Respondent ID number
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?
Is R male? (1=yes)
Is R female? (1=yes)
Race of respondent
Is R black? (1=yes)
Is R of another race - Not Black or white (1=yes)
Is R white? (1=yes)
Is R nonwhite? (1=yes)
Respondent's marital status
R is married (1=yes)
R is a widow (1=yes)
R is divorded (1=yes)
R is separated (1=yes)
R is divorced or separated
R is never married
R was ever married (1=yes)
R was ever divorced (1=yes)
Age when first married
Age when 1st child born
Respondent's age
Age squared
Number of brothers & sisters
Number of children
living with parents when 16 yrs old
Lived w/ both bio prnts at 16
Lived w/ dad & stepmom when 16
Lived w/ mom & stepdad when 16
Lived w/ mom only when 16
Lived w/ dad only when 16
Lived w/ oth fam structure at 16
Reason not living w/ parents age16
Parent dead age 16
Parents div or sep age 16
Father away in army age 16
Parent institutionalized age 16
Highest grade completed
Spouse's highest grade compltd
Father's highest grade compltd
Mother's highest grade compltd
R's highest degree
Spouses highest degree
Fathers highest degree
Mothers highest degree
R: Less than high school
Spouse: less than high school
Father: less than high school
Mother: less than high school
R: high school
Spouse: high school
Father: high school
Mother: high school
R: junior college
Spouse: Junior college
Father: Junior college
Mother: Junior college
R: College graduate
Spouse: College graduate
Father: College graduate
Mother: College graduate
R: Graduate school
Spouse: Graduate school
Father: Graduate school
Mother: Graduate school
Job type
Spouse's job type
Father's job type
Mother's job type
Job type upper nonmanual
Spouse job type upper nonmanual
Father's job type upper nonmanual
Mother's job type upper nonmanual
Job type lower nonmanual
Spouse job type lower nonmanual
Father's job type lower nonmanual
Mother's job type lower nonmanual
Job type upper manual
Spouse job type upper manual
Father's job type upper manual
Mother's job type upper manual
Job type lower manual
Spouse job type lower manual
Father's job type lower manual
Mother's job type lower manual
Occupational prestige
Spouse's occupational prestige
Father's occupational prestige
Mother's occupational prestige
Family income in thousands
R's income in thousands
Family income in constant $
R's income in constant $
% of fam income earned by R
Political party affiliation
Political views or ideology
R voted in most recent Pres election
Presidential choice, 1988
Did R vote in 1992 election?
Presidential choice, 1992
Did R vote for Clinton in 1992?
Did R vote for Bush in 1992?
Did R vote for Perot in 1992?
Presidential choice, 1996 (1998 only)
Did R vote for Clinton in 1996?
Did R vote for Dole in 1996?
Did R vote for Perot in 1996?
Religious preference
Is R Protestant? (1=yes)
Is R Catholic? (1=yes)
Is R Jewish?  (1=yes)
Is R not religious?  (1=yes)
Is R another religion?  (1=yes)
Is R a liberal protestant?
Is R a moderate protestant?
Is R a fundamental protestant?
R's religious intensity
How fundamentalist is r?
sex of sex ptnr last 5 yrs
R is gay
R is gay or bisexual
Was respondent born in US?
Parents born in this country?
Both R's parents born in US?
All grandparents born in US?
Num vocab words correct
Favor capital punishment?
# abortion situations R endorses
Abortion support: any reason
Abortion support: mom health endangered
Abortion support: too poor for more kids
Abortion support: want no more kids
Abortion support: mom not married
Abortion support: chance of defect
Abortion support: result of rape
Think yourself as a feminist? (1996 only)
Happiness of marriage
Condition of health
How exciting is life?
People helpful or looking out for selves?
People fair or try to take advantage?
Can people be trusted
Confidence in banks
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
Confidence in US supreme court
Confidence in sci community
Confidence in congress
Confidence in military
Should aged live w/ their kids
Satisfied with job or housework?
Who should help the poor?
Govt role in solving country's problems?
Govt help with medical costs?
Should govt help Blacks?
The factory not lowering price acceptable? (1996 only)
Best way to make adoption matches? (1996 only)
Nothing wrong with prostitution (1996 only)
Govt should require biz to provide info (1996 only)
Natural environments should be left alone (1996 only)
Okay to sell a kidney? (1996 only)
rs living standard compared to parents
opinion of how people get ahead
Couldn't shake the blues: # days in lstwk? (1996 only)
Felt calm: # days in lstwk? (1996 only)
Felt outraged at someone: # days in lstwk? (1996 only)
Felt happy: # days in lstwk? (1996 only)
Felt sad: # days in lstwk? (1996 only)
Felt ashamed of something you did: # days in lstwk? (1996 only)
Felt excited about something: # days in lstwk? (1996 only)
Felt lonely: # days in lstwk? (1996 only)
Felt fearful about something: # days in lstwk? (1996 only)
Felt overjoyed about something: # days in lstwk? (1996 only)
Felt worried: # days in lstwk? (1996 only)
Felt contented: # days in lstwk? (1996 only)
Felt anxious and tense: # days in lstwk? (1996 only)
Felt restless: # days in lstwk? (1996 only)
Felt mad at something or someone: # days in lstwk? (1996 only)
Felt at ease: # days in lstwk? (1996 only)
Felt angry at someone: # days in lstwk? (1996 only)
Felt embarrassed about something: # days in lstwk? (1996 only)
Felt proud of something you'd done: # days in lstwk? (1996 only)
Modern painting is just slapped on (1993 & 1998 only)
Shame tradl lit ignored for minority lit (1993 & 1998 only)
Only a few people can judge art (1993 & 1998 only)
Read novels poems or plays? (1998 only)
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)
Favorite high school subject? (1993 only)
College major field (1993 only)
Who should keep job in a layoff? (1996 only)
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