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GSS 1972-2024 Cumulative Datafile - Release 3

Recent Traumatic Events

divorce5divorced in last 5 yrs
Text of this Question or Item 
Divorces during the last five years.
Percent N Value Label
91.0 13,188 0 none
6.1 888 1 prior 4 years
2.2 312 2 last year
0.8 111 3 both


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378 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
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Data type: numeric
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divrel1relatives divorced in last year
Text of this Question or Item 
A. Number of relatives divorced last year.
Percent N Value Label
87.1 5,291 0
10.4 629 1
2.3 141 2
0.1 8 3
0.0 3 4


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6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
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divrel4relatives divorced between 5 & 1 yrs ago
Text of this Question or Item 
B. Number of relatives divorced during previous four years.
Percent N Value Label
77.9 4,728 0
17.6 1,070 1
4.2 253 2
0.3 16 3
0.1 4 4
0.0 1 5


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6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
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unemp5unemployed in last 5 yrs
Text of this Question or Item 
Unemployment during last five years.
Percent N Value Label
77.6 11,462 0 no
5.3 777 1 4 prior yrs
5.7 847 2 4 prior yrs, earner
1.4 214 3 last yr
3.1 453 4 both,not earner
0.4 57 5 both,earner prior 4
1.8 261 6 last yr, earner
0.5 68 7 both,earner last yr
4.3 640 8 both,earner both


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98 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
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unrel1relatives unemployed in last yr
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A. Number of relatives unemployed during last year.
Percent N Value Label
67.3 4,086 0
25.8 1,566 1
5.6 341 2
1.0 62 3
0.2 15 4
0.0 2 5


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6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
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unrel4relatives unemp between 5 & 1 yrs ago
Text of this Question or Item 
B. Number or relatives unemployed during previous four years.
Percent N Value Label
65.7 3,991 0
27.7 1,683 1
5.1 310 2
1.2 71 3
0.2 15 4
0.0 2 5


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6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
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hosdis5hospitalized, disabled last 5 yrs
Text of this Question or Item 
Hospitalization and disability during last five years.
Percent N Value Label
59.7 8,767 0 none
20.1 2,947 1 prior 4 years
7.3 1,069 2 last year
12.9 1,891 3 both


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203 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
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hosrel1rels hospitalized in last year
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A. Number of relatives hospitalized/disabled last year.
Percent N Value Label
60.3 3,663 0
30.0 1,821 1
7.3 441 2
1.9 116 3
0.3 20 4
0.2 10 5
0.0 1 6


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6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
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hosrel4rels hospitalized betw 5 & 1 yrs ago
Text of this Question or Item 
B. Number of relatives hospitalized/disabled during previous four 
years.
Percent N Value Label
46.1 2,802 0
34.0 2,066 1
12.7 773 2
4.5 271 3
1.7 102 4
0.7 40 5
0.2 14 6
0.1 4 7


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6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
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Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
death5relatives died in last 5 yrs
Text of this Question or Item 
A. Death of relatives during the last five years.
Percent N Value Label
64.9 9,564 0 none
17.7 2,614 1 1 in prior 4 yrs
5.3 783 2 2+ in prior 4 yrs
6.3 923 3 1 last yr
2.9 432 4 1 last,1 in prior 4
1.0 151 5 1 in last,2+ prior 4
1.1 162 6 2+ last yr
0.5 72 7 2+ last, 1 prior 4
0.3 43 8 2+ last, 2+ prior 4


53,969 .i iap


133 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
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death16relatives died since age 16
Text of this Question or Item 
B. Number of relatives dying since respondent 16 years old and prior 
to the last five years.
Percent N Value Label
50.5 7,512 0
16.7 2,485 1
10.3 1,539 2
7.2 1,078 3
5.9 883 4
4.6 686 5
3.0 442 6
1.3 193 7
0.3 47 8
0.1 12 9


53,969 .i iap


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
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padeathdeath of father
Text of this Question or Item 
A. Death of respondent's father
Percent N Value Label
50.5 7,115 0 no death reported
5.8 813 1 died before r 16
34.6 4,875 2 died 6+ yrs ago
6.3 889 3 died 1-5 yrs ago
2.7 387 4 died last year
0.0 0 8 cant tell


639 .d don't know


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159 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
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madeathdeath of mother
Text of this Question or Item 
B. Death of respondent's mother
Percent N Value Label
64.4 9,046 0 no death reported
2.2 302 1 died before r 16
26.2 3,683 2 died 6+ yrs ago
5.2 729 3 died 1-5 yrs ago
2.0 285 4 died last year
0.0 0 8 cant tell


705 .d don't know


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127 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
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chlddthdeath of child
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C. Death of child or child's spouse
Percent N Value Label
90.6 9,616 0 no death reported
6.5 694 1 died 6+ yrs ago
2.0 208 2 died 1-5 yrs ago
0.9 97 3 died last year


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159 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

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sibdeathdeath of sibling
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D. Death of sibling or sibling-in-law
Percent N Value Label
71.5 9,992 0 no death reported
13.8 1,932 1 died 6+ yrs ago
9.8 1,370 2 died 1-5 yrs ago
4.9 684 3 died last year


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137 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
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spdeathdeath of spouse
Text of this Question or Item 
E. Death of spouse
Percent N Value Label
85.0 10,194 0 no death reported
9.7 1,163 1 died 6+ yrs ago
3.6 436 2 died 1-5 yrs ago
1.6 193 3 died last year


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142 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
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trauma1trauma scale, last year
Text of this Question or Item 
A. Number of traumatic events (deaths, divorces, unemployment, and 
hospitalizations-disabilities) happening to respondent last year.
Percent N Value Label
60.9 8,610 0
31.9 4,509 1
6.6 938 2
0.5 66 3
0.0 4 4


53,969 .i iap


750 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
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trauma5trauma scale, last 5 years
Text of this Question or Item 
B. Number of traumatic events (deaths, divorces, unemployment, and 
hospitalizations/disabilities) happening to respondent during last 
five years.
Percent N Value Label
28.2 3,989 0
42.4 5,984 1
24.1 3,405 2
4.7 669 3
0.6 80 4


53,969 .i iap


750 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
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Data type: numeric
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trarel1trauma of relatives, last year
Text of this Question or Item 
A. Number of traumatic events (divorces, unemployment, 
hospitalizations/disabilities) happening to respondent's relatives 
last year.
Percent N Value Label
38.8 2,358 0
40.1 2,436 1
18.0 1,094 2
3.0 184 3


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6,853 .y not available in this year

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trarel5trauma of relatives, last 5 yrs
Text of this Question or Item 
B. Number of traumatic events (divorces, unemployment, 
hospitalizations/disabilities) happening to respondent''s relatives 
during last five years.
Percent N Value Label
18.6 1,130 0
36.2 2,197 1
31.5 1,913 2
13.7 832 3


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6,853 .y not available in this year

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tratot1trauma last year, self & relatives
Text of this Question or Item 
A. Total number of traumatic events happening to respondent and 
relatives last year.
Percent N Value Label
26.3 1,537 0
33.8 1,978 1
24.9 1,458 2
11.6 680 3
2.9 167 4
0.6 33 5
0.0 2 6


62,774 .i iap


217 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

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tratot5trauma last 5 yrs, self & relatives
Text of this Question or Item 
B. Total number of traumatic events happening to respondent and 
relatives during last five years?
Percent N Value Label
6.4 377 0
18.2 1,063 1
27.1 1,584 2
24.9 1,455 3
15.2 890 4
6.6 384 5
1.6 94 6
0.1 8 7


62,774 .i iap


217 .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
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