Documentation

Documentation

The GSS 1972-2010 Codebook is now available. Also, you can see the GSS questionnaires here.

 

RELEASE NOTES:

Release Notes for GSS 1972-2010 Release 2 (Feb. 2012)

Release Notes for GSS 2010 Merged Release 2 (April 2012)

Release Notes for GSS Panel 2008-Sample Wave 2 Release 1 (Jan. 2012)

Release Notes for GSS Panel 2006-Sample Wave 3 Release 1 (July 2011)

 

1972-2010 GSS Codebook

Entire GSS Codebook


Codebook Sections
Introduction

Index to Data Set

Main Body

Technical Documentation (Appendicies)
Appendix A - Sampling Design and Weighting

Appendix B - Field Work and Interviewer Specifications

Appendix C - General Coding Instructions

Appendix D - Recodes

Appendix E - Age and Cohort Distributions

Appendix F - Occupational Classification Distributions

Appendix G - Prestige Scores Distributions

Appendix H - Industrial Classifications Distributions

Appendix I - International Standard of Classification of Occupation

Appendix J - DOT Variables

Appendix K - Protestant Denominations Distributions 

Appendix L - Hours Worked Distributions

Appendix M - Abortion and ERA Distributions

Appendix N - Changes in Question Wording, Response Categories, and Format

Appendix O - Previous Usage

Appendix P - Experimental Form

Appendix Q - Study Designs

Appendix R - Crossnational and Topical Modules

Appendix S - Supplemental and Related Data

Appendix T - General Social Survey Papers

Appendix U - Variables by Year

Appendix V - Subject Index to Questions

Additional Technical Documentation
GSS Questionnaires
Call for Proposals to Add Questions to the 2012 GSS

The Replicating Core

Obtaining GSS Sensitive Data Files

 

 

 

Past Documentations

Release Notes for GSS 2010 Merged Release 1 (Oct. 2011)

Release Notes for the GSS 2008 Cross-Section and Panel Merged Data Release 3 (Apr. 2010)

Notes on the 2008 GSS

Release Notes for the GSS Panel Wave 2 Release 1 (Apr. 2010)

Release Notes for the GSS 2008 Cross-Section and Panel Merged Data Release 2 (Dec. 2009)

Notes on the 2008 GSS Cross-Section and Panel Merged

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