Gene or learning?

Source: R/gss_vars_338.R

genenvo3

Source

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

Details

Question Character, personality, and many types of behavior are influenced both by the genes people inherit from their parents and by what they learn and experience as they grow up. For each of the following descriptions, we would like you to indicate what percent of the person's behavior you believe is influenced by the genes they inherit, and what percent is influenced by their learning and experience and other aspects of their environment. The boxes on handcard D1 are arranged so that the first box on the LEFT (which is numbered 1) represents 100pct genetic influence (and 0pct environment). The next box (numbered 2) represents 95pct genes (and 5pct environment), and so on. The RIGHTMOST box (numbered 21) represents 100pct environmental influence (and no genetic influence). After each description, please type the number of the box that comes closest to your answer. Please use the numbered scale on handcard D1 to indicate, FOR EACH OF THE BEHAVIORS DESCRIBED, what percent of the person's behavior you think is influenced by the genes they inherit, and what percent is influenced by their learning and experience. After each question, type the number of the box that comes closest to your answer. Remember, the higher the number, the more you think the behavior is influenced by learning and experience; the lower the number, the more you think it is influenced by genes 980. Felicia is a very kind Hispanic woman. She never has anything bad to say about anybody, and can be counted on to help others. (Please type in a number from 1 to 21):

Overview

For further details see the official GSS documentation.

Counts by year:

yeariap110111213141516171819220213456789don'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
19942992-----------------------2992
19962904-----------------------2904
19982832-----------------------2832
20002817-----------------------2817
20022765-----------------------2765
20044321552391851534564203789814773439329650571444455666018142812
20064510-----------------------4510
20082023-----------------------2023
20102044-----------------------2044
20121974-----------------------1974
20142538-----------------------2538
20162867-----------------------2867
20182348-----------------------2348
20214032-----------------------4032
20223544-----------------------3544
Total7001015523918515345642037898147734393296505714444556660181472390

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