GSS 1972-2024 Cumulative Datafile

alienat1people running country don't care

Text of this Question or Item

Now I want to read you some things some people have told us they have 
felt from time to time. Do you tend to feel or not . . . (READ LIST) 
A. The people running the country don''t really care what happens to 
you.

Percent	N	Value	Label
53.5	779	1	feel
46.5	678	2	not feel
	63	.d	don't know
	67,314	.i	iap
	12	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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alienat2rich get richer, poor poorer

Text of this Question or Item

Now I want to read you some things some people have told us they have 
felt from time to time. Do you tend to feel or not . . . (READ LIST) 
B. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer.

Percent	N	Value	Label
75.9	1,120	1	feel
24.1	355	2	not feel
	43	.d	don't know
	67,314	.i	iap
	14	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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alienat3what you think doesn't count

Text of this Question or Item

Now I want to read you some things some people have told us they have 
felt from time to time. Do you tend to feel or not . . . (READ LIST) 
C. What you think doesn''t count very much anymore.

Percent	N	Value	Label
58.5	836	1	feel
41.5	594	2	not feel
	87	.d	don't know
	67,314	.i	iap
	15	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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alienat4you're left out of things

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Now I want to read you some things some people have told us they have 
felt from time to time. Do you tend to feel or not . . . (READ LIST) 
D. You''re left out of things going on around you.

Percent	N	Value	Label
29.1	429	1	feel
70.9	1,047	2	not feel
	42	.d	don't know
	67,314	.i	iap
	14	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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alienat5powerful people take advantage of you

Text of this Question or Item

Now I want to read you some things some people have told us they have 
felt from time to time. Do you tend to feel or not . . . (READ LIST) 
E. Most people with power try to take advantage of people like 
yourself.

Percent	N	Value	Label
57.5	845	1	feel
42.5	625	2	not feel
	50	.d	don't know
	67,314	.i	iap
	12	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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alienat6people in wash d.c. are out of touch

Text of this Question or Item

Now I want to read you some things some people have told us they have 
felt from time to time. Do you tend to feel or not . . . (READ LIST) 
F. The people in Washington, D.C. are out of touch with the rest of 
the country.

Percent	N	Value	Label
59.8	854	1	feel
40.2	573	2	not feel
	93	.d	don't know
	67,314	.i	iap
	12	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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happygeneral happiness

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Taken all together, how would you say things are these days--would 
you say that you are very happy, pretty happy, or not too happy?

Percent	N	Value	Label
29.7	21,069	1	very happy
56.0	39,705	2	pretty happy
14.2	10,095	3	not too happy
	64	.d	don't know
	4,383	.i	iap
	346	.n	no answer
	37	.s	skipped on web
100.0	75,699		Total

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hapmarhappiness of marriage

Text of this Question or Item

A. Taking things all together, how would you describe your marriage? 
Would you say that your marriage is very happy, pretty happy, or not 
too happy?

Percent	N	Value	Label
62.9	22,229	1	very happy
34.0	12,010	2	pretty happy
3.1	1,111	3	not too happy
	53	.d	don't know
	40,079	.i	iap
	197	.n	no answer
	20	.s	skipped on web
100.0	75,699		Total

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healthcondition of health

Text of this Question or Item

Would you say your own health, in general, is excellent, good, fair, 
or  poor?

Percent	N	Value	Label
27.9	16,293	1	excellent
46.9	27,406	2	good
19.8	11,545	3	fair
5.5	3,204	4	poor
	39	.d	don't know
	17,104	.i	iap
	92	.n	no answer
	16	.s	skipped on web
100.0	75,699		Total

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lifeis life exciting or dull

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In general, do you find life exciting, pretty routine, or dull?

Percent	N	Value	Label
45.9	21,308	1	exciting
49.0	22,784	2	routine
5.1	2,371	3	dull
	315	.d	don't know
	28,672	.i	iap
	233	.n	no answer
	16	.s	skipped on web
100.0	75,699		Total

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helpfulpeople helpful or looking out for selves

Text of this Question or Item

Would you say that most of the time people try to be helpful, or that 
they are mostly just looking out for themselves?

