHER: Did you ever work 
for as long as one year?

Percent	N	Value	Label
85.9	22,992	1	yes
14.1	3,763	2	no
	2	.d	don't know
	48,851	.i	iap
	77	.n	no answer
	14	.s	skipped on web
100.0	75,699		Total

Properties
Data type:	numeric
Missing-data codes:	.d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z

occr's census occupation code (1970)

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A. What kind of work do you (did you normally) do?  That is, what 
(is/was) your job called?
OCCUPATION:  [See REMARKS] 
B. What (do/did) you actually do in that job?  Tell me, what 
(are/were) some of your main duties?
C. What kind of place (do/did) you work for?
INDUSTRY:  [See REMARKS] 
D. What (do/did) they (make/do)?
E. (Are/Were) you self employed or (do/did) you work for someone 
else?
F. (Are/Were) you employed by the federal, state or local government 
or by a private employer (including non-profit organizations)?
G. About how much time (does/did) it usually take you to travel to 
work - about how many minutes?

Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 1-984)

Properties
Data type:	numeric
Missing-data codes:	.d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z

prestiger's occupational prestige score(1970)

Text of this Question or Item

A. What kind of work do you (did you normally) do?  That is, what 
(is/was) your job called?
OCCUPATION:  [See REMARKS] 
B. What (do/did) you actually do in that job?  Tell me, what 
(are/were) some of your main duties?
C. What kind of place (do/did) you work for?
INDUSTRY:  [See REMARKS] 
D. What (do/did) they (make/do)?
E. (Are/Were) you self employed or (do/did) you work for someone 
else?
F. (Are/Were) you employed by the federal, state or local government 
or by a private employer (including non-profit organizations)?
G. About how much time (does/did) it usually take you to travel to 
work - about how many minutes?

Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 12-82)

Properties
Data type:	numeric
Missing-data codes:	.d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z

wrkslfr self-emp or works for somebody

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A. What kind of work do you (did you normally) do?  That is, what 
(is/was) your job called?
OCCUPATION:  [See REMARKS] 
B. What (do/did) you actually do in that job?  Tell me, what 
(are/were) some of your main duties?
C. What kind of place (do/did) you work for?
INDUSTRY:  [See REMARKS] 
D. What (do/did) they (make/do)?
E. (Are/Were) you self employed or (do/did) you work for someone 
else?
F. (Are/Were) you employed by the federal, state or local government 
or by a private employer (including non-profit organizations)?
G. About how much time (does/did) it usually take you to travel to 
work - about how many minutes?

Percent	N	Value	Label
11.5	8,207	1	self-employed
88.5	63,327	2	someone else
	27	.d	don't know
	3,768	.i	iap
	323	.n	no answer
	47	.s	skipped on web
100.0	75,699		Total

Properties
Data type:	numeric
Missing-data codes:	.d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z

wrkgovtgovt or private employee

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A. What kind of work do you (did you normally) do?  That is, what 
(is/was) your job called?
OCCUPATION:  [See REMARKS] 
B. What (do/did) you actually do in that job?  Tell me, what 
(are/were) some of your main duties?
C. What kind of place (do/did) you work for?
INDUSTRY:  [See REMARKS] 
D. What (do/did) they (make/do)?
E. (Are/Were) you self employed or (do/did) you work for someone 
else?
F. (Are/Were) you employed by the federal, state or local government 
or by a private employer (including non-profit organizations)?
G. About how much time (does/did) it usually take you to travel to 
work - about how many minutes?

Percent	N	Value	Label
18.8	5,269	1	government
81.2	22,810	2	private
	284	.d	don't know
	40,335	.i	iap
	148	.n	no answer
	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

commutetravel time to work

Text of this Question or Item

A. What kind of work do you (did you normally) do?  That is, what 
(is/was) your job called?
OCCUPATION:  [See REMARKS] 
B. What (do/did) you actually do in that job?  Tell me, what 
(are/were) some of your main duties?
C. What kind of place (do/did) you work for?
INDUSTRY:  [See REMARKS] 
D. What (do/did) they (make/do)?
E. (Are/Were) you self employed or (do/did) you work for someone 
else?
F. (Are/Were) you employed by the federal, state or local government 
or by a private employer (including non-profit organizations)?
G. About how much time (does/did) it usually take you to travel to 
work - about how many minutes?

Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 0-97)

Properties
Data type:	numeric
Missing-data codes:	.d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z

industryr's industry code (1970)

Text of this Question or Item

A. What kind of work do you (did you normally) do?  That is, what 
(is/was) your job called?
OCCUPATION:  [See REMARKS] 
B. What (do/did) you actually do in that job?  Tell me, what 
(are/were) some of your main duties?
C. What kind of place (do/did) you work for?
INDUSTRY:  [See REMARKS] 
D. What (do/did) they (make/do)?
E. (Are/Were) you self employed or (do/did) you work for someone 
else?
F. (Are/Were) you employed by the federal, state or local government 
or by a private employer (including non-profit organizations)?
G. About how much time (does/did) it usually take you to travel to 
work - about how many minutes?

Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 17-937)

Properties
Data type:	numeric
Missing-data codes:	.m,.n,.y

occ80r's census occupation code (1980)

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Respondent's Occupation, Prestige, and Industry

Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 3-889)

Properties
Data type:	numeric
Missing-data codes:	.d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z

prestg80r's occupational prestige score(1980)

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Respondent's Occupation, Prestige, and Industry

Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 17-86)

Properties
Data type:	numeric
Missing-data codes:	.d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z

indus80r's industry code (1980)

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Respondent's Occupation, Prestige, and Industry

Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 10-932)

Properties
Data type:	numeric
Missing-data codes:	.d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z

indus07industry code based on naics 2007

Text of this Question or Item

C. What kind of place (do/did) you work for? 
D. What (do/did) they (make/do)?

Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 111211-928120)

Properties
Data type:	numeric
Missing-data codes:	.d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z

occonetoccupation code based on o*net

Text of this Question or Item

A. What kind of work do you (did you normally) do? That is, what 
(is/was) your job called? 
B. What (do/did) you actually do in that job? Tell me, what are/were, 
some of your main duties?

Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 111011.00-537121.00)

Properties
Data type:	numeric
Decimals:	2
Missing-data codes:	.d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z

occ10r's census occupation code (2010)

Text of this Question or Item

Respondent's Occupation, Prestige, and Industry

Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 10-9830)

Properties
Data type:	numeric
Missing-data codes:	.d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z

indus10r's industry code (naics 2007)

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Respondent's Occupation, Prestige, and Industry

Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 170-9870)

Properties
Data type:	numeric
Missing-data codes:	.d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z

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