General Social Survey 2002

Missing data codes: 1, 0 = Question was not asked; 8, 98, 999998 = Dont know; 9, 99, 999999 = No answer.
ID: Identification number: 1 2765.
AGE: 18 - 88; 89 = 89 and older. Missing data: 0, 98, 99.
SEX: 1. Male, 2. Female. Missing data: 0.
RACE: 1. White, 2. Black, 3. Other. Missing data: 0.
CONINC: Inflation-adjusted household income. Missing data: 0, 999998, 999999.
CONRINC: Inflation-adjusted respondents income Missing data: 0, 999998, 999999.
INCOME98: Total Family income and RINCOME98: Respondents income: Categories
1. Under $1,000
2. $1,000-$2,999
3. $3,000-$3,999
4. $4,000-$4,999
5. $5,000-$5,999
6. $6,000-$6,999
7. $7,000-$7,999
8. $8,000-$9,999
9. $10,000-$12,499
10. $12,500-$14,999
11. $15,000-$17,499
12. $17,500-$19,999
13. $20,000-$22,499
14. $22,500-$24,999
15. $25000-$29,999
16. $30,000-$34,999
17. $35,000-$39,999
18. $40,000-$49,999
19. $50,000-$59,999
20. $60,000-$74,499

21. $75,000-$89,999
22. $90,000-$109,999
23. $110,000 and over
24. Refused
Missing data: 0, 24, 98, 99.
EDUC, SPEDUC, PAEDUC, MAEDUC: Highest year of school completed of respondent, his/her father, mother,
spouse: 0-20. Missing data: 97, 98, 99.
DEGREE, SPDEG, PADEG, MADEG: Highest degree completed of respondent, spouse, father, mother:
0 = Left high school, 1 = High school, 2 = Junior college, 3 = Bachelors degree, 4 = Graduate. Missing data: 7, 8, 9.
WRKSTAT: Last week were you working full time, part time, going to school, keeping house, or what?
1 = Working fulltime, 2 = Working part time, 3 = Temporarily not working, 4 = Unemployed, laid off
5 = Retired, 6 = School, 7 = Keeping house, 8 = Other. Missing data: 0, 9.
HRS: If working, full or part time, how many hours did you work last week, at all jobs? 0-89; Missing data: 1, 98,
99.
WRKSLF: Are (were) you self employed or do (did) you work for someone else? 1 = Self-employed; 2 = Someone
else. Missing data: 0, 8, 9.
WRKGOVT: Are (were) you employed by the federal, state, or local government or by a private employer
(including non-profit organizations)? 1 = Government; 2 = Private. Missing data: 0,8, 9.
MARITAL: Are you currently married, widowed, divorced, separated, or have you never been married?
1= Married, 2 = Widowed, 3 = Divorced; 4 = Separated, 5 = Never married. Missing data: 9.
DIVORCE: Have you ever been divorced or legally separated? 1 = Yes; 2 = No. Missing data: 0, 8, 9.
SPWRKSTA: Last week was your (wife/husband) working 1 = Working fulltime, 2 =Working part time, 3 =
Temporarily not working, 4 = Unemployed, laid off, 5 = Retired, 6 = School, 7 = Keeping house, 8 = Other. Missing
data: 0, 9.
SPHRS: If working, full or part time, how many hours did spouse work last week, at all jobs? 0 89. Missing data:
1, 98, 99.

PRESTG80, SPPRES80, PAPRES80, MAPRES80: Occupation prestige score (higher is more prestigious) of
respondent, spouse, father, mother: 17-86. Missing data: 0.
CHILDS: Number of children: 0 7, 8 = 8 or more. Missing data: 0.
AGEKDBRN: Age when first child was born: 9 65. Missing data: 0, 98, 99.
EARNRS: Number of family members earning money: 0 7, 8 = 8 or more. Missing data: 9.
PARTYID: Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a Republican, Democrat, Independent, or what?
0 = Strong Democrat, 1= Not strong Democrat, 2 = Independent near Democrat,3 = Independent, 4 = Independent
near Republican, 5 = Not strong Republican, 6 = Strong Republican, 7 = Other party. Missing data: 8, 9.
PARTYID3: 1. Democrat, 2. Independent, 3. Republican
POLVIEW: Im going to show you a seven-point scale on which the political views that people might hold are
arranged from extremely liberal to extremely conservative. Where would you place yourself on this scale?
1= Extremely liberal, 2 = Liberal, 3 = Slightly Liberal, 4 = Moderate, 5 = Slightly conservative, 6 = Conservative, 7
= Extremely conservative. Missing data: 0, 8, 9.
POLVIEW3: [Link], 2. Moderate, 3. Conservative
TAX: Federal income tax you pay 1 = Too high, 2 = About right, 3 = Too low. Missing data: 0, 8, 9.
CAPPUN: Do you favor capital punishment for murder? 1 = Favor, 2 = Oppose. Missing data: 0, 8, 9.
GUNLAW: Do you favor requiring a police permit to buy a gun? 1 = Favor, 2 = Oppose. Missing data: 0, 8, 9.
HAPPY: Taken altogether, how would you say things are these days would you say you are 1 = Very happy, 2 =
Pretty happy, 3 = Not too happy. Missing data: 0, 8, 9.
HAPMAR: Taking all things together, how would you describe your marriage? 1= Very happy, 2 = Pretty happy, 3 =
Not too happy. Missing data: 0, 8, 9.
HEALTH: Would you say your own health, in general, is 1 = Excellent, 2 = Good, 3 = Fair, 4 = Poor. Missing
data: 0, 8, 9.

