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GSS 1972-2022 Cumulative Datafile - Release 2


Respondent's Employment

wrkstatlabor force status
Text of this Question or Item
1. Last week were you working full time, part time, going to 
school, keeping house, or what?
Cells contain:
-Valid row pct.
-N of cases
wrkstat
1
working full time
2
working part time
3
with a job, but not at work because of temporary illness, vacation, strike
4
unemployed, laid off, looking for work
5
retired
6
in school
7
keeping house
8
other
.d
don't know
.n
no answer
.s
skipped on web
ROW
TOTAL
year 1972 46.5
750
7.5
121
2.4
38
2.9
46
8.9
144
3.6
58
26.8
432
1.5
24
-
0
-
0
-
0
100.0
1,613
1973 43.3
651
8.9
134
2.1
31
2.3
35
10.2
154
3.9
59
28.0
421
1.3
19
-
0
-
0
-
0
100.0
1,504
1974 42.8
635
7.3
108
3.1
46
3.6
54
11.3
167
3.2
47
28.1
417
.7
10
-
0
-
0
-
0
100.0
1,484
1975 41.7
622
9.7
145
1.7
26
4.1
61
11.1
165
3.3
49
27.0
402
1.3
20
-
0
-
0
-
0
100.0
1,490
1976 41.3
619
8.7
131
1.9
28
4.2
63
11.7
176
3.1
46
28.5
427
.6
9
-
0
-
0
-
0
100.0
1,499
1977 50.7
775
7.0
107
2.5
39
2.4
37
9.9
152
2.5
38
23.5
359
1.5
23
-
0
-
0
-
0
100.0
1,530
1978 46.7
716
9.1
139
2.5
39
2.5
39
10.2
157
2.3
35
24.6
377
2.0
30
-
0
-
0
-
0
100.0
1,532
1980 46.8
687
9.3
137
2.4
35
2.7
39
10.1
149
2.7
40
24.3
356
1.7
25
-
0
-
0
-
0
100.0
1,468
1982 45.1
839
9.9
185
2.2
41
4.9
92
11.3
211
2.4
44
21.6
402
2.5
46
-
0
-
0
-
0
100.0
1,860
1983 46.3
741
10.6
170
2.1
34
5.3
84
10.2
163
1.9
31
21.8
349
1.7
27
-
0
-
0
-
0
100.0
1,599
1984 48.7
717
11.0
162
2.3
34
3.3
49
10.5
154
2.8
41
20.5
302
1.0
14
-
0
-
0
-
0
100.0
1,473
1985 48.3
741
11.1
171
2.5
39
2.9
45
13.3
204
2.9
44
17.9
275
1.0
15
-
0
-
0
-
0
100.0
1,534
1986 47.5
698
9.9
146
2.1
31
2.2
33
13.3
196
2.6
38
20.7
305
1.6
23
-
0
-
0
-
0
100.0
1,470
1987 51.3
934
11.1
201
1.0
19
2.3
42
13.6
248
2.6
47
16.4
299
1.6
29
-
0
-
0
-
0
100.0
1,819
1988 49.2
728
11.2
166
2.1
31
2.2
33
14.4
213
4.2
62
15.7
233
1.0
15
-
0
-
0
-
0
100.0
1,481
1989 49.4
760
10.0
153
2.7
41
1.6
25
14.1
217
3.1
48
17.6
271
1.4
22
-
0
-
0
-
0
100.0
1,537
1990 51.3
704
10.7
147
1.9
26
2.4
33
14.1
194
3.5
48
14.5
199
1.5
21
-
0
-
0
-
0
100.0
1,372
1991 46.3
702
12.0
182
1.8
28
2.6
39
14.4
218
3.8
57
17.8
270
1.4
21
-
0
-
0
-
0
100.0
1,517
1993 50.4
809
10.4
167
2.1
33
3.2
52
15.1
243
2.9
47
13.4
216
2.4
39
-
0
-
0
-
0
100.0
1,606
1994 53.3
1,594
10.5
315
2.0
60
2.9
88
14.2
425
2.6
79
12.8
382
1.6
47
-
0
-
2
-
0
100.0
2,992
1996 56.5
1,641
10.4
302
2.1
60
2.6
75
12.1
350
2.9
84
11.6
338
1.9
54
-
0
-
0
-
0
100.0
2,904
1998 55.4
1,568
10.7
304
1.6
46
2.0
58
13.9
394
2.8
79
11.6
328
1.9
54
-
0
-
1
-
0
100.0
2,832
2000 54.1
1,524
10.9
306
2.1
60
2.1
60
14.3
404
2.7
77
11.5
325
2.2
61
-
0
-
0
-
0
100.0
2,817
2002 51.8
1,432
11.3
312
1.9
52
4.4
121
15.0
414
2.8
78
9.7
268
3.2
88
-
0
-
0
-
0
100.0
2,765
2004 52.2
1,466
11.4
320
2.8
80
3.5
99
14.3
403
4.1
115
9.5
266
2.2
62
-
0
-
1
-
0
100.0
2,812
2006 51.5
2,322
9.8
440
2.0
90
3.3
148
15.9
715
3.1
140
11.0
496
3.4
155
-
0
-
4
-
0
100.0
4,510
2008 49.6
1,003
10.4
211
2.6
53
3.7
74
16.6
336
2.8
57
11.2
227
3.0
60
-
0
-
2
-
0
100.0
2,023
2010 44.9
917
11.5
234
1.6
33
7.1
145
15.6
319
4.6
93
11.5
235
3.2
65
-
0
-
3
-
0
100.0
2,044
2012 46.2
912
11.5
226
2.0
40
5.3
104
18.1
357
3.5
70
10.6
210
2.7
54
-
0
-
1
-
0
100.0
1,974
2014 48.5
1,230
10.8
273
1.6
40
4.1
104
18.1
460
3.5
90
10.4
263
3.0
76
-
0
-
2
-
0
100.0
2,538
2016 46.1
1,321
12.0
345
2.0
57
4.1
118
20.0
574
2.7
76
9.9
284
3.1
89
-
0
-
3
-
0
100.0
