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GSS 1972-2024 Cumulative Datafile - Release 3
Spousal Information
marnumr married more than once?
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Have you been married more than once?
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25.9 | 310 | 1 | yes | |
| 74.1 | 889 | 2 | no | |
| 67,643 | .i | iap | ||
| 4 | .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 |
fstspyryear first spouse born
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Now, I have some questions about your (first/former) (husband/wife). In what year was your (first/former) (husband/wife) born?
Total Cases:
75,699 (Range of valid codes: 1,893-1,971)
| Properties | |
|---|---|
| Data type: | numeric |
| Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |
fstspedceduc of first spouse
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RESPONDENT'S FIRST SPOUSE'S EDUCATION
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 0.8 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 2.0 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 1.8 | 9 | 7 | ||
| 5.1 | 26 | 8 | ||
| 3.0 | 15 | 9 | ||
| 5.9 | 30 | 10 | ||
| 4.5 | 23 | 11 | ||
| 44.9 | 227 | 12 | ||
| 4.7 | 24 | 13 | ||
| 9.7 | 49 | 14 | ||
| 2.4 | 12 | 15 | ||
| 9.3 | 47 | 16 | ||
| 1.2 | 6 | 17 | ||
| 1.6 | 8 | 18 | ||
| 0.8 | 4 | 19 | ||
| 2.2 | 11 | 20 | ||
| 50 | .d | don't know | ||
| 68,286 | .i | iap | ||
| 4 | .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 |
fstspdeghighest degree of first spouse
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RESPONDENT'S FIRST SPOUSE'S DEGREE
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22.9 | 119 | 0 | less than high school | |
| 59.4 | 309 | 1 | high school | |
| 3.8 | 20 | 2 | associate/junior college | |
| 9.2 | 48 | 3 | bachelor's | |
| 4.6 | 24 | 4 | graduate | |
| 34 | .d | don't know | ||
| 68,286 | .i | iap | ||
| 6 | .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 |
fstspped1st spouse's father's highest yr of school
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What is the highest grade or year of regular school that your (first/former) (husband's/wife's) father ever completed? CODE EXACT GRADE.
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 0.5 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1.8 | 4 | 3 | ||
| 1.8 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1.8 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 4.1 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 1.8 | 4 | 7 | ||
| 11.9 | 26 | 8 | ||
| 2.7 | 6 | 9 | ||
| 3.7 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 2.3 | 5 | 11 | ||
| 48.4 | 106 | 12 | ||
| 3.7 | 8 | 14 | ||
| 6.8 | 15 | 16 | ||
| 0.5 | 1 | 17 | ||
| 2.3 | 5 | 18 | ||
| 0.9 | 2 | 19 | ||
| 2.7 | 6 | 20 | ||
| 330 | .d | don't know | ||
| 68,242 | .i | iap | ||
| 55 | .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 |
fstspmed1st spouse's mothers highest yr of school
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What is the highest grade or year of regular school that your (first/former) (husband's/wife's) mother ever completed? CODE EXACT GRADE.
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 0.4 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2.5 | 6 | 3 | ||
| 2.1 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 0.8 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 0.4 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 0.8 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 12.2 | 29 | 8 | ||
| 0.8 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 2.1 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 1.3 | 3 | 11 | ||
| 58.2 | 138 | 12 | ||
| 1.3 | 3 | 13 | ||
| 5.5 | 13 | 14 | ||
| 0.8 | 2 | 15 | ||
| 5.9 | 14 | 16 | ||
| 1.3 | 3 | 17 | ||
| 0.8 | 2 | 18 | ||
| 0.4 | 1 | 19 | ||
| 311 | .d | don't know | ||
| 68,241 | .i | iap | ||
| 57 | .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 |
agewedcrr's age at current marriage
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How old were you when your (current) marriage began?
Total Cases:
75,699 (Range of valid codes: 18-74)
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|---|---|
| Data type: | numeric |
| Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |
spyrbornbirth yr of current spouse
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Now I have some questions about your (current) (husband/wife). In what year was your (husband/wife) born?
Total Cases:
75,699 (Range of valid codes: 1,904-1,973)
| Properties | |
|---|---|
| Data type: | numeric |
| Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |
spmarnumhas current spouse been married before?
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Has your (husband/wife) been married more than once?
