GSS 2016 HAND CARDS
General Social Survey
Conducted by
NORC
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
GSS 2016
SECTION A (BALLOT 2)
HAND CARDS
General Social Survey
Conducted by
THE NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
A1
1. In open country but not on a farm
2. On a farm
3. In a small city or town (under 50,000)
4. In a medium-sized city (50,000 – 250,000)
5. In a suburb near a large city
6. In a large city (over 250,000)
A1.2a
1. I am married and living in the same household as
my husband or wife
2. I am living as married and my partner and I
together live in the same household.
3. I have a husband or wife or steady partner, but we
don’t live in the same household.
4. I don’t have a steady partner
A1.2b
1. I am married and living in the same household as
my husband or wife
2. I have a steady partner, and we live in the same
household.
3. I have a husband or wife or steady partner, but we
don’t live in the same household.
4. I don’t have a steady partner.
A2
1. Working full time
2. Working part time
3. With a job, but not at work because of temporary illness, vacation,
strike
4. Unemployed, laid off, looking for work
5. Retired
6. In school
7. Keeping house
A3
A4
1.
1-9
1.
Working full time
2.
10-49
2.
Working part time
3.
50-99
3.
4.
100-499
With a job, but not at work
because of temporary illness,
vacation, strike
5.
500-999
4.
Unemployed, laid off, looking for
work
6.
1,000-1,999
5.
Retired
6.
In school
7.
Keeping house
7.
More than 2,000
A5
A6
1.
Strongly agree
1. A great deal of confidence
2.
Agree
2. Only some confidence
3.
Neither agree nor disagree
3. Hardly any confidence at all
4.
Disagree
5.
Strongly disagree
A7
Government should do
something to reduce
income differences
between rich and poor
Government should not
concern itself with
income differences
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A8
A9
1. Extremely liberal
1. To obey
2. Liberal
2. To be well-liked or popular
3. Slightly liberal
3. To think for himself or herself
4. Moderate, middle of the road
4. To work hard
5. Slightly conservative
5. To help others when they need help
6. Conservative
7. Extremely conservative
A10
A11
1. There should be laws against the
distribution of pornography,
whatever the age
1.
Almost every day
2.
Once or twice a week
2. There should be laws against the
distribution of pornography to
persons under 18
3.
Several times a month
4.
About once a month
3. There should be no laws
forbidding the distribution of
pornography
5.
Several times a year
6.
About once a year
7.
Never
A12
1.
Mexican, Mexican American,
Chicano/Chicana
2.
Puerto Rican
3.
Cuban
4.
Other
A13
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
White
Black or African-American
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian Indian
Chinese
Filipino
Japanese
Korean
Vietnamese
Other Asian
Native Hawaiian
Guamanian or Chamorro
Samoan
Other Pacific Islander
A14
1. Agree strongly
2. Agree somewhat
3. Neither agree nor disagree
4. Disagree somewhat
5. Disagree strongly
A15
Rich
Poor
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Working
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Lazy
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Unintelligent
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Intelligent
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A16
1. Increased a lot
2. Increased a little
3. Remain the same as it is
4. Reduced a little
5. Reduced a lot
A17
I strongly agree
the government
should improve
living standards
I strongly agree
that people should
take care of
themselves
I agree with
both answers
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A18
I strongly agree
that the government
should do more
I strongly agree
that the government
is doing too much
I agree with
both answers
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A19
I strongly agree
it is the
responsibility of
government to help
I strongly agree
that people should
take care of
themselves
I agree with
both answers
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A20
I strongly agree
the government
is obligated
to help Blacks
I strongly agree
that people should
take care of
themselves
I agree with
both answers
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A20.2
Top . . . . .
Bottom . . . . .
