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GSS 1972-2021 Cumulative Datafile


Demographic Variables

regionregion of interview
Cells contain:
-Valid row pct.
-N of cases
region
1
new england
2
middle atlantic
3
east north central
4
west north central
5
south atlantic
6
east south atlantic
7
west south central
8
mountain
9
pacific
.x
ROW
TOTAL
year 1972 5.6
90
18.5
298
18.9
305
8.7
141
13.5
218
5.2
84
12.2
197
3.5
56
13.9
224
-
0
100.0
1,613
1973 5.0
75
17.8
268
22.1
333
6.3
95
18.9
284
5.0
75
8.0
121
3.9
59
12.9
194
-
0
100.0
1,504
1974 4.8
71
17.3
257
22.5
334
6.4
95
19.0
282
5.1
75
8.1
120
3.7
55
13.1
195
-
0
100.0
1,484
1975 4.3
64
17.6
262
22.1
329
6.7
100
19.8
295
5.6
84
8.1
121
4.1
61
11.7
174
-
0
100.0
1,490
1976 4.7
70
18.0
270
21.4
321
6.9
103
18.8
282
5.7
85
7.6
114
4.3
64
12.7
190
-
0
100.0
1,499
1977 4.1
62
15.6
239
24.2
371
5.6
85
20.5
313
5.0
76
7.8
119
4.0
61
13.3
204
-
0
100.0
1,530
1978 4.7
72
17.2
263
21.3
327
7.6
116
19.9
305
5.5
85
7.3
112
4.3
66
12.1
186
-
0
100.0
1,532
1980 3.6
53
16.3
239
20.8
306
6.9
102
18.2
267
7.6
111
8.2
120
5.4
79
13.0
191
-
0
100.0
1,468
1982 3.4
63
17.8
331
21.6
402
5.9
110
20.4
379
8.0
149
8.0
148
3.1
58
11.8
220
-
0
100.0
1,860
1983 5.3
85
15.9
254
20.6
330
9.6
154
15.8
252
6.3
101
8.4
135
5.5
88
12.5
200
-
0
100.0
1,599
1984 5.3
78
14.7
217
19.1
282
9.1
134
16.9
249
8.0
118
8.7
128
5.8
86
12.3
181
-
0
100.0
1,473
1985 6.1
94
13.1
201
17.6
270
9.1
140
17.2
264
8.0
123
9.8
150
6.6
102
12.4
190
-
0
100.0
1,534
1986 5.9
86
14.8
217
18.4
270
9.1
134
17.1
252
7.9
116
8.1
119
6.0
88
12.8
188
-
0
100.0
1,470
1987 4.3
78
14.5
263
19.9
362
7.9
144
21.4
389
8.2
150
7.8
141
5.7
103
10.4
189
-
0
100.0
1,819
1988 5.4
80
14.1
209
18.1
268
9.4
139
17.9
265
7.1
105
9.0
134
7.1
105
11.9
176
-
0
100.0
1,481
1989 5.3
82
14.4
221
16.7
256
9.4
145
19.1
293
7.4
114
7.9
122
6.0
92
13.8
212
-
0
100.0
1,537
1990 5.3
73
14.6
200
17.7
243
9.8
134
17.3
238
7.7
105
8.4
115
6.2
85
13.0
179
-
0
100.0
1,372
1991 6.1
92
13.6
207
17.3
262
7.8
118
19.8
301
7.5
114
8.5
129
5.2
79
14.2
215
-
0
100.0
1,517
1993 3.7
60
14.3
230
18.6
299
7.3
118
17.3
278
8.0
129
9.5
152
5.4
86
15.8
254
-
0
100.0
1,606
1994 5.0
150
13.9
416
16.2
484
7.7
231
19.2
575
6.8
203
10.6
317
6.8
202
13.8
414
-
0
100.0
2,992
1996 5.4
157
14.2
412
16.8
489
7.2
210
18.7
542
7.2
209
9.1
265
6.9
200
14.5
420
-
0
100.0
2,904
1998 5.0
141
15.1
428
17.4
492
7.2
204
18.8
532
6.7
189
10.6
300
6.6
188
12.6
358
-
0
100.0
2,832
2000 4.9
139
15.2
429
16.6
467
7.2
203
18.1
510
6.9
195
10.7
301
6.5
182
13.9
391
-
0
100.0
2,817
2002 5.1
141
15.7
435
17.3
478
8.1
223
17.6
486
7.2
199
9.8
272
6.0
165
13.2
366
-
0
100.0
2,765
