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Source

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

Details

Question 479a. Could you tell me your major field of study (while you were) in college?

Overview

For further details see the official GSS documentation.

Counts by year:

yeariapbusinesseconomicseducationengineeringenglish, literaturefine artsforeign languagegovernment-civicsmathematicsno answernoneotherother humanitiesother vocationalpsychologysciencesocial science-other social studynot available in this yearTotal
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
19938101452255364752412308221251267388437-1606
19942992------------------2992
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
2022------------------35443544
2024------------------33093309
Total680501452255364752412308221251267388437685375699

Values

  • 0 none

  • 1 english, literature

  • 2 foreign language

  • 3 fine arts

  • 4 other humanities

  • 5 economics

  • 6 psychology

  • 7 government-civics

  • 8 social science-other social study

  • 9 mathematics

  • 10 science

  • 11 other

  • 12 business

  • 13 education

  • 14 engineering

  • 15 other vocational

  • 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(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