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GSS 1972-2024 Cumulative Datafile - Release 3

Metadata and Paradata

subsampratesubsampling rate corresponding to two-phase design
Text of this Question or Item 
Subsampling rate corresponding to two-phase design
Percent N Value Label
13.1 1,276 0.2
5.9 577 0.3
7.1 689 0.4
43.4 4,235 0.5
30.6 2,985 1.0 100% subsampling rate


18,207 .i iap


47,730 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Decimals: 1
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
batchsample batch
Text of this Question or Item 
Sample batch
Percent N Value Label
85.1 4,520 1 batch 1
14.9 793 2 batch 2


1,540 .i iap


68,846 .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

Variables added after Release 1

acpttgaccepting people
Percent N Value Label
43.9 908 1 too far
27.0 559 2 about far enough
29.1 602 3 not far enough


86 .d don't know


1,106 .i iap


15 .n no answer


33 .s skipped on web


72,390 .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
agekdbrn_9422r's age when 1st child born
Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 9-97)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
aneseligibleanes follow-on eligible
Percent N Value Label
53.7 1,777 0 not eligible for follow-on
46.3 1,532 1 eligible for follow-on


72,390 .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
anespost_statusanes post-election survey status
Percent N Value Label
100.0 807 1 completed


2,502 .i iap


72,390 .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
anespre_statusanes pre-election survey status
Percent N Value Label
100.0 987 1 completed


2,322 .i iap


72,390 .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
babies_7222household members less than 6 yrs old
Percent N Value Label
84.1 59,066 0 0 household members under 6
10.9 7,643 1
4.2 2,951 2
0.7 505 3
0.1 64 4
0.0 9 5
0.0 1 6
0.0 0 8 8 or more


1,764 .i iap


380 .n no answer


7 .s skipped on web


3,309 .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
babies_exp_22kids 0-6 in hh(experimental version)
Percent N Value Label
83.8 1,457 0 0 household members under 6
10.2 178 1
4.2 73 2
1.3 22 3
0.5 8 4
0.1 1 5
0.0 0 8 8 or more


1,788 .i iap


9 .n no answer


8 .s skipped on web


72,155 .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
childs_exp_22total children under 18 in hh (experimental verison)
Percent N Value Label
69.7 1,214 0
12.3 215 1
10.2 177 2
4.9 85 3
1.7 30 4
0.7 13 5
0.2 4 6
0.2 3 7
0.1 1 8 8 or more


1,794 .i iap


8 .n no answer


72,155 .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
childsinhh_2122total children in hh (household composition version)
Percent N Value Label
74.8 4,187 0
10.8 602 1
9.2 514 2
3.5 195 3
1.1 62 4
0.3 19 5
0.2 10 6
0.1 3 7
0.0 2 8 8 or more


1,967 .i iap


8 .n no answer


7 .s skipped on web


68,123 .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
chldidel_nextideal number of children - follow-on version
Percent N Value Label
0.8 9 0
3.0 32 1
41.5 441 2
17.7 188 3
6.3 67 4
1.1 12 5
0.5 5 6
0.6 6 7 7 or more
28.5 303 8 as many as you want


2,244 .i iap


2 .s skipped on web


72,390 .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
chldpref_nextr ideal number of children - follow-on version
Percent N Value Label
11.9 127 0
8.0 85 1
40.6 432 2
19.1 203 3
9.4 100 4
2.9 31 5
1.4 15 6
1.1 12 7 7 or more
5.5 58 8 as many as you want


2,244 .i iap


2 .s skipped on web


72,390 .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
chngdocschanging official documents
Percent N Value Label
34.3 729 1 yes, the law should allow
47.6 1,012 2 no, the law should not allow
18.2 387 3 not sure


40 .d don't know


1,106 .i iap


15 .n no answer


20 .s skipped on web


72,390 .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
coden_1222partner's denomination
Percent N Value Label
2.7 12 10 american baptist association
1.6 7 11 american baptist churches in the u.s.a.
0.9 4 12 national baptist convention of america
0.2 1 13 national baptist convention u.s.a., inc.
12.0 53 14 southern baptist convention
0.5 2 15 other baptist churches
21.2 94 18 baptist, don't know which
0.5 2 20 african methodist episcopal church
0.0 0 21 african methodist episcopal zion church
4.5 20 22 united methodist church
0.0 0 23 other methodist churches
1.6 7 28 methodist, don't know which
1.4 6 30 american lutheran church
0.7 3 31 lutheran church in america
0.5 2 32 lutheran church - missouri synod
0.0 0 33 wisconsin evangelical lutheran synod
0.2 1 34 other lutheran churches
0.7 3 35 evangelical lutheran
4.3 19 38 lutheran, don't know which
0.5 2 40 presbyterian church in the u.s.
0.7 3 41 united presbyterian church in the u.s.a.
0.0 0 42 other presbyterian churches
0.2 1 43 presbyterian, merged
2.3 10 48 presbyterian, don't know which
3.6 16 50 episcopal church
13.1 58 60 other, specify
26.4 117 70 no denomination or non-denominational church


26 .d don't know


16,828 .i iap


6 .n no answer


58,396 .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
conorelgsppartner no religion
Percent N Value Label
17.9 20 1 atheist
11.6 13 2 agnostic
6.2 7 3 something else
64.3 72 4 nothing in particular