LIFE: In general, do you find life 1 = Exciting, 2 = Pretty routine, 3 = Dull. Missing data: 0, 8, 9.
JOBLOSE: In the next 12 months how likely is it that you will lose your job or be laid off? 1 = Very likely, 2 =
Fairly likely, 3 = Not too likely, 4 = Not likely. Missing data: 0, 5 (Leaving job), 8, 9.
CLASS: Which of the following four social classes would you say you belong in? 1 = Lower class, 2 = Working
class, 3 = Middle class, 4 = Upper class. Missing data: 0, 5, 8, 9.
UNEMP: Have you ever been unemployed in the last 10 years? 1 = Yes, 2 = No. Missing data: 0, 8, 9.
UNION: Do you or your spouse belong to a union? 1 = Respondent belongs, 2 = Spouse belongs, 3 = Both belong, 4
= Neither belong. Missing data: 0, 8, 9.
PARSOL: Compared to your parents at your age is your standard of living be 1 = Much better, 2 = somewhat
better, 3 = About the same, 4 = Somewhat worse, 5 = Much worse. Missing data: 0, 8, 9.
KIDSSOL: When your children are at your age will their standard of living be 1 = Much better, 2 = somewhat
better, 3 = About the same, 4 = Somewhat worse, 5 = Much worse. Missing data: 0, 8, 9.
NEWS: Do you read newspapers 1 = Every day, 2 = Few times per week, 3 = Once per week, 4 = Less than once
per week, 5 = Never. Missing data: 0, 8, 9.
TVHOURS: On average days how many hours do you spend watching television? 0 24. Missing data: 1, 98, 99.
EQWLTH: Should government reduce income differences between rich and poor? 1 = government should reduce
differences, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 = No government action. Missing data: 0, 8, 9.
HELPPOOR: Should government improve standard of living of poor people? 1 = Government act, 2, 3, 4, 5 =
People should help themselves. Missing data: 0, 8, 9
HELPNOT: Should government do more or less to solve countrys problems? 1 =Government should do more, 2, 3,
4, 5 = Government does too much. Missing data: 0, 8, 9.
HELPSICK: Is it governments responsibility to help pay for doctor and hospital bills? 1 = Government should help,
2, 3, 4, 5 = People should help themselves. Missing data: 0, 8, 9.
YEARSJOB: How many years have you worked in your present job for your current employer? 0.25 60.0.
Missing data: 1, 98, 99.

MOREDAYS: How many days per month do you work extra hours beyond usual schedule? 0 30. Missing data:
1, 98, 99.
WRKHOME: How often do you work at home as part of your job? 1 = Never, 2 = A few times a year, 3 = About
once a month, 4 = About once a week, 5 = More than once a week, 6 = Works mainly at home. Missing data: 0, 8, 9.
WKTOPSAT: My main satisfaction in life comes from work: 1 = Strongly agree, 2 = Agree, 3 = Disagree, 4 =
Strongly disagree. Missing data: 0, 8, 9.
OWNSTOCK: Do you own any shares in the company where you now work? 1 = Yes, 2 = Company does not have
stock, 3 = No, my company has stock but I do not own any, 4 = No, I do not own and I dont know if my company
has stock, 5 = I do not know if I own stock in my company. Missing data: 0, 8, 9.
STOCKVAL: Please give a general estimate of how much cash you would get if all this stock were sold today? 0
9,999,995. Missing data: 1, 9999998, 9999999.
GIVBLOOD: During the past 12 months how often have you donated blood? 1 = More than once a week, 2 = once a
week, 3 = Once a month, 4 = At least 2 or 3 times in the last year, 5 = Once in the past year, 6 = Not at all in the past
year. Missing data: 0, 8, 9.
VOLVHRTY: During the past 12 months how often have you done volunteer work for a charity? 1 = More than once
a week, 2 = once a week, 3 = Once a month, 4 = At least 2 or 3 times in the last year, 5 = Once in the past year, 6 =
Not at all in the past year. Missing data: 0, 8, 9.
GIVCHRTY: During the past 12 months how often have you given money to a charity? 1 = More than once a week,
2 = once a week, 3 = Once a month, 4 = At least 2 or 3 times in the last year, 5 = Once in the past year, 6 = Not at all
in the past year. Missing data: 0, 8, 9.
EVIDU: Have you ever taken any drugs by injection (heroine, cocaine, etc.)? 1 = Yes, 2 = No. Missing data: 0, 8, 9.
EVCRACK: Have you ever used crack cocaine? 1 = Yes, 2 = No. Missing data: 0, 8, 9.
EVSTRAY: Have you ever has sex with someone other than your spouse while you were married? 1 = Yes, 2 = No,
3 = Never married. Missing data: 0, 8, 9.