GSS 1972-2024 Cumulative Datafile

sbpickednumber of sibling randomly chosen

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NUMBER OF SIBLING SELECTED FOR FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS:

Percent	N	Value	Label
42.7	1,136	1
23.9	637	2
14.2	377	3
8.0	213	4
3.9	105	5
3.8	100	6
1.5	41	7
1.2	33	8
0.8	20	9
	66,184	.i	iap
	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

sbeduchighest schl grade of selected r sibling

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SIBLING'S EDUCATION

Percent	N	Value	Label
0.3	8	0
0.2	4	3
0.4	9	4
0.2	6	5
0.8	20	6
0.9	22	7
3.0	75	8
1.8	45	9
4.7	118	10
5.2	130	11
39.7	993	12
5.4	134	13
10.1	253	14
3.0	74	15
16.3	409	16
1.6	39	17
3.5	88	18
0.8	20	19
2.2	56	20
	111	.d	don't know
	66,232	.i	iap
	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

sbdeghighest schl grade of selected r sibling

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SIBLING'S DEGREE

Percent	N	Value	Label
15.5	390	0	less than high school
56.9	1,431	1	high school
4.6	116	2	associate/junior college
16.0	402	3	bachelor's
7.1	178	4	graduate
	92	.d	don't know
	66,232	.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

sbwork1does r sibling do paid work?

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Is (BROTHER'S NAME/SISTER'S NAME) currently working at a paid job?

Percent	N	Value	Label
68.5	1,721	1	yes
31.5	791	2	no
	101	.d	don't know
	66,184	.i	iap
	49	.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

sbwork2does r sibling do paid or unpaid work?

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Does (s/he) do any work at all, even if it's only a part-time job?  
Include unpaid work of 15 or more hours per week in a family business 
or farm.

Percent	N	Value	Label
20.8	160	1	yes
79.2	609	2	no
	113	.d	don't know
	67,905	.i	iap
	59	.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

sbevworkdid r sibling work for 1 or more yr?

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Has (s/he) ever worked at one job for as long as one year?

Percent	N	Value	Label
79.6	528	1	yes
20.4	135	2	no
	64	.d	don't know
	68,064	.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

sbocc80r sibling census occupation code (1980)

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Respondent's Sibling's Occupation, Prestige, and Industry
A. What kind of work (is/was) (BROTHER'S NAME/SISTER'S NAME) doing? 
That is, what was (his/her) job called?
OCCUPATION [See REMARKS]
B. IF NOT ALREADY ANSWERED, ASK:  What (does/did) (s/he) actually do 
in that job? Tell me some of what (are/were) some of (his/her) main 
duties?
C. What kind of place did (s/he) work for?
INDUSTRY [See REMARKS]
D. IF NOT ALREADY ANSWERED, ASK:  What (do/did) they (make/do)?
E. IF ALREADY ANSWERED, CODE WITHOUT ASKING:  (Is/Was) (he/she) 
self-employed or (does/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

sbpres80r sibling occupational prestige score (1980)

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Respondent's Sibling's Occupation, Prestige, and Industry
A. What kind of work (is/was) (BROTHER'S NAME/SISTER'S NAME) doing? 
That is, what was (his/her) job called?
OCCUPATION [See REMARKS]
B. IF NOT ALREADY ANSWERED, ASK:  What (does/did) (s/he) actually do 
in that job? Tell me some of what (are/were) some of (his/her) main 
duties?
C. What kind of place did (s/he) work for?
INDUSTRY [See REMARKS]
D. IF NOT ALREADY ANSWERED, ASK:  What (do/did) they (make/do)?
E. IF ALREADY ANSWERED, CODE WITHOUT ASKING:  (Is/Was) (he/she) 
self-employed or (does/did) (he/she) work for someone else?

Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 17-86)

Properties
Data type:	numeric
Missing-data codes:	.d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z

sbwrkslfr sibling self-employed?

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Respondent's Sibling's Occupation, Prestige, and Industry
A. What kind of work (is/was) (BROTHER'S NAME/SISTER'S NAME) doing? 
That is, what was (his/her) job called?
OCCUPATION [See REMARKS]
B. IF NOT ALREADY ANSWERED, ASK:  What (does/did) (s/he) actually do 
in that job? Tell me some of what (are/were) some of (his/her) main 
duties?
C. What kind of place did (s/he) work for?
INDUSTRY [See REMARKS]
D. IF NOT ALREADY ANSWERED, ASK:  What (do/did) they (make/do)?
E. IF ALREADY ANSWERED, CODE WITHOUT ASKING:  (Is/Was) (he/she) 
self-employed or (does/did) (he/she) work for someone else?

