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CODEBOOK A

Social Statistics for a Diverse Society, 8th Edition

Dataset General Social Survey, 2014 Dataset

File name GSS14SSDS-A.sav

Cases Sampled 1500

Variables Employed 49

Citation Smith, Tom W, Peter Marsden, Michael Hout, and Jibum Kim. General Social Surveys, 1972–2014 [machine-readable data file] /Principal Investigator, Tom W. Smith; Co-Principal Investigator, Peter V. Marsden; Co-Principal Investigator, Michael Hout; Sponsored by National Science Foundation.—NORC ed.—Chicago: NORC at the University of Chiago [producer]; Storrs, CT: The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, University of Connecticut [distributor], 2015.

1 data file (57,061 logical records) + 1 codebook (3,567p.). (National Data Program for the Social Sciences, No. 22).

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Variable Position Abbreviated Question

Page

Number

abany 1 ABORTION IF WOMAN WANTS FOR ANY REASON 4

abnomore 2 MARRIED—WANTS NO MORE CHILDREN 5

abpoor 3 LOW INCOME – CANT AFFORD MORE CHILDREN 6

absingle 4 NOT MARRIED 7

age 5 AGE OF RESPONDENT 8

(Continued)

Variable Position Abbreviated Question

Page

Number

agekdbrn 6 R’S AGE WHEN 1ST CHILD BORN 9

bible 7 FEELINGS ABOUT THE BIBLE 10

childs 8 NUMBER OF CHILDREN 11

chldidel 9 IDEAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN 12

class 10 SUBJECTIVE CLASS IDENTIFICATION 13

degree 11 R’S HIGHEST DEGREE 14

discaff 12 WHITES HURT BY AFF. ACTION 15

educ 13 HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED 16

emailhr 14 EMAIL HOURS PER WEEK 17

goodlife 15 STANDARD OF LIVING OF R WILL IMPROVE 18

hapmar 16 HAPPINESS OF MARRIAGE 19

happy 17 GENERAL HAPPINESS 20

health 18 CONDITION OF HEALTH 21

hrs1 19 NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED LAST WEEK 22

hrsrelax 20 HOURS PER DAY R HAVE TO RELAX 23

immameco 21 IMMIGRANTS GOOD FOR AMERICA 24

IMMCULT 22 IMMIGRANTS UNDERMINE AMERICAN CULTURE 25

IMMEDUC 23 LEGAL IMMIGRANTS SHOULD HAVE SAME EDUCATION AS AMERICANS

immideas 24 IMMIGRANTS MAKE AMERICAN MORE OPEN 27

immjobs 25 IMMIGRANTS TAKE JOBS AWAY 28

letin1 26 NUMBER OF IMMIGRANTS TO AMERICA NOWADAYS SHOULD BE

maeduc 27 HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED, MOTHER

marhomo 28 HOMOSEXUALS SHOULD HAVE RIGHT TO MARRY

marital 29 MARITAL STATUS 32

Nrincome06 30 Recoded Rincome06 Variable 33

paeduc 31 HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED, FATHER 34

(Continued)

Variable Position Abbreviated Question

Page

Number

parsol 32 R’s LIVING STANDARD COMPARED TO PARENTS 35

partnrs5 33 HOW MANY SEX PARTNERS R HAD IN LAST 5 YEARS

partyid 34 POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION 37

Polviews 35 THINK OF SELF AS LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE

pray 36 HOW OFTEN DOES R PRAY 39

prayer 37 BIBLE PRAYER IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS 40

premarsx 38 SEX BEFORE MARRIAGE 41

PRES08 39 VOTE OBAMA OR MCCAIN 42

PRES12 40 VOTE OBAMA OR ROMNEY 43

prestg10 41 R’s occupational prestige score (2010) 44

racecen1 42 WHAT IS RS RACE 1ST MENTION 45

relig 43 RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE 46

sex 44 RS SEX 47

sexfreq 45 FREQUENCY OF SEX DURING LAST YEAR 48

sibs 46 NUMBER OF BROTHERS AND SISTERS 49

speduc 47 HIGHEST YEAR SCHOOL COMPLETED, SPOUSE 50

tvhours 48 HOURS PER DAY WATCHING TV 51

wwwhr 49 WWW HOURS PER WEEK 52

Abany

Value Count Percent

Standard Attributes

Position 1

Question Should it be possible for a pregnant woman to obtain a legal abortion for any reason?

