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GSS 1972-2021 Cumulative Datafile


Interviewer Observations

coop2r's attitude toward interview
Text of this Question or Item
245. In general, what was the respondent's attitude toward the 
interview?
Cells contain:
-Valid row pct.
-N of cases
coop2
1
FRIENDLY AND EAGER
2
COOPERATIVE
3
INDIFFERENT
4
HOSTILE
.i
.n
ROW
TOTAL
year 1972 59.6
953
37.5
600
2.7
43
.2
4
-
0
-
13
100.0
1,613
1973 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,504
-
0
-
1,504
1974 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,484
-
0
-
1,484
1975 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,490
-
0
-
1,490
1976 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,499
-
0
-
1,499
1977 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,530
-
0
-
1,530
1978 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,532
-
0
-
1,532
1980 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,468
-
0
-
1,468
1982 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,860
-
0
-
1,860
1983 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,599
-
0
-
1,599
1984 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,473
-
0
-
1,473
1985 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,534
-
0
-
1,534
1986 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,470
-
0
-
1,470
1987 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,819
-
0
-
1,819
1988 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,481
-
0
-
1,481
1989 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,537
-
0
-
1,537
1990 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,372
-
0
-
1,372
1991 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,517
-
0
-
1,517
1993 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,606
-
0
-
1,606
1994 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,992
-
0
-
2,992
1996 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,904
-
0
-
2,904
1998 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,832
-
0
-
2,832
2000 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,817
-
0
-
2,817
2002 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,765
-
0
-
2,765
2004 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,812
-
0
-
2,812
2006 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
4,510
-
0
-
4,510
2008 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,023
-
0
-
2,023
2010 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,044
-
0
-
2,044
2012 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,974
-
0
-
1,974
2014 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,538
-
0
-
2,538
2016 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,867
-
0
-
2,867
2018 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,348
-
0
-
2,348
2021 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
4,032
-
0
-
4,032
COL TOTAL 59.6
953
37.5
600
2.7
43
.2
4
-
67,233
-
13
