GSS 1972-2024 Cumulative Datafile

wrkgovt1govt employee

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Are/were you employed by the government? (Please consider federal, 
state, or local government.)

Percent	N	Value	Label
20.9	2,197	1	yes
79.1	8,300	2	no
	27	.d	don't know
	65,111	.i	iap
	14	.n	no answer
	50	.s	skipped on web
100.0	75,699		Total

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wrkgovt2private employee

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Are/were you employed by a private employer (including non-profit 
organizations)?

Percent	N	Value	Label
61.0	6,382	1	yes
39.0	4,073	2	no
	62	.d	don't know
	65,111	.i	iap
	16	.n	no answer
	55	.s	skipped on web
100.0	75,699		Total

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pawrkslf2at this job, was father (or oldest same-sex parent) an employee, self-employed w

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At this job, was your father an employee, self-employed without 
employees, or self-employed with employees?

Percent	N	Value	Label
77.5	6,683	1	employee
10.3	887	2	self-employed without employees
12.2	1,051	3	self-employed with employees
	33	.d	don't know
	67,027	.i	iap
	14	.n	no answer
	4	.s	skipped on web
100.0	75,699		Total

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mabornwas r's mother (or youngest same-sex parent) born in this country?

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Was your mother born in this country?

Percent	N	Value	Label
82.1	8,796	1	yes
17.9	1,916	2	no
	71	.d	don't know
	64,862	.i	iap
	13	.n	no answer
	41	.s	skipped on web
100.0	75,699		Total

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pabornwas r's father (or oldest same-sex parent) born in this country?

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Was your father born in this country?

Percent	N	Value	Label
81.6	8,684	1	yes
18.4	1,962	2	no
	136	.d	don't know
	64,863	.i	iap
	12	.n	no answer
	42	.s	skipped on web
100.0	75,699		Total

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pawrkslffamfather (or oldest same-sex parent) owned family business or farm

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At this job, was he working for his own family business or family 
farm?

Percent	N	Value	Label
19.0	1,655	1	yes
81.0	7,052	2	no
	76	.d	don't know
	66,893	.i	iap
	3	.n	no answer
	20	.s	skipped on web
100.0	75,699		Total

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mawrkslf2at this job, was mother (or youngest same-sex parent) an employee, self-employed

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At this job, was your mother an employee, self-employed without 
employees, or self-employed with employees?

Percent	N	Value	Label
90.0	6,891	1	employee
6.2	475	2	self-employed without employees
3.8	292	3	self-employed with employees
	25	.d	don't know
	68,004	.i	iap
	5	.n	no answer
	7	.s	skipped on web
100.0	75,699		Total

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mawrkslffammother (or youngest same-sex parent) owned family business or farm

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At this job, did your mother work in her own family business or 
family farm?

Percent	N	Value	Label
8.8	681	1	yes
91.2	7,054	2	no
	10	.d	don't know
	67,940	.i	iap
	2	.n	no answer
	12	.s	skipped on web
100.0	75,699		Total

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goveqinc1govnmnt should fix income differences

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To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following 
statements?  It is the responsibility of the government to reduce the 
differences in income between people with high incomes and those with 
low incomes.

Percent	N	Value	Label
19.2	345	1	strongly agree
26.7	480	2	agree
22.5	405	3	neither agree nor disagree
17.0	305	4	disagree
14.6	263	5	strongly disagree
	55	.d	can't choose
	66,843	.i	iap
	135	.n	no answer
	15	.s	skipped on web
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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immlimitamerca should limit immigration to protect way of life

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America should limit immigration in order to protect our national way 
of life.

Percent	N	Value	Label
10.7	194	1	strongly agree
23.9	433	2	agree
26.0	471	3	neither agree nor disagree
26.7	484	4	disagree
12.7	231	5	strongly disagree
	56	.d	can't choose
	66,817	.i	iap
	151	.n	no answer
	9	.s	skipped on web
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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trresrchhow much do you trust university research centers?

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How much do you trust university research centers?

Percent	N	Value	Label
3.2	58	0	0 - no trust
1.2	22	1
3.6	64	2
4.6	83	3
5.2	93	4
21.8	389	5
8.4	151	6
15.7	280	7
19.2	343	8
11.6	207	9
5.5	98	10	10 - complete trust
	77	.d	don't know
	66,817	.i	iap
	155	.n	no answer
	9	.s	skipped on web
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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trmediahow much do you trust the news media?

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How much do you trust the news media?

Percent	N	Value	Label
20.4	372	0	0 - no trust
8.2	149	1
10.9	199	2
9.8	179	3
8.2	150	4
16.0	291	5
8.4	153	6
9.5	172	7
5.8	105	8
1.7	31	9
1.0	19	10	10 - complete trust
	45	.d	don't know
	66,817	.i	iap
	155	.n	no answer
	9	.s	skipped on web
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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trbusindhow much do you trust business and industry?

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How much do you trust business and industry?

Percent	N	Value	Label
3.7	67	0	0 - no trust
2.5	45	1
7.4	134	2
12.1	218	3
13.8	249	4
31.6	571	5
11.6	210	6
10.7	193	7
4.4	80	8
0.9	16	9
1.2	22	10	10 - complete trust
	60	.d	don't know
	66,817	.i	iap
	155	.n	no answer
	9	.s	skipped on web
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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trlegishow much do you trust the u.s. congress?

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How much do you trust the U.S. Congress?

Percent	N	Value	Label
18.6	339	0	0 - no trust
10.7	195	1
10.8	197	2
14.0	255	3
12.2	222	4
18.3	332	5
5.9	108	6
4.8	88	7
2.5	46	8
0.6	11	9
1.4	25	10	10 - complete trust
	49	.d	don't know
	66,817	.i	iap
	156	.n	no answer
	6	.s	skipped on web
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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GSS 1972-2024 Cumulative Datafile - Release 3

Employment

Parent's Born in this Country

Father/Mother Employment

Government Policies

Trust in Institutions