GSS VARIABLES

Variable Question Text nataid We are faced with many problems in this country, none of which can be solved easily or inexpensively. I'm going to name some of these problems, and for each one I'd like you to name some of these problems, and for each one I'd like you to tell me whether you think we're spending too much money on it, too little money, or about the right amount. First (READ ITEM A) . . . are we spending too much, too little, or about the right amount on (ITEM)? J. Foreign aid nataidy We are faced with many problems in this country, none of which can be solved easily or inexpensively. I'm going to name some of these problems, and for each one I'd like you to tell me whether you think we're spending too much money on it, too little money, or about the right amount. First (READ ITEM A) . . . are we spending too much, too little, or about the right amount on (ITEM)? J. Assistance to other countries year N/A age RESPONDENT'S AGE class A. If you were asked to use one of four names for your social class, which would you say you belong in: the lower class, the working class, the middle class, or the upper class? degree RESPONDENT'S DEGREE health Would you say your own health, in general, is excellent, good, fair, or poor? hispanic IF R IS FEMALE, READ LATINA; IF MALE, READ LATINO. Are you Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino/Latina? Yes . . . . . (ASK A) No . . . . . . (GO TO NEXT QUESTION) IF YES: Which group are you from? Mexican, Mexican American, Chicano/Chicana Puerto Rican Cuban Other marital Are you currently--married, widowed, divorced, separated, or have you never been married? partyid Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as a Republican, Democrat, Independent, or what? race CODE WITHOUT ASKING ONLY IF THERE IS NO DOUBT IN YOUR MIND. What race do you consider yourself? RECORD VERBATIM AND CODE. region A. REGION OF INTERVIEW sex CODE RESPONDENT'S SEX uscitzn Now we would like to ask you about U.S. citizenship. Are you… fucitzn Are you… wrkstat Last week were you working full time, part time, going to school, keeping house, or what?

NOTES

1 The original version (NATAID) and alternative version (NATAIDY) of this item produced distributions that did not significantly differ, so they have been combined together. See General Social Survey: Trends in National Spending Priorities, 1973-2014 for more information. (*)

2 The default weight WTSSALL was applied for all years. Oversampled black respondents (SAMPLE=4,5,7) were excluded to adjust for the oversampling procedures in 1982 and 1987. If performing in-depth or focused analyses, other weights may apply.

3 In one or more years, this variable was based on a question that appeared on one form and as a result was asked of a subset of participants. Therefore, users should use FORMWT when analyzing this variable in certain years. See GSS Cumulative Codebook: Appendix P.

4 Beginning in 2004, the GSS began to use a two-stage sub-sampling design for nonresponse. To obtain weighted estimates adjusted for this non-response, users should use the WTSSNR weight in these years.

NOTES for Age° 1 The GSS variable AGE was recoded to produce this visualization. Age was recoded into four age categories: 18-34, 35-49, 50-64, and 65+.

NOTES for Subjective class identification 1 The response "No class (vol.)" was excluded from this breakdown.

NOTES for Highest degree° 1 The GSS variable DEGREE was recoded to produce this visualization. Response categories (2) Associate/Junior college, (3) Bachelor’s, and (4) Graduate have been collapsed into "College +."

NOTES for Hispanic specified° 1 The GSS variable HISPANIC was recoded to produce this visualization. HISPANIC was recoded into two categories: (1) Not Hispanic/Latino/a, Spanish origin; and (2)-(47), (50) Hispanic, Latino/a, Spanish origin. 2 Race and Hispanic origin are reported as separate classifications in alignment with the OMB and Census definition: "Hispanic or Latino" refers to a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central America, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race. A cross-classification (Race + Hispanic Origin) may be available as a breakdown category in a future release of this feature.

NOTES for Political affiliation° 1 The GSS variable PARTYID was recoded to produce this visualization. PARTYID was recoded into four categories: (0)-(1) Democrat; (2)-(4),(7) Independent, Other; and (5)-(6) Republican. See GSS Methodological Report No. 56 for more information.

NOTES for Race 1 If planning to perform trend analysis with the variable RACE, see GSS Methodological Report No. 56. 2 Interviewers were instructed to code RACE without asking only if there was no doubt. From 2002 onwards, this item is imputed based on RACECEN1,23; ETHNIC, ETH1,2,3; and HISPANIC. See the GSS Cumulative Codebook for more information.

NOTES for Region of interview° 1 The GSS variable REGION was recoded to produce this visualization. REGION was recoded into four categories: (1)-(2) Northeast; (3)-(4) Midwest; (5)-(7) South; (8)-(9) West. These are in alignment with the Census regional groupings.

NOTES for Sex 1 If planning to perform trend analysis with the variable SEX, see GSS Methodological Report No. 56.

NOTES for Citizenship status° 1 The GSS variables USCITZN and FUCITZN were combined and recoded to produce this visualization. If USCITZN=1,3, or 4, this was coded as "US citizen." If USCITZN=2 and FUCITZN=1 or 2 then this was coded as "Planning/Applying for citizenship." If USCITZN=2 and FUCITZN=3 or 4, then this was coded as "Not planning to apply/Not eligible." Note that US Citizen includes citizens born in Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, and children born outside of US to parents who were US citizens at time.