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GSS 1972-2024 Cumulative Datafile - Release 3


region_7222region of interview
Percent N Value Label
4.8 3,480 1 new england
13.9 10,051 2 middle atlantic
18.2 13,143 3 east north central
7.2 5,219 4 west north central
19.6 14,169 5 south atlantic
6.6 4,783 6 east south central
9.7 6,995 7 west south central
6.5 4,706 8 mountain
13.6 9,844 9 pacific


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
reltradreligious tradition
Percent N Value Label
24.6 17,698 1 evangelical protestant
19.0 13,635 2 mainline protestant
8.8 6,300 3 black protestant
24.9 17,893 4 catholic
2.0 1,468 5 jewish
5.7 4,128 6 other faith
15.0 10,771 7 nonaffiliated


224 .d don't know


2,957 .i iap


476 .n no answer


60 .s skipped on web


89 .z see codebook

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
reltrad16religious tradition age 16
Percent N Value Label
22.8 15,622 1 evangelical protestant
22.1 15,192 2 mainline protestant
10.3 7,062 3 black protestant
31.2 21,428 4 catholic
2.1 1,455 5 jewish
4.5 3,100 6 other faith
6.9 4,758 7 nonaffiliated


416 .d don't know


6,079 .i iap


466 .n no answer


81 .s skipped on web


40 .z see codebook

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
rplace_7522r's relationship to household head
Percent N Value Label
66.1 42,290 1 head of household
22.7 14,527 2 spouse
5.7 3,647 3 child (natural, adopted, step)
0.1 95 4 son-/daughter-in-law
0.2 121 5 grand/great-grandchild
0.4 263 6 parent/parent-in-law
1.1 723 7 other relative
3.6 2,290 8 non-relative


1,774 .i iap


2,042 .n no answer


17 .s skipped on web


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
spden_7322specific denomination, spouse
Percent N Value Label
1.3 216 10 american baptist association
0.6 92 11 american baptist churches in the u.s.a.
0.4 61 12 national baptist convention of america
0.3 42 13 national baptist convention u.s.a., inc.
8.5 1,416 14 southern baptist convention
1.8 302 15 other baptist churches
16.9 2,816 18 baptist, don't know which
0.3 51 20 african methodist episcopal church
0.1 20 21 african methodist episcopal zion church
6.7 1,115 22 united methodist church
0.3 51 23 other methodist churches
8.0 1,331 28 methodist, don't know which
1.2 207 30 american lutheran church
0.5 86 31 lutheran church in america
1.6 273 32 lutheran church - missouri synod
0.4 60 33 wisconsin evangelical lutheran synod
0.3 49 34 other lutheran churches
0.8 135 35 evangelical lutheran
6.2 1,041 38 lutheran, don't know which
0.8 129 40 presbyterian church in the u.s.
1.0 174 41 united presbyterian church in the u.s.a.
0.4 65 42 other presbyterian churches
0.5 80 43 presbyterian, merged
4.1 690 48 presbyterian, don't know which
3.6 601 50 episcopal church
21.7 3,611 60 other, specify
11.7 1,949 70 no denomination or non-denominational church


94 .d don't know


42,516 .i iap


183 .n no answer


3 .s skipped on web


16,240 .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
spnorelgspspouse no religion
Percent N Value Label
13.1 38 1 atheist
14.5 42 2 agnostic
7.3 21 3 something else
65.1 188 4 nothing in particular


1 .d don't know


3,018 .i iap


1 .n no answer


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
teens_7222household members 13 thru 17 yrs old
Percent N Value Label
84.8 59,639 0 0 household members between 13 to 17
10.6 7,444 1
3.8 2,638 2
0.7 489 3
0.1 74 4
0.0 9 5
0.0 2 6
0.0 1 7
0.0 2 8 8 or more


1,764 .i iap


321 .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
teens_exp_22kids 13-17 in hh(experimental version)
Percent N Value Label
88.2 1,524 0 0 household members between 13 to 17
8.8 152 1
2.5 44 2
0.5 8 3
0.0 0 8 8 or more


1,788 .i iap


10 .n no answer


18 .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
topprob1_nextmost important issue for america - follow on version
Percent N Value Label
12.3 127 1 health care
5.8 60 2 education
7.1 73 3 crime
3.4 35 4 the environment
8.4 87 5 immigration
26.0 268 6 the economy
3.0 31 7 terrorism
6.3 65 8 poverty
27.7 286 9 none of these


2,262 .i iap


15 .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
topprob2_crimnext important issue (crime) - follow-on version
Percent N Value Label
26.1 213 1 mentioned
73.9 602 2 not mentioned


2,261 .i iap


233 .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
topprob2_econnext important issue (economy) - follow-on version
Percent N Value Label
33.3 271 1 mentioned
66.7 544 2 not mentioned


2,261 .i iap


233 .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
topprob2_educnext important issue (education) - follow-on version
Percent N Value Label
25.4 207 1 mentioned
74.6 608 2 not mentioned


2,261 .i iap


233 .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
topprob2_envrnext important issue (environment) - follow-on version
Percent N Value Label
21.2 173 1 mentioned
78.8 642 2 not mentioned


2,261 .i iap


233 .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
topprob2_hlthnext important issue (health care) - follow-on version
Percent N Value Label
28.5 232 1 mentioned
71.5 583 2 not mentioned


2,261 .i iap


233 .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
topprob2_immgnext important issue (immigration) - follow-on version
Percent N Value Label
25.3 206 1 mentioned
74.7 609 2 not mentioned


2,261 .i iap


233 .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
topprob2_nonenext important issue (none of these) - follow-on version
Percent N Value Label
10.7 87 1 mentioned
89.3 728 2 not mentioned


2,261 .i iap


233 .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
topprob2_povtnext important issue (poverty) - follow-on version
Percent N Value Label
28.6 233 1 mentioned
71.4 582 2 not mentioned


2,261 .i iap


233 .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
topprob2_terrnext important issue (terrorism) - follow-on version
Percent N Value Label
12.0 98 1 mentioned
88.0 717 2 not mentioned


2,261 .i iap


233 .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
unrelat_7222number in household not related
Percent N Value Label
89.5 46,594 0
7.8 4,060 1
1.7 872 2
0.7 341 3
0.2 109 4
0.1 50 5
0.0 18 6
0.0 8 7
0.0 16 8 8 or more


1 .d don't know


19,964 .i iap


338 .n no answer


19 .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
wordsum7number words correct in vocabulary test (7 common items)
Percent N Value Label
1.7 629 0
4.1 1,486 1
8.6 3,136 2
16.1 5,851 3
29.9 10,893 4
19.7 7,196 5
12.6 4,609 6
7.2 2,639 7


10,168 .i iap


29,092 .n no answer

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
wordsumnewnumber words correct in vocabulary test (experiment items)
Percent N Value Label
0.5 12 0
2.6 58 1
2.8 64 2
6.1 139 3
8.1 184 4
12.7 288 5
14.6 330 6
13.9 314 7
16.2 367 8
15.3 345 9
7.1 160 10


3,965 .i iap


627 .n no answer


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
wordsumoldnumber words correct in vocabulary test (original items)
Percent N Value Label
0.8 274 0
1.8 627 1
3.2 1,101 2
5.9 2,019 3
10.1 3,455 4
16.3 5,580 5
21.9 7,485 6
16.0 5,465 7
10.9 3,736 8
7.8 2,669 9
5.2 1,767 10


13,056 .i iap


28,465 .n no answer

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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