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22.9 | 171 | 1 | yes | |
| 77.1 | 576 | 2 | no | |
| 68,067 | .i | iap | ||
| 32 | .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 |
spfam16did spouse live at home at age 16?
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Was your (husband/wife) living with both (his/her) own mother and father around the time (s/he) was 16? (IF NO: with whom was (he/she) living around that time?) IF HUSBAND/WIFE MARRIED OR LEFT HOME BY AGE 16, PROBE FOR BEFORE THAT.
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 | 19 | 0 | other | |
| 76.6 | 584 | 1 | both own mother and father | |
| 2.5 | 19 | 2 | father and stepmother | |
| 4.1 | 31 | 3 | mother and stepfather | |
| 2.1 | 16 | 4 | father-no mother or stepmother | |
| 9.6 | 73 | 5 | mother-no father or stepfather | |
| 0.1 | 1 | 6 | some other male relative -no female head- | |
| 0.9 | 7 | 7 | some other female relative -no male head- | |
| 1.6 | 12 | 8 | other, with both male and female relatives | |
| 68,067 | .i | iap | ||
| 17 | .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 |
sppaeduchighest schl grade spouse's father completed
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A. What is the highest grade or year of regular school that your (husband's/wife's) father ever completed? CODE EXACTGRADE.
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.3 | 6 | 0 | no formal schooling | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1st grade | |
| 0.7 | 3 | 2 | 2nd grade | |
| 1.3 | 6 | 3 | 3rd grade | |
| 1.3 | 6 | 4 | 4th grade | |
| 1.3 | 6 | 5 | 5th grade | |
| 5.1 | 23 | 6 | 6th grade | |
| 1.5 | 7 | 7 | 7th grade | |
| 16.4 | 74 | 8 | 8th grade | |
| 2.0 | 9 | 9 | 9th grade | |
| 3.1 | 14 | 10 | 10th grade | |
| 2.0 | 9 | 11 | 11th grade | |
| 36.5 | 165 | 12 | 12th grade | |
| 2.4 | 11 | 13 | 1 year of college | |
| 6.0 | 27 | 14 | 2 years of college | |
| 0.7 | 3 | 15 | 3 years of college | |
| 12.2 | 55 | 16 | 4 years of college | |
| 0.9 | 4 | 17 | 5 years of college | |
| 3.3 | 15 | 18 | 6 years of college | |
| 0.7 | 3 | 19 | 7 years of college | |
| 1.3 | 6 | 20 | 8 or more years of college | |
| 207 | .d | don't know | ||
| 68,164 | .i | iap | ||
| 23 | .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 |
spmaeduchighest schl grade spouse's mother completed
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B. What is the highest grade or year of regular school that your (husband's/wife's) mother ever completed? CODE EXACT GRADE.
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.2 | 6 | 0 | no formal schooling | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1st grade | |
| 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2nd grade | |
| 1.0 | 5 | 3 | 3rd grade | |
| 0.8 | 4 | 4 | 4th grade | |
| 1.4 | 7 | 5 | 5th grade | |
| 2.0 | 10 | 6 | 6th grade | |
| 0.8 | 4 | 7 | 7th grade | |
| 12.1 | 60 | 8 | 8th grade | |
| 3.4 | 17 | 9 | 9th grade | |
| 3.0 | 15 | 10 | 10th grade | |
| 1.2 | 6 | 11 | 11th grade | |
| 51.6 | 255 | 12 | 12th grade | |
| 1.6 | 8 | 13 | 1 year of college | |
| 6.7 | 33 | 14 | 2 years of college | |
| 1.0 | 5 | 15 | 3 years of college | |
| 9.1 | 45 | 16 | 4 years of college | |
| 0.4 | 2 | 17 | 5 years of college | |
| 1.8 | 9 | 18 | 6 years of college | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 19 | 7 years of college | |
| 0.4 | 2 | 20 | 8 or more years of college | |
| 222 | .d | don't know | ||
| 68,101 | .i | iap | ||
| 29 | .n | no answer | ||
| 6,853 | .y | not available in this year | ||
| 100.0 | 75,699 | Total |
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|---|---|
| Data type: | numeric |
| Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |
sphedoccspouse's father's occ when spouse was 16
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A. Now we would like to find out what kind of work your (husband's/wife's) father (OR SUBSTITUTE) did when your (husband/wife) was about 16 years old. What kind of work was your (husband's/wife's) father (OR SUBSTITUTE) doing? That is, what was (his/her) job called? B. IF NOT ALREADY ANSWERED, ASK: What did (he/she) actually do in that job? Tell me what were some of (his/her) main duties? C. What kind of place did (he/she) work for? D. IF NOT ALREADY ANSWERED, ASK: What did they (make/do)? E. IF ALREADY ANSWERED, CODE WITHOUT ASKING: Was (he/she) self-employed or did (he/she) work for someone else?
