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Source

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

Details

Question RESPONDENT'S DEGREE

Values

  • [0] less than high school

  • [1] high school

  • [2] associate/junior college

  • [3] bachelor's

  • [4] graduate

  • [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

Question Years and Ballots

ballotsyears
A/B/C/-1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2024
A/B/C/D2006
Full1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987

Overview

For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for degree.

Counts by year:

yearless than high schoolhigh schoolassociate/junior collegebachelor'sgraduateno answerdon't knowskipped on webTotal
1972635762171245223--1613
1973552720201326515--1504
197452472225139731--1484
197553473233140501--1490
197652872824152616--1499
1977536741341397442-1530
1978470804421516221-1532
1980445745451587131-1468
1982590938741658454-1860
19834198356120280-2-1599
198440076454175773--1473
19854147956017590---1534
198639975048192801--1470
1987473934772388782-1819
198836278565179891--1481
1989336814961899552-1537
199028272675197875--1372
199130582573224819--1517
19932948409725311822-1606
1994507158617649721673-2992
1996448156718747122452-2904
1998430150020947820510--2832
20004391501206435218162-2817
20024001485202443230-5-2765
20043641435224507281-1-2812
200669122733777634033--4510
20082971003173355194-1-2023
20103051001145375218---2044
2012288976151354205---1974
20143301269186472281---2538
201632814612165363188--2867
20182621178196465247---2348
202124615973701036760-1494032
20223591654317737477---3544
Total1419236446435511248595314344972390

See also

Other Core: age, agekdbrn, codeg, coeduc, educ, maeduc, padeg, paeduc, speduc

Other Education: educ, maeduc, padeg, paeduc, speduc