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

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Question Respondent's Occupation, Prestige, and Industry

Values

  • [3] legislators

  • [4] chief executives and general admin., public admin

  • [5] administrators and officials, public administration

  • [6] administrators, protective service

  • [7] financial managers

  • [8] personnel and labor relations managers

  • [9] purchasing managers

  • [13] managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations

  • [14] administrators, education and related fields

  • [15] managers, medicine and health

  • [16] managers, properties and real estate

  • [17] postmasters and mail superintendents

  • [18] funeral directors

  • [19] managers and administrators, n.e.c.

  • [23] accountants and auditors

  • [24] underwriters

  • [25] other financial officers

  • [26] management analysts

  • [27] personnel, training, and labor relations specialists

  • [28] purchasing agents and buyers, farm products

  • [29] buyers, wholesale and retail trade except farm products

  • [33] purchasing agents and buyers

  • [34] business and promotion agents

  • [35] construction inspectors

  • [36] inspectors/compliance officers, except construction

  • [37] management related occupations, n.e.c.

  • [43] architects

  • [44] aerospace engineers

  • [45] metallurgical and materials engineers

  • [46] mining engineers

  • [47] petroleum engineers

  • [48] chemical engineers

  • [49] nuclear engineers

  • [53] civil engineers

  • [54] agricultural engineers

  • [55] electrical and electronic engineers

  • [56] industrial engineers

  • [57] mechanical engineers

  • [58] marine and naval architects

  • [59] engineers, n.e.c.

  • [63] surveyors and mapping scientists

  • [64] computer systems analysts and scientists

  • [65] operations and systems researchers and analysts

  • [66] actuaries

  • [67] statisticians

  • [68] mathematical scientists, n.e.c.

  • [69] physicists and astronomers

  • [73] chemists, except biochemists

  • [74] atmospheric and space scientists

  • [75] geologists and geodesists

  • [76] physical scientists, n.e.c.

  • [77] agricultural and food scientists

  • [78] biological and life scientists

  • [79] forestry and conservation scientists

  • [83] medical scientists

  • [84] physicians

  • [85] dentists

  • [86] veterinarians

  • [87] optometrists

  • [88] podiatrists

  • [89] health diagnosing practitioners, n.e.c.

  • [95] registered nurses

  • [96] pharmacists

  • [97] dietitians

  • [98] inhalation therapists

  • [99] occupational therapists

  • [103] physical therapists

  • [104] speech therapists

  • [105] therapists, n.e.c.

  • [106] physicians' assistants

  • [113] earth, environmental, and marine science teachers

  • [114] biological science teachers

  • [115] chemistry teachers

  • [116] physics teachers

  • [117] natural science teachers, n.e.c.

  • [118] psychology teachers

  • [119] economics teachers

  • [123] history teachers

  • [124] political science teachers

  • [125] sociology teachers

  • [126] social science teachers, n.e.c.

  • [127] engineering teachers

  • [128] mathematical science teachers

  • [129] computer science teachers

  • [133] medical science teachers

  • [134] health specialties teachers

  • [135] business, commerce, and marketing teachers

  • [136] agriculture and forestry teachers

  • [137] art, drama, and music teachers

  • [138] physical education teachers

  • [139] education teachers

  • [143] english teachers

  • [144] foreign language teachers

  • [145] law teachers

  • [146] social work teachers

  • [147] theology teachers

  • [148] trade and industrial teachers

  • [149] home economics teachers

  • [153] teachers, postsecondary, n.e.c.

  • [154] postsecondary teachers, subject not specified

  • [155] teachers, prekindergarten and kindergarten

  • [156] teachers, elementary school

  • [157] teachers, secondary school

  • [158] teachers, special education

  • [159] teachers, n.e.c.

  • [163] counselors, educational and vocational

  • [164] librarians

  • [165] archivists and curators

  • [166] economists

  • [167] psychologists

  • [168] sociologists

  • [169] social scientists, n.e.c.

  • [173] urban planners

  • [174] social workers

  • [175] recreation workers

  • [176] clergy

  • [177] religious workers, n.e.c.

  • [178] lawyers

  • [179] judges

  • [183] authors

  • [184] technical writers

  • [185] designers

  • [186] musicians and composers

  • [187] actors and directors

  • [188] painters, sculptors, craft-artists, and printmakers

  • [189] photographers

  • [193] dancers

  • [194] artists, performers, and related workers, n.e.c.

  • [195] editors and reporters

  • [197] public relations specialists

  • [198] announcers

  • [199] athletes

  • [203] clinical laboratory technologists and technicians

  • [204] dental hygienists

  • [205] health record technologists and technicians

  • [206] radiologic technicians

  • [207] licensed practical nurses

  • [208] health technologists and technicians, n.e.c.

