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GSS 1972-2024 Cumulative Datafile - Release 3
Qualities of Personal Importance
impfinanimp to r of financial security
Text of this Question or Item
I'm going to read you a list of some things that different people value. Some people say these things are very important to them. Other people say they are not so important. Please tell me how important each things is to you personally, using the responses on this card (HAND CARD TO RESPONDENT). How about being financially secure? Is it one of the most important values you hold, very important, somewhat important, not too important, or not at all important?. A. Being financially secure.
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29.6 | 784 | 1 | one of most important | |
| 54.1 | 1,435 | 2 | very important | |
| 14.0 | 371 | 3 | somewhat important | |
| 2.0 | 53 | 4 | not too important | |
| 0.3 | 9 | 5 | not at all important | |
| 5 | .d | don't know | ||
| 69,484 | .i | iap | ||
| 12 | .n | no answer | ||
| 2 | .s | skipped on web | ||
| 3,544 | .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 |
impmarimp to r of being married
Text of this Question or Item
I'm going to read you a list of some things that different people value. Some people say these things are very important to them. Other people say they are not so important. Please tell me how important each things is to you personally, using the responses on this card (HAND CARD TO RESPONDENT). How about being financially secure? Is it one of the most important values you hold, very important, somewhat important, not too important, or not at all important? B. Being married.
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18.9 | 499 | 1 | one of most important | |
| 27.8 | 736 | 2 | very important | |
| 22.9 | 606 | 3 | somewhat important | |
| 18.8 | 498 | 4 | not too important | |
| 11.5 | 305 | 5 | not at all important | |
| 6 | .d | don't know | ||
| 69,484 | .i | iap | ||
| 13 | .n | no answer | ||
| 8 | .s | skipped on web | ||
| 3,544 | .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 |
impkidsimp to r of having children
Text of this Question or Item
I'm going to read you a list of some things that different people value. Some people say these things are very important to them. Other people say they are not so important. Please tell me how important each things is to you personally, using the responses on this card (HAND CARD TO RESPONDENT). How about being financially secure? Is it one of the most important values you hold, very important, somewhat important, not too important, or not at all important? C. Having children.
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24.1 | 636 | 1 | one of most important | |
| 34.6 | 914 | 2 | very important | |
| 19.7 | 521 | 3 | somewhat important | |
| 11.3 | 298 | 4 | not too important | |
| 10.4 | 275 | 5 | not at all important | |
| 8 | .d | don't know | ||
| 69,484 | .i | iap | ||
| 14 | .n | no answer | ||
| 5 | .s | skipped on web | ||
| 3,544 | .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 |
impgodimp to r of having faith in god
Text of this Question or Item
I'm going to read you a list of some things that different people value. Some people say these things are very important to them. Other people say they are not so important. Please tell me how important each things is to you personally, using the responses on this card (HAND CARD TO RESPONDENT). How about being financially secure? Is it one of the most important values you hold, very important, somewhat important, not too important, or not at all important? D. Having faith in God.
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43.0 | 1,139 | 1 | one of most important | |
| 26.7 | 706 | 2 | very important | |
| 13.2 | 349 | 3 | somewhat important | |
| 7.5 | 199 | 4 | not too important | |
| 9.6 | 255 | 5 | not at all important | |
| 6 | .d | don't know | ||
| 69,484 | .i | iap | ||
| 14 | .n | no answer | ||
| 3 | .s | skipped on web | ||
| 3,544 | .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 |
impthngsimp to r of having nice things
Text of this Question or Item
I'm going to read you a list of some things that different people value. Some people say these things are very important to them. Other people say they are not so important. Please tell me how important each things is to you personally, using the responses on this card (HAND CARD TO RESPONDENT). How about being financially secure? Is it one of the most important values you hold, very important, somewhat important, not too important, or not at all important? E. Having nice things.
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 | 93 | 1 | one of most important | |
| 18.1 | 480 | 2 | very important | |
| 49.2 | 1,303 | 3 | somewhat important | |
| 24.5 | 650 | 4 | not too important | |
| 4.6 | 123 | 5 | not at all important | |
| 4 | .d | don't know | ||
| 69,484 | .i | iap | ||
| 17 | .n | no answer | ||
| 1 | .s | skipped on web | ||
| 3,544 | .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 |
impcultrimp to r of being cultured
Text of this Question or Item
I'm going to read you a list of some things that different people value. Some people say these things are very important to them. Other people say they are not so important. Please tell me how important each things is to you personally, using the responses on this card (HAND CARD TO RESPONDENT). How about being financially secure? Is it one of the most important values you hold, very important, somewhat important, not too important, or not at all important? F. Being cultured.
