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

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Question A. What kind of work (does/did) your (SPOUSE) normally do? That is, what (is/was) (his/her) job called? OCCUPATION: (See REMARKS) B. What (does/did) (SPOUSE) actually do in that job? Tell me, what (are/were) some of (his/her) main duties? C. What kind of place (does/did) (SPOUSE) work for? INDUSTRY: (See REMARKS) D. What (do/did) they (make/do)? E. (Is/Was) (he/she) self-employed or (does/did) (he/she) work for someone else?

Values

  • 17 agricultural production

  • 18 agricultural services, except horticultural

  • 19 horticultural services

  • 27 forestry

  • 28 fisheries

  • 47 metal mining

  • 48 coal mining

  • 49 crude petroleum and natural gas extractions

  • 57 nonmetallic mining and quarrying, except fuel

  • 67 general building contractors

  • 68 general contractors, except building

  • 69 special trade contractors

  • 77 not specified construction

  • 107 logging

  • 108 sawmills, planing mills, and mill work

  • 109 miscellaneous wood products

  • 118 furniture fixtures

  • 119 glass and glass products

  • 127 cement concrete, gypsum, and plaster products

  • 128 structural clay products

  • 137 pottery and related products

  • 138 miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral and stone products

  • 139 blast furnaces, steel works, rolling and finishing mills

  • 147 other primary iron and steel industries

  • 148 primary aluminum industries

  • 149 other primary nonferrous industries

  • 157 cutlery, hand tools, and other hardware

  • 158 fabricated structural metal products

  • 159 screw machine products

  • 167 metal stamping

  • 168 miscellaneous fabricated metal products

  • 169 not specified metal industries

  • 177 engines and turbines

  • 178 farm machinery and equipment

  • 179 construction and material handling machines

  • 187 metalworking machinery

  • 188 office and accounting machines

  • 189 electronic computing equipment

  • 197 machinery, except electrical, n.e.c.

  • 198 not specified machinery

  • 199 household appliances

  • 207 radio, t.v., and communication equipment

  • 208 electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies, n.e.c.

  • 209 not specified electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies

  • 219 motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment

  • 227 aircraft and parts

  • 228 ship and boat building and repairing

  • 229 railroad locomotives and equipment

  • 237 mobile dwellings and campers

  • 238 cycles and miscellaneous transportation equipment

  • 239 scientific and controlling instruments

  • 247 optical and health services supplies

  • 248 photographic equipment and supplies

  • 249 watches, clocks, and clockwork-operated devices

  • 257 not specified professional equipment

  • 258 ordinance

  • 259 miscellaneous manufacturing industries

  • 268 meat products

  • 269 dairy products

  • 278 canning and preserving fruits, vegetables, and sea foods

  • 279 grain-mill products

  • 287 bakery products

  • 288 confectionery and related products

  • 289 beverage industries

  • 297 miscellaneous food preparation and kindred products

  • 298 not specified food industries

  • 299 tobacco manufactures

  • 307 knitting mills

  • 308 dyeing and finishing textiles, except wool and knit goods

  • 309 floor coverings, except hard surface

  • 317 yarn, thread, and fabric mills

  • 318 miscellaneous textile mill products

  • 319 apparel and accessories

  • 327 miscellaneous fabricated textile products

  • 328 pulp, paper and paperboard mills

  • 329 miscellaneous paper and pulp products

  • 337 paperboard containers and boxes

  • 338 newspaper publishing and printing

  • 339 printing, publishing, and allied industries, except newspapers

  • 347 industrial chemicals

  • 348 plastics, synthetics and resins, except fibers

  • 349 synthetic fibers

  • 357 drugs and medicines

  • 358 soaps and cosmetics

  • 359 paints, varnishes, and related products

  • 367 agricultural chemicals

  • 368 miscellaneous chemicals

  • 369 not specified chemicals and allied products

  • 377 petroleum refining

  • 378 miscellaneous petroleum and coal products

  • 379 rubber products

  • 387 miscellaneous plastic products

  • 388 tanned, curried, and finished leather

  • 389 footwear, except rubber

  • 397 leather products, except footwear

  • 398 not specified manufacturing industries

  • 407 railroads and railway express

  • 408 street railways and bus lines

  • 409 taxicab service

  • 417 trucking service

  • 418 warehousing and storage

  • 419 water transportation

  • 427 air transportation

  • 428 pipe lines, except natural gas

  • 429 services incidental to transportation

  • 447 radio broadcasting and television

  • 448 telephone (wire and radio)