  • [213] electrical and electronic technicians

  • [214] industrial engineering technicians

  • [215] mechanical engineering technicians

  • [216] engineering technicians, n.e.c.

  • [217] drafting occupations

  • [218] surveying and mapping technicians

  • [223] biological technicians

  • [224] chemical technicians

  • [225] science technicians, n.e.c.

  • [226] airplane pilots and navigators

  • [227] air traffic controllers

  • [228] broadcast equipment operators

  • [229] computer programmers

  • [233] tool programmers, numerical control

  • [234] legal assistants

  • [235] technicians, n.e.c.

  • [243] supervisors and proprietors, sales occupations

  • [253] insurance sales occupations

  • [254] real estate sales occupations

  • [255] securities and financial services sales occupations

  • [256] advertising and related sales occupations

  • [257] sales occupations, other business services

  • [258] sales engineers

  • [259] sales rep., mining, manufacturing, and wholesale

  • [263] sales workers, motor vehicles and boats

  • [264] sales workers, apparel

  • [265] sales workers, shoes

  • [266] sales workers, furniture and home furnishings

  • [267] sales workers, radio, tv, hi-fi, and appliances

  • [268] sales workers, hardware and building supplies

  • [269] sales workers, parts

  • [274] sales workers, other commodities

  • [275] sales counter clerks

  • [276] cashiers

  • [277] street and door-to-door sales workers

  • [278] news vendors

  • [283] demonstrators, promoters and models, sales

  • [284] auctioneers

  • [285] sales support occupations, n.e.c.

  • [303] supervisors, general office

  • [304] supervisors, computer equipment operators

  • [305] supervisors, financial records processing

  • [306] chief communications operators

  • [307] supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and adjusting clerks

  • [308] computer operators

  • [309] peripheral equipment operators

  • [313] secretaries

  • [314] stenographers

  • [315] typists

  • [316] interviewers

  • [317] hotel clerks

  • [318] transportation ticket and reservation agents

  • [319] receptionists

  • [323] information clerks, n.e.c.

  • [325] classified-ad clerks

  • [326] correspondence clerks

  • [327] order clerks

  • [328] personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping

  • [329] library clerks

  • [335] file clerks

  • [336] records clerks

  • [337] bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks

  • [338] payroll and timekeeping clerks

  • [339] billing clerks

  • [343] cost and rate clerks

  • [344] billing, posting, and calculating machine operators

  • [345] duplicating machine operators

  • [346] mail preparing and paper handling machine operators

  • [347] office machine operators, n.e.c.

  • [348] telephone operators

  • [349] telegraphers

  • [353] communications equipment operators, n.e.c.

  • [354] postal clerks, excluding mail carriers

  • [355] mail carriers, postal service

  • [356] mail clerks, excluding postal service

  • [357] messengers

  • [359] dispatchers

  • [363] production coordinators

  • [364] traffic, shipping and receiving clerks

  • [365] stock and inventory clerks

  • [366] meter readers

  • [368] weighers, measurers, and checkers

  • [369] samplers

  • [373] expediters

  • [374] material recording, scheduling and distributing clerks, n.e.c.

  • [375] insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators

  • [376] investigators and adjusters, except insurance

  • [377] eligibility clerks, social welfare

  • [378] bill and account collectors

  • [379] general office clerks

  • [383] bank tellers

  • [384] proofreaders

  • [385] data-entry keyers

  • [386] statistical clerks

  • [387] teachers' aides

  • [389] administrative support occupations, n.e.c.

  • [403] launderers and ironers

  • [404] cooks, private household

  • [405] housekeepers and butlers

  • [406] child care workers, private household

  • [407] private household cleaners and servants

  • [413] supervisors, firefighting and fire prevention occupations

  • [414] supervisors, police and detectives

  • [415] supervisors, guards

  • [416] fire inspection and fire prevention occupations

  • [417] firefighting occupations

  • [418] police and detectives, public service

  • [423] sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers

  • [424] correctional institution officers

  • [425] crossing guards

  • [426] guards and police, excluding public service

  • [427] protective service occupations

  • [430] former member of the armed forces

  • [431] current member of the armed forces

  • [433] supervisors, food preparation and service occupations

  • [434] bartenders

  • [435] waiters and waitresses

  • [436] cooks, except short order

  • [437] short-order cooks

  • [438] food counter, fountain and related occupations

  • [439] kitchen workers, food preparation

  • [443] waiters'/waitresses' assistants

  • [444] miscellaneous food preparation occupations

  • [445] dental assistants

  • [446] health aids, except nursing

  • [447] nursing aides, orderlies and attendants

  • [448] supervisors, cleaning and building service workers

  • [449] maids and housemen

  • [453] janitors and cleaners

  • [454] elevator operators

  • [455] pest control occupations

  • [456] supervisors, personal service occupations

  • [457] barbers

  • [458] hairdressers and cosmetologists

  • [459] attendants, amusement and recreation facilities

  • [463] guides

  • [464] ushers

  • [465] public transportation attendants

  • [466] baggage porters and bellhops

  • [467] welfare service aides

  • [468] child care workers, except private household

  • [469] personal service occupations, n.e.c.