100.0
68,846
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .i,.n
coopr's attitude toward interview
Text of this Question or Item
246. In general, what was the respondent's attitude toward the 
interview?
Cells contain:
-Valid row pct.
-N of cases
coop
1
friendly and interested
2
cooperative but not particularly interested
3
impatient and restless
4
hostile
.d
.i
.n
.y
ROW
TOTAL
year 1972 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,613
-
0
-
0
-
1,613
1973 81.9
1,220
15.5
231
2.2
33
.4
6
-
0
-
0
-
14
-
0
100.0
1,504
1974 84.4
1,249
12.6
186
2.6
39
.4
6
-
0
-
0
-
4
-
0
100.0
1,484
1975 83.1
1,229
13.5
200
2.8
41
.6
9
-
0
-
0
-
11
-
0
100.0
1,490
1976 83.2
1,237
14.0
208
2.0
30
.7
11
-
0
-
0
-
13
-
0
100.0
1,499
1977 81.2
1,235
15.1
230
3.4
51
.3
5
-
0
-
0
-
9
-
0
100.0
1,530
1978 81.0
1,221
16.2
244
2.7
41
.1
2
-
0
-
0
-
24
-
0
100.0
1,532
1980 80.9
1,160
15.6
224
3.3
47
.1
2
-
0
-
0
-
35
-
0
100.0
1,468
1982 80.4
1,486
15.5
286
3.7
69
.4
7
-
0
-
0
-
12
-
0
100.0
1,860
1983 79.7
1,265
16.6
263
3.4
54
.4
6
-
0
-
0
-
11
-
0
100.0
1,599
1984 79.5
1,164
16.2
237
4.1
60
.3
4
-
0
-
0
-
8
-
0
100.0
1,473
1985 79.7
1,210
16.5
251
3.4
52
.4
6
-
0
-
0
-
15
-
0
100.0
1,534
1986 81.7
1,188
14.9
217
3.0
43
.4
6
-
0
-
0
-
16
-
0
100.0
1,470
1987 74.5
1,341
20.5
369
4.3
77
.7
13
-
0
-
0
-
19
-
0
100.0
1,819
1988 77.3
1,136
18.5
272
3.5
52
.7
10
-
0
-
0
-
11
-
0
100.0
1,481
1989 76.0
1,151
19.2
291
4.0
61
.8
12
-
0
-
0
-
22
-
0
100.0
1,537
1990 75.2
1,024
19.8
269
4.7
64
.4
5
-
0
-
0
-
10
-
0
100.0
1,372
1991 76.0
1,139
18.4
275
4.7
71
.9
13
-
0
-
0
-
19
-
0
100.0
1,517
1993 79.3
1,271
16.3
261
4.1
65
.3
5
-
0
-
0
-
4
-
0
100.0
1,606
1994 73.9
2,200
20.6
614
5.1
151
.4
13
-
0
-
0
-
14
-
0
100.0
2,992
1996 72.1
2,073
22.4
645
5.1
148
.4
11
-
0
-
0
-
27
-
0
100.0
2,904
1998 69.4
1,940
23.3
652
6.4
179
.9
25
-
2
-
0
-
34
-
0
100.0
2,832
2000 71.5
1,978
23.5
649
4.6
126
.4
12
-
0
-
0
-
52
-
0
100.0
2,817
2002 81.1
2,232
14.5
398
4.0
111
.4
10
-
14
-
0
-
0
-
0
100.0
2,765
2004 82.5
2,311
14.8
413
2.6
72
.1
4
-
0
-
0
-
12
-
0
100.0
2,812
2006 81.9
3,686
14.8
665
3.2
143
.2
9
-
0
-
0
-
7
-
0
100.0
4,510
2008 79.9
1,613
16.3
330
3.6
73
.2
4
-
0
-
0
-
3
-
0
100.0
2,023
2010 78.7
1,600
16.7
340
4.2
86
.3
6
-
4
-
0
-
8
-
0
100.0
2,044
2012 79.4
1,560
16.6
327
3.8
74
.2
4
-
5
-
0
-
4
-
0
100.0
1,974
2014 78.6
1,982
18.1
456
3.3
84
.0
1
-
9
-
0
-
6
-
0
100.0
2,538
2016 84.8
2,417
12.5
355
2.6
75
.1
3
-
9
-
0
-
8
-
0
100.0
2,867
2018 82.0
1,916
14.9
348
3.0
70
.2
4
-
1
-
0
-
9
-
0
100.0
2,348
2021 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
4,032
-
4,032
COL TOTAL 78.8
49,434
17.1
10,706
3.7
2,342
.4
234
-
44
-
1,613
-
441
-
4,032
100.0
68,846
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.n,.y
comprendr's understanding of questions
Text of this Question or Item
247. Was respondent's understanding of the questions:
Cells contain:
-Valid row pct.