2004 3.1
86
12.9
363
17.6
494
7.2
203
21.7
611
5.7
161
11.1
312
7.2
203
13.5
379
-
0
100.0
2,812
2006 3.6
163
12.2
548
16.9
762
6.1
276
22.4
1,011
5.7
255
10.6
479
8.1
364
14.5
652
-
0
100.0
4,510
2008 4.0
81
13.5
274
17.3
349
5.9
120
21.9
443
4.8
97
10.4
210
7.6
154
14.6
295
-
0
100.0
2,023
2010 3.7
76
12.8
262
17.5
357
5.7
117
21.4
438
6.4
130
10.7
219
7.0
144
14.7
301
-
0
100.0
2,044
2012 5.7
113
11.2
222
16.7
330
6.4
127
21.4
423
6.5
128
9.7
191
7.5
148
14.8
292
-
0
100.0
1,974
2014 5.0
126
12.2
309
16.9
428
5.7
145
20.2
512
5.9
151
10.4
263
8.8
224
15.0
380
-
0
100.0
2,538
2016 6.1
175
10.9
313
17.5
502
6.7
193
19.2
550
7.2
205
10.4
297
8.2
235
13.8
397
-
0
100.0
2,867
2018 5.3
124
9.9
232
16.5
388
5.3
125
21.8
513
6.9
163
11.8
277
7.8
183
14.6
343
-
0
100.0
2,348
2021 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
4,032
-
4,032
COL TOTAL 4.8
3,100
14.3
9,289
18.3
11,890
7.2
4,684
19.4
12,552
6.6
4,284
9.6
6,200
6.3
4,065
13.5
8,750
-
4,032
100.0
68,846
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data code: .x
xnorcsizexpanded norc size code
Cells contain:
-Valid row pct.
-N of cases
xnorcsiz
1
a large central city (over 250,000)
2
a medium size central city (50,000 to 250,000)
3
a suburb of a large central city
4
a suburb of a medium size central city
5
an unincorporated area of a large central city (division, township, etc.)
6
an unincorporated area of a medium central city
7
not within an smsa, (within a county) and a small city (10,000 to 49,999)
8
a town or village (2,500 to 9,999)
9
an incorporated area less than 2,500 or an unincorporated area of 1,000 to 2,499
10
open country within larger civil divisions (division, township, etc.)
.x
ROW
TOTAL
year 1972 26.5
427
12.1
195
16.1
259
3.8
62
5.8
94
4.9
79
6.3
101
6.4
103
3.1
50
15.1
243
-
0
100.0
1,613
1973 22.5
339
9.3
140
17.2
259
5.3
80
6.5
98
8.6
129
7.0
105
7.6
115
3.7
55
12.2
184
-
0
100.0
1,504
1974 21.8
323
9.4
139
17.0
252
5.5
82
6.4
95
8.5
126
7.1
106
7.7
115
3.7
55
12.9
191
-
0
100.0
1,484
1975 21.2
316
10.0
149
17.5
261
5.0
74
4.6
69
8.6
128
6.3
94
5.5
82
3.5
52
17.8
265
-
0
100.0
1,490
1976 17.3
259
12.2
183
17.1
256
4.9
73
9.1
137
6.6
99
5.3
80
6.9
103
4.1
61
16.5
248
-
0
100.0
1,499
1977 17.5
267
10.5
160
14.7
225
8.8
135
9.2
140
5.6
86
6.5
99
6.5
99
4.7
72
16.1
247
-
0
100.0
1,530
1978 17.8
272
8.7
133
16.4
251
7.0
108
8.8
135
7.7
118
7.2
110
5.7
88
2.9
45
17.8
272
-
0
100.0
1,532
1980 20.3
298
9.7
143
15.0
220
6.4
94
8.0
118
7.5
110
5.5
81
4.7
69
5.0
74
17.8
261
-
0
100.0
1,468
1982 23.7
441
10.8
201
12.6
234
4.8
90
10.3
191
7.7
143
5.3
98
4.3
80
2.7
50
17.8
332
-
0
100.0
1,860
1983 15.2
243
9.1
145
19.9
318
6.9
