GSS 1972-2024 Cumulative Datafile

intuseuse internet/apps more than occassionally

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Do you use the internet or web-enabled applications, known as APPS, 
for more than email, at least occasionally?

Percent	N	Value	Label
70.7	1,376	1	yes
29.3	570	2	no
	2	.d	don't know
	66,890	.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

intmbileuse internet/apps from phone or tablet

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Do you access the internet or web-enabled applications/APPS on a cell 
phone, smartphone, tablet or other mobile handheld device, at least 
occasionally?

Percent	N	Value	Label
95.0	1,307	1	yes
5.0	69	2	no
	67,462	.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

intrecntused internet/apps yesterday

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Did you happen to use the internet or web-enabled applications/APPS 
yesterday?

Percent	N	Value	Label
91.7	1,261	1	yes, used internet yesterday
8.3	114	2	no, did not use internet yesterday
	67,462	.i	iap
	9	.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

twitteruse twitter

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Which of the following social networking or social media sites are 
you a member or regular user of?
Twitter.

Percent	N	Value	Label
18.6	255	1	yes
81.4	1,117	2	no
	67,462	.i	iap
	12	.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

facebookuse facebook

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(Which of the following social networking or social media sites are 
you a member or regular user of?)
Facebook.

Percent	N	Value	Label
74.5	1,022	1	yes
25.5	350	2	no
	67,462	.i	iap
	12	.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

fbaccesspermission to access r's facebook account

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Permission to access respondent's facebook account

Percent	N	Value	Label
33.7	317	1	permission granted
66.3	623	2	permission denied
	2	.d	don't know
	67,882	.i	iap
	22	.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

instagrmuse instagrm

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(Which of the following social networking or social media sites are 
you a member or regular user of?)
Instagram.

Percent	N	Value	Label
30.8	423	1	yes
69.2	949	2	no
	67,462	.i	iap
	12	.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

linkedinuse linkedin

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(Which of the following social networking or social media sites are 
you a member or regular user of?)
LinkedIn.

Percent	N	Value	Label
28.7	394	1	yes
71.3	978	2	no
	67,462	.i	iap
	12	.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

snapchatuse snapchat

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(Which of the following social networking or social media sites are 
you a member or regular user of?)
Snapchat.

Percent	N	Value	Label
22.7	311	1	yes
77.3	1,061	2	no
	67,462	.i	iap
	12	.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

tumblruse tumblr

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(Which of the following social networking or social media sites are 
you a member or regular user of?)
Tumblr.

Percent	N	Value	Label
5.0	69	1	yes
95.0	1,303	2	no
	67,462	.i	iap
	12	.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

whatsappuse whatsapp

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(Which of the following social networking or social media sites are 
you a member or regular user of?)
WhatsApp.

Percent	N	Value	Label
13.0	178	1	yes
87.0	1,194	2	no
	67,462	.i	iap
	12	.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

googlesnuse googlesn

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(Which of the following social networking or social media sites are 
you a member or regular user of?)
Google+ -  Google's social network platform.

Percent	N	Value	Label
34.7	476	1	yes
65.3	897	2	no
	67,462	.i	iap
	11	.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

pinterstuse pinterest

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(Which of the following social networking or social media sites are 
you a member or regular user of?)
Pinterest.

Percent	N	Value	Label
35.0	480	1	yes
65.0	892	2	no
	67,462	.i	iap
	12	.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

flickruse flickr

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(Which of the following social networking or social media sites are 
you a member or regular user of?)
Flickr.

Percent	N	Value	Label
3.1	42	1	yes
96.9	1,330	2	no
	67,462	.i	iap
	12	.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

vineuse vine

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(Which of the following social networking or social media sites are 
you a member or regular user of?)
Vine.

Percent	N	Value	Label
4.2	58	1	yes
95.8	1,314	2	no
	67,462	.i	iap
	12	.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

clssmtesuse clssmtes

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(Which of the following social networking or social media sites are 
you a member or regular user of?)
Classmates.

Percent	N	Value	Label
5.6	77	1	yes
94.4	1,295	2	no
	67,462	.i	iap
	12	.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

snsmoth1do you use any other social networks

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Are there any other social networking or social media sites that you 
a member or regular user of?