  • [473] farmers, except horticultural

  • [474] horticultural specialty farmers

  • [475] managers, farms, except horticultural

  • [476] managers, horticultural specialty farms

  • [477] supervisors, farm workers

  • [479] farm workers

  • [483] marine life cultivation workers

  • [484] nursery workers

  • [485] supervisors, related agricultural occupations

  • [486] groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

  • [487] animal caretakers, except farm

  • [488] graders and sorters, agricultural products

  • [489] inspectors, agricultural products

  • [494] supervisors, forestry and logging workers

  • [495] forestry workers, except logging

  • [496] timber cutting and logging occupations

  • [497] captains and other officers, fishing vessels

  • [498] fishers

  • [499] hunters and trappers

  • [503] supervisors, mechanics and repairers

  • [505] automobile mechanics, except apprentices

  • [506] automobile mechanic apprentices

  • [507] bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics

  • [508] aircraft engine mechanics

  • [509] small engine repairers

  • [514] automobile body and related repairers

  • [515] aircraft mechanics, excluding engine

  • [516] heavy equipment mechanics

  • [517] farm equipment mechanics

  • [518] industrial machinery repairers

  • [519] machinery maintenance occupations

  • [523] electronic repairers, communications and industrial equipment

  • [525] data processing equipment repairers

  • [526] household appliance and power tool repairers

  • [527] telephone line installers and repairers

  • [529] telephone installers and repairers

  • [533] misc. electrical and electronic equipment repairers

  • [534] heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics

  • [535] camera, watch, and musical instrument repairers

  • [536] locksmiths and safe repairers

  • [538] office machine repairers

  • [539] mechanical controls and valve repairers

  • [543] elevator installers and repairers

  • [544] millwrights

  • [547] specified mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.

  • [549] not specified mechanics and repairers

  • [553] supervisors, brickmasons, stonemasons, and title setters

  • [554] supervisors, carpenters and related work

  • [555] supervisors, electricians and power transmission installers

  • [556] supervisors, painters, paperhangers, and plasterers

  • [557] supervisors, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

  • [558] supervisors, n.e.c.

  • [563] brickmasons and stonemasons, except apprentices

  • [564] brickmasons and stonemasons apprentices

  • [565] tile setters, hard and soft

  • [566] carpet installers

  • [567] carpenters, except apprentices

  • [569] carpenter apprentices

  • [573] drywall installers

  • [575] electricians, except apprentices

  • [576] electrician apprentices

  • [577] electrical power installers and repairers

  • [579] painters, construction and maintenance

  • [583] paperhangers

  • [584] plasterers

  • [585] plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters, except apprentices

  • [587] plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter apprentices

  • [588] concrete and terrazzo finishers

  • [589] glaziers

  • [593] insulation workers

  • [594] paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators

  • [595] roofers

  • [596] sheetmetal duct installers

  • [597] structural metal workers

  • [598] drillers, earth

  • [599] construction trades, n.e.c.

  • [613] supervisors, extractive occupations

  • [614] drillers, oil well

  • [615] explosives workers

  • [616] mining machine operators

  • [617] mining occupations, n.e.c.

  • [633] supervisors, production occupations

  • [634] tool and die makers, except apprentices

  • [635] tool and die maker apprentices

  • [636] precision assemblers, metal

  • [637] machinists, except apprentices

  • [639] machinist apprentices

  • [643] boilermakers

  • [644] precision grinders, fitters, and tool sharpeners

  • [645] patternmakers and model makers, metal

  • [646] lay-out workers

  • [647] precious stones and metals workers

  • [649] engravers, metal

  • [653] sheet metal workers, except apprentices

  • [654] sheet metal worker, apprentices

  • [655] miscellaneous precision metal workers

  • [656] patternmakers and model makers, wood

  • [657] cabinet makers and bench carpenters

  • [658] furniture and wood finishers

  • [659] miscellaneous precision woodworkers

  • [666] dressmakers

  • [667] tailors

  • [668] upholsterers

  • [669] shoe repairers

  • [673] apparel and fabric patternmakers

  • [674] miscellaneous precision apparel and fabric workers

  • [675] hand molders and shapers, except jewelers

  • [676] patternmakers, lay-out workers, and cutters

  • [677] optical goods workers

  • [678] dental laboratory and medical appliance technicians

  • [679] bookbinders

  • [683] electrical and electronic equipment assemblers

  • [684] miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c.

