GSS 1972-2024 Cumulative Datafile

askelser asked someone else for help

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When you want advice or assistance with surfing on the Web, finding a 
Web site, downloading software or some other online service, or 
getting your Internet connection to work, which of the following do 
you do? (Name as many as are correct.)
E. Ask someone else you know for help (like a friend or family 
member)

Percent	N	Value	Label
78.3	526	1	yes
21.7	146	2	no
	3	.d	don't know
	68,124	.i	iap
	47	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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payelser has paid for help

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When you want advice or assistance with surfing on the Web, finding a 
Web site, downloading software or some other online service, or 
getting your Internet connection to work, which of the following do 
you do? (Name as many as are correct.)
F. Pay someone to help you

Percent	N	Value	Label
12.1	81	1	yes
87.9	591	2	no
	3	.d	don't know
	68,124	.i	iap
	47	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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Data type:	numeric
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doselfr figured out problems with web on own

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When you want advice or assistance with surfing on the Web, finding a 
Web site, downloading software or some other online service, or 
getting your Internet connection to work, which of the following do 
you do? (Name as many as are correct.)
G. Figure it out yourself

Percent	N	Value	Label
88.7	596	1	yes
11.3	76	2	no
	3	.d	don't know
	68,124	.i	iap
	47	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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processrr knows what a processor is

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A. Do you know whether the œ486" or œpentium on a personal 
computer (and G3 on a Mac) refer to...

Percent	N	Value	Label
14.5	63	1	the size of the hard drive
26.5	115	2	the speed of the hard drive
59.0	256	3	the type of microprocessor
	140	.d	don't know
	68,223	.i	iap
	49	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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Data type:	numeric
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browser1r knows what an internet web browser is

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B. Do you know what an Internet web browser is?

Percent	N	Value	Label
79.9	457	1	yes
20.1	115	2	no
	4	.d	don't know
	68,223	.i	iap
	47	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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browser2can r give the name of a web browser

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C. Can you give me the name of a web browser?

Percent	N	Value	Label
83.3	380	1	yes
16.7	76	2	no
	1	.d	don't know
	68,342	.i	iap
	47	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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browser3r specify name of web browser

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D. Specify name of web browser

Percent	N	Value	Label
31.5	119	1	explorer
17.5	66	2	netscape
0.5	2	3	excite
4.2	16	4	msn
7.1	27	5	aol
5.6	21	6	google
24.6	93	7	yahoo
1.1	4	8	earthlink
0.8	3	9	lycos
0.3	1	10	compuserve
0.5	2	11	bonzi
0.3	1	12	goto
1.1	4	13	altavista
0.3	1	14	hotbot
0.3	1	15	siap
0.3	1	16	mindspring
0.3	1	17	dogpile
0.3	1	18	prodigy
0.5	2	19	ask jeeves
0.3	1	20	dsl
0.3	1	21	netrax
0.3	1	22	webcorner
0.0	0	23	mozilla
0.5	2	24	everyonesinternet
0.3	1	25	mamma
0.0	0	26	dogpatch
1.6	6	27	other
	2	.d	don't know
	68,419	.i	iap
	47	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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advsrchhow familiar r is with term advanced search

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E. Advanced search

Percent	N	Value	Label
47.7	1,133	1	very familiar
34.2	812	2	somewhat familiar
18.2	432	3	not familiar
	66,403	.i	iap
	66	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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mp3how familiar r is with term mp3

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F. MP3

Percent	N	Value	Label
28.3	163	1	very familiar
24.5	141	2	somewhat familiar
47.1	271	3	not familiar
	1	.d	don't know
	68,223	.i	iap
	47	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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ezineshow familiar r is with term e-zines

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G. E-zines

Percent	N	Value	Label
9.6	55	1	very familiar
9.7	56	2	somewhat familiar
80.7	464	3	not familiar
	1	.d	don't know
	68,223	.i	iap
	47	.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

prefsetshow familiar r is with term preference settings

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H. Preference settings

Percent	N	Value	Label
41.9	995	1	very familiar
33.6	799	2	somewhat familiar
24.5	583	3	not familiar
	66,403	.i	iap
	66	.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

newsgrpshow familiar r is with term newsgroups

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I. Newsgroups

Percent	N	Value	Label
28.1	668	1	very familiar
33.2	787	2	somewhat familiar
38.7	919	3	not familiar
	2	.d	don't know
	66,403	.i	iap
	67	.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

timekid1time r spends with child 1

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Would you say that the amount of time you spend with (NAME OF CHILD) 
is too much, about the right amount, or too little?
A. First listed child?

Percent	N	Value	Label
4.9	47	1	too much
50.5	482	2	about the right amount
44.5	425	3	too little
	67,763	.i	iap
	129	.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

timekid2time r spends with child 2

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Would you say that the amount of time you spend with (NAME OF CHILD) 
is too much, about the right amount, or too little?
B. Second listed child?

Percent	N	Value	Label
5.2	29	1	too much
55.3	308	2	about the right amount
39.5	220	3	too little
	68,217	.i	iap
	72	.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

timekid3time r spends with child 3

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Would you say that the amount of time you spend with (NAME OF CHILD) 
is too much, about the right amount, or too little?
C. Third listed child?

Percent	N	Value	Label
6.3	12	1	too much
58.1	111	2	about the right amount
35.6	68	3	too little
	68,621	.i	iap
	34	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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

timekid4time r spends with child 4

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Would you say that the amount of time you spend with (NAME OF CHILD) 
is too much, about the right amount, or too little?
D. Fourth listed child?

