freemns3

Source

General Social Survey https://gss.norc.org

Details

Question 821. The next questions are about freedom in American today. Freedom means many different things to people. When you think about freedom, what comes to mind? Can you tell me in a couple of sentences what does freedom mean to you?

Overview

For further details see the official GSS documentation.

Counts by year:

yeariapautonomy:self-realizationchoices:making decisioncitizen:political participationmovement:movement and travelnegative:slave surbordinate discriminationotherrights:religion and speechsecurity:economic independencewant:doing what i wantTotal
19721613---------1613
19731504---------1504
19741484---------1484
19751490---------1490
19761499---------1499
19771530---------1530
19781532---------1532
19801468---------1468
19821860---------1860
19831599---------1599
19841473---------1473
19851534---------1534
19861470---------1470
19871819---------1819
19881481---------1481
19891537---------1537
19901372---------1372
19911517---------1517
19931606---------1606
19942992---------2992
19962904---------2904
19982832---------2832
20002623921161418185317282817
20022765---------2765
20042812---------2812
20064510---------4510
20082023---------2023
20102044---------2044
20121974---------1974
20142538---------2538
20162867---------2867
20182348---------2348
20214032---------4032
20223544---------3544
Total721969211614181853172872390

Values

  • 1 want:doing what i want

  • 2 autonomy:self-realization

  • 3 choices:making decision

  • 4 rights:religion and speech

  • 5 movement:movement and travel

  • 6 negative:slave surbordinate discrimination

  • 7 citizen:political participation

  • 8 security:economic independence

  • 9 other

  • NA(d) don't know

  • NA(i) iap

  • NA(j) I don't have a job

  • NA(m) dk, na, iap

  • NA(n) no answer

  • NA(p) not imputable

  • NA(q) not imputable

  • NA(r) refused

  • NA(s) skipped on web

  • NA(u) uncodeable

  • NA(x) not available in this release

  • NA(y) not available in this year

  • NA(z) see codebook