Type Numeric

Format F1

Measurement Nominal

Role Input

Valid Response Values

1 YES 430 28.7%

2 NO 521 34.7%

Missing Response Values

0 IAP 509 33.9%

8 DK 29 1.9%

9 NA 11 0.7%

Abnomore

Value Count Percent

Standard Attributes

Position 2

Question Should it be possible for a pregnant woman to obtain a legal abortion if she is married and wants no more children?

Type Numeric

Format F1

Measurement Nominal

Role Input

Valid Response Values

1 YES 450 30.0%

2 NO 492 32.8%

Missing Response Values

0 IAP 509 33.9%

8 DK 35 2.3%

9 NA 14 0.9%

Abpoor

Value Count Percent

Standard Attributes

Position 3

Question Should it be possible for a pregnant woman to obtain a legal abortion if the family has a very low income and cannot afford any more children?

Type Numeric

Format F1

Measurement Nominal

Role Input

Valid Response Values

1 YES 436 29.1%

2 NO 513 34.2%

Missing Response Values

0 IAP 509 33.9%

8 DK 29 1.9%

9 NA 13 0.9%

Absingle

Value Count Percent

Standard Attributes

Position 4

Question Should it be legal for a pregnant woman to obtain an abortion if she is not married and does not want to marry the man?

Type Numeric

Format F1

Measurement Nominal

Role Input

Valid Response Values

1 YES 412 27.5%

2 NO 544 36.3%

Missing Response Values

0 IAP 509 33.9%

8 DK 24 1.6%

9 NA 11 0.7%

Age

Value Count Percent

Standard Attributes

Position 5

Question Age of respondent?

Type Numeric

Format F2

Measurement Scale

Role Input

N Valid 1490

Missing 10

Central Tendency and Dispersion

Mean 50.12

Standard Deviation

17.073

Percentile 25 36.00

Percentile 50 50.00

Percentile 75 62.00

Labeled Values

89 89 OR OLDER 9 0.6%

98 DK 0 0.0%

99 NA 10 0.7%

Agekdbrn

Value Count Percent

Standard Attributes

Position 6

Question How old were you when your first child was born?

Type Numeric

Format F2

Measurement Scale

Role Input

N Valid 1116

Missing 384

Central Tendency and Dispersion

Mean 24.47

Standard Deviation

6.237

Percentile 25 20.00

Percentile 50 23.00

Percentile 75 28.00

Labeled Values

0 IAP 374 24.9%

98 DK 3 0.2%

99 NA 7 0.5%

Bible

Value Count Percent

Standard Attributes

Position 7

Question Which statement comes closest to describing your feelings about the bible?

a. Bible is god’s word, to be taken literally

b. Bible is inspired word, not to be taken literally

c. Bible is an ancient book of fables recorded by men

Type Numeric

Format F1

Measurement Nominal

Role Input

Valid Response Values

1 WORD OF GOD 456 30.4%

2 INSPIRED WORD 682 45.5%

3 BOOK OF FABLES 325 21.7%

4 OTHER 14 0.9%

Missing Response Values

0 IAP 0 0.0%

8 DK 19 1.3%

9 NA 4 0.3%

Childs

Value Count Percent

Standard Attributes

Position 8

Question How many children have you ever had? (including from a previous marriage)

Type Numeric

Format F1

Measurement Nominal

Role Input

Valid Response Values

0 374 24.9%

1 242 16.1%

2 423 28.2%

3 230 15.3%

4 119 7.9%

5 58 3.9%

6 26 1.7%

7 8 0.5%

8 EIGHT OR MORE 14 0.9%

Missing Response Values

9 DK NA 6 0.4%

Chldidel

Value Count Percent

Standard Attributes

Position 9

Question What do you think is the ideal number of children for a family to have?

