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GSS 1972-2024 Cumulative Datafile - Release 3
cosei10partner's socioeconomic index (2010)
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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)
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| 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)
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| 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)
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| 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 |
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| Data type: | numeric |
| Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |
cowrkstapartner's labor force status
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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 |
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|---|---|
| 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 |
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| 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
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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 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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
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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 |
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| 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
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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 |
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| Data type: | numeric |
| Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |
suirel1r's relationship to closest suicide
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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 |
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| 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
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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 |
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| 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
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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 |
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| 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
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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 |
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| Data type: | numeric |
| Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |
suiyrs1how many years since closest suicide
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YEARS:
Total Cases:
75,699 (Range of valid codes: 0-75)
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| 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
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YEARS:
Total Cases:
75,699 (Range of valid codes: 0-60)
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| Data type: | numeric |
| Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |