Respondent ID number
Abortion support: any reason
Abortion support: chance of defect
Abortion support: mom health endangered
Abortion support: want no more kids
Abortion support: too poor for more kids
Abortion support: result of rape
Abortion support: mom not married
Best way to make adoption matches? (1996 only)
Respondent's age
Age when 1st child born
Age squared
Age when first married
Felt angry at someone: # days in lstwk? (1996 only)
Felt anxious and tense: # days in lstwk? (1996 only)
Felt ashamed of something you did: # days in lstwk? (1996 only)
Felt at ease: # days in lstwk? (1996 only)
Is R black? (1=yes)
Was respondent born in US?
Did R vote for Bush in 1992?
Felt calm: # days in lstwk? (1996 only)
Favor capital punishment?
Is R Catholic? (1=yes)
Number of children
Presidential choice, 1988
Presidential choice, 1992
Presidential choice, 1996 (1998 only)
Did R vote for Clinton in 1996?
Did R vote for Clinton in 1992?
College major field (1993 only)
Confidence in military
Confidence in major companies
Confidence in organized religion
Confidence in education
Confid in exec branch of fed govt
Confidence in banks
Confidence in US supreme court
Confidence in organized labor
Confidence in congress
Confidence in medicine
Confidence in press
Confidence in sci community
Felt contented: # days in lstwk? (1996 only)
Confidence in television
R's highest degree
R voted in most recent Pres election
Did R vote for Dole in 1996?
R: College graduate
R: Graduate school
R: high school
R: junior college
R: Less than high school
Highest grade completed
Felt embarrassed about something: # days in lstwk? (1996 only)
R was ever divorced (1=yes)
R was ever married (1=yes)
Felt excited about something: # days in lstwk? (1996 only)
People fair or try to take advantage?
living with parents when 16 yrs old
Family income in thousands
Favorite high school subject? (1993 only)
Felt fearful about something: # days in lstwk? (1996 only)
Is R female? (1=yes)
Think yourself as a feminist? (1996 only)
Lived w/ both bio prnts at 16
Father away in army age 16
Lived w/ dad only when 16
Parent dead age 16
Parents div or sep age 16
Lived w/ dad & stepmom when 16
Parent institutionalized age 16
Lived w/ mom only when 16
Lived w/ mom & stepdad when 16
Lived w/ oth fam structure at 16
Reason not living w/ parents age16
Imp that friend be creative (1993 only)
Imp that friend be cultured (1993 only)
Imp that friend be dynamic (1993 only)
Imp that friend be fun-loving (1993 only)
Imp that friend be honest (1993 only)
Imp that friend be intelligent (1993 only)
Imp that friend be responsible (1993 only)
How fundamentalist is r?
Is R a fundamental protestant?
R is gay
R is gay or bisexual
Both R's parents born in US?
All grandparents born in US?
opinion of how people get ahead
Felt happy: # days in lstwk? (1996 only)
Happiness of marriage
Condition of health
Should govt help Blacks?
People helpful or looking out for selves?
Govt role in solving country's problems?
Who should help the poor?
Govt help with medical costs?
Is R Jewish?  (1=yes)
Job type lower manual
Job type lower nonmanual
Occupational prestige
Job type
Job type upper manual
Job type upper nonmanual
Only a few people can judge art (1993 & 1998 only)
Who should keep job in a layoff? (1996 only)
Is R a liberal protestant?
How exciting is life?
Felt lonely: # days in lstwk? (1996 only)
Felt mad at something or someone: # days in lstwk? (1996 only)
Mothers highest degree
Mother: College graduate
Mother: Graduate school
Mother: high school
Mother: Junior college
Mother: less than high school
Mother's highest grade compltd
Mother's job type lower manual
Mother's job type lower nonmanual
Mother's occupational prestige
Mother's job type
Mother's job type upper manual
Mother's job type upper nonmanual
Is R male? (1=yes)
Respondent's marital status
Modern painting is just slapped on (1993 & 1998 only)
Is R a moderate protestant?
R is divorded (1=yes)
R is divorced or separated
R is married (1=yes)
R is never married
R is separated (1=yes)
R is a widow (1=yes)
Natural environments should be left alone (1996 only)
Is R nonwhite? (1=yes)
Is R not religious?  (1=yes)
Should aged live w/ their kids
Is R another religion?  (1=yes)
Is R of another race - Not Black or white (1=yes)
Felt outraged at someone: # days in lstwk? (1996 only)
Felt overjoyed about something: # days in lstwk? (1996 only)
% of fam income earned by R
Fathers highest degree
Father: College graduate
Father: Graduate school
Father: high school
Father: Junior college
Father: less than high school
Father's highest grade compltd
Father's job type lower manual
Father's job type lower nonmanual
Father's occupational prestige
Father's job type
Father's job type upper manual
Father's job type upper nonmanual
Parents born in this country?
rs living standard compared to parents
Political party affiliation
Shame tradl lit ignored for minority lit (1993 & 1998 only)
Did R vote for Perot in 1992?