Type Numeric

Format F1

Measurement Nominal

Role Input

Valid Response Values

0 13 0.9%

1 16 1.1%

2 506 33.7%

3 240 16.0%

4 76 5.1%

5 15 1.0%

6 2 0.1%

7 SEVEN+ 2 0.1%

8 AS MANY AS WANT 135 9.0%

Missing Response Values

-1 IAP 495 33.0%

9 DK,NA 0 0.0%

Class

Value Count Percent

Standard Attributes

Position 10

Question If you were asked to use one of four names for your social class, which would you say you belong in: the lower class, the working class, the middle class, or the upper class?

Type Numeric

Format F1

Measurement Nominal

Role Input

Valid Response Values

1 LOWER CLASS 148 9.9%

2 WORKING CLASS 691 46.1%

3 MIDDLE CLASS 615 41.0%

4 UPPER CLASS 39 2.6%

5 NO CLASS 0 0.0%

Missing Response Values

0 IAP 0 0.0%

8 DK 6 0.4%

9 NA 1 0.1%

Degree

Value Count Percent

Standard Attributes

Position 11

Question Respondent’s highest degree?

Type Numeric

Format F1

Measurement Nominal

Role Input

Valid Response Values

0 LT HIGH SCHOOL 177 11.8%

1 HIGH SCHOOL 737 49.1%

2 JUNIOR COLLEGE 118 7.9%

3 BACHELOR 292 19.5%

4 GRADUATE 176 11.7%

Missing Response Values

7 IAP 0 0.0%

8 DK 0 0.0%

9 NA 0 0.0%

Discaff

Value Count Percent

Standard Attributes

Position 12

Question What do you think the chances are these days that a white person won’t get a job or promotion while an equally or less qualified black person gets one instead? Is this very likely, somewhat likely, or not very likely to happen these days?

Type Numeric

Format F1

Measurement Nominal

Role Input

Valid Response Values

1 VERY LIKELY 135 9.0%

2 SOMEWHAT LIKELY 437 29.1%

3 NOT VERY LIKELY 389 25.9%

Missing Response Values

0 IAP 509 33.9%

8 DONT KNOW 28 1.9%

9 NA 2 0.1%

Educ

Value Count Percent

Standard Attributes

Position 13

Question Respondent’s highest year of school completed?

Type Numeric

Format F2

Measurement Nominal

Role Input

Valid Response Values

0 4 0.3%

2 3 0.2%

3 2 0.1%

4 1 0.1%

5 7 0.5%

6 13 0.9%

7 7 0.5%

8 25 1.7%

9 36 2.4%

10 47 3.1%

11 70 4.7%

12 396 26.4%

13 131 8.7%

14 175 11.7%

15 79 5.3%

16 277 18.5%

17 52 3.5%

18 81 5.4%

19 29 1.9%

20 65 4.3%

Missing Response Values

97 IAP 0 0.0%

98 DK 0 0.0%

99 NA 0 0.0%

Emailhr

Value Count Percent

Standard Attributes

Position 14

Question About how many hours per week do you spend sending and receiving

electronic mail or e-mail?

Type Numeric

Format F3

Measurement Scale

Role Input

N Valid 568

Missing 932

Central Tendency and Dispersion

Mean 6.43

Standard Deviation

12.410

Percentile 25 .00

Percentile 50 2.00

Percentile 75 7.00

Labeled Values

-1 IAP 929 61.9%

998 DK 2 0.1%

999 NA 1 0.1%

Goodlife

Value Count Percent

Standard Attributes

Position 15

Question The way things are in America, people like me and my family have a good chance of improving our standard of living — do you agree or disagree?

