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Source

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

Details

Question 488. We would like to know about the first, full-time civilian job you had after you completed your highest grade in school. Do include full-time work in a family business or farm, even if you were working without pay. What kind of work were you doing? That is, what (is/was) your job called?

Overview

For further details see the official GSS documentation.

Counts by year:

yeariap1041181271281313614143151541561571581591616316416516717417617717818185186187188191931941971981992032062072082132162172182242252262282292323423524325253254256259263264265266267268269272742752762772783033073083133153163173183193273283293333533633733833934334434734835435535635735936336436536837337537637837938338438538738940340440540640741541741842342642743430433434435436438439444434444454464474494534544564584594644654664684734754794848648748855035055075085145185235255275353353453855554565655665675695757357557658558758859595599614636336346356366376396464364564765366667678683686687688689770470670971572372572773473773873974474574774874975475575675976766769773774777779787837857979679779988048068298485856859868638658698778788838858878888899959698don't knowno answerTotal
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
1994158711112131633913413431210217115112211111527222822211418621417221231811313227361322156510211111112732346121133232116412131298173122116131110263273648275412153522101111141112332141221112182231111213121612421152413622218111118111411173311121312213275191312411111313621718181231071412211316241111051019128321362992
19962904------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2904
19982832------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2832
20002817------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2817
20022765------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2765
20042812------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2812
20064510------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4510
20082023------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2023
20102044------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2044
20121974------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1974
20142538------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2538
20162867------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2867
20182348------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2348
20214032------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4032
20223544------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3544
Total70985111121316339134134312102171151122111115272228222114186214172212318113132273613221565102111111127323461211332321164121312981731221161311102632736482754121535221011111411123321412211121822311112131216124211524136222181111181114111733111213122132751913124111113136217181812310714122113162411110510191283213672390

Values

  • 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