3,197 .i iap


72,390 .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
credamamericans' credit score has to do with choices or things out of their control
Percent N Value Label
13.5 143 1 entirely choices they make
33.9 360 2 mostly choices they make
47.5 505 3 both choices they make and things out of their control
4.8 51 4 mostly things out of their control
0.4 4 5 entirely things out of their control


2,244 .i iap


2 .s skipped on web


72,390 .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
credcaruse credit report - car insurers
Percent N Value Label
12.0 128 1 very fair
26.3 280 2 somewhat fair
16.6 176 3 neither fair nor unfair
25.1 267 4 somewhat unfair
19.9 212 5 very unfair


2,244 .i iap


2 .s skipped on web


72,390 .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
credchoicer's credit score has to do with choices or things out of your control
Percent N Value Label
33.1 352 1 entirely choices you've made
31.1 331 2 mostly choices you've made
28.6 304 3 both choices you've made and things out of your control
5.4 57 4 mostly things out of your control
1.9 20 5 entirely things out of your control


2,244 .i iap


1 .s skipped on web


72,390 .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
credempuse credit report - employers
Percent N Value Label
10.3 109 1 very fair
20.0 212 2 somewhat fair
18.2 193 3 neither fair nor unfair
23.6 250 4 somewhat unfair
28.0 297 5 very unfair


2,244 .i iap


4 .s skipped on web


72,390 .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
credlanduse credit report - landlords
Percent N Value Label
24.7 263 1 very fair
35.4 377 2 somewhat fair
13.8 147 3 neither fair nor unfair
18.3 195 4 somewhat unfair
7.7 82 5 very unfair


2,244 .i iap


1 .s skipped on web


72,390 .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
credrepr credit report
Percent N Value Label
9.4 97 1 poor
13.6 141 2 fair
16.6 172 3 good
15.5 161 4 very good
44.9 465 5 excellent


29 .d can't choose


2,244 .i iap


72,390 .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
dateintv_nextdate of gss next interview
Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 820-1,021)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
denom16_7322denomination in which r was raised
Percent N Value Label
2.1 861 10 american baptist association
1.0 396 11 american baptist churches in the u.s.a.
0.5 221 12 national baptist convention of america
0.4 157 13 national baptist convention u.s.a., inc.
11.5 4,693 14 southern baptist convention
2.0 802 15 other baptist churches
19.1 7,766 18 baptist, don't know which
0.8 307 20 african methodist episcopal church
0.3 104 21 african methodist episcopal zion church
8.4 3,411 22 united methodist church
0.6 241 23 other methodist churches
7.6 3,086 28 methodist, don't know which
1.6 653 30 american lutheran church
0.5 217 31 lutheran church in america
1.9 771 32 lutheran church - missouri synod
0.4 162 33 wisconsin evangelical lutheran synod
0.5 206 34 other lutheran churches
0.6 228 35 evangelical lutheran
5.0 2,054 38 lutheran, don't know which
1.0 411 40 presbyterian church in the u.s.
1.1 468 41 united presbyterian church in the u.s.a.
0.5 184 42 other presbyterian churches
0.4 154 43 presbyterian, merged
3.9 1,579 48 presbyterian, don't know which
3.6 1,478 50 episcopal church
18.4 7,483 60 other, specify
6.5 2,669 70 no denomination or non-denominational church


239 .d don't know


29,356 .i iap


392 .n no answer


28 .s skipped on web


4,922 .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
denom_7222specific denomination
Percent N Value Label
1.8 733 10 american baptist association
0.9 378 11 american baptist churches in the u.s.a.
0.5 211 12 national baptist convention of america
0.3 138 13 national baptist convention u.s.a., inc.
10.1 4,151 14 southern baptist convention
2.2 887 15 other baptist churches
16.6 6,795 18 baptist, don't know which
0.6 230 20 african methodist episcopal church
0.2 91 21 african methodist episcopal zion church
7.7 3,159 22 united methodist church
0.4 154 23 other methodist churches
6.0 2,451 28 methodist, don't know which
1.5 602 30 american lutheran church
0.5 224 31 lutheran church in america
1.8 753 32 lutheran church - missouri synod
0.4 164 33 wisconsin evangelical lutheran synod
0.4 164 34 other lutheran churches
0.8 346 35 evangelical lutheran
4.5 1,837 38 lutheran, don't know which
0.9 373 40 presbyterian church in the u.s.
1.1 458 41 united presbyterian church in the u.s.a.
0.4 183 42 other presbyterian churches
0.5 216 43 presbyterian, merged
3.1 1,268 48 presbyterian, don't know which
3.7 1,496 50 episcopal church
20.7 8,473 60 other, specify
12.2 5,003 70 no denomination or non-denominational church


92 .d don't know


30,894 .i iap


418 .n no answer


48 .s skipped on web


3,309 .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
devtypeare you taking this survey on a...
Percent N Value Label
49.9 850 1 laptop, netbook, or personal computer
43.2 736 2 smartphone or mobile phone
6.9 117 3 tablet
0.1 2 4 something else


1,604 .i iap


72,390 .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
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