Type Numeric

Format F1

Measurement Nominal

Role Input

Valid Response Values

1 STRONGLY AGREE 121 8.1%

2 AGREE 440 29.3%

3 NEITHER 174 11.6%

4 DISAGREE 223 14.9%

5 STRONGLY DISAGREE 43 2.9%

Missing Response Values

0 IAP 496 33.1%

8 CANT CHOOSE 3 0.2%

9 NA 0 0.0%

Hapmar

Value Count Percent

Standard Attributes

Position 16

Question Taking things all together, how would you describe your marriage? Would you say that your marriage is very happy, pretty happy, or not too happy?

Type Numeric

Format F1

Measurement Nominal

Role Input

Valid Response Values

1 VERY HAPPY 402 26.8%

2 PRETTY HAPPY 256 17.1%

3 NOT TOO HAPPY 19 1.3%

Missing Response Values

0 IAP 820 54.7%

8 DK 1 0.1%

9 NA 2 0.1%

Happy

Value Count Percent

Standard Attributes

Position 17

Question Taking things all together, how would you say things are these days – would you say that you are very happy, pretty happy, or not too happy?

Type Numeric

Format F1

Measurement Nominal

Role Input

Valid Response Values

1 VERY HAPPY 451 30.1%

2 PRETTY HAPPY 854 56.9%

3 NOT TOO HAPPY 192 12.8%

Missing Response Values

0 IAP 0 0.0%

8 DK 2 0.1%

9 NA 1 0.1%

Health

Value Count Percent

Standard Attributes

Position 18

Question Would you say your own health, in general, is excellent, good, fair, or poor?

Type Numeric

Format F1

Measurement Nominal

Role Input

Valid Response Values

1 EXCELLENT 221 14.7%

2 GOOD 477 31.8%

3 FAIR 223 14.9%

4 POOR 69 4.6%

Missing Response Values

0 IAP 509 33.9%

8 DK 1 0.1%

9 NA 0 0.0%

hrs1

Value Count Percent

Standard Attributes

Position 19

Question If working full or part time, how many hours did you work last

week, at all jobs?

Type Numeric

Format F2

Measurement Scale

Role Input

N Valid 895

Missing 605

Central Tendency and Dispersion

Mean 41.47

Standard Deviation

15.039

Percentile 25 35.00

Percentile 50 40.00

Percentile 75 50.00

Labeled Values

-1 IAP 594 39.6%

98 DK 0 0.0%

99 NA 11 0.7%

Hrsrelax

Value Count Percent

Standard Attributes

Position 20

Question After an average work day, about how many hours do you have to relax or pursue activities that you enjoy?

Type Numeric

Format F2

Measurement Scale

Role Input

N Valid 500

Missing 1000

Central Tendency and Dispersion

Mean 3.43

Standard Deviation

2.493

Percentile 25 2.00

Percentile 50 3.00

Percentile 75 5.00

Labeled Values

-1 IAP 993 66.2%

98 DONT KNOW 4 0.3%

99 NO ANSWER 3 0.2%

Immameco

Value Count Percent

Standard Attributes

Position 21

Question How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

a. Immigrants are generally good for America’s economy.

Type Numeric

Format F1

Measurement Nominal

Role Input

Valid Response Values

1 AGREE STRONGLY 37 2.5%

2 AGREE 237 15.8%

3 NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE 117 7.8%

4 DISAGREE 86 5.7%

5 DISAGREE STRONGLY 13 0.9%

Missing Response Values

0 IAP 986 65.7%

8 CANT CHOOSE 22 1.5%

9 NA 2 0.1%

IMMCULT

Value Count Percent

Standard Attributes

Position 22

Question How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

a. American culture is generally undermined by immigrants.

Type Numeric

Format F8

Measurement Nominal

Role Input

Valid Response Values

1 AGREE STRONGLY 18 1.2%

2 AGREE 75 5.0%

3 NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE 111 7.4%

4 DISAGREE 238 15.9%

5 DISAGREE STRONGLY 43 2.9%

Missing Response Values

0 IAP 986 65.7%

8 DON’T KNOW 27 1.8%

9 NO ANSWER 2 0.1%

IMMEDUC

Value Count Percent

Standard Attributes

Position 23

Question How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

a. Legal immigrants should have equal access to public education as American citizens.

