gss year for this respondent
respondent id number
labor force status
number of hours worked last week
number of hours usually work a week
ever work as long as one year
r's census occupation code (1970)
r's occupational prestige score(1970)
r self-emp or works for somebody
r's industry code (1970)
case was retrievable in 2012
r's census occupation code (2010)
r's occ/ind verbatim retrieved
occ10 coding status
occ10 coding tag
r's occupational prestige score (2010)
r's occupational prestige score using threshold method (2010)
r's industry code (naics 2007)
indus10 coding status
indus10 coding tag
marital status
age when first married
ever been divorced or separated
spouse labor force status
number of hrs spouse worked last week
no. of hrs spouse usually works a week
spouse ever work as long as a year
spouse census occupation code (1970)
spouse's occupational prestige score (1970)
spouse self-emp. or works for somebody
spouse's industry code (1970)
spouse census occupation code (2010)
spouse's occ/ind verbatim retrieved
spocc10 coding status
spocc10 coding tag
spouse occupational prestige score (2010)
spouse occupational prestige score using threshold method (2010)
spouse's industry code (naics 2007)
spind10 coding status
spind10 coding tag
father's census occupation code (1970)
father's occupational prestige score (1970)
father self-emp. or worked for somebody
father's industry code (1970)
father's census occupation code (2010)
father's occ/ind verbatim retrieved
paocc10 coding status
paocc10 coding tag
father's occupational prestige score (2010)
father's occupational prestige score using threshold method (2010)
father's industry code (naics 2007)
paind10 coding status
paind10 coding tag
mothers census occupation code (2010)
mothers occ/ind verbatim retrieved
maocc10 coding status
maocc10 coding tag
mothers occupational prestige score (2010)
mothers occupational prestige score using threshold method (2010)
mothers industry code (naics 2007)
maind10 coding status
maind10 coding tag
number of brothers and sisters
number of children
age of respondent
highest year of school completed
highest year school completed, father
highest year school completed, mother
highest year school completed, spouse
r's highest degree
father's highest degree
mothers highest degree
spouse's highest degree
respondents sex
race of respondent
type of place lived in when 16 yrs old
region of residence, age 16
geographic mobility since age 16
living with parents when 16 yrs old
reason not living with parents
mothers employment since marriage
r's family income when 16 yrs old
was r born in this country
were r's parents born in this country
how many grandparents born outside u.s.
number of persons in household
household members less than 6 yrs old
household members 6 thru 12 yrs old
household members 13 thru 17 yrs old
household members 18 yrs and older
number in household not related
how many in family earned money
total family income
respondents income
region of interview
expanded norc size code
src beltcode
size of place in 1000s
d.o.t. code - relation to data
d.o.t. code - relation to people
d.o.t. code - relation to things
d.o.t. code - general educ develop.
d.o.t. code - specific vocat. prep
temme prestige scale
sp. d.o.t. code - relation to data
sp. d.o.t. code - relation to people
sp. d.o.t. code - relation to things
sp. d.o.t. code - general educ develop.
sp. d.o.t. code - specific vocat. prep
sp. temme prestige scale
fa. d.o.t. code - relation to data
fa. d.o.t. code - relation to people
fa. d.o.t. code - relation to things
fa. d.o.t. code - general educ develop.
fa. d.o.t. code - specific vocat. prep
fa. temme prestige scale
political party affiliation
did r vote in 1980 election
vote for carter, reagan or anderson
who would r have voted for-1980 election
think of self as liberal or conservative
space exploration program
improving & protecting environment
improving & protecting nations health
solving problems of big cities
halting rising crime rate
dealing with drug addiction
improving nations education system
improving the conditions of blacks
military, armaments, and defense
foreign aid
welfare
highways and bridges
social security
mass transportation
parks and recreation
space exploration:version y
the environment:version y
health:version y
assistance to big cities:version y
law enforcement:version y
drug rehabilitation:version y
education:version y
assistance to blacks:version y
national defense:version y
assistance to other countries:ver y
assistance to the poor:version y
space exploration:version z
improving the environment:version z
improving health:version z
solving problems of big cities:ver z
reducing crime:version z
reducing drug addiction:version z
improving the education system:ver z
improving conditions of blacks:ver z
strengthening national defense:ver z
helping other countries:version z
caring for the poor:version z
improving highways and bridges:ver z
protecting social security:version z
improving mass transit:version z
improving parks and recreation:ver z
everyone should look out for self
business profits benefit all
govt shld insure jobs and stable prices
responsibility of govt to meet needs
social welfare benefits are disincentive
one is able to live well in america
business profits are distributed fairly
social standing due to ability
traditional class divisions still remain
achievement depends on family background
achievement depends on educ and ability
ones own efforts don't count
personal income not determined by work
differences in class are an incentive
differences in class reflect own effort
social differences are acceptable
equal opportunity to obtain education?
