Go to top or bottom of previous codebook page

GSS 1972-2024 Cumulative Datafile - Release 3

dipged_1222diploma, ged, or other
Percent N Value Label
90.5 13,915 1 high school diploma
8.7 1,339 2 ged
0.7 103 3 other
0.1 21 5 high school diploma after post high school class


13 .d don't know


1,836 .i iap


66 .n no answer


10 .s skipped on web


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
dsndntpayreparations for descendants of slaves
Percent N Value Label
29.7 635 1 yes
52.1 1,114 2 no
18.3 391 3 unsure


37 .d don't know


1,106 .i iap


8 .n no answer


18 .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
dwelling_8222type of structure
Percent N Value Label
6.4 3,417 1 trailer
62.5 33,556 2 detached single family house
3.6 1,936 3 2-family house, 2 units side-by-side
2.4 1,272 4 2-family house, 2 units one above the other
1.9 998 5 detached 3-4 family house
4.8 2,572 6 row house (3 or more units in an attached row)
12.8 6,849 7 apartment house (5 or more units, 3 stories or less)
4.2 2,261 8 apartment house (5 or more units, 4 stories or more)
0.5 284 9 apartment in a partly commercial structure
1.0 550 10 other


557 .d don't know


1,642 .i iap


344 .n no answer


19,461 .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
famgen_7522number of family generations in household
Percent N Value Label
56.4 36,836 1 one generation
39.4 25,741 2 two generations, children
0.9 585 3 two generations, parents
0.7 461 4 two generations, grandchild(ren)
1.6 1,059 5 three generations, child(ren), grandchildren
0.9 556 6 three generations, child(ren), parent
0.0 32 7 four generations


2,519 .i iap


7,910 .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
famgen_exp_22number of family generations in household (experimental version)
Percent N Value Label
62.3 1,099 1 one generation
28.6 504 2 two generations, children
6.0 106 3 two generations, parents
0.9 16 4 two generations, grandchild(ren)
0.9 16 5 three generations, child(ren), grandchildren
1.2 22 6 three generations, child(ren), parent
0.1 1 7 four generations


1,780 .i iap


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
famgen_nextnumber of family generations in household - follow-on version
Percent N Value Label
66.0 670 1 one generation
23.2 235 2 two generations, children
6.7 68 3 two generations, parents
1.1 11 4 two generations, grandchild(ren)
3.1 31 5 three or more generations


2,268 .i iap


26 .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
feovrwrkfamily life suffers when women work
Percent N Value Label
6.0 125 1 strongly agree
18.9 395 2 agree
34.5 722 3 neither agree nor disagree
29.7 620 4 disagree
11.0 229 5 strongly disagree


29 .d can't choose


1,162 .i iap


4 .n no answer


23 .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
happy_nextgeneral happiness - follow-on version
Percent N Value Label
15.1 160 1 very happy
58.6 622 2 pretty happy
26.4 280 3 not too happy


2,244 .i iap


3 .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
hhtype1_nexthousehold type (condensed) - follow-on version
Percent N Value Label
25.2 260 1 married couple, no children
8.4 87 2 single parent
2.7 28 3 other family, no children
25.2 260 4 single adult
5.5 57 5 cohabitating couple, no children
1.3 13 6 non-family, no children
20.5 212 7 married couple, children
3.9 40 8 cohabiting couple, children
1.9 20 9 other family relationship, children
0.3 3 10 non-family relationship, children
5.1 53 11 none of these


2,268 .i iap


8 .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
hivtest1_0622in what month and year was your last hiv test
Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 198001-999999)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
hivtest2_0622where did you have your last hiv test
Percent N Value Label
49.3 3,227 1 private doctor or hmo office
4.9 324 2 counseling and testing site
13.3 869 3 hospital
21.5 1,411 4 clinic
1.9 122 5 jail or prison
1.7 112 6 home
5.6 370 7 somewhere else
0.5 36 8 emergency room
0.2 15 9 drug treatment facility
1.0 66 10 hospital inpatient


38 .d don't know


19,078 .i iap


211 .n no answer


1 .s skipped on web


49,819 .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
hompop_7222number of persons in household
Percent N Value Label
24.1 16,960 1
33.8 23,830 2
16.7 11,765 3
14.2 9,984 4
6.7 4,737 5
2.7 1,884 6
1.0 712 7
0.4 285 8
0.2 141 9
0.1 79 10
0.0 20 11
0.0 9 12
0.0 6 13
0.0 3 14
0.0 1 15
0.0 1 16


