polint
Values
[1]very interested[2]fairly interested[3]somewhat interested[4]not very interested[5]not at all interested[NA(d)]can't choose[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
Overview
For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for polint.
Counts by year:
| year | iap | very interested | fairly interested | somewhat interested | not very interested | not at all interested | can't choose | no answer | not available in this year | skipped on web | Total |
| 1990 | 155 | 147 | 330 | 408 | 200 | 77 | 19 | 36 | - | - | 1372 |
| 1996 | 1572 | 190 | 326 | 398 | 241 | 107 | 24 | 46 | - | - | 2904 |
| 2006 | 2992 | 278 | 361 | 427 | 234 | 216 | 2 | - | - | - | 4510 |
| 2016 | 1477 | 249 | 313 | 397 | 257 | 161 | 1 | 12 | - | - | 2867 |
| 2024 | 1671 | 248 | 322 | 426 | 336 | 232 | 61 | 8 | - | 5 | 3309 |
| Total | 7867 | 1112 | 1652 | 2056 | 1268 | 793 | 107 | 102 | 0 | 5 | 14962 |