111
7.9
126
12.6
202
7.7
123
5.3
84
4.2
67
11.3
180
-
0
100.0
1,599
1984 18.9
279
10.8
159
21.1
311
6.5
96
5.1
75
9.6
142
6.8
100
4.1
60
8.0
118
9.0
133
-
0
100.0
1,473
1985 14.1
216
9.6
148
23.4
359
9.7
149
4.9
75
10.2
156
6.8
105
4.4
67
3.7
57
13.2
202
-
0
100.0
1,534
1986 16.9
248
9.6
141
24.3
357
8.6
127
5.3
78
8.6
127
6.6
97
5.0
73
4.5
66
10.6
156
-
0
100.0
1,470
1987 22.2
403
10.9
198
19.3
351
7.9
144
4.9
89
9.7
176
6.0
110
3.5
64
7.9
144
7.7
140
-
0
100.0
1,819
1988 14.7
218
12.5
185
24.3
360
7.7
114
4.9
72
11.5
171
6.1
90
4.1
61
4.8
71
9.4
139
-
0
100.0
1,481
1989 15.4
236
12.1
186
21.5
331
12.6
193
3.2
49
6.6
102
7.5
116
7.9
121
5.2
80
8.0
123
-
0
100.0
1,537
1990 15.0
206
9.6
132
21.1
290
13.6
186
4.9
67
7.9
108
8.5
117
5.9
81
7.8
107
5.7
78
-
0
100.0
1,372
1991 15.7
238
11.3
172
20.9
317
11.0
167
3.4
52
10.4
158
8.0
121
7.6
115
7.7
117
4.0
60
-
0
100.0
1,517
1993 16.5
265
11.8
190
22.8
366
12.1
194
4.5
72
6.6
106
8.2
131
6.3
101
7.3
117
4.0
64
-
0
100.0
1,606
1994 17.8
534
16.5
493
21.4
641
16.4
491
2.6
77
2.9
88
7.2
216
5.0
150
7.5
225
2.6
77
-
0
100.0
2,992
1996 17.4
506
17.3
502
20.0
582
16.2
469
3.5
102
2.4
71
6.9
201
6.4
186
8.2
239
1.6
46
-
0
100.0
2,904
1998 18.5
523
15.8
447
21.1
597
15.8
447
2.5
72
2.5
70
7.9
224
6.8
192
7.5
213
1.7
47
-
0
100.0
2,832
2000 17.7
498
15.7
443
21.1
594
15.4
435
2.4
69
1.8
51
8.3
235
7.0
196
8.7
246
1.8
50
-
0
100.0
2,817
2002 17.5
485
14.0
386
21.0
581
16.0
442
3.7
102
3.7
102
8.3
229
6.0
165
7.9
219
2.0
54
-
0
100.0
2,765
2004 12.3
346
17.2
484
22.3
628
8.4
237
7.6
215
8.7
244
6.5
183
3.6
102
.7
19
12.6
354
-
0
100.0
2,812
2006 14.2
640
16.0
723
22.0
992
7.9
357
8.7
394
7.9
357
5.7
258
3.7
168
1.2
56
12.5
565
-
0
100.0
4,510
2008 15.1
306
17.3
350
20.5
414
8.0
161
7.6
154
8.0
161
6.4
130
4.9
100
.6
13
11.6
234
-
0
100.0
2,023
2010 16.5
338
18.2
371
19.3
395
8.6
175
7.6
156
7.7
157
6.2
127
5.0
102
.6
12
10.3
211
-
0
100.0
2,044
2012 17.7
349
14.4
285
21.0
415
12.6
248
9.8
193
8.3
163
2.7
54
3.7
74
1.0
20
8.8
173
-
0
100.0
1,974
2014 19.4
493
14.8
375
21.6
547
11.5
292
9.7
245
8.7
222
2.9
74
3.3
84
1.1
29
7.0
177
-
0
100.0
2,538
2016 18.1
518
16.4
471
21.5
616
11.4
328
9.6
275
8.3
239
2.8
81
3.2
91
.9
27
7.7
221
-
0
100.0
2,867
2018 18.2
428
16.3
382
21.0
493
10.9
257
10.5
247
9.0
211
2.6
62
3.4
81
1.3
30
6.7
157
-
0
100.0
2,348
2021 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
4,032
-
4,032
COL TOTAL 17.7
11,458
13.6
8,811
20.2
13,072
10.2
6,618
6.4
4,133
7.1
4,602
6.3
4,058
5.2
3,372
4.3
2,806
9.1
5,884
-
4,032
100.0
68,846
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data code: .x
srcbeltsrc beltcode
Cells contain:
-Valid row pct.