govt concern for social welfare
should govt reduce income differences
r's federal income tax
allow anti-religionist to speak
allow anti-religionist to teach
allow anti-religious book in library
allow racist to speak
allow racist to teach
allow racists book in library
allow communist to speak
should communist teacher be fired
allow communists book in library
allow militarist to speak
allow militarist to teach
allow militarists book in library
allow homosexual to speak
allow homosexual to teach
allow homosexuals book in library
favor or oppose death penalty for murder
importance of death penalty issue to r
how much info r has on death penalty
how firm is r's opinion of death penalty
favor or oppose gun permits
importance of gun control issue to r
how much info does r have on gun control
how firm is r's opinion on gun control
courts dealing with criminals
importance of crime issue to r
how much info does r have on crime issue
how firm is r's opinion on crime issue
importance of law enforcement issue to r
how much info does r have on law issue
how firm is r's opinion on law issue
should marijuana be made legal
r's religious preference
specific denomination
other protestant denominations
how fundamentalist is r currently
how often r attends religious services
how often ma attended religious services
how often pa attended religious services
strength of affiliation
belief in life after death
life of peace and tranquility
life of intense action
like here on earth only better
life without many earthly joys
pale or shadowy form of life
a spiritual life involving mind not body
paradise of pleasures and delights
place of loving intellectual communion
union with god
reunion with loved ones
how often does r pray
thought one was someplace before
felt in touch with someone far away
perceived events at great distance
felt in touch with deceased person
had powerful religious experience
how close does r feel to god
image of god as judge
image of god as redeemer
image of god as lover
image of god as master
image of god as mother
image of god as creator
image of god as father
image of god as spouse
image of god as friend
image of god as king
image of god as liberator
image of god as healer
contrast between mother and father
contrast between master and spouse
contrast between judge and lover
contrast between friend and king
contrast between creator and healer
contrast between redeemer and liberator
religion in which raised
denomination in which r was raised
how fundamentalist was r at age 16
spouse's religious preference
specific denomination, spouse
how fundamentalist is spouse currently
religion in which spouse raised
denomination in which spouse raised
how fundamentalist was spouse at 16
feelings about the bible
feelings about the bible:version z
favor law against racial intermarriage
object to opp. race home for dinner
blacks shouldn't push
whites have right to seg. neighborhood
vote on open housing law
any opp. race in neighborhood
any opp. race living close to r
how far are closest opp. race
will neighborhood become all black
opp. race home for dinner recently
should whites & blacks go to same school
attend church with other race
general happiness
happiness of marriage
condition of health
is life exciting or dull
people helpful or looking out for selves
people fair or try to take advantage
can people be trusted
city or place r lives in
non-working activities, hobbies
family life
friendships
health and physical condition
confid in banks & financial institutions
confidence in major companies
confidence in organized religion
confidence in education
confid. in exec branch of fed govt
confidence in organized labor
confidence in press
confidence in medicine
confidence in television
confid. in united states supreme court
confidence in scientific community
confidence in congress
confidence in military
banks & financial institutions:ver z
major companies:version z
organized religion:version z
education:version z
exec branch fed govt:version z
organized labor:version z
press:version z
medicine:version z
television:version z
united states supreme court:version z
scientific community:version z
congress:version z
military:version z
good manners-version y
tries hard to succeed-version y
honest-version y
neat and clean-version y
good sense, sound judgment-version y
self-control-version y
acts like boy-acts like girl-version y
gets along with other children-version y
obeys parents well-version y
responsible-version y
considerate of others-version y
interested how things happen-version y
good student-version y
qualities for boys or girls:variant
should aged live with their children
ever drink alcoholic beverages?
