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GSS 1972-2024 Cumulative Datafile - Release 3
Spending Decisions
orgmoneyparticipate in decisions about org's money
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In the past year, did you participate in decisions about spending any of your organization's money as part of your job?
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37.3 | 337 | 1 | yes | |
| 62.7 | 567 | 2 | no | |
| 67,934 | .i | iap | ||
| 8 | .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 |
totmoneyhow much money in the largest of these decisions
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About how much money was involved in the largest of these decisions?
Total Cases:
75,699 (Range of valid codes: 20-9,999,996)
| Properties | |
|---|---|
| Data type: | numeric |
| Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |
youmoneylargest decision in which you had the final say
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About how much money was involved in the largest decision in which you had the final say?
Total Cases:
75,699 (Range of valid codes: 20-9,999,996)
| Properties | |
|---|---|
| Data type: | numeric |
| Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |
Performance Evaluations
jobjudgesomeone evaluate your performance regularly
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Does someone formally evaluate your job performance on a regular basis?
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64.4 | 577 | 1 | yes | |
| 35.6 | 319 | 2 | no | |
| 3 | .d | don't know | ||
| 67,934 | .i | iap | ||
| 13 | .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 |
quantityhow easy your supervisor know how much you do
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How easy or hard would you say it is for your supervisor to know how much work a person in a job like yours does in a week? Is it very easy, somewhat easy, somewhat hard or very hard?
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51.5 | 362 | 1 | very easy | |
| 25.5 | 179 | 2 | somewhat easy | |
| 14.5 | 102 | 3 | somewhat hard | |
| 8.5 | 60 | 4 | very hard | |
| 4 | .d | don't know | ||
| 68,124 | .i | iap | ||
| 15 | .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 |
qualityhow easy your supervisor know how good you are
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How easy or hard would you say it is for you supervisor to evaluate the quality of the work that is done by a person in a job like yours? Would you say very easy, somewhat easy, somewhat hard, or very hard?
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53.2 | 383 | 1 | very easy | |
| 27.9 | 201 | 2 | somewhat easy | |
| 14.2 | 102 | 3 | somewhat hard | |
| 4.7 | 34 | 4 | very hard | |
| 3 | .d | don't know | ||
| 68,105 | .i | iap | ||
| 18 | .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 |
wrkwellhow well youcompare to people do same job
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Compared to other people who do the same or similar kind of work that you do, how well would you say you do your job? Would you say much better, somewhat better, about the same, somewhat worse or much worse?
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33.5 | 299 | 1 | much better | |
| 38.5 | 343 | 2 | somewhat better | |
| 27.8 | 248 | 3 | about same | |
| 0.2 | 2 | 4 | somewhat worse | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 5 | much worse | |
| 11 | .d | don't know | ||
| 67,934 | .i | iap | ||
| 9 | .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 |
wrkmuchhow much you compare to people do same job
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Compared to other people who do the same or similar kind of work that you do, how much work would you say you do? Would you say that you do much more, somewhat more, about the same, somewhat less or much less?
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22.9 | 203 | 1 | much more | |
| 38.1 | 338 | 2 | somewhat more | |
| 35.7 | 317 | 3 | about same | |
| 3.2 | 28 | 4 | somewhat less | |
| 0.2 | 2 | 5 | much less | |
| 14 | .d | don't know | ||
| 67,934 | .i | iap | ||
| 10 | .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 |
Role within Organization
imattersuccess of my org. depends lot on how well i do
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Please tell me how much you agree or disagree with the following statements. Would you say that you strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree? A. The success of my organization depends a lot on how well I do my job. Do you...
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38.0 | 339 | 1 | strongly agree | |
| 49.2 | 438 | 2 | agree | |
| 11.4 | 102 | 3 | disagree | |
| 1.3 | 12 | 4 | strongly disagree | |
| 10 | .d | don't know | ||
| 67,934 | .i | iap | ||
| 11 | .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 |
helporgwilling work harder than have to help org.
