* Please note that there are three missing values in the data:
- .i: Inapplicable (IAP). Respondents who are not asked to answer a specific question are assigned to IAP.
- .d: Don't know (DK)
- .n: No answer (NA)
STATA V8.0 Files
* Many researchers will find the "long" format easier to work with. Here is a Stata do file to convert the "wide" data we provide to "long" format. We thank Jeremy Freese for the do file.
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)