ever drink too much?
does r smoke
ever tried to quit smoking
does r smoke cigarettes
has r ever smoked
lot of the average man getting worse
not fair to bring child into world
officials not interested in average man
work satisfaction
if rich, continue or stop working
high income
no danger of being fired
short working hours
chances for advancement
work important and feel accomplishment
subjective class identification
satisfaction with financial situation
change in financial situation
opinion of family income
does r or spouse have supervisor
does supervisor have supervisor
does r or spouse supervise anyone
does subordinate supervise anyone
ever unemployed in last ten yrs
does r or spouse belong to union
opinion of how people get ahead
strong chance of serious defect
married--wants no more children
woman's health seriously endangered
low income--cant afford more children
pregnant as result of rape
not married
abortion if woman wants for any reason
importance of abortion issue to r
how much info does r have on abortion
how firm is r's opinion on abortion
how concerned is r about abortion
sex with person other than spouse
homosexual sex relations
materials provide info about sex
materials lead to breakdown in morals
materials lead to rape
materials provide outlet
feelings about pornography laws
seen x-rated movie in last year
importance of pornography issue to r
how much info does r have on porn issue
how firm is r's opinion on porn issue
ever punched or beaten by another person
beaten as child or adult
if beaten--how many times
ever threatened with gun or shot at
threatened or shot at as child or adult
if threatened or shot at--how many times
ever approve of man punching adult male
stranger in protest march
drunk bumped into man & wife
stranger had hit mans child
stranger was beating up a woman
stranger had broken into mans house
ever approve of police striking citizen
citizen said vulgar or obscene things
citizen questioned as murder suspect
citizen attempting to escape custody
citizen attacking policeman with fists
afraid to walk at night in neighborhood
home broken into during the last year
forcefully robbed during the last year
have gun in home
pistol or revolver in home
shotgun in home
rifle in home
does gun belong to r
ever received a traffic ticket
ever picked up or charged by police
does r or spouse hunt
does other household member hunt
does r have telephone
r's attitude toward interview
r's understanding of questions
form of split questionnaire asked
divorced in last 5 yrs
relatives divorced in last year
relatives divorced between 5 & 1 yrs ago
unemployed in last 5 yrs
relatives unemployed in last yr
relatives unemp between 5 & 1 yrs ago
hospitalized, disabled last 5 yrs
rels hospitalized in last year
rels hospitalized betw 5 & 1 yrs ago
relatives died in last 5 yrs
relatives died since age 16
death of father
death of mother
death of child
death of sibling
death of spouse
trauma scale, last year
trauma scale, last 5 years
trauma of relatives, last year
trauma of relatives, last 5 yrs
trauma last year, self & relatives
trauma last 5 yrs, self & relatives
mandatory conscription for females?
mandatory conscription for males?
favor conscription given taxes?
quality of persons in military
number of women in military
number of hispanics in military
number of blacks in military
how well has volunteer military worked?
return to the draft?
if return to draft, draft women?
if emergency, return to draft?
if emergency, draft women also?
family members served in armed forces?
any family members in armed forces now
min opportunities better in military?
fem opportunities better in military?
punish draft resister's?
jail draft resister's?
military service good experience for men
mil service good experience for women
refuse vols with no basic skills?
obligation to train for civilian jobs?
possibility of an all-out atomic war
possibility of a conventional ground war
possibility of increasing arms race
possibility of reducing atomic weapons
possibility eliminating atomic weapons
possibility of guerilla wars
any in hh receive mil or vet benefits
ever work for military supplier?
currently work for military supplier?
ever work for military or dod?
currently work for military or dod?
local economy depends on defense work?
obligation--voting in elections
obligation--community service
obligation--jury duty
obligation--reporting a crime
obligation--being able to speak english
obligation--keeping informed
obligation--peacetime mil service-men
obligation--wartime mil service-men
obligation--peacetime mil service-female
obligation--wartime mil service-female
should govt improve standard of living?