Percent	N	Value	Label
12.0	165	1	yes
88.0	1,209	2	no
	67,462	.i	iap
	10	.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

snsmot2afirst other social network

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FIRST MENTION:

Percent	N	Value	Label
14.2	22	1	youtube
3.2	5	2	myspace
9.7	15	3	reddit
3.9	6	4	viber
1.3	2	5	line
3.9	6	6	plenty of fish
2.6	4	7	kik
0.6	1	8	ravelry
1.3	2	9	wechat
1.3	2	11	imo
3.9	6	12	online dating sites
0.6	1	13	spotify
1.9	3	14	groupme
1.3	2	15	tinder
0.6	1	16	hangouts
1.3	2	17	researchgate
5.2	8	18	online gaming
3.9	6	19	yahoo
14.2	22	30	other social networks
25.2	39	40	not a social network
	2	.d	don't know
	68,673	.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

snsmot2bsecond other social network

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SECOND MENTION:

Percent	N	Value	Label
8.6	3	1	youtube
0.0	0	2	myspace
5.7	2	3	reddit
2.9	1	4	viber
2.9	1	5	line
0.0	0	6	plenty of fish
0.0	0	7	kik
2.9	1	8	ravelry
0.0	0	9	wechat
0.0	0	11	imo
5.7	2	12	online dating sites
2.9	1	13	spotify
0.0	0	14	groupme
0.0	0	15	tinder
2.9	1	16	hangouts
0.0	0	17	researchgate
8.6	3	18	online gaming
2.9	1	19	yahoo
20.0	7	30	other social networks
34.3	12	40	not a social network
	2	.d	don't know
	68,798	.i	iap
	11	.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

snsmot2cthird other social network

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THIRD MENTION:

Percent	N	Value	Label
10.0	1	1	youtube
0.0	0	2	myspace
0.0	0	3	reddit
10.0	1	4	viber
0.0	0	5	line
0.0	0	6	plenty of fish
10.0	1	7	kik
0.0	0	8	ravelry
0.0	0	9	wechat
0.0	0	11	imo
0.0	0	12	online dating sites
0.0	0	13	spotify
0.0	0	14	groupme
0.0	0	15	tinder
10.0	1	16	hangouts
0.0	0	17	researchgate
0.0	0	18	online gaming
0.0	0	19	yahoo
20.0	2	30	other social networks
40.0	4	40	not a social network
	1	.d	don't know
	68,824	.i	iap
	11	.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

snsmnewwhich social network did you join most recently

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Of the social networking/social media sites that you mentioned, which 
did you join or start using most recently?
SOCIAL NETWORKING/SOCIAL MEDIA SITE:

Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 1-33)

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

snsmfrstwhich social network did you join first

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Of the social networking/social media sites that you mentioned, which 
did you join or start using first? 
SOCIAL NETWORKING/SOCIAL MEDIA SITE:

Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 1-33)

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

snsmyearyear first joined sns

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In what year did you start using the internet or web-enabled 
applications/APPS?

Percent	N	Value	Label
0.1	1	1981
0.1	1	1985
0.1	1	1990
0.1	1	1991
0.2	2	1993
0.2	2	1994
0.3	3	1995
0.1	1	1996
0.2	2	1997
0.4	5	1998
0.1	1	1999
2.9	33	2000
0.7	8	2001
1.2	14	2002
0.8	9	2003
2.6	29	2004
4.6	51	2005
7.2	81	2006
7.4	83	2007
10.9	122	2008
12.0	134	2009
13.1	147	2010
6.8	76	2011
7.1	79	2012
5.1	57	2013
6.9	77	2014
5.6	63	2015
3.3	37	2016
	105	.d	don't know
	67,609	.i	iap
	12	.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

intstartyear starting to use internet/apps

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In what year did you start using the internet or web-enabled 
applications/APPS?

Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 1,975-2,016)

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

intwkdyhhours of internet use on weekdays

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HOURS:

Percent	N	Value	Label
12.3	150	0
28.0	341	1
20.5	250	2
10.7	130	3
6.8	83	4
5.2	64	5
4.3	52	6
1.1	14	7
3.4	41	8
1.0	12	9
2.5	30	10
0.2	2	11
1.8	22	12
0.2	3	13
0.3	4	14
0.7	9	15
0.1	1	16
0.3	4	20
0.7	8	24
	7	.d	don't know
	67,609	.i	iap
	10	.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

intwkdymminutes of internet use on weekdays

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MINUTES:

Percent	N	Value	Label
83.7	1,024	0
0.1	1	1
0.1	1	2
0.1	1	3
0.2	2	5
1.0	12	10
1.1	14	15
1.2	15	20
0.1	1	25
11.2	137	30
0.2	3	40
0.9	11	45
0.1	1	55
0.1	1	59
	5	.d	don't know
	67,609	.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

intwkenhhours of internet use on weekends

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HOURS:

Percent	N	Value	Label
15.5	189	0
27.1	329	1
19.8	241	2
11.2	136	3
9.5	115	4
5.0	61	5
3.2	39	6
0.7	8	7
1.6	20	8
0.2	2	9
2.0	24	10
1.8	22	12
0.2	3	13
0.5	6	14
0.5	6	15
0.1	1	18
0.6	7	20
0.6	7	24
	10	.d	don't know
	67,609	.i	iap
	11	.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

Social Media Use