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.2 | 162 | 1 | one of most important | |
| 28.5 | 750 | 2 | very important | |
| 42.2 | 1,110 | 3 | somewhat important | |
| 18.4 | 483 | 4 | not too important | |
| 4.7 | 123 | 5 | not at all important | |
| 20 | .d | don't know | ||
| 69,484 | .i | iap | ||
| 19 | .n | no answer | ||
| 4 | .s | skipped on web | ||
| 3,544 | .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 |
impjobimp to r of having a fulfilling job
Text of this Question or Item
I'm going to read you a list of some things that different people value. Some people say these things are very important to them. Other people say they are not so important. Please tell me how important each things is to you personally, using the responses on this card (HAND CARD TO RESPONDENT). How about being financially secure? Is it one of the most important values you hold, very important, somewhat important, not too important, or not at all important? G. Having a fulfilling job.
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20.4 | 540 | 1 | one of most important | |
| 55.9 | 1,480 | 2 | very important | |
| 18.3 | 484 | 3 | somewhat important | |
| 3.7 | 98 | 4 | not too important | |
| 1.7 | 45 | 5 | not at all important | |
| 7 | .d | don't know | ||
| 69,484 | .i | iap | ||
| 14 | .n | no answer | ||
| 3 | .s | skipped on web | ||
| 3,544 | .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 |
impselfimp to r of being self-sufficient
Text of this Question or Item
I'm going to read you a list of some things that different people value. Some people say these things are very important to them. Other people say they are not so important. Please tell me how important each things is to you personally, using the responses on this card (HAND CARD TO RESPONDENT). How about being financially secure? Is it one of the most important values you hold, very important, somewhat important, not too important, or not at all important? H. Being self-sufficient and not having to depend on others.
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43.4 | 1,152 | 1 | one of most important | |
| 46.0 | 1,220 | 2 | very important | |
| 9.2 | 243 | 3 | somewhat important | |
| 1.1 | 30 | 4 | not too important | |
| 0.3 | 8 | 5 | not at all important | |
| 6 | .d | don't know | ||
| 69,484 | .i | iap | ||
| 12 | .n | no answer | ||
| 3,544 | .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 |
Most Important Events
mostimp1most imp event in lst 60 yrs
Text of this Question or Item
The next questions concern how people think about the past. There have been a lot of national and world events and changes over the past 60 years--say, from about 1930 right up until today. Would you mention one or two such events or changes that seem to you to have been especially important? There aren't any right or wrong answers to the question--just whatever national or world events or changes over the past 60 years that come to mind as important to you.
Total Cases:
75,699 (Range of valid codes: 1-996)
| Properties | |
|---|---|
| Data type: | numeric |
| Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |
mostimp22nd most imp event in lst 60 yrs
Text of this Question or Item
The next questions concern how people think about the past. There have been a lot of national and world events and changes over the past 60 years--say, from about 1930 right up until today. Would you mention one or two such events or changes that seem to you to have been especially important? There aren't any right or wrong answers to the question--just whatever national or world events or changes over the past 60 years that come to mind as important to you.
Total Cases:
75,699 (Range of valid codes: 1-995)
| Properties | |
|---|---|
| Data type: | numeric |
| Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |
mostimp33rd imp event in lst 60 yrs
Text of this Question or Item
The next questions concern how people think about the past. There have been a lot of national and world events and changes over the past 60 years--say, from about 1930 right up until today. Would you mention one or two such events or changes that seem to you to have been especially important? There aren't any right or wrong answers to the question--just whatever national or world events or changes over the past 60 years that come to mind as important to you.
Total Cases:
75,699 (Range of valid codes: 1-995)
| Properties | |
|---|---|
| Data type: | numeric |
| Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |
mostimp44th imp event in lst 60 yrs
Text of this Question or Item
The next questions concern how people think about the past. There have been a lot of national and world events and changes over the past 60 years--say, from about 1930 right up until today. Would you mention one or two such events or changes that seem to you to have been especially important? There aren't any right or wrong answers to the question--just whatever national or world events or changes over the past 60 years that come to mind as important to you.
