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GSS 1972-2021 Cumulative Datafile

Sampling

sampcodesampling error code

Total Cases: 68,846 (Range of valid codes: 1-676)

Properties
Data type:	numeric
Missing-data codes:	.i,.x

samplesampling frame and method

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1664. The GSS has employed various sampling procedures and 
frames. Appendix A gives full detail.

Cells contain: -Valid row pct. -N of cases		sample
Cells contain: -Valid row pct. -N of cases		1 1960 sample frame, block quota	2 1970 sample frame, block quota	3 1970 sample frame, full probability	4 1970 sample frame, full probability black oversample	5 1980 black sample frame, full probability black oversample	6 1980 sample frame, full probability	7 1980 sample frame, full probability black oversample	8 1990 sample frame, full probability	9 2000 sample frame, full probability	10 2010 sample frame, full probability	.x	ROW TOTAL
year	1972	100.0 1,613	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	- 0	100.0 1,613
	1973	.0 0	100.0 1,504	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	- 0	100.0 1,504
	1974	.0 0	100.0 1,484	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	- 0	100.0 1,484
	1975	.0 0	50.7 755	49.3 735	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	- 0	100.0 1,490
	1976	.0 0	50.4 755	49.6 744	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	- 0	100.0 1,499
	1977	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 1,530	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	- 0	100.0 1,530
	1978	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 1,532	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	- 0	100.0 1,532
	1980	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 1,468	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	- 0	100.0 1,468
	1982	.0 0	.0 0	81.0 1,506	5.8 107	13.3 247	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	- 0	100.0 1,860
	1983	.0 0	.0 0	50.3 805	.0 0	.0 0	49.7 794	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	- 0	100.0 1,599
	1984	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 1,473	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	- 0	100.0 1,473
	1985	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 1,534	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	- 0	100.0 1,534
	1986	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 1,470	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	- 0	100.0 1,470
	1987	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	80.6 1,466	19.4 353	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	- 0	100.0 1,819
	1988	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 1,481	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	- 0	100.0 1,481
	1989	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 1,537	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	- 0	100.0 1,537
	1990	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 1,372	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	- 0	100.0 1,372
	1991	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 1,517	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	- 0	100.0 1,517
	1993	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	50.4 810	.0 0	49.6 796	.0 0	.0 0	- 0	100.0 1,606
	1994	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 2,992	.0 0	.0 0	- 0	100.0 2,992
	1996	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 2,904	.0 0	.0 0	- 0	100.0 2,904
	1998	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 2,832	.0 0	.0 0	- 0	100.0 2,832
	2000	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 2,817	.0 0	.0 0	- 0	100.0 2,817
	2002	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 2,765	.0 0	.0 0	- 0	100.0 2,765
	2004	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 2,812	.0 0	- 0	100.0 2,812
	2006	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 4,510	.0 0	- 0	100.0 4,510
	2008	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 2,023	.0 0	- 0	100.0 2,023
	2010	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 2,044	.0 0	- 0	100.0 2,044
	2012	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 1,974	- 0	100.0 1,974
	2014	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 2,538	- 0	100.0 2,538
	2016	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 2,867	- 0	100.0 2,867
	2018	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 2,348	- 0	100.0 2,348
	2021	- 0	- 0	- 0	- 0	- 0	- 0	- 0	- 0	- 0	- 0	- 4,032	- 4,032
	COL TOTAL	2.5 1,613	6.9 4,498	12.8 8,320	.2 107	.4 247	20.8 13,454	.5 353	23.3 15,106	17.6 11,389	15.0 9,727	- 4,032	100.0 68,846

Properties
Data type:	numeric
Missing-data code:	.x

phasesubsampling: two-phase design.

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1666. Subsampling: two-phase design.

Cells contain: -Valid row pct. -N of cases		phase
Cells contain: -Valid row pct. -N of cases		1 phase one - initial cases	2 phase two - sub-sampled cases	.i	.x	ROW TOTAL
year	1972	- 0	- 0	- 1,613	- 0	- 1,613
	1973	- 0	- 0	- 1,504	- 0	- 1,504
	1974	- 0	- 0	- 1,484	- 0	- 1,484
	1975	- 0	- 0	- 1,490	- 0	- 1,490
	1976	- 0	- 0	- 1,499	- 0	- 1,499
	1977	- 0	- 0	- 1,530	- 0	- 1,530
	1978	- 0	- 0	- 1,532	- 0	- 1,532
	1980	- 0	- 0	- 1,468	- 0	- 1,468
	1982	- 0	- 0	- 1,860	- 0	- 1,860
	1983	- 0	- 0	- 1,599	- 0	- 1,599
	1984	- 0	- 0	- 1,473	- 0	- 1,473
	1985	- 0	- 0	- 1,534	- 0	- 1,534
	1986	- 0	- 0	- 1,470	- 0	- 1,470
	1987	- 0	- 0	- 1,819	- 0	- 1,819
	1988	- 0	- 0	- 1,481	- 0	- 1,481
	1989	- 0	- 0	- 1,537	- 0	- 1,537
	1990	- 0	- 0	- 1,372	- 0	- 1,372
	1991	- 0	- 0	- 1,517	- 0	- 1,517
	1993	- 0	- 0	- 1,606	- 0	- 1,606
	1994	- 0	- 0	- 2,992	- 0	- 2,992
	1996	- 0	- 0	- 2,904	- 0	- 2,904
	1998	- 0	- 0	- 2,832	- 0	- 2,832
	2000	- 0	- 0	- 2,817	- 0	- 2,817
	2002	- 0	- 0	- 2,765	- 0	- 2,765
	2004	84.1 2,364	15.9 448	- 0	- 0	100.0 2,812
	2006	80.6 3,636	19.4 874	- 0	- 0	100.0 4,510
	2008	79.7 1,612	20.3 411	- 0	- 0	100.0 2,023
	2010	81.1 1,658	18.9 386	- 0	- 0	100.0 2,044
	2012	75.3 1,486	24.7 488	- 0	- 0	100.0 1,974
	2014	68.2 1,731	31.8 807	- 0	- 0	100.0 2,538
	2016	80.0 2,294	20.0 573	- 0	- 0	100.0 2,867
	2018	89.4 2,100	10.6 248	- 0	- 0	100.0 2,348
	2021	- 0	- 0	- 0	- 4,032	- 4,032
	COL TOTAL	79.9 16,881	20.1 4,235	- 43,698	- 4,032	100.0 68,846