Total Cases:
75,699 (Range of valid codes: 5-889)
| Properties | |
|---|---|
| Data type: | numeric |
| Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |
sphedprespouse's father's occ pres when spouse was 16 (1980)
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A. Now we would like to find out what kind of work your (husband's/wife's) father (OR SUBSTITUTE) did when your (husband/wife) was about 16 years old. What kind of work was your (husband's/wife's) father (OR SUBSTITUTE) doing? That is, what was (his/her) job called? B. IF NOT ALREADY ANSWERED, ASK: What did (he/she) actually do in that job? Tell me what were some of (his/her) main duties? C. What kind of place did (he/she) work for? D. IF NOT ALREADY ANSWERED, ASK: What did they (make/do)? E. IF ALREADY ANSWERED, CODE WITHOUT ASKING: Was (he/she) self-employed or did (he/she) work for someone else?
Total Cases:
75,699 (Range of valid codes: 21-86)
| Properties | |
|---|---|
| Data type: | numeric |
| Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |
sphedslfspouse's father self-emp when spouse was 16?
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A. Now we would like to find out what kind of work your (husband's/wife's) father (OR SUBSTITUTE) did when your (husband/wife) was about 16 years old. What kind of work was your (husband's/wife's) father (OR SUBSTITUTE) doing? That is, what was (his/her) job called? B. IF NOT ALREADY ANSWERED, ASK: What did (he/she) actually do in that job? Tell me what were some of (his/her) main duties? C. What kind of place did (he/she) work for? D. IF NOT ALREADY ANSWERED, ASK: What did they (make/do)? E. IF ALREADY ANSWERED, CODE WITHOUT ASKING: Was (he/she) self-employed or did (he/she) work for someone else?
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29.1 | 191 | 1 | self employed | |
| 70.9 | 465 | 2 | someone else | |
| 38 | .d | don't know | ||
| 68,085 | .i | iap | ||
| 67 | .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 |
sphedindspouse's father's ind when spouse was 16
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A. Now we would like to find out what kind of work your (husband's/wife's) father (OR SUBSTITUTE) did when your (husband/wife) was about 16 years old. What kind of work was your (husband's/wife's) father (OR SUBSTITUTE) doing? That is, what was (his/her) job called? B. IF NOT ALREADY ANSWERED, ASK: What did (he/she) actually do in that job? Tell me what were some of (his/her) main duties? C. What kind of place did (he/she) work for? D. IF NOT ALREADY ANSWERED, ASK: What did they (make/do)? E. IF ALREADY ANSWERED, CODE WITHOUT ASKING: Was (he/she) self-employed or did (he/she) work for someone else?
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 |
spsibsno of siblings spouse has
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How many brothers and sisters does your (husband/wife) have? (Count those born alive, but no longer living, as well as those alive now. Also include stepbrothers and stepsisters, and children adopted by his/her parents.)
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 16.8 | 127 | 1 | ||
| 19.2 | 145 | 2 | ||
| 17.8 | 135 | 3 | ||
| 12.3 | 93 | 4 | ||
| 8.1 | 61 | 5 | ||
| 5.7 | 43 | 6 | ||
| 5.4 | 41 | 7 | ||
| 2.8 | 21 | 8 | ||
| 2.8 | 21 | 9 | ||
| 1.7 | 13 | 10 | ||
| 0.8 | 6 | 11 | ||
| 0.5 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 0.4 | 3 | 13 | ||
| 0.1 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 0.1 | 1 | 15 | ||
| 0.1 | 1 | 16 | ||
| 0.1 | 1 | 17 | ||
| 0.1 | 1 | 19 | ||
| 0.1 | 1 | 21 | ||
| 5 | .d | don't know | ||
| 68,067 | .i | iap | ||
| 17 | .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 |