General Social Survey: Culture Module [1993-2002]
The General Social Survey (GSS) collects information from the general public on a wide variety of subjects, including attitudes toward social issues, religion, education, jobs and the economy, government and other institutions, politics, and policy issues. The National Opinion Research Center (http://www.norc.uchicago.edu/) at the University of Chicago conducted the survey annually between 1972 and 1994 (except for 1979, 1981, and 1992) and biennially thereafter. Many questions are asked either in every survey or at various intervals across time, allowing trends to be analyzed.
In 1977 a module on race, abortion, and feminism was added to the GSS. This was the first of many "topical modules" added to expand coverage of a particular subject or to examine a new topic. The data available via CPANDA is from the GSS topical module on culture. Other topics covered have included: medical care, medical ethics, religion, religion and health, job experiences, and interracial friendships (1998); gender, emotions, market exchange, giving and volunteering, and mental health (1996); family mobility and multiculturalism (1994); work organizations (1991); intergroup relations (1990); occupational prestige (1989); religious socialization, behaviors, and beliefs (1988); sociopolitical participation (1987); the feminization of poverty (1986); social networks (1985); and the role of the military (1982 and 1984).
The data from the study are archived at:
- General Social Survey 1993
- General Social Survey 1998
- General Social Survey 2000
- General Social Survey 2002
The cumulative codebook for 1972-2002 can be de downloaded at: