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
respondents sex
race of respondent
region of residence, age 16
living with parents when 16 yrs old
reason not living with parents
was r born in this country
were rs parents born in this country
how many grandparents born outside u s
region of interview
expanded norc size code
rs religious preference
how fundamentalist is r currently
sex of sex partners last five years
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
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
foreign
new england
mid-atlantic
east north central
west north central
south atlantic
east south central
west south central
mountain
pacific
Job type
Job type upper nonmanual
Job type lower nonmanual
Job type upper manual
Job type lower manual
Occupational prestige
Spouse's job type
Spouse job type upper nonmanual
Spouse job type lower nonmanual
Spouse job type upper manual
Spouse job type lower manual
Father's job type upper nonmanual
Father's job type lower nonmanual
Father's job type upper manual
Father's job type lower manual
Mother's job type
Mother's job type upper nonmanual
Mother's job type lower nonmanual
Mother's job type upper manual
Mother's job type lower manual
proportion of family income earned by respondent
Lives in city over 250000?
Lives in city 50000-250000?
Lives in city 10000-50000?
Lives in suburb?
Lives in town < 10000 or rural area?
R born in America?
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
opinion of how people get ahead
rs living standard compared to parents
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