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GSS 1972-2024 Cumulative Datafile - Release 3
neieth13preferred ethnic neighborhood
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Now Id like you to imagine a neighborhood that had an ethnic and racial mix you personally would feel most comfortable in. Here is a blank neighborhood card, which depicts some houses that surround your own. Using the letters A for Asian, B for Black, H for Hispanic or Latin American and W for White, please put a letter in each of these houses to represent your preferred neighborhood where you would most like to live. Please be sure to fill in all ofthe houses.
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.6 | 167 | 1 | asian | |
| 15.8 | 195 | 2 | black | |
| 16.5 | 203 | 3 | hispanic | |
| 49.4 | 608 | 4 | white | |
| 3.8 | 47 | 5 | doesnt matter-dont care-race not important | |
| 0.4 | 5 | 6 | rural-wants no neighbors | |
| 0.5 | 6 | 7 | mixed race, 2 or more races in 1 hh | |
| 2 | .d | don't know | ||
| 67,448 | .i | iap | ||
| 165 | .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 |
neieth14preferred ethnic neighborhood
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Now Id like you to imagine a neighborhood that had an ethnic and racial mix you personally would feel most comfortable in. Here is a blank neighborhood card, which depicts some houses that surround your own. Using the letters A for Asian, B for Black, H for Hispanic or Latin American and W for White, please put a letter in each of these houses to represent your preferred neighborhood where you would most like to live. Please be sure to fill in all ofthe houses.
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14.5 | 176 | 1 | asian | |
| 21.9 | 266 | 2 | black | |
| 15.1 | 183 | 3 | hispanic | |
| 43.8 | 532 | 4 | white | |
| 3.9 | 47 | 5 | doesnt matter-dont care-race not important | |
| 0.4 | 5 | 6 | rural-wants no neighbors | |
| 0.5 | 6 | 7 | mixed race, 2 or more races in 1 hh | |
| 2 | .d | don't know | ||
| 67,448 | .i | iap | ||
| 181 | .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 |
hswhthigh school mostly white
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IF ATTENDED HIGH SCHOOL (EDUC), ASK IN TERMS OF œHIGH SCHOOL. IF LEFT SCHOOL beFORE HIGH SCHOOL, ASK IN TERMS OF œTHE LAST SCHOOL YOU ATTENDED. A. Was the high school/last school you attended all white, mostly white, about half white and half other races, mostly other races, or all other races?
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21.2 | 286 | 1 | all white | |
| 33.0 | 444 | 2 | mostly white | |
| 11.8 | 159 | 3 | about half white and half other races | |
| 3.3 | 45 | 4 | mostly other races | |
| 4.1 | 55 | 5 | all other races | |
| 26.6 | 358 | 6 | not all white | |
| 67,448 | .i | iap | ||
| 51 | .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 |
hsethlargest non white ethnic group in high school
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IF ATTENDED HIGH SCHOOL (EDUC), ASK IN TERMS OF œHIGH SCHOOL. IF LEFT SCHOOL beFORE HIGH SCHOOL, ASK IN TERMS OF œTHE LAST SCHOOL YOU ATTENDED. B. Besides Whites, what was the largest racial group in your high school/the last school you attended“ Blacks/African Americans, Hispanics, Asians, or American Indians?
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62.4 | 606 | 1 | blacks/african-americans | |
| 23.0 | 223 | 2 | hispanics | |
| 10.9 | 106 | 3 | asians | |
| 2.9 | 28 | 4 | american indians | |
| 0.5 | 5 | 5 | all, mixed | |
| 0.3 | 3 | 6 | 2 or more groups | |
| 66 | .d | don't know | ||
| 67,735 | .i | iap | ||
| 74 | .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 |
2000 TOPICAL MODULE: INFORMATION SOCIETY
Time Spent on Internet
compuser use computer
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Do you personally ever use a computer at home, at work, or at some other location?
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77.7 | 17,262 | 1 | yes | |
| 22.3 | 4,964 | 2 | no | |
| 15 | .d | don't know | ||
| 53,331 | .i | iap | ||
| 103 | .n | no answer | ||
| 24 | .s | skipped on web | ||
| 100.0 | 75,699 | Total |
| Properties | |
|---|---|
| Data type: | numeric |
| Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |
webmobr uses home internet through mobile device
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B. Do you have access to the Internet or World Wide Web in your home through a Internet-enabled mobile device like a smart phone, PDA, or BlackBerry?