  • 449 telegraph and miscellaneous communication services

  • 467 electric light and power

  • 468 electric-gas utilities

  • 469 gas and steam supply systems

  • 477 water supply

  • 478 sanitary services

  • 479 other and not specified utilities

  • 507 motor vehicles and equipment

  • 508 drugs, chemicals, and allied products

  • 509 dry goods and apparel

  • 527 food and related products

  • 528 farm products-raw materials

  • 529 electrical goods

  • 537 hardware, plumbing, and heating supplies

  • 538 not specified electrical and hardware products

  • 539 machinery equipment and supplies

  • 557 metals and minerals, n.e.c.

  • 558 petroleum products

  • 559 scrap and waste materials

  • 567 alcoholic beverages

  • 568 paper and its products

  • 569 lumber and construction materials

  • 587 wholesalers, n.e.c.

  • 588 not specified wholesale trade

  • 607 lumber and building material retailing

  • 608 hardware and farm equipment stores

  • 609 department and mail order establishments

  • 617 limited price variety stores

  • 618 vending machine operators

  • 619 direct selling establishments

  • 627 misc. general merchandise stores

  • 628 grocery stores

  • 629 dairy product stores

  • 637 retail bakeries

  • 638 food stores, n.e.c.

  • 639 motor vehicle dealers

  • 647 tire, battery, and accessory dealers

  • 648 gasoline service stations

  • 649 miscellaneous vehicle dealers

  • 657 apparel and accessories stores, except shoe stores

  • 658 shoe stores

  • 667 furniture and home furnishing stores

  • 668 household appliances, tv, and radio stores

  • 669 eating and drinking places

  • 677 drug stores

  • 678 liquor stores

  • 679 farm and garden supply stores

  • 687 jewelry stores

  • 688 fuel and ice dealers

  • 689 retail florists

  • 697 miscellaneous retail stores

  • 698 not specified retail trade

  • 707 banking

  • 708 credit agencies

  • 709 security, commodity brokerage, and investment companies

  • 717 insurance

  • 718 real estate, incl. real estate-insurance-law offices

  • 727 advertising

  • 728 services to dwellings and other buildings

  • 729 commercial research, development, and testing labs

  • 737 employment and temporary help agencies

  • 738 business management and consulting services

  • 739 computer programming services

  • 747 detective and protective services

  • 748 business services, n.e.c.

  • 749 automobile services, except repair

  • 757 automobile repair and related services

  • 758 electrical repair shops

  • 759 miscellaneous repair services

  • 769 private households

  • 777 hotels and motels

  • 778 lodging places, except hotels and motels

  • 779 laundering, cleaning, and other garment services

  • 787 beauty shops

  • 788 barber shops

  • 789 shoe repair shops

  • 797 dressmaking shops

  • 798 miscellaneous personal services

  • 807 theaters and motion pictures

  • 808 bowling alleys, billiard and pool parlors

  • 809 miscellaneous entertainment and recreation services

  • 828 offices of physicians

  • 829 offices of dentists

  • 837 offices of chiropractors

  • 838 hospitals

  • 839 convalescent institutions

  • 847 offices of health practitioners,n.e.c.

  • 848 health services, n.e.c.

  • 849 legal services

  • 857 elementary and secondary schools

  • 858 colleges and universities

  • 859 libraries

  • 867 educational services, n.e.c.

  • 868 not specified educational services

  • 869 museums, art galleries, and zoos

  • 877 religious organizations

  • 878 welfare services

  • 879 residential welfare facilities

  • 887 nonprofit membership organizations

  • 888 engineering and architectural services

  • 889 accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping services

  • 897 miscellaneous professional and related services

  • 907 postal service

  • 917 federal public administration

  • 927 state public administration

  • 937 local public administration

Question Years and Ballots

yearballotsavailability
1972-/-/-full
1973-/-/-full
1974-/-/-full
1975-/-/-full
1976-/-/-full
1977-/-/-full
1978-/-/-full
1980-/-/-full
1982-/-/-full
1983-/-/-full
1984-/-/-full
1985-/-/-full
1986-/-/-full
1987-/-/-full
1988A/B/Cfull
1989A/B/Cfull
1990A/B/Cfull

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