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GSS 1972-2024 Cumulative Datafile - Release 3


cosei10partner's socioeconomic index (2010)
Text of this Question or Item
COSEI10 is based on the 2010 Census occupation classification. It is 
estimated from 539 occupational categories, using COPRES105PLUS.
Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 10.6-92.8)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Decimals: 1
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
cosei10educpercentage of some college educ in coocc10 based on acs 2010
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Percentage of those who had some college or more education among 
those who had the same occupation as in COOCC10 in American Community 
Survey between 2010 and 2012 (25-64 years old only). This percentage 
is not from the GSS but it is used to calculate COSEI10.
Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 11.9-99.7)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Decimals: 1
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
cosei10incpercentage of $45k+ earners in coocc10 based on acs 2010
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Percentage of those who earned $45,000 or more among those who had 
the same occupation as in COOCC10 in American Community Survey 
between 2010 and 2012 (25-64 years old only).This percentage is not 
from the GSS but it is used to calculate COSEI10.
Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 3.2-95.8)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Decimals: 1
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
cowrkslfpartner self-emp. or works for somebody else
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A. What kind of work (does/did) your [PARTNER] normally do? That is, 
what (is/was) (his/her) job called?
OCCUPATION: [See REMARKS] 
B. What (does/did) [PARTNER] actually do in that job? Tell me, what 
(are/were) some of (his/her) main duties?
C. What kind of place (does/did) [PARTNER] work for?
INDUSTRY: [See REMARKS] 
D. What (do/did) they (make/do)?
E. (Is/Was) (he/she) self-employed or (does/did) (he/she) work for 
someone else?
Percent N Value Label
10.2 171 1 self-employed
89.8 1,512 2 someone else


16 .d don't know


73,970 .i iap


23 .n no answer


7 .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
cowrkstapartner's labor force status
Text of this Question or Item
Last week was your partner working full time, part time, going to 
school, keeping house, or what?
Percent N Value Label
59.1 1,066 1 working full time
10.1 182 2 working part time
1.8 32 3 with a job, but not at work because of temporary illness, vacation, strike
6.7 121 4 unemployed, laid off, looking for work
8.2 148 5 retired
2.6 47 6 in school
8.8 159 7 keeping house
2.7 49 8 other


73,879 .i iap


15 .n no answer


1 .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

Suicide

suiclse1how close were you to closest suicide victim
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On a scale of 1 to 5 how close did you feel to that person at the 
time of his or her death? Use 1 for not close at all and 5 for very 
close.              
[HAND CARD I3]  
Percent N Value Label
19.2 144 1 1 - not close at all
17.2 129 2
28.0 210 3
18.2 136 4
17.4 130 5 5 - very close


1 .d don't know


68,072 .i iap


24 .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
suiclse2how close wereyou to 2nd closest suicide victim
Text of this Question or Item
On a scale of 1 to 5 how close did you feel to that person at the 
time of his or her death? Use 1 for not close at all and 5 for very 
close.                         
[HAND CARD I6]  
Percent N Value Label
29.9 125 1 1 - not close at all
23.2 97 2
26.3 110 3
11.2 47 4
9.3 39 5 5 - very close


68,404 .i iap


24 .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
suimths1how many months since closest suicide
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MONTHS:  
Percent N Value Label
30.2 221 0 less than one
1.9 14 1
2.6 19 2
0.8 6 3
1.5 11 4
1.5 11 5
4.1 30 6
0.7 5 7
0.4 3 8
0.7 5 9
0.5 4 10
1.2 9 11
53.9 395 97 no month given


8 .d don't know


68,072 .i iap


33 .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
suimths2how many months since 2nd closest suicide
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MONTHS:  
Percent N Value Label
32.2 129 0 less than one
1.2 5 1
0.7 3 2
2.7 11 3
0.7 3 4
0.7 3 5
3.7 15 6
0.5 2 7
0.2 1 8
0.5 2 9
0.2 1 10
0.5 2 11
55.9 224 97 no month given


6 .d don't know


68,404 .i iap


35 .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
suineg1did closest suicide negatively impact you
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Was that person's death emotionally distressing to you?
[HAND CARD I2]  
Percent N Value Label
34.5 259 1 yes, greatly
34.3 257 2 yes, to some extent
15.1 113 3 yes, but not much
13.7 103 4 no
2.4 18 5 not sure


1 .d don't know


68,072 .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
suineg2did 2nd closest suicide negatively impact you
Text of this Question or Item
Was that person's death emotionally distressing to you?
[HAND CARD I5]  
Percent N Value Label
20.3 85 1 yes, greatly
33.0 138 2 yes, to some extent
24.4 102 3 yes, but not much
20.1 84 4 no
2.2 9 5 not sure