should govt do more or less?
should govt help pay for medical care?
should govt aid blacks?
membership in fraternal group
membership in service group
membership in veteran group
membership in political club
membership in labor union
membership in sports club
membership in youth group
membership in school service
membership in hobby club
membership in school fraternity
membership in nationality group
membership in farm organization
membership in literary or art group
membership in professional society
membership in church group
membership in any other
number of memberships
r's hh poverty status
distance below poverty line
family income in constant $
r's income in constant $
family income in constant dollars
respondent income in constant dollars
country of family origin
1st mentioned country of origin
2nd mentioned country of origin
3rd mentioned country of origin
type of response about ethnicity:r
years in armed forces
branch of service
type of structure
dwelling compared to others in nbrhd
dwelling compared to others in city
word a
word b
word c
word d
word e
word f
word g
word h
word i
word j
number words correct in vocabulary test
relationship of 1st person to household head
gender of 1st person
age of 1st person
marital status of 1st person
is 1st person staying somewhere else now?
where is 1st person staying?
relationship of 2nd person to household head
gender of 2nd person
age of 2nd person
marital status of 2nd person
is 2nd person staying somewhere else now?
where is 2nd person staying?
relationship of 3rd person to household head
gender of 3rd person
age of 3rd person
marital status of 3rd person
is 3rd person staying somewhere else now?
where is 3rd person staying?
relationship of 4th person to household head
gender of 4th person
age of 4th person
marital status of 4th person
is 4th person staying somewhere else now?
where is 4th person staying?
relationship of 5th person to household head
gender of 5th person
age of 5th person
marital status of 5th person
is 5th person staying somewhere else now?
where is 5th person staying?
relationship of 6th person to household head
gender of 6th person
age of 6th person
marital status of 6th person
is 6th person staying somewhere else now?
where is 6th person staying?
relationship of 7th person to household head
gender of 7th person
age of 7th person
marital status of 7th person
relationship of 8th person to household head
gender of 8th person
age of 8th person
marital status of 8th person
relationship of 9th person to household head
gender of 9th person
age of 9th person
marital status of 9th person
is 9th person staying somewhere else now?
where is 9th person staying?
relationship of 10th person to household head
gender of 10th person
age of 1oth person
marital status of 10th person
relation of 11th person (visitor) to head
gender of 11th person (visitor)
age of 11th person (visitor)
marital status of 11th person (visitor)
is 11th person (visitor) staying elsewhere now?
where is 11th person (visitor) staying?
relation of 12th person (visitor) to head
gender of 12th person (visitor)
age of 12th person (visitor)
marital status of 12th person (visitor)
is 12th person (visitor) staying elsewhere now?
where is 12th person (visitor) staying?
relation of 13th person (visitor) to head
gender of 13th person (visitor)
age of 13th person (visitor)
marital status of 13th person (visitor)
is 13th person (visitor) staying elsewhere now?
where is 13th person (visitor) staying?
number of hef informant
race of household
number in family of r
household type
household type (condensed)
number of family generations in household
r's relationship to household head
is r a visitor?
number of visitor's in household
date of interview
respondent's occupation, 1970 census
r's father's occupation, 1970 census
r's spouse's occupation, 1970 census
r's socioeconomic index (2010)
percentage of some college educ in occ10 based on acs 2010
percentage of $45k+ earners in occ10 based on acs 2010
r's father's socioeconomic index (2010)
percentage of some college educ in paocc10 based on acs 2010
percentage of $45k+ earners in paocc10 based on acs 2010
r's mother's socioeconomic index (2010)
percentage of some college educ in maocc10 based on acs 2010
percentage of $45k+ earners in maocc10 based on acs 2010
r's spouse's socioeconomic index (2010)
percentage of some college educ in spocc10 based on acs 2010
percentage of $45k+ earners in spocc10 based on acs 2010
take active part in world affairs
feelings about communism
year of birth
year of first marriage
respondents astrological sign
r's possible vital status as of 2014
weight deal with experimental randomization
sampling error code
sampling frame and method
weights for black oversamples
weight variable
variance stratum
variance primary sampling unit
gss data file version