This page provides direct access to some of internet resources for accessing the
General Social Survey. It also supplies some information about using the General
Social Survey 1996 SPSS data set available in the Lehman College Computer Lab.
There are three main places on the internet for accessing lists of GSS
variables: The GSS Homepage, the Survey Documentation and Analysis (Berkeley)
Archive Page and the Queens College Page.
The SDA Archive
Read this first!!!!
To access the GSS you must first go to the archive page, then select
GSS Cumulative Data File, 1972-1994. Then click on the "button that
says Start
The SDA
Archive
SDA GSS Codebook
Page
Standard Variable
List
Headings for Groups
of Variables
The General Social Survey Home page
Subject
index
This lets you look for specific subjects
GSS home page
This is the general home page for the General Social Sruvey.
Queens College
Queens College Variable list
This is a very basic list of variables, however, it is useful for quickly
identifying
the mnemonics for variables related to a topic. You can then look for those
variables at the
GSS Mnemonic Index Page
Queens College Subject index
This subject index lets you look for subjects and then the variables that are
related to that subject.
Online Search of the Cumulative Codebook
This lets you search for specific subjects
General Social Survey
Resources
Developed at Queens CollegeThis is the general access page for all of their
resources.
SPSS
SPSS Basics
Most recent revision: April 20, 1998