Percent	N	Value	Label
48.3	20,824	1	try to be helpful
44.6	19,244	2	looking out for themselves
7.1	3,078	3	depends
	225	.d	don't know
	28,231	.i	iap
	65	.n	no answer
	4,032	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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fairpeople fair or try to take advantage

Text of this Question or Item

Do you think most people would try to take advantage of you if they 
got a chance, or would they try to be fair?

Percent	N	Value	Label
38.2	16,433	1	would take advantage of you
55.0	23,643	2	would try to be fair
6.8	2,941	3	depends
	339	.d	don't know
	28,226	.i	iap
	85	.n	no answer
	4,032	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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trustcan people be trusted

Text of this Question or Item

A. Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted 
or that you can't be too careful in dealing with people?

Percent	N	Value	Label
36.7	15,923	1	most people can be trusted
58.5	25,372	2	can't be too careful
4.9	2,107	3	depends
	127	.d	don't know
	28,062	.i	iap
	76	.n	no answer
	4,032	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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trustycan people be trusted-version y

Text of this Question or Item

B. Do you think most people can be trusted?

Percent	N	Value	Label
57.6	443	1	yes
42.4	326	2	no
	21	.d	don't know
	68,051	.i	iap
	5	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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satcitycity or place r lives in

Text of this Question or Item

For each area of life I am going to name, tell me the number that 
shows how much satisfaction you get from that area. READ ITEMS A-E. 
CIRCLE ONE CODE FOR EACH.
A. The city or place you live in.

Percent	N	Value	Label
18.5	4,468	1	very great deal
28.9	6,982	2	great deal
17.8	4,294	3	quite a bit
20.9	5,032	4	a fair amount
7.0	1,679	5	some
4.9	1,174	6	a little
2.1	504	7	none
	43	.d	don't know
	44,602	.i	iap
	68	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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sathobbynon-working activities, hobbies

Text of this Question or Item

For each area of life I am going to name, tell me the number that 
shows how much satisfaction you get from that area. READ ITEMS A-E. 
CIRCLE ONE CODE FOR EACH.
B. Your non-working activities--hobbies and so on.

Percent	N	Value	Label
23.3	5,593	1	very great deal
33.1	7,965	2	great deal
17.8	4,287	3	quite a bit
12.5	3,010	4	a fair amount
5.5	1,312	5	some
4.2	1,018	6	a little
3.5	849	7	none
	127	.d	don't know
	44,602	.i	iap
	83	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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satfamfamily life

Text of this Question or Item

For each area of life I am going to name, tell me the number that 
shows how much satisfaction you get from that area. READ ITEMS A-E. 
CIRCLE ONE CODE FOR EACH.
C. Your family life.

Percent	N	Value	Label
41.8	10,065	1	very great deal
33.4	8,032	2	great deal
10.8	2,588	3	quite a bit
7.1	1,721	4	a fair amount
3.0	713	5	some
2.2	520	6	a little
1.8	431	7	none
	73	.d	don't know
	44,603	.i	iap
	100	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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satfrndfriendships

Text of this Question or Item

For each area of life I am going to name, tell me the number that 
shows how much satisfaction you get from that area. READ ITEMS A-E. 
CIRCLE ONE CODE FOR EACH.
D. Your friendships.

Percent	N	Value	Label
30.2	7,280	1	very great deal
39.5	9,531	2	great deal
15.2	3,662	3	quite a bit
9.4	2,277	4	a fair amount
3.0	729	5	some
2.0	482	6	a little
0.7	167	7	none
	36	.d	don't know
	44,602	.i	iap
	80	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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sathealthealth and physical condition

Text of this Question or Item

For each area of life I am going to name, tell me the number that 
shows how much satisfaction you get from that area. READ ITEMS A-E. 
CIRCLE ONE CODE FOR EACH.
E. Your health and physical condition.

Percent	N	Value	Label
26.6	6,426	1	very great deal
32.9	7,944	2	great deal
15.0	3,618	3	quite a bit
14.9	3,599	4	a fair amount
4.6	1,099	5	some
3.9	930	6	a little
2.1	505	7	none
	48	.d	don't know
	44,602	.i	iap
	75	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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GSS 1972-2024 Cumulative Datafile - Release 3

Alienation Measures

Health and Happiness

Human Nature Part Two

Personal Satisfaction