Percent	N	Value	Label
5.3	3	1	too much
59.6	34	2	about the right amount
35.1	20	3	too little
	68,771	.i	iap
	18	.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

sptmkid1time spouse spends with child 1

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Would you say that the amount of time your (HUSBAND/WIFE) spends with 
(NAME OF CHILD) is too much, about the right amount, or too little?
A. First listed child?

Percent	N	Value	Label
2.5	8	1	too much
55.8	178	2	about the right amount
41.7	133	3	too little
	3	.d	don't know
	68,503	.i	iap
	21	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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

sptmkid2time spouse spends with child 2

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Would you say that the amount of time your (HUSBAND/WIFE) spends with 
(NAME OF CHILD) is too much, about the right amount, or too little?
B. Second listed child?

Percent	N	Value	Label
4.1	8	1	too much
55.2	107	2	about the right amount
40.7	79	3	too little
	68,628	.i	iap
	24	.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

sptmkid3time spouse spends with child 3

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Would you say that the amount of time your (HUSBAND/WIFE) spends with 
(NAME OF CHILD) is too much, about the right amount, or too little?
C. Third listed child?

Percent	N	Value	Label
6.6	4	1	too much
54.1	33	2	about the right amount
39.3	24	3	too little
	68,773	.i	iap
	12	.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

sptmkid4time spouse spends with child 4

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Would you say that the amount of time your (HUSBAND/WIFE) spends with 
(NAME OF CHILD) is too much, about the right amount, or too little?
D. Fourth listed child?

Percent	N	Value	Label
5.3	1	1	too much
68.4	13	2	about the right amount
26.3	5	3	too little
	68,821	.i	iap
	6	.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

kdtmkid1time child 1 spends with r

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Would you say that (NAME OF CHILD) feels that the amount of time they 
spend with you is too much, about the right amount, or too little? 
A. First listed child?

Percent	N	Value	Label
9.8	39	1	too much
48.4	192	2	about the right amount
41.8	166	3	too little
	10	.d	don't know
	68,375	.i	iap
	64	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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

kdtmkid2time child 2 spends with r

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Would you say that (NAME OF CHILD) feels that the amount of time they 
spend with you is too much, about the right amount, or too little? 
B. Second listed child?

Percent	N	Value	Label
5.7	11	1	too much
49.5	95	2	about the right amount
44.8	86	3	too little
	6	.d	don't know
	68,620	.i	iap
	28	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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kdtmkid3time child 3 spends with r

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Would you say that (NAME OF CHILD) feels that the amount of time they 
spend with you is too much, about the right amount, or too little? 
C. Third listed child?

Percent	N	Value	Label
12.5	7	1	too much
57.1	32	2	about the right amount
30.4	17	3	too little
	1	.d	don't know
	68,777	.i	iap
	12	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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

kdtmkid4time child 4 spends with r

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Would you say that (NAME OF CHILD) feels that the amount of time they 
spend with you is too much, about the right amount, or too little? 
D. Fourth listed child?

Percent	N	Value	Label
11.1	2	1	too much
61.1	11	2	about the right amount
27.8	5	3	too little
	68,820	.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

knowkid1r knows what child is doing on weekend

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Thinking now only about weekends (SATURDAY AND SUNDAY) and only when 
your child is awake“would you say that you know exactly what (NAME 
OF CHILD) is doing on the weekend almost all of the time, most of the 
time, about half of the time, some of the time or hardly any of the 
time?
A. First listed child?

Percent	N	Value	Label
57.4	226	1	almost all of the time
29.2	115	2	most of the time
7.9	31	3	about half of the time
3.6	14	4	some of the time
2.0	8	5	hardly any of the time
	68,398	.i	iap
	54	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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

knowkid2r knows what child is doing on weekend

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Thinking now only about weekends (SATURDAY AND SUNDAY) and only when 
your child is awake“would you say that you know exactly what (NAME 
OF CHILD) is doing on the weekend almost all of the time, most of the 
time, about half of the time, some of the time or hardly any of the 
time?
B. Second listed child?

Percent	N	Value	Label
62.1	133	1	almost all of the time
27.1	58	2	most of the time
7.0	15	3	about half of the time
2.8	6	4	some of the time
0.9	2	5	hardly any of the time
	68,618	.i	iap
	14	.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

knowkid3r knows what child is doing on weekend

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Thinking now only about weekends (SATURDAY AND SUNDAY) and only when 
your child is awake“would you say that you know exactly what (NAME 
OF CHILD) is doing on the weekend almost all of the time, most of the 
time, about half of the time, some of the time or hardly any of the 
time?
C. Third listed child?

Percent	N	Value	Label
73.8	48	1	almost all of the time
20.0	13	2	most of the time
3.1	2	3	about half of the time
3.1	2	4	some of the time
0.0	0	5	hardly any of the time
	68,774	.i	iap
	7	.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

knowkid4r knows what child is doing on weekend

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Thinking now only about weekends (SATURDAY AND SUNDAY) and only when 
your child is awake“would you say that you know exactly what (NAME 
OF CHILD) is doing on the weekend almost all of the time, most of the 
time, about half of the time, some of the time or hardly any of the 
time?
D. Fourth listed child?

Percent	N	Value	Label
66.7	12	1	almost all of the time
22.2	4	2	most of the time
5.6	1	3	about half of the time
5.6	1	4	some of the time
0.0	0	5	hardly any of the time
	68,823	.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

GSS 1972-2024 Cumulative Datafile - Release 3

2000 TOPICAL MODULE: FREEDOM

Child Time/Monitor