Type Numeric

Format F8

Measurement Nominal

Role Input

Valid Response Values

1 AGREE STRONGLY 100 6.7%

2 AGREE 341 22.7%

3 NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE 33 2.2%

4 DISAGREE 24 1.6%

5 DISAGREE STRONGLY 8 0.5%

Missing Response Values

0 IAP 986 65.7%

8 DON’T KNOW 6 0.4%

9 NO ANSWER 2 0.1%

Immideas

Value Count Percent

Standard Attributes

Position 24

Question How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

a. Immigrants make America more op en to new ideas and cultures.

Type Numeric

Format F1

Measurement Nominal

Role Input

Valid Response Values

1 AGREE STRONGLY 54 3.6%

2 AGREE 272 18.1%

3 NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE 108 7.2%

4 DISAGREE 54 3.6%

5 DISAGREE STRONGLY 10 0.7%

Missing Response Values

0 IAP 986 65.7%

8 CANT CHOOSE 14 0.9%

9 NA 2 0.1%

Immjobs

Value Count Percent

Standard Attributes

Position 25

Question How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

a. Immigrants take jobs away from people who were born in America.

Type Numeric

Format F1

Measurement Nominal

Role Input

Valid Response Values

1 AGREE STRONGLY 37 2.5%

2 AGREE 154 10.3%

3 NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE 101 6.7%

4 DISAGREE 175 11.7%

5 DISAGREE STRONGLY 33 2.2%

Missing Response Values

0 IAP 986 65.7%

8 CANT CHOOSE 11 0.7%

9 NA 3 0.2%

letin1

Value Count Percent

Standard Attributes

Position 26

Question Do you think the number of immigrants to America nowadays should be . . .

Type Numeric

Format F1

Measurement Nominal

Role Input

Valid Response Values

1 INCREASED A LOT 51 3.4%

2 INCREASED A LITTLE 84 5.6%

3 REMAIN THE SAME AS IT IS 365 24.3%

4 REDUCED A LITTLE 248 16.5%

5 REDUCED A LOT 229 15.3%

Missing Response Values

0 IAP 495 33.0%

8 CANT CHOOSE 26 1.7%

9 NA 2 0.1%

Maeduc

Value Count Percent

Standard Attributes

Position 27

Question Highest year of school completed, mother

Type Numeric

Format F2

Measurement Scale

Role Input

N Valid 1363

Missing 137

Central Tendency and Dispersion

Mean 11.55

Standard Deviation

3.924

Percentile 25 10.00

Percentile 50 12.00

Percentile 75 14.00

Labeled Values

97 IAP 37 2.5%

98 DK 100 6.7%

99 NA 0 0.0%

Marhomo

Value Count Percent

Standard Attributes

Position 28

Question How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

a. Homosexual couples should have the right to marry one another?

Type Numeric

Format F1

Measurement Nominal

Role Input

Valid Response Values

1 STRONGLY AGREE 309 20.6%

2 AGREE 249 16.6%

3 NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE 92 6.1%

4 DISAGREE 127 8.5%

5 STRONGLY DISAGREE 199 13.3%

Missing Response Values

0 IAP 509 33.9%

8 CANT CHOOSE 9 0.6%

9 NA 6 0.4%

Marital

Value Count Percent

Standard Attributes

Position 29

Question Are you currently – married, widowed, divorced, separated, or have you never been married?