-N of cases
srcbelt
1
central city of 12 largest smsas
2
central city of the remainder of the 100 largest smsas
3
suburbs of 12 largest smsas
4
suburbs of the remaining 100 largest smsas
5
other urban (counties having towns of 10,000 or more)
6
other rural (counties having no towns of 10,000 or more
.x
ROW
TOTAL
year 1972 13.2
213
18.5
299
13.5
218
8.9
143
29.3
473
16.6
267
-
0
100.0
1,613
1973 11.5
173
15.7
236
8.9
134
12.9
194
33.8
508
17.2
259
-
0
100.0
1,504
1974 11.4
169
15.0
223
8.9
132
12.8
190
34.2
508
17.7
262
-
0
100.0
1,484
1975 10.5
157
15.1
225
7.8
116
10.6
158
38.9
579
17.1
255
-
0
100.0
1,490
1976 10.7
160
12.4
186
8.9
134
11.1
167
37.5
562
19.3
290
-
0
100.0
1,499
1977 8.8
134
14.0
214
7.3
111
12.4
190
39.7
608
17.8
273
-
0
100.0
1,530
1978 6.9
106
14.9
228
11.8
181
11.4
174
36.0
551
19.1
292
-
0
100.0
1,532
1980 8.4
123
14.9
219
8.8
129
11.3
166
39.4
578
17.2
253
-
0
100.0
1,468
1982 12.4
230
16.0
298
8.1
150
8.4
157
38.5
717
16.6
308
-
0
100.0
1,860
1983 7.8
124
10.0
160
12.9
206
13.1
210
42.9
686
13.3
213
-
0
100.0
1,599
1984 8.7
128
14.3
211
11.2
165
19.3
285
33.9
499
12.6
185
-
0
100.0
1,473
1985 8.3
127
9.3
142
10.6
162
17.9
275
36.1
554
17.9
274
-
0
100.0
1,534
1986 8.0
117
12.7
186
11.4
168
20.1
296
33.1
486
14.8
217
-
0
100.0
1,470
1987 11.1
201
14.9
271
9.0
164
18.5
336
35.5
646
11.1
201
-
0
100.0
1,819
1988 7.8
115
11.5
170
11.7
174
20.9
309
36.9
547
11.2
166
-
0
100.0
1,481
1989 7.0
107
13.7
210
10.7
165
15.7
242
39.0
599
13.9
214
-
0
100.0
1,537
1990 7.7
106
12.4
170
12.0
165
17.4
239
36.2
496
14.3
196
-
0
100.0
1,372
1991 8.6
131
12.2
185
11.2
170
14.8
224
40.2
610
13.0
197
-
0
100.0
1,517
1993 6.8
110
14.8
237
13.7
220
15.4
247
37.9
609
11.4
183
-
0
100.0
1,606
1994 8.6
257
17.0
509
11.1
333
15.0
448
39.5
1,181
8.8
264
-
0
100.0
2,992
1996 8.0
233
16.6
483
10.6
309
14.2
411
40.9
1,189
9.6
279
-
0
100.0
2,904
1998 8.8
249
16.8
475
10.8
305
14.5
410
39.2
1,110
10.0
283
-
0
100.0
2,832
2000 8.3
235
15.9
449
11.9
334
12.5
351
40.9
1,152
10.5
296
-
0
100.0
2,817
2002 7.7
213
14.9
411
12.0
333
13.6
376
41.4
1,146
10.3
286
-
0
100.0
2,765
2004 7.0
197
10.1
284
14.7
414
13.3
375
42.0
1,180
12.9
362
-
0
100.0
2,812
2006 8.3
374
10.3
463
13.1
593
15.7
706
40.0
1,804
12.6
570
-
0
100.0
4,510
2008 8.7
176
10.9
221
10.7
217
17.5
355
39.8
805
12.3
249
-
0
100.0
2,023
2010 8.8
180
12.6
258
11.1
226
16.4
335
40.1
819
11.1
226
-
0
100.0
2,044
2012 9.5
187
13.1
258
13.0
256
18.5
366
32.9
650
13.0
257
-
0
100.0
1,974
2014 11.0
279
14.1
357
14.1
358
18.6
473
30.7
780
11.5
291
-
0
100.0
2,538
2016 9.1
261
15.1
432
12.9
371
18.8
540
33.2
951
10.9
312
-
0
100.0
2,867
2018 9.9
233
14.7
345
14.1
332
18.7
438
31.6
741
11.0
259
-
0
100.0
2,348
2021 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
4,032
-
4,032
COL TOTAL 9.0
5,805
13.9
9,015
11.5
7,445
15.1
9,786
37.5
24,324
13.0
8,439
-
4,032
100.0
68,846
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data code: .x
sizesize of place in 1000s
Total Cases: 68,846 (Range of valid codes: 0-8175)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data code: .x
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