2,867
2018 48.3
1,134
11.0
259
2.3
53
3.6
84
19.0
445
3.5
81
10.3
242
2.0
48
-
0
-
2
-
0
100.0
2,348
2021 44.1
1,776
9.1
365
2.6
104
6.6
265
24.7
993
2.2
88
7.8
315
2.9
118
-
0
-
3
-
5
100.0
4,032
2022 45.2
1,599
9.8
346
2.5
89
5.0
177
21.8
772
2.9
101
7.7
273
5.1
180
-
1
-
2
-
4
100.0
3,544
COL TOTAL 48.7
35,267
10.3
7,430
2.2
1,556
3.6
2,621
15.0
10,886
3.0
2,187
14.9
10,764
2.3
1,643
-
1
-
26
-
9
100.0
72,390
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.q,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
hrs1number of hours worked last week
Text of this Question or Item
1a. If working, full or part time: how many hours did you work 
last week, at all jobs?
Total Cases: 72,390 (Range of valid codes: 0-89)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.q,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
hrs2number of hours usually work a week
Text of this Question or Item
1b. If with a job, but not at work: How many hours a week do you 
usually work, at all jobs?
Total Cases: 72,390 (Range of valid codes: 0-89)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.q,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
evworkever work as long as one year
Text of this Question or Item
1c. If retired, in school, keeping house, or other: Did you ever 
work for as long as one year?
Cells contain:
-Valid row pct.
-N of cases
evwork
1
yes
2
no
.d
don't know
.i
iap
.n
no answer
.s
skipped on web
ROW
TOTAL
year 1972 75.4
496
24.6
162
-
0
-
955
-
0
-
0
100.0
1,613
1973 77.3
502
22.7
147
-
0
-
851
-
4
-
0
100.0
1,504
1974 80.0
513
20.0
128
-
0
-
843
-
0
-
0
100.0
1,484
1975 78.9
502
21.1
134
-
0
-
854
-
0
-
0
100.0
1,490
1976 78.0
513
22.0
145
-
0
-
841
-
0
-
0
100.0
1,499
1977 80.2
459
19.8
113
-
0
-
958
-
0
-
0
100.0
1,530
1978 78.8
471
21.2
127
-
0
-
933
-
1
-
0
100.0
1,532
1980 79.1
451
20.9
119
-
0
-
898
-
0
-
0
100.0
1,468
1982 82.6
579
17.4
122
-
0
-
1,157
-
2
-
0
100.0
1,860
1983 81.9
466
18.1
103
-
0
-
1,029
-
1
-
0
100.0
1,599
1984 82.7
421
17.3
88
-
0
-
962
-
2
-
0
100.0
1,473
1985 84.9
457
15.1
81
-
0
-
996
-
0
-
0
100.0
1,534
1986 82.2
462
17.8
100
-
0
-
908
-
0
-
0
100.0
1,470
1987 84.7
527
15.3
95
-
0
-
1,196
-
1
-
0
100.0
1,819
1988 83.7
438
16.3
85
-
0
-
958
-
0
-
0
100.0
1,481
1989 83.4
462
16.6
92
-
0
-
979
-
4
-
0
100.0
1,537
1990 84.6
389
15.4
71
-
0
-
910
-
2
-
0
100.0
1,372
1991 82.9
469
17.1
97
-
0
-
951
-
0
-
0
100.0
1,517
1993 85.6
464
14.4
78
-
0
-
1,061
-
3
-
0
100.0
1,606
1994 86.5
804
13.5
126
-
0
-
2,057
-
5
-
0
100.0
2,992
1996 87.1
717
12.9
106
-
0
-
2,078
-
3
-
0
100.0
2,904
1998 84.0
708
16.0
135
-
0
-
1,976
-
13
-
0
100.0
2,832
2000 85.5
737
14.5
125
-
0
-
1,950
-
5
-
0
100.0
2,817
2002 89.5
757
10.5
89
-
2
-
1,917
-
0
-
0
100.0
2,765
2004 86.7
734
13.3
113
-
0
-
1,965
-
0
-
0
100.0
2,812
2006 87.7
1,330
12.3
187
-
0
-
2,988
-
5
-
0
100.0
4,510
2008 90.9
618
9.1
62
-
0
-
1,341
-
2
-
0
100.0
2,023
2010 86.2
614
13.8
98
-
0
-
1,329
-
3
-
0
100.0
2,044
2012 88.8
616
11.2
78
-
0
-
1,279
-
1
-
0
100.0
1,974
2014 89.6
795
10.4
92
-
0
-
1,647
-
4
-
0
100.0
2,538
2016 91.2
933
8.8
90
-
0
-
1,841
-
3
-
0
100.0
2,867
2018 90.6
739
9.4
77
-
0
-
1,530
-
2
-
0
100.0
2,348
2021 94.7
1,434
5.3
80
-
0
-
2,510
-
2
-
6
100.0
4,032
2022 91.5
1,211
8.5
113
-
0
-
2,212
-
3
-
5
100.0
3,544
COL TOTAL 85.6
21,788
14.4
3,658
-
2
-
46,860
-
71
-
11
100.0
72,390
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.q,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
occr's census occupation code (1970)