-N of cases
comprend
1
good
2
fair
3
poor
.d
.n
.y
ROW
TOTAL
year 1972 77.4
1,237
19.5
312
3.1
50
-
0
-
14
-
0
100.0
1,613
1973 78.3
1,170
18.7
280
2.9
44
-
0
-
10
-
0
100.0
1,504
1974 78.6
1,163
18.8
278
2.6
38
-
0
-
5
-
0
100.0
1,484
1975 80.1
1,187
16.9
251
3.0
44
-
0
-
8
-
0
100.0
1,490
1976 78.2
1,158
18.9
280
2.9
43
-
0
-
18
-
0
100.0
1,499
1977 80.2
1,220
16.2
247
3.6
55
-
0
-
8
-
0
100.0
1,530
1978 76.7
1,158
19.8
299
3.5
53
-
0
-
22
-
0
100.0
1,532
1980 77.8
1,120
18.7
269
3.5
51
-
0
-
28
-
0
100.0
1,468
1982 76.2
1,409
19.5
360
4.3
80
-
0
-
11
-
0
100.0
1,860
1983 81.2
1,270
16.3
255
2.5
39
-
0
-
35
-
0
100.0
1,599
1984 79.7
1,150
15.9
230
4.4
63
-
0
-
30
-
0
100.0
1,473
1985 83.9
1,267
13.5
204
2.6
39
-
0
-
24
-
0
100.0
1,534
1986 80.3
1,145
16.4
234
3.3
47
-
0
-
44
-
0
100.0
1,470
1987 77.4
1,390
17.3
311
5.3
95
-
0
-
23
-
0
100.0
1,819
1988 78.4
1,145
17.7
258
4.0
58
-
0
-
20
-
0
100.0
1,481
1989 79.6
1,197
16.6
249
3.9
58
-
0
-
33
-
0
100.0
1,537
1990 80.0
1,083
15.5
210
4.4
60
-
0
-
19
-
0
100.0
1,372
1991 82.9
1,233
13.9
207
3.2
48
-
0
-
29
-
0
100.0
1,517
1993 81.9
1,310
15.0
240
3.1
49
-
0
-
7
-
0
100.0
1,606
1994 83.4
2,480
14.2
423
2.4
71
-
0
-
18
-
0
100.0
2,992
1996 83.9
2,411
13.6
391
2.5
73
-
0
-
29
-
0
100.0
2,904
1998 84.8
2,377
12.8
360
2.4
67
-
2
-
26
-
0
100.0
2,832
2000 83.4
2,309
14.1
391
2.5
68
-
0
-
49
-
0
100.0
2,817
2002 86.5
2,380
11.0
303
2.5
69
-
13
-
0
-
0
100.0
2,765
2004 87.5
2,450
11.1
312
1.4
39
-
0
-
11
-
0
100.0
2,812
2006 86.5
3,893
11.5
516
2.1
94
-
0
-
7
-
0
100.0
4,510
2008 82.9
1,674
14.2
286
3.0
60
-
0
-
3
-
0
100.0
2,023
2010 80.4
1,633
16.8
341
2.8
57
-
4
-
9
-
0
100.0
2,044
2012 82.0
1,610
15.2
298
2.8
55
-
7
-
4
-
0
100.0
1,974
2014 79.7
2,016
18.3
462
2.1
52
-
2
-
6
-
0
100.0
2,538
2016 83.7
2,390
14.6
417
1.8
50
-
2
-
8
-
0
100.0
2,867
2018 83.8
1,957
14.2
331
2.1
48
-
3
-
9
-
0
100.0
2,348
2021 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
4,032
-
4,032
COL TOTAL 81.9
52,592
15.3
9,805
2.8
1,817
-
33
-
567
-
4,032
100.0
68,846
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.n,.y

Experimental Variables

formform of split questionnaire asked
Text of this Question or Item
248. A split ballot was used in the 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 
1980, and 1982-2006 surveys. The variant or "Y" wordings appear 
on Form 2, the "Z" wordings appear on Form 3; and the standard 
GSS wordings appear on Form 1.
Cells contain:
-Valid row pct.