Total Cases:
75,699 (Range of valid codes: 1-995)
| Properties | |
|---|---|
| Data type: | numeric |
| Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |
Majors and Favorite School Subjects
colmajr1r major in college
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A. Could you tell me your major field of study (while you were) in college?
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.8 | 22 | 0 | none | |
| 6.0 | 47 | 1 | english, literature | |
| 0.5 | 4 | 2 | foreign language | |
| 6.6 | 52 | 3 | fine arts | |
| 1.5 | 12 | 4 | other humanities | |
| 2.8 | 22 | 5 | economics | |
| 4.8 | 38 | 6 | psychology | |
| 1.5 | 12 | 7 | government-civics | |
| 4.7 | 37 | 8 | social science-other social study | |
| 3.8 | 30 | 9 | mathematics | |
| 10.7 | 84 | 10 | science | |
| 15.9 | 125 | 11 | other | |
| 18.4 | 145 | 12 | business | |
| 7.0 | 55 | 13 | education | |
| 4.6 | 36 | 14 | engineering | |
| 8.5 | 67 | 15 | other vocational | |
| 68,050 | .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 |
colmajr2r 2nd major in college
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A. Could you tell me your major field of study (while you were) in college?
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | 0 | 0 | none | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 1 | english, literature | |
| 2.2 | 2 | 2 | foreign language | |
| 2.2 | 2 | 3 | fine arts | |
| 1.1 | 1 | 4 | other humanities | |
| 1.1 | 1 | 5 | economics | |
| 5.5 | 5 | 6 | psychology | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 7 | government-civics | |
| 5.5 | 5 | 8 | social science-other social study | |
| 6.6 | 6 | 9 | mathematics | |
| 5.5 | 5 | 10 | science | |
| 17.6 | 16 | 11 | other | |
| 16.5 | 15 | 12 | business | |
| 18.7 | 17 | 13 | education | |
| 6.6 | 6 | 14 | engineering | |
| 11.0 | 10 | 15 | other vocational | |
| 68,747 | .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 |
hsclass1r favorite subject in hs
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B. When you were in high school/In high school], what (was/is) your favorite course or subject?
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.7 | 141 | 0 | none | |
| 20.3 | 297 | 1 | english, literature | |
| 1.8 | 27 | 2 | foreign language | |
| 7.7 | 112 | 3 | fine arts | |
| 1.7 | 25 | 4 | other humanities | |
| 1.6 | 23 | 5 | economics | |
| 1.0 | 15 | 6 | psychology | |
| 3.5 | 51 | 7 | government-civics | |
| 9.2 | 134 | 8 | social science-other social study | |
| 20.2 | 295 | 9 | mathematics | |
| 8.2 | 119 | 10 | science | |
| 9.9 | 144 | 11 | other | |
| 3.4 | 50 | 12 | business | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 13 | education | |
| 0.1 | 1 | 14 | engineering | |
| 1.8 | 26 | 15 | other vocational | |
| 67,379 | .i | iap | ||
| 7 | .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 |
hsclass2r 2nd favorite subject in hs
Text of this Question or Item
B. When you were in high school/In high school], what (was/is) your favorite course or subject?
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | 0 | 0 | none | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 1 | english, literature | |
| 1.3 | 4 | 2 | foreign language | |
| 7.0 | 21 | 3 | fine arts | |
| 1.0 | 3 | 4 | other humanities | |
| 1.0 | 3 | 5 | economics | |
| 3.4 | 10 | 6 | psychology | |
| 2.7 | 8 | 7 | government-civics | |
| 9.7 | 29 | 8 | social science-other social study | |
| 21.5 | 64 | 9 | mathematics | |
| 23.2 | 69 | 10 | science | |
| 20.5 | 61 | 11 | other | |
| 3.4 | 10 | 12 | business | |
| 0.3 | 1 | 13 | education | |
| 1.3 | 4 | 14 | engineering | |
| 3.7 | 11 | 15 | other vocational | |
| 68,543 | .i | iap | ||
| 5 | .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 |