Data Analysis (Sociology and Statistics)

CODEBOOK GSS 1972-2010 Cumulative Datafile

GSS 1972-2010 Cumulative Datafile Page i CONTENTS item page CASEID CASE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 1 YEAR GSS YEAR FOR THIS RESPONDENT 1 ID RESPONDNT ID NUMBER 1 AGE AGE OF RESPONDENT 1 SEX RESPONDENTS SEX 1 RACE RACE OF RESPONDENT 2 EDUC HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED 2 DEGREE RS HIGHEST DEGREE 2 SEI RESPONDENT SOCIOECONOMIC INDEX 3 COHORT YEAR OF BIRTH 3 INCOME06 TOTAL FAMILY INCOME 4 REGION REGION OF INTERVIEW 4 SIZE SIZE OF PLACE IN 1000S 5 PARTYID POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION 5 POLVIEWS THINK OF SELF AS LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE 6 CLASS SUBJECTIVE CLASS IDENTIFICATION 6 RANK RS SELF RANKING OF SOCIAL POSITION 7 SATFIN SATISFACTION WITH FINANCIAL SITUATION 7 FINALTER CHANGE IN FINANCIAL SITUATION 8 UNEMP EVER UNEMPLOYED IN LAST TEN YRS 8 GETAHEAD OPINION OF HOW PEOPLE GET AHEAD 9 PARSOL RS LIVING STANDARD COMPARED TO PARENTS 9 KIDSSOL RS KIDS LIVING STANDARD COMPARED TO R 10 December 3, 2012

GSS 1972-2010 Cumulative Datafile Page 1 CASEID CASE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER Data type: numeric Record/columns: 1/1-5 ________________________________________________________________________ YEAR GSS YEAR FOR THIS RESPONDENT Data type: numeric Record/columns: 1/7-10 ________________________________________________________________________ ID RESPONDNT ID NUMBER Data type: numeric Record/columns: 1/12-15 ________________________________________________________________________ AGE AGE OF RESPONDENT 13. Respondent's age VALUE LABEL 89 89 OR OLDER 98 DK 99 NA Data type: numeric Missing-data codes: 0,98,99 Record/columns: 1/17-18 ________________________________________________________________________ SEX RESPONDENTS SEX 23. Code respondent's sex VALUE LABEL 1 MALE 2 FEMALE Data type: numeric Missing-data code: 0 Record/column: 1/20 December 3, 2012

GSS 1972-2010 Cumulative Datafile Page 2 RACE RACE OF RESPONDENT 24. What race do you consider yourself? VALUE LABEL 0 IAP 1 WHITE 2 BLACK 3 OTHER Data type: numeric Missing-data code: 0 Record/column: 1/22 ________________________________________________________________________ EDUC HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED 15. What is the highest grade in elementary school or high school that you finished and got credit for? VALUE LABEL 97 IAP 98 DK 99 NA Data type: numeric Missing-data codes: 97,98,99 Record/columns: 1/24-25 ________________________________________________________________________ DEGREE RS HIGHEST DEGREE 19. If finished 9th-12th grade: Did you ever get a high school diploma or a GED certificate? VALUE LABEL 0 LT HIGH SCHOOL 1 HIGH SCHOOL 2 JUNIOR COLLEGE 3 BACHELOR 4 GRADUATE 7 IAP 8 DK 9 NA Data type: numeric Missing-data codes: 7,8,9 Record/column: 1/27 December 3, 2012

GSS 1972-2010 Cumulative Datafile Page 3 SEI RESPONDENT SOCIOECONOMIC INDEX 1646. Respondent socioeconomic index. VALUE LABEL -1 IAP 99.8 DK 99.9 NA Data type: numeric Decimals: 1 Missing-data codes: -1.0,99.8,99.9 Record/columns: 1/29-32 ________________________________________________________________________ COHORT YEAR OF BIRTH 1651. Birth cohort of respondent. VALUE LABEL 0 IAP 9999 NA Data type: numeric Missing-data codes: 0,9999 Record/columns: 1/34-37 December 3, 2012

GSS 1972-2010 Cumulative Datafile Page 4 INCOME06 TOTAL FAMILY INCOME In which of these groups did your total family income, from all sources, fall last year before taxes, that is. VALUE LABEL 0 IAP 1 UNDER $1 000 2 $1 000 TO 2 999 3 $3 000 TO 3 999 4 $4 000 TO 4 999 5 $5 000 TO 5 999 6 $6 000 TO 6 999 7 $7 000 TO 7 999 8 $8 000 TO 9 999 9 $10000 TO 12499 10 $12500 TO 14999 11 $15000 TO 17499 12 $17500 TO 19999 13 $20000 TO 22499 14 $22500 TO 24999 15 $25000 TO 29999 16 $30000 TO 34999 17 $35000 TO 39999 18 $40000 TO 49999 19 $50000 TO 59999 20 $60000 TO 74999 21 $75000 TO $89999 22 $90000 TO $109999 23 $110000 TO $129999 24 $130000 TO $149999 25 $150000 OR OVER 26 REFUSED 98 DK 99 NA Data type: numeric Missing-data codes: 0,26-99 Record/columns: 1/17-18