1,967 .i iap


6 .n no answer


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
hompop_exp_22total people in hh (experimental version)
Percent N Value Label
1.8 32 0
33.0 580 1
29.0 510 2
15.1 265 3
12.5 219 4
4.7 83 5
2.0 36 6
1.0 18 7
0.5 8 8
0.3 6 9
0.1 1 11


1,786 .i iap


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
intage_0418age of interviewer
Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 20-85)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
intyrs_0418years of service as an interviewer at norc
Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 0.0000000000000000-25.6400000000000006)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Decimals: 16
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
knwsexorr knows anyone who is gay, lesbian, or bisexual
Percent N Value Label
68.0 721 1 yes
32.0 340 2 no


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
major1_1222college major 1
Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 1-82)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
major2_1222college major 2
Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 1-82)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
migageage when r came to u.s.
Percent N Value Label
15.0 206 1 migrated before age 5
20.1 275 2 migrated between ages 6-17
37.8 518 3 migrated between ages 18-29
18.1 248 4 migrated between ages 30-39
9.0 123 5 migrated age 40 or older


4 .d don't know


11,192 .i iap


654 .n no answer


13 .s skipped on web


62,466 .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
mighistwhen r came to u.s.
Percent N Value Label
25.8 374 1 migrated to the u.s. between 2012 and today
19.9 288 2 migrated to the u.s. between 2002 and 2011
14.5 210 3 migrated to the u.s. between 1996 and 2001
19.8 286 4 migrated to the u.s. between 1982 and 1995
20.0 289 5 migrated before 1982


4 .d don't know


11,739 .i iap


9 .n no answer


34 .s skipped on web


62,466 .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
norelgsp16r no religion age 16
Percent N Value Label
3.5 15 1 atheist
4.4 19 2 agnostic
4.2 18 3 something else
87.8 375 4 nothing in particular


4 .d don't know


2,875 .i iap


1 .n no answer


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
othlang1_0022what other languages does r speak
Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 1-183)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
othlang2_0022what other languages does r speak
Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 1-182)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
partners_8822how many sex partner's r had in last year
Percent N Value Label
22.8 8,604 0 no partners
63.8 24,059 1 1 partner
6.2 2,346 2 2 partners
2.9 1,100 3 3 partners
1.7 627 4 4 partners
1.5 574 5 5-10 partners
0.3 128 6 11-20 partners
0.1 47 7 21-100 partners
0.0 18 8 more than 100 partners
0.5 185 9 1 or more (unspecified)
0.0 0 95 several


44 .d don't know


12,372 .i iap


411 .n no answer


25,184 .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
perlar skin tone via interviewer
Percent N Value Label
20.5 256 1 1 - lightest
14.9 186 2
10.2 127 3
22.6 282 4
10.8 135 5
5.8 72 6
7.6 95 7
4.0 50 8
2.2 28 9
0.7 9 10
0.3 4 11
0.2 3 12 12 - darkest


2,062 .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
perla_selfr self-reported skin tone
Percent N Value Label
18.3 186 1 1 - lightest
17.9 182 2
8.8 89 3
30.5 310 4
9.6 98 5
4.9 50 6
4.6 47 7
1.5 15 8
2.0 20 9
1.3 13 10
0.5 5 11
0.1 1 12 12 - darkest


42 .d don't know


2,245 .i iap


6 .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
petsseqposition of pet questions in questionnaire
Percent N Value Label
36.2 385 1 beginning
32.7 348 2 middle
31.2 332 3 end


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
preteen_7222household members 6 thru 12 yrs old
Percent N Value Label
81.7 57,395 0 0 household members between 6 to 12
11.5 8,043 1
5.3 3,711 2
1.2 858 3
0.2 161 4
0.0 31 5
0.0 9 6
0.0 2 8 8 or more


1,764 .i iap


409 .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
preteen_exp_22kids 7-12 in hh(experimental version)
Percent N Value Label
84.1 1,459 0 0 household members between 6 to 12
11.3 196 1
3.7 65 2
0.9 15 3
0.0 0 8 8 or more


1,788 .i iap


9 .n no answer


12 .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
raceacs14_2122other pacific islander
Percent N Value Label
99.9 7,510 0 no
0.1 10 1 yes


14 .d don't know


27 .n no answer


15 .r refused


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
reg16_7222region of residence, age 16
Percent N Value Label
6.6 4,805 0 foreign
4.7 3,386 1 new england
14.9 10,781 2 middle atlantic
19.2 13,905 3 east north central
8.0 5,777 4 west north central
15.7 11,384 5 south atlantic
7.1 5,157 6 east south atlantic
9.0 6,486 7 west south central
4.7 3,376 8 mountain
10.1 7,309 9 pacific


1 .d don't know


14 .i iap


9 .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
Go to Next Page of Codebook