68,404 .i iap


24 .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
suinumpeople r knows suicide over lifetime
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The next questions deal with a difficult topic that may be sensitive 
for you. It is not clearly understood how a relative or friend's 
death by suicide may affect one's life afterwards. Please answer 
these questions as best as you can, and you can decline to answer any 
question if you are uncomfortable.            
Over your lifetime how many people have you known personally that 
died by suicide? Please tell us the total number of people that died 
by suicide.            
PROBE:
IF R REPORTS NUMBER OF KNOWN SUICIDE VICTIMS=0, ASK: Just to be sure, 
thinking about anyone you may have known in your lifetime, is there 
anyone you have known personally that died by suicide?
NUMBER OF PEOPLE:  
Percent N Value Label
47.6 681 0
23.2 332 1
15.0 215 2
7.0 100 3
2.5 36 4
1.7 25 5
1.0 15 6
0.5 7 7
0.3 4 8
0.6 9 10
0.1 1 12
0.1 1 20
0.1 1 21
0.1 1 50
0.1 1 70
0.2 3 95


3 .d don't know


67,388 .i iap


23 .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
suinum1people r knows suicide over lifetime
Text of this Question or Item
Have you known personally two or more people, one person, or no 
people that that died by suicide over your lifetime?
PROBE:
IF R REPORTS NUMBER OF KNOWN SUICIDE VICTIMS=0, ASK: Just to be sure, 
thinking about anyone you may have known in your lifetime, is there 
anyone you have known personally that died by suicide?  
Percent N Value Label
50.0 3 1 one person
0.0 0 2 two or more people
50.0 3 3 no people


3 .d don't know


68,837 .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
suirel1r's relationship to closest suicide
Text of this Question or Item
Thinking about the person you knew best that died by suicide, please 
tell me the letter of the category on the card which most clearly 
describes your relationship to that person?              
           
[HAND CARD I1]  
Percent N Value Label
0.3 2 1 husband or wife
0.9 7 2 partner or lover
0.7 5 3 son or daughter
2.0 15 4 mother or father
2.1 16 5 brother or sister
0.7 5 6 step-brother or step-sister
0.5 4 7 step-parent
0.4 3 8 step-son or step-daughter
8.0 60 9 cousin
16.4 123 10 other relative
40.1 301 11 friend
3.7 28 12 neighbor
5.3 40 13 co-worker
0.7 5 14 patient
12.9 97 15 acquaintance
1.2 9 16 ex-spouse or ex-partner
1.1 8 18 classmate
1.1 8 19 relative of a friend
0.5 4 20 student
0.4 3 21 friend of a friend
1.1 8 30 other


68,072 .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
suirel2r's relationship to 2nd closest suicide
Text of this Question or Item
Please tell me the relationship category of the person you knew 
second best that died by suicide.
[HAND CARD I4]  
Percent N Value Label
0.2 1 1 husband or wife
1.0 4 2 partner or lover
0.2 1 3 son or daughter
0.5 2 4 mother or father
0.0 0 5 brother or sister
0.0 0 6 step-brother or step-sister
0.2 1 7 step-parent
0.0 0 8 step-son or step-daughter
6.7 28 9 cousin
15.3 64 10 other relative
38.6 161 11 friend
3.6 15 12 neighbor
5.3 22 13 co-worker
1.4 6 14 patient
20.1 84 15 acquaintance
0.5 2 16 ex-spouse or ex-partner
0.5 2 18 classmate
0.7 3 19 relative of a friend
1.0 4 20 student
1.4 6 21 friend of a friend
2.6 11 30 other


1 .d don't know


68,404 .i iap


24 .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
suitime1how many years and months since closest suicide
Text of this Question or Item
How many months and years has it been since that person's death?
IF RESPONDENT PROVIDES AT LEAST A YEAR AMOUNT, PLEASE SELECT THE 
FIRST OPTION.  
Percent N Value Label
94.3 700 1 respondent provides number of months or years
5.7 42 2 respondent provides verbatim response uncodeable in months/years


7 .d don't know


68,072 .i iap


25 .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
suitime2how many years and months since 2nd closest suicide
Text of this Question or Item
How many months and years has it been since that person's death?
IF RESPONDENT PROVIDES AT LEAST A YEAR AMOUNT, PLEASE SELECT THE 
FIRST OPTION.  
Percent N Value Label
94.3 384 1 respondent provides number of months or years
5.7 23 2 respondent provides verbatim response uncodeable in months/years


10 .d don't know


68,404 .i iap


25 .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
suiyrs1how many years since closest suicide
Text of this Question or Item
YEARS:  
Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 0-75)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
suiyrs2how many years since 2nd closest suicide
Text of this Question or Item
YEARS:  
Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 0-60)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
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