________________________________________________________________________ REGION REGION OF INTERVIEW VALUE LABEL 0 NOT ASSIGNED 1 NEW ENGLAND 2 MIDDLE ATLANTIC 3 E. NOR. CENTRAL 4 W. NOR. CENTRAL 5 SOUTH ATLANTIC 6 E. SOU. CENTRAL 7 W. SOU. CENTRAL 8 MOUNTAIN 9 PACIFIC Data type: numeric Missing-data code: 0 Record/column: 1/42 December 3, 2012

GSS 1972-2010 Cumulative Datafile Page 5 SIZE SIZE OF PLACE IN 1000S VALUE LABEL -1 NOT ASSIGNED Data type: numeric Missing-data code: -1 Record/columns: 1/44-47 ________________________________________________________________________ PARTYID POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION 56. Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as a Republican, Democrat, Independent, or what? VALUE LABEL 0 STRONG DEMOCRAT 1 NOT STR DEMOCRAT 2 IND,NEAR DEM 3 INDEPENDENT 4 IND,NEAR REP 5 NOT STR REPUBLICAN 6 STRONG REPUBLICAN 7 OTHER PARTY 8 DK 9 NA Data type: numeric Missing-data codes: 8,9 Record/column: 1/49 December 3, 2012

GSS 1972-2010 Cumulative Datafile Page 6 POLVIEWS THINK OF SELF AS LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE 67a. 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? VALUE LABEL 0 IAP 1 EXTREMELY LIBERAL 2 LIBERAL 3 SLIGHTLY LIBERAL 4 MODERATE 5 SLGHTLY CONSERVATIVE 6 CONSERVATIVE 7 EXTRMLY CONSERVATIVE 8 DK 9 NA Data type: numeric Missing-data codes: 0,8,9 Record/column: 1/51 ________________________________________________________________________ CLASS SUBJECTIVE CLASS IDENTIFICATION 185a. 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? VALUE LABEL 0 IAP 1 LOWER CLASS 2 WORKING CLASS 3 MIDDLE CLASS 4 UPPER CLASS 5 NO CLASS 8 DK 9 NA Data type: numeric Missing-data codes: 0,8,9 Record/column: 1/53 December 3, 2012

GSS 1972-2010 Cumulative Datafile Page 7 RANK RS SELF RANKING OF SOCIAL POSITION 186. In our society there are groups which tend to be towards the top and those that are towards the bottom. Here we have ascale that runs from top (1) to bottom (10). a. Where would you put yourself on this scale? VALUE LABEL 0 IAP 1 TOP 10 BOTTOM 98 DK 99 NA Data type: numeric Missing-data codes: 0,98,99 Record/columns: 1/55-56 ________________________________________________________________________ SATFIN SATISFACTION WITH FINANCIAL SITUATION 187a. We are interested in how people are getting along financially these days. So far as you and your family are concerned, would you say that you are pretty well satisfied with your present financial situation, more or less satisfied, or not satisfied at all? VALUE LABEL 0 IAP 1 SATISFIED 2 MORE OR LESS 3 NOT AT ALL SAT 8 DK 9 NA Data type: numeric Missing-data codes: 0,8,9 Record/column: 1/58 December 3, 2012

GSS 1972-2010 Cumulative Datafile Page 8 FINALTER CHANGE IN FINANCIAL SITUATION 187b. During the last few years, has your financial situation been getting better, worse, or has it stayed the same? VALUE LABEL 0 IAP 1 BETTER 2 WORSE 3 STAYED SAME 8 DK 9 NA Data type: numeric Missing-data codes: 0,8,9 Record/column: 1/60 ________________________________________________________________________ UNEMP EVER UNEMPLOYED IN LAST TEN YRS 193. At any time during the last ten years, have you been unemployed and looking for work for as long as a month? VALUE LABEL 0 IAP 1 YES 2 NO 8 DK 9 NA Data type: numeric Missing-data codes: 0,8,9 Record/column: 1/62 December 3, 2012

GSS 1972-2010 Cumulative Datafile Page 9 GETAHEAD OPINION OF HOW PEOPLE GET AHEAD 197. Some people say that people get ahead by their own hard work; others say that lucky breaks or help from other people are more important. Which do you think is most important? VALUE LABEL 0 IAP 1 HARD WORK 2 BOTH EQUALLY 3 LUCK OR HELP 4 OTHER 8 DK 9 NA Data type: numeric Missing-data codes: 0,8,9 Record/column: 1/64 ________________________________________________________________________ PARSOL RS LIVING STANDARD COMPARED TO PARENTS 198a. 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? VALUE LABEL 0 IAP 1 MUCH BETTER 2 SOMEWHAT BETTER 3 ABOUT THE SAME 4 SOMEWHAT WORSE 5 MUCH WORSE 8 DK 9 NA Data type: numeric Missing-data codes: 0,8,9 Record/column: 1/66 December 3, 2012

GSS 1972-2010 Cumulative Datafile Page 10 KIDSSOL RS KIDS LIVING STANDARD COMPARED TO R 198b. When your children are at the age you are now, do you think their standard of living will be much better, somewhat better, about the same, somewhat worse, or much worse that your is now? VALUE LABEL 0 IAP 1 MUCH BETTER 2 SOMEWHAT BETTER 3 ABOUT THE SAME 4 SOMEWHAT WORSE 5 MUCH WORSE 6 NO CHILDREN -VOLUNTEERED- 8 DK 9 NA Data type: numeric Missing-data codes: 0,8,9 Record/column: 1/68 December 3, 2012