Percent	N	Value	Label
14.0	331	1	self employed
86.0	2,039	2	someone else
	19	.d	don't know
	66,414	.i	iap
	43	.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

sbind80r sibling industry code (1980)

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Respondent's Sibling's Occupation, Prestige, and Industry
A. What kind of work (is/was) (BROTHER'S NAME/SISTER'S NAME) doing? 
That is, what was (his/her) job called?
OCCUPATION [See REMARKS]
B. IF NOT ALREADY ANSWERED, ASK:  What (does/did) (s/he) actually do 
in that job? Tell me some of what (are/were) some of (his/her) main 
duties?
C. What kind of place did (s/he) work for?
INDUSTRY [See REMARKS]
D. IF NOT ALREADY ANSWERED, ASK:  What (do/did) they (make/do)?
E. IF ALREADY ANSWERED, CODE WITHOUT ASKING:  (Is/Was) (he/she) 
self-employed or (does/did) (he/she) work for someone else?

Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 9-990)

Properties
Data type:	numeric
Missing-data codes:	.d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z

sphedind10spouse's father's ind when spouse was 16 (2010)

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Spouse's father's occupation when industry was 16

Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 170-9,997)

Properties
Data type:	numeric
Missing-data codes:	.d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z

sphedindtagsphedind10 coding tag

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SPHEDIND10 Coding Tag

Percent	N	Value	Label
98.2	2,938	1	found
1.7	51	2	not found, assigned
0.1	3	3	not found, not assigned
	65,854	.i	iap
	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

sphedocc10spouse's father's occ when spouse was 16 (2010)

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Spouse's father's occupation when spouse was 16

Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 10-9,997)

Properties
Data type:	numeric
Missing-data codes:	.d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z

sphedoccindvspouse's father's occ/ind verbatim retrieved

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Spouse's Head of Household OCC/IND verbatim recovered

Percent	N	Value	Label
74.0	2,174	0	no verbatims for sphed
26.0	764	1	verbatims for sphed
	65,908	.i	iap
	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

sphedocctagsphedocc10 coding tag

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SPHEDOCC10 Coding Tag

Percent	N	Value	Label
98.2	2,938	1	found
1.7	51	2	not found, assigned
0.1	3	3	not found, not assigned
	65,854	.i	iap
	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

sphedpre10spouse's father's occ pres when spouse was 16 (2010)

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Spouse's father's prestige score when industry was 16. SPHEDPRE10 is 
based on the 2010 Census occupation classification. This standard 
prestige score is a simple mean value of ratings for each occupation 
category, converted to a scale of 0 (bottom) to 100 (top).

Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 22-80)

Properties
Data type:	numeric
Missing-data codes:	.d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z

sbind10r sibling industry code (2010)

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What kind of work (is/was) (SIBLING'S NAME) doing? What kind of place 
(does/did) (s/he) work for?

Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 170-9,997)

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Data type:	numeric
Missing-data codes:	.d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z

sbindstatussbind10 coding status

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SBIND10 Coding Status

Percent	N	Value	Label
17.6	527	1	found, iap
4.4	133	2	found, no answer
76.1	2,278	3	found, coded
0.6	17	4	not found, iap
0.0	1	5	not found, no answer
0.8	24	6	not found, coded
0.4	12	7	not found, no code assigned
0.0	0	8	case not collected in 1994
	65,854	.i	iap
	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

sbindtagsbind10 coding tag

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SBIND10 Coding Tag

Percent	N	Value	Label
98.2	2,938	1	found
1.4	42	2	not found, assigned
0.4	12	3	not found, not assigned
	65,854	.i	iap
	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

sbocc10r sibling census occupation code (2010)

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What kind of work (is/was) (SIBLING'S NAME) doing? This is, what 
(is/was) (his/her) job called?

Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 10-9997)

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Data type:	numeric
Missing-data codes:	.d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z

sboccindvsibling's occ/ind verbatim retrieved

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Sibling's OCC/IND verbatim recovered

Percent	N	Value	Label
18.9	555	0	no verbatims for sb
81.1	2,383	1	verbatims for sb
	65,908	.i	iap
	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

sboccstatussbocc10 coding status

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SBOCC10 Coding Status

Percent	N	Value	Label
17.6	527	1	found, iap
4.4	131	2	found, no answer
76.2	2,280	3	found, coded
0.6	17	4	not found, iap
0.0	1	5	not found, no answer
0.9	26	6	not found, coded
0.3	10	7	not found, no code assigned
0.0	0	8	case not collected in 1994
	65,854	.i	iap
	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

sbocctagsbocc10 coding tag

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SBOCC10 Coding Tag

Percent	N	Value	Label
98.2	2,938	1	found
1.5	44	2	not found, assigned
0.3	10	3	not found, not assigned
	65,854	.i	iap
	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

sbpres10r sibling occupational prestige score (2010)

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Prestige of Respondent's Sibling's Occupation (2010)

Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 16-80)

Properties
Data type:	numeric
Missing-data codes:	.d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z

sbpres105plusr sibling occupational prestige score using threshold method (2010)

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Prestige of Respondent's Sibling's Occupation (2010)

Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 5-97)

Properties
Data type:	numeric
Missing-data codes:	.d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z

GSS 1972-2024 Cumulative Datafile - Release 3

Selected Sibling - Education and Employment

Spouse's Father

Sibling