Type Numeric

Format F1

Measurement Nominal

Role Input

Valid Response Values

1 MARRIED 679 45.3%

2 WIDOWED 127 8.5%

3 DIVORCED 257 17.1%

4 SEPARATED 49 3.3%

5 NEVER MARRIED 387 25.8%

Missing Response Values

9 NA 1 0.1%

Nrincome06

Value

Standard Attributes Position 30

Question Recoded Nrincome06 Interval

Type Numeric

Format F8.2

Measurement Scale

Role Input

N Valid 912

Missing 588

Central Tendency and Dispersion

Mean 46049.3421

Standard Deviation 38662.41427

Percentile 25 18750.0000

Percentile 50 32500.0000

Percentile 75 67500.0000

Paeduc

Value Count Percent

Standard Attributes

Position 31

Question Highest year school completed, father

Type Numeric

Format F2

Measurement Scale

Role Input

N Valid 1099

Missing 401

Central Tendency and Dispersion

Mean 11.61

Standard Deviation

4.270

Percentile 25 9.00

Percentile 50 12.00

Percentile 75 14.00

Labeled Values

97 IAP 279 18.6%

98 DK 120 8.0%

99 NA 2 0.1%

Parsol

Value Count Percent

Standard Attributes

Position 32

Question Compared to your parents when they were the age you are now, do you think your own standard of living now is much better, somewhat better, about the same, somewhat worse, or much worse than theirs was?

Type Numeric

Format F1

Measurement Nominal

Role Input

Valid Response Values

1 MUCH BETTER 279 18.6%

2 SOMEWHAT BETTER 284 18.9%

3 ABOUT THE SAME 252 16.8%

4 SOMEWHAT WORSE 140 9.3%

5 MUCH WORSE 40 2.7%

Missing Response Values

0 IAP 496 33.1%

8 DK 8 0.5%

9 NA 1 0.1%

partnrs5

Value Count Percent

Standard Attributes

Position 33

Question Now think about the past five years (including the last 12 months). How many sex partners have you had in that five year period?

Type Numeric

Format F2

Measurement Nominal

Role Input

Valid Response Values

0 NO PARTNERS 102 6.8%

1 1 PARTNER 512 34.1%

2 2 PARTNERS 90 6.0%

3 3 PARTNERS 62 4.1%

4 4 PARTNERS 31 2.1%

5 5-10 PARTNERS 57 3.8%

6 11-20 PARTNERS 15 1.0%

7 21-100 PARTNERS 9 0.6%

8 MORE THAN 100 PARTNERS 0 0.0%

9 1 OR MORE, # unknown 18 1.2%

95 SEVERAL 0 0.0%

Missing Response Values

-1 IAP 587 39.1%

98 DK 1 0.1%

99 NA 16 1.1%

Partyid

Value Count Percent

Standard Attributes

Position 34

Question Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as a Republican, Democrat, Independent, or what?

Type Numeric

Format F1

Measurement Nominal

Role Input

Valid Response Values

0 STRONG DEMOCRAT 221 14.7%

1 NOT STR DEMOCRAT 246 16.4%

2 IND,NEAR DEM 193 12.9%

3 INDEPENDENT 306 20.4%

4 IND,NEAR REP 158 10.5%

5 NOT STR REPUBLICAN 175 11.7%

6 STRONG REPUBLICAN 151 10.1%

7 OTHER PARTY 39 2.6%

Missing Response Values

8 DK 0 0.0%

9 NA 11 0.7%

Polviews

Value Count Percent

Standard Attributes

Position 35

Question We hear a lot of talk these days about liberals and conservatives. I’m going to show you a seven-point scale on which the political views that people might hold are arranged from extremely liberal – point 1 – to extremely conservative – point 7. Where would you place yourself on this scale?

Type Numeric

Format F1

Measurement Nominal

Role Input

Valid Response Values

1 EXTREMELY LIBERAL 50 3.3%

2 LIBERAL 187 12.5%

3 SLIGHTLY LIBERAL 163 10.9%

4 MODERATE 565 37.7%

5 SLGHTLY CONSERVATIVE 206 13.7%

6 CONSERVATIVE 218 14.5%

7 EXTRMLY CONSERVATIVE 53 3.5%

Missing Response Values

0 IAP 0 0.0%

8 DK 47 3.1%

9 NA 11 0.7%

Pray

Value Count Percent

Standard Attributes

Position 36

Question About how often do you pray?