Did R vote for Perot in 1996?
Political views or ideology
# abortion situations R endorses
Is R Protestant? (1=yes)
Felt proud of something you'd done: # days in lstwk? (1996 only)
Race of respondent
Read novels poems or plays? (1998 only)
Family income in constant $
R's income in constant $
Religious preference
R's religious intensity
Govt should require biz to provide info (1996 only)
R's income in thousands
Felt restless: # days in lstwk? (1996 only)
Felt sad: # days in lstwk? (1996 only)
Satisfied with job or housework?
Okay to sell a kidney? (1996 only)
Nothing wrong with prostitution (1996 only)
sex of sex ptnr last 5 yrs
Couldn't shake the blues: # days in lstwk? (1996 only)
Number of brothers & sisters
Spouses highest degree
Spouse: College graduate
Spouse: Graduate school
Spouse: high school
Spouse: Junior college
Spouse: less than high school
Spouse's highest grade compltd
Spouse job type lower manual
Spouse job type lower nonmanual
Spouse's occupational prestige
Spouse's job type
Spouse job type upper manual
Spouse job type upper nonmanual
The factory not lowering price acceptable? (1996 only)
Can people be trusted
Did R vote in 1992 election?
Is R white? (1=yes)
Num vocab words correct
Felt worried: # days in lstwk? (1996 only)
GSS year for this respondent
R in GSS in 1990?
R in GSS in 1991?
R in GSS in 1993?
R in GSS in 1994?
R in GSS in 1996?
R in GSS in 1998?
gss year for this respondent
respondent id number
marital status
number of brothers and sisters
number of children
age of respondent
r's age when 1st child born
highest year of school completed
highest year school completed, father
highest year school completed, mother
highest year school completed, spouse
rs highest degree
fathers highest degree
mothers highest degree
spouses highest degree
race of respondent
reason not living with parents
was r born in this country
were rs parents born in this country
rs religious preference
how fundamentalist is r currently
sex of sex partners last five years
number words correct in vocabulary test
family income in constant $
rs income in constant $
age when first married
Female
Black
Nonblack/Nonwhite
White
Nonwhite
protestant
no religion
other religion
liberal protestant
moderate protestant
conservative protestant
religious intensity
lt high school
high school
junior college
bachelor
graduate
married
widowed
divorced
separated
div or sep
never married
ever married
ever divorced
rs age squared
lived w/ both bio parents when 16
lived w/ dad and stepmom when 16
lived w/ mom and stepdad when 16
lived w/ dad only when 16
lived w/ mom only when 16
lived w/ other family structure when 16
parent dead age 16
parents div or sep age 16
father away in army age 16
parent institutionalized age 16
proportion of family income earned by respondent
Both R's parents born in America?
All R's grandparents born in America?
political party affiliation
think of self as liberal or conservative
favor or oppose death penalty for murder
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
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
should aged live with their children
job or housework
strong chance of serious defect
married--wants no more children
womans health seriously endangered
low income--cant afford more children
pregnant as result of rape
not married
abortion if woman wants for any reason
should govt improve standard of living?
should govt do more or less?
should govt help pay for medical care?
should govt aid blacks?
think yourself as a feminist?
the factory not lowering price acceptable?
should people be permitted to sell a kidney
best way to match birth mothers with adopters?
nothing inherently wrong with prostitution
resp of gov to require biz to provide info
natural environments should be left alone
R's reports voting in most recent Pres election
presidential choice, 1996
presidential choice, 1992
presidential choice, 1988
did r vote in 1992 election
felt that couldn't shake the blues?
felt calm?
felt outraged at something somebody
felt happy?
felt sad?
felt ashamed of something you'd done?
felt excited or interested in something?
felt lonely?
felt fearful about something
felt overjoyed about something?
felt worried?
felt contented?
felt anxious and tense?
felt restless?
felt mad at something or someone?
felt at ease?
felt angry at someone?
felt embarrassed about something?
felt proud of something you'd done?
only a few people can judge art
modern painting is just slapped on
shame tradl amer lit ignored for minority lit
read novels poems or plays
who has the greatest right to keep their jobs?
desir qualities of friend: creative
desir qualities of friend: cultured
desir qualities of friend: dynamic
desir qualities of friend: fun-loving
desir qualities of friend: honest
desir qualities of friend: intelligent
desir qualities of friend: responsible