Properties
Data type:	numeric
Missing-data codes:	.i,.x

sdastrataSDA Stratum Variable for GSS

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Stratum variable for SDA to calculate complex standard errors
for the GSS dataset.

See the document in the online SDA codebook that describes how
it was constructed.

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Created by RECODE version 4.1.3 
on Dec 04, 2021  (Sat 04:20 PM PST)

Input1:  sample   label: sampling frame and method
Input2:  year   label: gss year for this respondent
         From study: /data/gss21

  Output      Input1      Input2
      11          **        2021
       1           1           *
       2           2           *
       3         3-4           *
       5           5           *
       6         6-7           *
       8           8           *
       9           9           *
      10          10           *

All other combinations of input variables 
were converted to MD: 0

Cells contain: -Valid row pct. -N of cases		sdastrata
Cells contain: -Valid row pct. -N of cases		1 1960 BQ	2 1970 BQ	3 1970 FP	5 1980 BFP	6 1980 FP	8 1990 FP	9 2000 FP	10 2010 FP	11 2021 ABS	ROW TOTAL
year	1972	100.0 1,613	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 1,613
	1973	.0 0	100.0 1,504	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 1,504
	1974	.0 0	100.0 1,484	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 1,484
	1975	.0 0	50.7 755	49.3 735	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 1,490
	1976	.0 0	50.4 755	49.6 744	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 1,499
	1977	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 1,530	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 1,530
	1978	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 1,532	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 1,532
	1980	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 1,468	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 1,468
	1982	.0 0	.0 0	86.7 1,613	13.3 247	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 1,860
	1983	.0 0	.0 0	50.3 805	.0 0	49.7 794	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 1,599
	1984	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 1,473	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 1,473
	1985	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 1,534	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 1,534
	1986	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 1,470	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 1,470
	1987	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 1,819	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 1,819
	1988	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 1,481	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 1,481
	1989	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 1,537	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 1,537
	1990	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 1,372	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 1,372
	1991	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 1,517	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 1,517
	1993	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	50.4 810	49.6 796	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 1,606
	1994	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 2,992	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 2,992
	1996	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 2,904	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 2,904
	1998	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 2,832	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 2,832
	2000	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 2,817	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 2,817
	2002	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 2,765	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 2,765
	2004	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 2,812	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 2,812
	2006	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 4,510	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 4,510
	2008	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 2,023	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 2,023
	2010	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 2,044	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 2,044
	2012	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 1,974	.0 0	100.0 1,974
	2014	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 2,538	.0 0	100.0 2,538
	2016	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 2,867	.0 0	100.0 2,867
	2018	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 2,348	.0 0	100.0 2,348
	2021	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	.0 0	100.0 4,032	100.0 4,032
	COL TOTAL	2.3 1,613	6.5 4,498	12.2 8,427	.4 247	20.1 13,807	21.9 15,106	16.5 11,389	14.1 9,727	5.9 4,032	100.0 68,846

Properties
Data type:	numeric
Missing-data code:	0

sdaclustersSDA Cluster Variable for GSS

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(Missing data values were included in computations)

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Created by COMPUTE version 4.1.3 
on Dec 04, 2021  (Sat 04:28 PM PST)

if (year eq 1972) sdaclusters = duniform(1001,1016)
else if (year eq 2021) sdaclusters = duniform(1021,1060)
else sdaclusters = sampcode

Input variables:

sampcode: sampling error code

year: gss year for this respondent
From study: /sda/data/gss21

Total Cases: 68,846 (Range of valid codes: 1.0000-1060.0000)

Properties
Data type:	numeric

vpsuvariance primary sampling unit

Total Cases: 68,846 (Range of valid codes: 1-4228)

Properties
Data type:	numeric
Missing-data code:	.i

vstratvariance stratum

Total Cases: 68,846 (Range of valid codes: 1001-8456)

Properties
Data type:	numeric
Missing-data code:	.i

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