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Defense spending–govt position

Source: R/gss_vars_84.R
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Source

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

Details

Question 279. Some people believe that we should spend much less money for defense. Suppose these people are at one end of the scale at point number 1. Others feel that defense spending should be greatly increased. Suppose these poeple are at the other end, at point 7. b. Where would you place what the federal government is doing at the present time?

Overview

For further details see the official GSS documentation.

Counts by year:

yeariap23456don't knowgreatly decreasegreatly increasehavent thought muchno answernot available in this yearTotal
19721613-----------1613
19731504-----------1504
19741484-----------1484
19751490-----------1490
19761499-----------1499
19771530-----------1530
19781532-----------1532
1980-128317347207123996392848-1468
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
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
Total67378128317347207123996392848685375699

Values

  • 0 havent thought much

  • 1 greatly decrease

  • 7 greatly increase

  • 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