GSS 1972-2021 Cumulative Datafile

480. Is your mother alive?

481. Now, we'd like to ask about your parents. In what year was 
your mother born?

482. In what year did she die?

483. Is your father still living?

484. In what year was your father born?

485. In what year did he die?

486. Now, I have some questions about your education and work. 
You completed [HIGHEST COMPLETED LEVEL OF SCHOOL]. In what month 
and year did you complete that year of school?

488. We would like to know about the first, full-time civilian 
job you had after you completed your highest grade in school. Do 
include full-time work in a family business or farm, even if you 
were working without pay. What kind of work were you doing? That 
is, what (is/was) your job called?

488. (Are/were) you self-employed or (do/did) you work for 
someone else?

488. What kind of place (do/did) you fork for? What (do/did) 
they (make/do)

488. In what month and year did you begin this job? Report the 
month and year in which you actually began this job, even if you 
started the job before you completed your highest grade in 
school.

489. Now I'd like to turn to something a bit different. This 
section is about reasoning abilities, that is, about how people 
think. Most people take tests of their reasoning abilities and 
there is a lot of interest in how these abilities may change 
over time. What I'd like you to do is tell me how two things are 
alike. a. In what way are an orange and a banana alike?

489. Now I'd like to turn to something a bit different. This 
section is about reasoning abilities, that is, about how people 
think. Most people take tests of their reasoning abilities and 
there is a lot of interest in how these abilities may change 
over time. What I'd like you to do is tell me how two things are 
alike. b. In what way are a dog and a lion alike?

489. Now I'd like to turn to something a bit different. This 
section is about reasoning abilities, that is, about how people 
think. Most people take tests of their reasoning abilities and 
there is a lot of interest in how these abilities may change 
over time. What I'd like you to do is tell me how two things are 
alike. c. In what way are an eye and an ear alike?

489. Now I'd like to turn to something a bit different. This 
section is about reasoning abilities, that is, about how people 
think. Most people take tests of their reasoning abilities and 
there is a lot of interest in how these abilities may change 
over time. What I'd like you to do is tell me how two things are 
alike. d. In what way are an egg and a seed alike?

489. Now I'd like to turn to something a bit different. This 
section is about reasoning abilities, that is, about how people 
think. Most people take tests of their reasoning abilities and 
there is a lot of interest in how these abilities may change 
over time. What I'd like you to do is tell me how two things are 
alike. e. In what way are a table and a chair alike?

489. Now I'd like to turn to something a bit different. This 
section is about reasoning abilities, that is, about how people 
think. Most people take tests of their reasoning abilities and 
there is a lot of interest in how these abilities may change 
over time. What I'd like you to do is tell me how two things are 
alike. f. In what way are work and play alike?

489. Now I'd like to turn to something a bit different. This 
section is about reasoning abilities, that is, about how people 
think. Most people take tests of their reasoning abilities and 
there is a lot of interest in how these abilities may change 
over time. What I'd like you to do is tell me how two things are 
alike. g. In what way are a fly and a tree alike?