-N of cases
form
1
standard <x>
2
alternate <y>
3
alternate <z>
.n
ROW
TOTAL
year 1972 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,613
-
1,613
1973 50.1
753
49.9
751
.0
0
-
0
100.0
1,504
1974 50.7
753
49.3
731
.0
0
-
0
100.0
1,484
1975 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,490
-
1,490
1976 51.9
778
48.1
721
.0
0
-
0
100.0
1,499
1977 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,530
-
1,530
1978 49.7
761
50.3
771
.0
0
-
0
100.0
1,532
1980 33.6
493
33.5
492
32.9
483
-
0
100.0
1,468
1982 49.6
923
50.4
937
.0
0
-
0
100.0
1,860
1983 50.3
804
49.7
795
.0
0
-
0
100.0
1,599
1984 33.3
490
33.9
499
32.9
484
-
0
100.0
1,473
1985 49.0
751
51.0
783
.0
0
-
0
100.0
1,534
1986 49.7
730
50.3
740
.0
0
-
0
100.0
1,470
1987 33.2
603
32.7
595
34.1
621
-
0
100.0
1,819
1988 48.5
718
51.5
763
.0
0
-
0
100.0
1,481
1989 50.0
768
50.0
769
.0
0
-
0
100.0
1,537
1990 49.1
674
50.9
698
.0
0
-
0
100.0
1,372
1991 49.8
756
50.2
761
.0
0
-
0
100.0
1,517
1993 49.8
799
50.2
807
.0
0
-
0
100.0
1,606
1994 50.4
1,508
49.6
1,484
.0
0
-
0
100.0
2,992
1996 49.6
1,441
50.4
1,463
.0
0
-
0
100.0
2,904
1998 48.8
1,381
51.2
1,451
.0
0
-
0
100.0
2,832
2000 50.0
1,409
50.0
1,408
.0
0
-
0
100.0
2,817
2002 49.1
1,358
50.9
1,407
.0
0
-
0
100.0
2,765
2004 49.8
1,401
50.2
1,411
.0
0
-
0
100.0
2,812
2006 49.2
2,220
50.8
2,290
.0
0
-
0
100.0
4,510
2008 49.6
1,004
50.4
1,019
.0
0
-
0
100.0
2,023
2010 49.6
1,014
50.4
1,030
.0
0
-
0
100.0
2,044
2012 50.6
998
49.4
976
.0
0
-
0
100.0
1,974
2014 50.2
1,274
49.8
1,264
.0
0
-
0
100.0
2,538
2016 50.1
1,437
49.9
1,430
.0
0
-
0
100.0
2,867
2018 50.6
1,188
49.4
1,160
.0
0
-
0
100.0
2,348
2021 49.3
1,987
50.7
2,045
.0
0
-
0
100.0
4,032
COL TOTAL 48.5
31,174
49.0
31,451
2.5
1,588
-
4,633
100.0
68,846
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data code: .n
abspnoabortion if husband opposes
Text of this Question or Item
249. If a woman has decided to have an abortion but her husband 
is against it, do you think she should go ahead and have it, or 
not?
Cells contain:
-Valid row pct.
-N of cases
abspno
1
yes
2
no
.d
.i
.n
ROW
TOTAL
year 1972 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,613
-
0
-
1,613
1973 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,504
-
0
-
1,504
1974 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,484
-
0
-
1,484
1975 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,490
-
0
-
1,490
1976 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,499
-
0
-
1,499
1977 28.7
395
71.3
979
-
148
-
0
-
8
100.0
1,530
1978 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,532
-
0
-
1,532
1980 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,468
-
0
-
1,468
1982 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,860
-
0
-
1,860
1983 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,599
-
0
-
1,599
1984 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,473
-
0
-
1,473
1985 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,534
-
0
-
1,534
1986 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,470
-
0
-
1,470
1987 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,819
-
0
-
1,819
1988 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,481
-
0
-
1,481
1989 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,537
-
0
-
1,537
1990 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,372
-
0
-
1,372
1991 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,517
-
0
-
1,517
1993 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,606
-
0
-
1,606
1994 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,992
-
0
-
2,992
1996 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,904
-
0
-
2,904
1998 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,832
-
0
-
2,832
2000 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,817
-
0
-
2,817
2002 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,765
-
0
-
2,765
2004 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,812
-
0
-
2,812
2006 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
4,510
-
0
-
4,510
2008 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,023
-
0
-
2,023
2010 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,044
-
0
-
2,044
2012 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,974
-
0
-
1,974
2014 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,538
-
0
-
2,538
2016 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,867
-
0
-
2,867
2018 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
2,348
-
0
-
2,348
2021 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
4,032
-
0
-
4,032
COL TOTAL 28.7
395
71.3
979
-
148
-
67,316
-
8
100.0
68,846
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.n
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