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54.3 | 1,520 | 1 | yes | |
| 45.7 | 1,279 | 2 | no | |
| 4 | .d | don't know | ||
| 72,878 | .i | iap | ||
| 9 | .n | no answer | ||
| 9 | .s | skipped on web | ||
| 100.0 | 75,699 | Total |
| Properties | |
|---|---|
| Data type: | numeric |
| Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |
webtvr has internet via webtv
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A. Do you have access to the Internet or World Wide Web in your home through Web TV?
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 76 | 1 | yes | |
| 96.0 | 1,830 | 2 | no | |
| 11 | .d | don't know | ||
| 66,913 | .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 |
emailminemail minutes per week
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About how many minutes or hours per week do you spend sending and answering electronic mail or e-mail?
Total Cases:
75,699 (Range of valid codes: 0-59)
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|---|---|
| Data type: | numeric |
| Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |
emailhremail hours per week
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About how many minutes or hours per week do you spend sending and answering electronic mail or e-mail?
Total Cases:
75,699 (Range of valid codes: 0-168)
| Properties | |
|---|---|
| Data type: | numeric |
| Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |
usewwwr use www other than email
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Other than for e-mail, do you ever use the Internet or World Wide Web? [INTERVIEWER: TREAT THESE AS THE SAME]
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74.7 | 4,339 | 1 | yes | |
| 25.3 | 1,472 | 2 | no | |
| 2 | .d | don't know | ||
| 66,425 | .i | iap | ||
| 139 | .n | no answer | ||
| 13 | .s | skipped on web | ||
| 3,309 | .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 |
wwwhrwww hours per week
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Not counting e-mail, about how many minutes or hours per week Do you use the Web? (Include time you spend visiting regular web sites and time spent using interactive Internet services like chat rooms, Usenet groups, discussion forums, bulletin boards, and the like.) A. Hours per week?
Total Cases:
75,699 (Range of valid codes: 0-168)
| Properties | |
|---|---|
| Data type: | numeric |
| Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |
wwwminwww minutes per week
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Not counting e-mail, about how many minutes or hours per week Do you use the Web? (Include time you spend visiting regular web sites and time spent using interactive Internet services like chat rooms, Usenet groups, discussion forums, bulletin boards, and the like.) B. Minutes per week?
Total Cases:
75,699 (Range of valid codes: 0-59)
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| Data type: | numeric |
| Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |
chathrchatroom hours per week
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Earlier you mentioned that you spend [number in answer to WWWHR, WWWMIN] (minutes/hours) using the World Wide Web in a typical week. About how many of those do you spend using chat rooms, news groups, bulletin boards, discussion Forums, and other forms of on-line interaction with other Net users“not just browsing on your own? A. Hours per week?
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73.1 | 707 | 0 | ||
| 7.3 | 71 | 1 | ||
| 5.0 | 48 | 2 | ||
| 2.3 | 22 | 3 | ||
| 1.2 | 12 | 4 | ||
| 2.7 | 26 | 5 | ||
| 1.4 | 14 | 6 | ||
| 0.5 | 5 | 7 | ||
| 0.5 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 0.4 | 4 | 9 | ||
| 2.1 | 20 | 10 | ||
| 0.1 | 1 | 11 | ||
| 0.5 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 0.2 | 2 | 13 | ||
| 0.1 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 0.8 | 8 | 15 | ||
| 0.1 | 1 | 18 | ||
| 0.2 | 2 | 19 | ||
| 0.4 | 4 | 20 | ||
| 0.1 | 1 | 21 | ||
| 0.1 | 1 | 25 | ||
| 0.1 | 1 | 30 | ||
| 0.2 | 2 | 32 | ||
| 0.1 | 1 | 35 | ||
| 0.1 | 1 | 37 | ||
| 0.1 | 1 | 40 | ||
| 0.1 | 1 | 75 | ||
| 3 | .d | don't know | ||
| 67,741 | .i | iap | ||
| 135 | .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 |
chatminchatroom minutes per week
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Earlier you mentioned that you spend [number in answer to WWWHR, WWWMIN] (minutes/hours) using the World Wide Web in a typical week. About how many of those do you spend using chat rooms, news groups, bulletin boards, discussion Forums, and other forms of on-line interaction with other Net users“not just browsing on your own? B. Minutes per week?
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92.7 | 896 | 0 | ||
| 0.1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0.1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 0.4 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 0.7 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 0.7 | 7 | 15 | ||
| 0.7 | 7 | 20 | ||
| 4.4 | 43 | 30 | ||
| 0.1 | 1 | 40 | ||
| 3 | .d | don't know | ||
| 67,741 | .i | iap | ||
| 135 | .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 |