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Please tell me how much you agree or disagree with the following statements. Would you say that you strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree? B. I am willing to work harder than I have to in order to help this organization succeed.
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37.9 | 339 | 1 | strongly agree | |
| 52.1 | 466 | 2 | agree | |
| 9.3 | 83 | 3 | disagree | |
| 0.8 | 7 | 4 | strongly disagree | |
| 5 | .d | don't know | ||
| 67,934 | .i | iap | ||
| 12 | .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 |
notloyalfeel very little loyalty to this org.
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Please tell me how much you agree or disagree with the following statements. Would you say that you strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree? C. I feel very little loyalty to this organization.
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.9 | 44 | 1 | strongly agree | |
| 12.6 | 113 | 2 | agree | |
| 44.9 | 401 | 3 | disagree | |
| 37.6 | 336 | 4 | strongly disagree | |
| 5 | .d | don't know | ||
| 67,934 | .i | iap | ||
| 13 | .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 |
stayorg1would take any job to keep working for this org.
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Please tell me how much you agree or disagree with the following statements. Would you say that you strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree? D. I would take almost any job to keep working for this organization.
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.5 | 92 | 1 | strongly agree | |
| 25.3 | 222 | 2 | agree | |
| 48.0 | 421 | 3 | disagree | |
| 16.2 | 142 | 4 | strongly disagree | |
| 19 | .d | don't know | ||
| 67,934 | .i | iap | ||
| 16 | .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 |
samevalsmy values and the org.'s values are very similar
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Please tell me how much you agree or disagree with the following statements. Would you say that you strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree? E. I find that my values and the organization's values are very similar.
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21.1 | 185 | 1 | strongly agree | |
| 56.7 | 497 | 2 | agree | |
| 18.4 | 161 | 3 | disagree | |
| 3.9 | 34 | 4 | strongly disagree | |
| 22 | .d | don't know | ||
| 67,934 | .i | iap | ||
| 13 | .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 |
proudorgproud to be working for this org.
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Please tell me how much you agree or disagree with the following statements. Would you say that you strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree? F. I am proud to be working for this organization.
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.2 | 268 | 1 | strongly agree | |
| 59.9 | 532 | 2 | agree | |
| 8.4 | 75 | 3 | disagree | |
| 1.5 | 13 | 4 | strongly disagree | |
| 11 | .d | don't know | ||
| 67,934 | .i | iap | ||
| 13 | .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 |
stayorg2turn down another job for pay to stay this org.
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Please tell me how much you agree or disagree with the following statements. Would you say that you strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree? G. I would turn down another job for more pay in order to stay with this organization.
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.2 | 113 | 1 | strongly agree | |
| 25.1 | 215 | 2 | agree | |
| 43.9 | 376 | 3 | disagree | |
| 17.9 | 153 | 4 | strongly disagree | |
| 42 | .d | don't know | ||
| 67,934 | .i | iap | ||
| 13 | .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 |
noticedpeople usually notice when i do my job well
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Please tell me how much you agree or disagree with the following statements. Would you say that you strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree? H. People usually notice when I do my job well.
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25.4 | 222 | 1 | strongly agree | |
| 60.8 | 531 | 2 | agree | |
| 11.6 | 101 | 3 | disagree | |
| 2.3 | 20 | 4 | strongly disagree | |
| 22 | .d | don't know | ||
| 67,934 | .i | iap | ||
| 16 | .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 |
chngeorghow likely i'll try to find job in another org.
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All in all, how likely is it that you will try hard to find a job with another organization within the next 12 months? Would you say you are not at all likely, somewhat likely, or very likely?
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64.1 | 570 | 1 | not at all likely | |
| 19.8 | 176 | 2 | somewaht likely | |
| 16.1 | 143 | 3 | very likely | |
| 12 | .d | don't know | ||
| 67,934 | .i | iap | ||
| 11 | .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 |