  • [686] butchers and meat cutters

  • [687] bakers

  • [688] food batchmakers

  • [689] inspectors, testers, and graders

  • [693] adjusters and calibrators

  • [694] water and sewage treatment plant operators

  • [695] power plant operators

  • [696] stationary engineers

  • [699] miscellaneous plant and system operators

  • [703] lathe and turning machine set-up operators

  • [704] lathe and turning machine operators

  • [705] milling and planing machine operators

  • [706] punching and stamping press machine operators

  • [707] rolling machine operators

  • [708] drilling and boring machine operators

  • [709] grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing machine operators

  • [713] forging machine operators

  • [714] numerical control machine operators

  • [715] miscellaneous metal, plastic, stone, and glass working machine operators

  • [717] fabricating machine operators, n.e.c.

  • [719] molding and casting machine operators

  • [723] metal plating machine operators

  • [724] heat treating equipment operators

  • [725] miscellaneous metal and plastic processing machine operators

  • [726] wood lathe, routing and planing machine operators

  • [727] sawing machine operators

  • [728] shaping and joining machine operators

  • [729] nailing and tacking machine operators

  • [733] miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

  • [734] printing machine operators

  • [735] photoengravers and lithographers

  • [736] typesetters and compositors

  • [737] miscellaneous printing machine operators

  • [738] winding and twisting machine operators

  • [739] knitting, looping, taping, and weaving machine operators

  • [743] textile cutting machine operators

  • [744] textile sewing machine operators

  • [745] shoe machine operators

  • [747] pressing machine operators

  • [748] laundering and dry cleaning machine operators

  • [749] miscellaneous textile machine operators

  • [753] cementing and gluing machine operators

  • [754] packaging and filling machine operators

  • [755] extruding and forming machine operators

  • [756] mixing and blending machine operators

  • [757] separating, filtering, and clarifying machine operators

  • [758] compressing and compacting machine operators

  • [759] painting and paint spraying machine operators

  • [763] roasting and baking machine operators, food

  • [764] washing, cleaning, and pickling machine operators

  • [765] folding machine operators

  • [766] furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food

  • [768] crushing and grinding machine operators

  • [769] slicing and cutting machine operators

  • [773] motion picture projectionists

  • [774] photographic process machine operators

  • [777] miscellaneous and not specified machine operators, n.e.c.

  • [779] machine operators, not specified

  • [783] welders and cutters

  • [784] solderers and blazers

  • [785] assemblers

  • [786] hand cutting and trimming occupations

  • [787] hand molding, casting, and forming occupations

  • [789] hand painting,coating, and decorating occupations

  • [793] hand engraving and printing occupations

  • [794] hand grinding and polishing occupations

  • [795] miscellaneous hand working occupations

  • [796] production inspectors, checkers, and examiners

  • [797] production testers

  • [798] production samplers and weighers

  • [799] graders and sorters, except agricultural

  • [803] supervisors, motor vehicle operators

  • [804] truck drivers, heavy

  • [805] truck drivers, light

  • [806] driver-sales workers

  • [808] bus drivers

  • [809] taxicab drivers and chauffeurs

  • [813] parking lot attendants

  • [814] motor transportation occupations, n.e.c.

  • [823] railroad conductors and yardmasters

  • [824] locomotive operating occupations

  • [825] railroad brake, signal, and switch operators

  • [826] rail vehicle operators, n.e.c.

  • [828] ship captains and mates, except fishing boats

  • [829] sailors and deckhands

  • [833] marine engineers

  • [834] bridge, lock and lighthouse tenders

  • [843] supervisors, material moving equipment operators

  • [844] operating engineers

  • [845] longshore equipment operators

  • [848] hoist and winch operators

  • [849] crane and tower operators

  • [853] excavating and loading machine operators

  • [855] grader, dozer, and scraper operators

  • [856] industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

  • [859] miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

  • [863] handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers, n.e.c.

  • [864] helpers, mechanics and repairers

  • [865] helpers, construction trades

  • [866] helpers, surveyor

  • [867] helpers, extractive occupations

  • [869] construction laborers

  • [873] production helpers

  • [875] garbage collectors

  • [876] stevedores

  • [877] stock handlers and baggers

  • [878] machine feeders and offbearers

  • [883] freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c.

  • [885] garage and service station related occupations

  • [887] vehicle washers and equipment cleaners

  • [888] hand packers and packagers

  • [889] laborers, except construction

  • [998] dk

  • [999] na

  • [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
A/B/C/D2006

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