The General Social Survey (GSS) "takes the pulse of America" on a vast number of topics, with national-level data collected beginning in 1972 to present. A great resource for any discipline!
To identify variables for the entire dataset and/or specific years:
Options for Analyzing GSS Data:
Use SDA to analyze data online analysis with no need for downloading or special software:
- Use the SDA 4.0 online analysis tool. For help using SDA 4.0, check out these SDA 4.0 video tutorials.
- Check out the "Quick Tables" options, which allow you to produce simple tables using a pre-selected subset of variables.
- Conduct simple bivariate analyses using the GSS Explorer Tabulations feature.
Download data for analysis in statistical software (e.g., SPSS, SAS, Stata, R):
- Download GSS Data directly from the GSS website (available in SAS, SPSS, or Stata format). Single year and multi-year (panel) data available.
- Download the entire GSS (available in SPSS or Stata format) via GSS Explorer.
- Create customized data extracts containing just the variables you need (available in Excel, SPSS, SAS, Stata, DDI, and R format) via GSS Explorer.
- Download the entire dataset, pre-constructed subsets, or create customized subsets of the data using SDA 4.0. For help using SDA 4.0, check out these SDA 4.0 video tutorials.
The General Social Survey (GSS) "takes the pulse of America" on a vast number of topics, with national-level data collected beginning in 1972 to present. A great resource for any discipline! 