Text of this Question or Item
2a. What kind of work do you (did you normally) do? That is, 
what (is/was)your job called?
Total Cases: 72,390 (Range of valid codes: 1-984)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.q,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
prestiger's occupational prestige score(1970)
Text of this Question or Item
2a. What kind of work do you (did you normally) do? That is, 
what (is/was)your job called? b. What (do/did) you actually do 
in that job? Tell me, what (are/were) some of your main duties?
Total Cases: 72,390 (Range of valid codes: 12-82)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.q,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
wrkslfr self-emp or works for somebody
Text of this Question or Item
2e. (Are/were) you self employed or (do/did) you work for 
someone else?
Cells contain:
-Valid row pct.
-N of cases
wrkslf
1
self-employed
2
someone else
.d
don't know
.i
iap
.n
no answer
.s
skipped on web
ROW
TOTAL
year 1972 10.3
149
89.7
1,299
-
0
-
162
-
3
-
0
100.0
1,613
1973 11.0
148
89.0
1,199
-
0
-
147
-
10
-
0
100.0
1,504
1974 8.6
116
91.4
1,238
-
0
-
128
-
2
-
0
100.0
1,484
1975 10.6
143
89.4
1,205
-
0
-
134
-
8
-
0
100.0
1,490
1976 10.1
137
89.9
1,215
-
0
-
145
-
2
-
0
100.0
1,499
1977 9.2
131
90.8
1,286
-
0
-
113
-
0
-
0
100.0
1,530
1978 10.0
140
90.0
1,264
-
0
-
127
-
1
-
0
100.0
1,532
1980 12.5
168
87.5
1,174
-
0
-
119
-
7
-
0
100.0
1,468
1982 10.7
186
89.3
1,545
-
0
-
122
-
7
-
0
100.0
1,860
1983 11.3
168
88.7
1,320
-
0
-
104
-
7
-
0
100.0
1,599
1984 12.3
170
87.7
1,210
-
0
-
88
-
5
-
0
100.0
1,473
1985 13.3
193
86.7
1,260
-
0
-
81
-
0
-
0
100.0
1,534
1986 13.6
187
86.4
1,183
-
0
-
100
-
0
-
0
100.0
1,470
1987 10.9
187
89.1
1,531
-
0
-
95
-
6
-
0
100.0
1,819
1988 11.7
163
88.3
1,227
-
0
-
85
-
6
-
0
100.0
1,481
1989 12.1
171
87.9
1,248
-
0
-
93
-
25
-
0
100.0
1,537
1990 11.5
150
88.5
1,149
-
0
-
71
-
2
-
0
100.0
1,372
1991 11.1
157
88.9
1,258
-
0
-
97
-
5
-
0
100.0
1,517
1993 12.3
187
87.7
1,331
-
0
-
79
-
9
-
0
100.0
1,606
1994 11.9
339
88.1
2,508
-
0
-
126
-
19
-
0
100.0
2,992
1996 13.3
365
86.7
2,387
-
0
-
107
-
45
-
0
100.0
2,904
1998 12.2
323
87.8
2,332
-
0
-
135
-
42
-
0
100.0
2,832
2000 11.6
307
88.4
2,331
-
0
-
125
-
54
-
0
100.0
2,817
2002 11.5
307
88.5
2,362
-
3
-
91
-
2
-
0
100.0
2,765
2004 12.7
343
87.3
2,353
-
2
-
113
-
1
-
0
100.0
2,812
2006 11.8
508
88.2
3,799
-
3
-
187
-
13
-
0
100.0
4,510
2008 11.5
226
88.5
1,732
-
0
-
62
-
3
-
0
100.0
2,023
2010 12.1
234
87.9
1,706
-
2
-
98
-
4
-
0
100.0
2,044
2012 10.2
194
89.8
1,700
-
1
-
78
-
1
-
0
100.0
1,974
2014 12.1
295
87.9
2,145
-
2
-
92
-
4
-
0
100.0
2,538
2016 10.7
296
89.3
2,472
-
4
-
90
-
5
-
0
100.0
2,867
2018 10.3
232
89.7
2,029
-
3
-
77
-
7
-
0
100.0
2,348
2021 11.0
432
89.0
3,493
-
2
-
79
-
5
-
21
100.0
4,032
2022 11.5
393
88.5
3,013
-
3
-
113
-
7
-
15
100.0
3,544
COL TOTAL 11.5
7,845
88.5
60,504
-
25
-
3,663
-
317
-
36
100.0
72,390
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.q,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
wrkgovtgovt or private employee
Text of this Question or Item
2f. (Are/were) you employed by the federal, state, or local 
government or by a private employer (including non-profit 
organizations)?
Cells contain:
-Valid row pct.
-N of cases
wrkgovt
1
government
2
private
.d
don't know
.i
iap
.n
no answer
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 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
1,530
-
