NORC-GSS cumulative data file 1972-2000
Publisher: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Storrs, CT
Language: eng
Format: [computer file]
Subjects: Social surveys; Public opinion polls
Other titles: NORC-General social survey cumulative data file 1972-2000; National Opinion Research Center-General social survey cumulative data file 1972-2000; General social survey cumulative data file 1972-2000; GSS2000; General Social Survey 2000
Description: The General Social Survey is an ongoing regular personal interview survey of U.S. households conducted by NORC (National Opinion Research Center). The first survey was done in 1972 and since then more than 35,000 respondents have answered over 2900 different questions. The survey measures the direction of American attitudes, experiences, practices, and concerns.
Notes: Title from disc label and container spine label.

CD-ROM includes: the 1972-2000 cumulative data file (40,933 records/5,380 record length); the cumulative SPSS portable file; a data file for the 2000 year survey only (2,817 records/1,691 record length); the 2000 year survey SPSS portable file; the column guide for gss2000.dat; the 1972-2000 SPSS data definition file; the GSS cumulative codebook in PDF format; multiple file codebook in WordPerfect 8; the original questionnaires (6 versions and 2 self-administered) in PDF and Word Perfect; information about the questionnaires; and a general description of the GSS.

Licensing restrictions: single user, single site, single machine not networked.

System requirements: PC; Pentium; 32 MB RAM; Windows 95/98/NT; SPSS, Acrobat reader, WordPerfect 8; and CD-ROM drive.