freeexp2

Source

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

Details

Question 822. What experiences in your life make you feel most free? Are there times in your life when you feel especially free? Can you give me an example of an experience that makes you feel really free?

Overview

For further details see the official GSS documentation.

Counts by year:

yeariapchoices:variant of making choicescitizen:political participationinner:spiritual and religious freedomleisure:recreation enjoyable activitymoving:driving travelnegative:no obigation, divorced, being aloneothersecurity:economic security and independencesocial:engagement with family or institutionsTotal
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
200024001553483878321679582817
20022765---------2765
20042812---------2812
20064510---------4510
20082023---------2023
20102044---------2044
20121974---------1974
20142538---------2538
20162867---------2867
20182348---------2348
20214032---------4032
20223544---------3544
Total7197315534838783216795872390

Values

  • 1 moving:driving travel

  • 2 leisure:recreation enjoyable activity

  • 3 social:engagement with family or institutions

  • 4 negative:no obigation, divorced, being alone

  • 5 inner:spiritual and religious freedom

  • 6 choices:variant of making choices

  • 7 citizen:political participation

  • 8 security:economic security and independence

  • 9 other

  • 98 no answer dont know

  • 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