Download Data - SPSS Format

*The SPSS student version, which  can handle up to 50 variables and 1500 cases, cannot open the GSS data files.

* Please note that there are three missing values in the data:

• IAP: Inapplicable. Respondents who are not asked to answer a specific question are assigned to IAP.
• DK: Don't know
• NA: No answer

GSS 1972-2012 Cross-Sectional Cumulative Data (Release 1, March 2013)

GSS 2010 merged with all cases and variables (Release 2, April 2012)

GSS Panel 2008-Sample Wave 2 (Release 2, Sep. 2012)

GSS Panel 2006-Sample Wave 3 (Release 2, Sep. 2012)

GSS-NDI 1978-2002 (Release 1, Nov. 2011)

Download Individual Year Data Sets (cross-section only)

GSS 1972-2012 Release 1, March 2013

* Only year-specific variables are included in the yearly data files.

1972    1973    1974    1975    1976    1977    1978

1980    1982    1983    1984    1985    1986    1987    1988    1989

1990    1991    1993    1994    1996    1998

2000    2002    2004    2006    2008

2010    2012

Past Releases

GSS 2010 merged with all cases and variables (Release 1, Oct. 2011)

GSS 2008 Cross-Section and Panel Merged (Release 3, Apr. 2010)

GSS Panel (2006 sample) Wave 2 (Release 1, Apr. 2010)