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 18.1
263
81.9
1,190
-
0
-
81
-
0
100.0
1,534
1986 17.4
238
82.6
1,131
-
0
-
100
-
1
100.0
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 15.5
415
84.5
2,263
-
0
-
125
-
14
100.0
2,817
2002 17.2
454
82.8
2,187
-
17
-
91
-
16
100.0
2,765
2004 18.8
504
81.2
2,170
-
16
-
113
-
9
100.0
2,812
2006 19.0
810
81.0
3,447
-
40
-
187
-
26
100.0
4,510
2008 17.9
343
82.1
1,572
-
29
-
62
-
17
100.0
2,023
2010 19.3
369
80.7
1,538
-
29
-
98
-
10
100.0
2,044
2012 20.0
371
80.0
1,486
-
26
-
75
-
16
100.0
1,974
2014 19.4
468
80.6
1,939
-
28
-
92
-
11
100.0
2,538
2016 21.6
585
78.4
2,122
-
54
-
90
-
16
100.0
2,867
2018 20.3
449
79.7
1,765
-
45
-
77
-
12
100.0
2,348
2021 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
4,032
-
0
-
4,032
2022 -
0
-
0
-
0
-
3,544
-
0
-
3,544
COL TOTAL 18.8
5,269
81.2
22,810
-
284
-
43,879
-
148
100.0
72,390
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.q,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
commutetravel time to work
Text of this Question or Item
2g. About how much time (does/did) it usually take you to travel 
to work - about how many minutes?
Total Cases: 72,390 (Range of valid codes: 0-97)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.q,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
industryr's industry code (1970)
Text of this Question or Item
2c. What kind of place (do/did) you work for? d. What (do/did) 
they (make/do)?
Total Cases: 72,390 (Range of valid codes: 17-937)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .i,.m,.n,.y
occ80r's census occupation code (1980)
Text of this Question or Item
3. Respondent's occupation, prestige, and industry
Total Cases: 72,390 (Range of valid codes: 3-889)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.q,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
prestg80r's occupational prestige score(1980)
Text of this Question or Item
3. Respondent's occupation, prestige, and industry
Total Cases: 72,390 (Range of valid codes: 17-86)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.q,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
indus80r's industry code (1980)
Text of this Question or Item
3. Respondent's occupation, prestige, and industry
Total Cases: 72,390 (Range of valid codes: 10-932)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.q,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
indus07industry code based on naics 2007
Total Cases: 72,390 (Range of valid codes: 111211-928120)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.q,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
occonetoccupation code based on o*net
Total Cases: 72,390 (Range of valid codes: 111011.00-537121.00)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Decimals: 2
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.q,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
occ10r's census occupation code (2010)
Text of this Question or Item
Occupation and industry questions asked and not directly coded 
but used to code OCC and IND variables.
Total Cases: 72,390 (Range of valid codes: 10-9830)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.q,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
indus10r's industry code (naics 2007)
Total Cases: 72,390 (Range of valid codes: 170-9870)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.q,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
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