Type Numeric

Format F1

Measurement Nominal

Role Input

Valid Response Values

1 SEVERAL TIMES A DAY 409 27.3%

2 ONCE A DAY 447 29.8%

3 SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK 172 11.5%

4 ONCE A WEEK 85 5.7%

5 LT ONCE A WEEK 157 10.5%

6 NEVER 224 14.9%

Missing Response Values

0 IAP 0 0.0%

8 DK 2 0.1%

9 NA 4 0.3%

Prayer

Value Count Percent

Standard Attributes

Position 37

Question The United States Supreme Court has ruled that no state or local government may require the reading of the Lord’s Prayer or Bible Verses in public schools. What are you views on this – do you approve or disapprove of the court ruling?

Type Numeric

Format F1

Measurement Nominal

Role Input

Valid Response Values

1 APPROVE 406 27.1%

2 DISAPPROVE 552 36.8%

Missing Response Values

0 IAP 495 33.0%

8 DK 47 3.1%

9 NA 0 0.0%

Premarsx

Value Count Percent

Standard Attributes

Position 38

Question There’s been a lot of discussion about the ways morals and at titudes are changing in this country. If a man and a woman have sex relations before marriage, do you think it’s always wrong, almost always wrong, wrong only sometimes, or not wrong at all?

Type Numeric

Format F1

Measurement Nominal

Role Input

Valid Response Values

1 ALWAYS WRONG 184 12.3%

2 ALMST ALWAYS WRG 60 4.0%

3 SOMETIMES WRONG 168 11.2%

4 NOT WRONG AT ALL 570 38.0%

5 OTHER 0 0.0%

Missing Response Values

0 IAP 495 33.0%

8 DK 19 1.3%

9 NA 4 0.3%

PRES08

Value Count Percent

Standard Attributes

Position 39

Question If you voted in 2008, did you vote for Obama or McCain?

Type Numeric

Format F1

Measurement Nominal

Role Input

Valid Response Values

1 Obama 570 38.0%

2 McCain 375 25.0%

3 OTHER CANDIDATE (SPECIFY) 16 1.1%

4 DIDN’T VOTE 5 0.3%

Missing Response Values

0 IAP 493 32.9%

8 DK 12 0.8%

9 NA 29 1.9%

PRES12

Value Count Percent

Standard Attributes

Position 40

Question If you voted in 2012, did you vote for Obama or Romney?

Type Numeric

Format F8

Measurement Nominal

Role Input

Valid Response Values

1 Obama 352 23.5%

2 Romney 230 15.3%

3 Other candidate (SPECIFY) 12 0.8%

4 Didn’t vote for president 4 0.3%

Missing Response Values

0 IAP 880 58.7%

8 Don’t know 3 0.2%

9 No answer 19 1.3%

prestg10

Value Count Percent

Standard Attributes

Position 41

Question Rs occupational prestige score (subjective) (2010)

Type Numeric

Format F8

Measurement Scale

Role Input

N Valid 1449

Missing 51

Central Tendency and Dispersion

Mean 43.55

Standard Deviation

13.585

Percentile 25 33.00

Percentile 50 44.00

Percentile 75 52.00

Labeled Values

0 IAP,DK,NA 51 3.4%

racecen1

Value Count Percent

Standard Attributes

Position 42

Question What is your race? Indicate one or more races that you consider yourself to be.

Type Numeric

Format F2

Measurement Nominal

Role Input

Valid Response Values

1 WHITE 1125 75.0%

2 BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN 217 14.5%

3 AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKA NATIVE

23 1.5%

4 ASIAN INDIAN 9 0.6%

5 CHINESE 13 0.9%

6 FILIPINO 8 0.5%

7 JAPANESE 3 0.2%

8 KOREAN 5 0.3%

9 VIETNAMESE 1 0.1%

10 OTHER ASIAN 3 0.2%

11 NATIVE HAWAIIAN 1 0.1%

12 GUAMANIAN OR CHAMORRO 1 0.1%

13 SAMOAN 1 0.1%

14 OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER 0 0.0%

15 SOME OTHER RACE 4 0.3%

16 HISPANIC 73 4.9%

Missing Response Values

0 IAP 0 0.0%

98 DK 4 0.3%

99 NA 9 0.6%

Relig

Value Count Percent

Standard Attributes

Position 43

Question What is your religious preference? Is it Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or no religion?

Type Numeric

Format F2

Measurement Nominal

Role Input

Valid Response Values

1 PROTESTANT 694 46.3%

2 CATHOLIC 359 23.9%

3 JEWISH 16 1.1%

4 NONE 322 21.5%

5 OTHER 16 1.1%

6 BUDDHISM 9 0.6%

7 HINDUISM 2 0.1%

8 OTHER EASTERN 1 0.1%

9 MOSLEM/ISLAM 3 0.2%

10 ORTHODOX-CHRISTIAN 6 0.4%

11 CHRISTIAN 63 4.2%

12 NATIVE AMERICAN 0 0.0%

13 INTER-NONDENOMINATIONAL 0 0.0%

Missing Response Values

0 IAP 0 0.0%

98 DK 2 0.1%

99 NA 7 0.5%

Sex

Value Count Percent

Standard Attributes

Position 44

Question RESPONDENTS SEX

Type Numeric

Format F1

Measurement Nominal

Role Input

Valid Response Values

1 MALE 672 44.8%

2 FEMALE 828 55.2%

Sexfreq

Value Count Percent

Standard Attributes

Position 45

Question About how often did you have sex during the last 12 months?

Type Numeric

Format F1

Measurement Nominal

Role Input

Valid Response Values

0 NOT AT ALL 204 13.6%

1 ONCE OR TWICE 90 6.0%

2 ONCE A MONTH 105 7.0%

3 2-3 TIMES A MONTH 141 9.4%

4 WEEKLY 134 8.9%

5 2-3 PER WEEK 149 9.9%

6 4+ PER WEEK 41 2.7%

Missing Response Values

-1 IAP 587 39.1%

8 DK 8 0.5%

9 NA 41 2.7%

Sibs

Value Count Percent

Standard Attributes

Position 46

Question How many brothers and sisters did you have? Please count those born

alive, but no longer living, as well as those alive now. Also include

stepbrothers and stepsisters, and children adopted by your parents.

Type Numeric

Format F2

Measurement Scale

Role Input

N Valid 1496

Missing 4

Central Tendency and Dispersion

Mean 3.60

Standard Deviation

2.820

Percentile 25 2.00

Percentile 50 3.00

Percentile 75 5.00

Labeled Values

-1 IAP 0 0.0%

98 DK 1 0.1%

99 NA 3 0.2%

Speduc

Value Count Percent

Standard Attributes

Position 47

Question HIGHEST YEAR SCHOOL COMPLETED, SPOUSE

Type Numeric

Format F2

Measurement Scale

Role Input

N Valid 672

Missing 828

Central Tendency and Dispersion

Mean 13.90

Standard Deviation

3.327

Percentile 25 12.00

Percentile 50 14.00

Percentile 75 16.00

Labeled Values

97 IAP 820 54.7%

98 DK 5 0.3%

99 NA 3 0.2%

Tvhours

Value Count Percent

Standard Attributes

Position 48

Question On the average day, about how many hours do you personally

watch television?

Type Numeric

Format F2

Measurement Scale

Role Input

N Valid 1001

Missing 499

Central Tendency and Dispersion

Mean 2.94

Standard Deviation

2.602

Percentile 25 1.00

Percentile 50 2.00

Percentile 75 4.00

Labeled Values

-1 IAP 495 33.0%

98 DK 4 0.3%

99 NA 0 0.0%

Wwwhr

Value Count Percent

Standard Attributes

Position 49

Question Not counting e-mail, about how many hours per week do you use the web? Include time you spend using regular websites, and time

you spend using interactive services like chat rooms, Usenet

groups, discussion forums, bulletin boards, and the like.

Type Numeric

Format F3

Measurement Scale

Role Input

N Valid 540

Missing 960

Central Tendency and Dispersion

Mean 11.97

Standard Deviation

15.568

Percentile 25 2.00

Percentile 50 6.00

Percentile 75 15.00

Labeled Values

-1 IAP 953 63.5%

998 DK 6 0.4%

999 NA 1 0.1%