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A21
A22A
1. The Bible is the actual word of
God and is to be taken literally,
word for word
1. Certainly true
2. The Bible is the inspired word of
God but not everything should be
taken literally, word for word
3. I am uncertain whether this is
true or false
2. Probably true
4. Probably false
3. The Bible is an ancient book of
fables, legends, history and moral
precepts recorded by man
5. Certainly false
A23
1. I don’t believe in God
2. I don’t know whether there is a God and I don’t believe there
is any way to find out
3. I don’t believe in a personal God, but do believe in a Higher
Power of some kind
4. I find myself believing in God some of the time, but not at
others
5. While I have doubts, I feel that I do believe in God
6. I know God really exists and I have no doubts about it
A25
a. UNDER $1,000
b. $1,000 to 2,999
c. $3,000 to 3,999
d. $4,000 to 4,999
e. $5,000 to 5,999
f. $6,000 to 6,999
g. $7,000 to 7,999
h. $8,000 to 9,999
i. $10,000 to 12,499
j. $12,500 to 14,999
k. $15,000 to 17,499
l. $17,500 to 19,999
m. $20,000 to 22,499
n. $22,500 to 24,999
o. $25,000 to 29,999
p. $30,000 to 34,999
q. $35,000 to 39,999
r. $40,000 to 49,999
s. $50,000 to 59,999
t. $60,000 to 74,999
u. $75,000 to 89,999
v. $90,000 to 109,999
w. $110,000 to $129,999
x. $130,000 to $149,999
y. $150,000 to $169,999
z. $170,000 or over
A26
EXAMPLE: BEAST 1. afraid
2. words
3. large
4. animal
5. separate
A. SPACE…
1. school
2. noon
3. captain
4. room
5. board
B. BROADEN…
1. efface
2. make level
3. elapse
4. embroider 5. widen
C. EMANATE…
1. populate
2. free
3. prominent
4. rival
5. come
D. EDIBLE…
1. auspicious 2. eligible
3. fit to eat
4. sagacious
5. able to speak
E. ANIMOSITY…
1. hatred
3. disobedience 4. diversity
2. animation
5. friendship
A27
F. PACT…
1. puissance
2. remonstrance 3. agreement
4. skillet
5. pressure
G. CLOISTERED… 1. miniature
2. bunched
3. arched
4. malady
5. secluded
H. CAPRICE…
1. value
2. a star
3. grimace
4. whim
5. inducement
I. ACCUSTOM…
1. disappoint 2. customary
3. encounter
4. get used to 5. business
J. ALLUSION…
1. reference
3. eulogy
4. illusion
2. dream
5. aria
GSS 2016
SECTION B HAND CARDS
General Social Survey
Conducted by
THE NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
B1
1. Newspapers
2. Magazines
3. The Internet
4. Books/other printed material
5. TV
6. Radio
7. Government agencies
8. Family
9. Friends/colleagues
10. Other (Specify)
B2
1. Extremely dangerous for the environment
2. Very dangerous
3. Somewhat dangerous
4. Not very dangerous
5. Not dangerous at all for the environment
GSS 2016
SECTION C HAND CARDS
General Social Survey
Conducted by
THE NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
C1
1. Strongly in favor of
2. In favor of
3. Neither in favor of nor against
4. Against
5. Strongly against
C2
1. Spend much more
2. Spend more
3. Spend the same as now
4. Spend less
5. Spend much less
C3
1. Government
2. Private companies/for-profit
organizations
3. Non-profit organizations/ charities/
cooperatives
4. Religious organizations
5. Family, relatives, or friends
C4
1.
The media
2.
Trade unions
3.
Businesses, banks and industry
4. Religious organizations/authorities
5.
The military/army
6. Organized crime
7.
People who vote for the party/parties in government
8. Citizens in general
9. Civic and voluntary organizations
10. International organizations (e.g. United Nations,
International Monetary Fund)
11. Can’t Choose
C5
1. Policies in America depend on what
is happening in the world economy,
rather than who is in government
2. Policies in America depend more on
who is in government, rather than what
is happening in the world economy
C6
All government
information
should be
publicly
available, even
if this meant a
risk to public
security
Public security
should be given
priority, even if
this meant
limiting access
to government
information
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C7
1. Very interested
2. Fairly interested
3. Somewhat interested
4. Not very interested
5. Not at all interested
C8
1. Strongly agree
2. Agree
3. Neither agree nor disagree
4. Disagree
5. Strongly disagree
C9
1. Much too high
2. Too high
3. About right
4. Too low
5. Much too low
C10
1. Almost none
2. A few
3. Some
4. Quite a lot
5. Almost all
C11
1. Never
2. Seldom
3. Occasionally
4. Quite often
5. Very often
GSS 2016
SECTION G HAND CARDS
General Social Survey
Conducted by
THE NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
G1
1. Strongly disagree
2. Disagree
3. Neutral
4. Agree
5. Strongly agree
G2
1.
Definitely false
2.
Mostly false
3.
Somewhat false
4.
Slightly false
5.
Slightly true
6.
Somewhat true
7.
Mostly true
8.
Definitely true
GSS 2016
SECTION I HAND CARDS
General Social Survey
Conducted by
THE NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
I1
1. Husband or wife
10. Other relative
2. Partner or lover
11. Friend
3. Son or daughter
12. Neighbor
4. Mother or father
13. Co-worker
5. Brother or sister
14. Patient
6. Step-brother or step-sister
15. Acquaintance
7. Step-parent
16. Ex-spouse or ex-partner
8. Step-son or step-daughter
17. Other (Specify)
9. Cousin
I2
1. Yes, greatly
2. Yes, to some extent
3. Yes, but not much
4. No
5. Not sure
I3
Not close at all
Very Close
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I4
1. Husband or wife
10. Other relative
2. Partner or lover
11. Friend
3. Son or daughter
12. Neighbor
4. Mother or father
13. Co-worker
5. Brother or sister
14. Patient
6. Step-brother or step-sister
15. Acquaintance
7. Step-parent
16. Ex-spouse or ex-partner
8. Step-son or step-daughter
17. Other (Specify)
9. Cousin
I5
1. Yes, greatly
2. Yes, to some extent
3. Yes, but not much
4. No
5. Not sure
I6
Not close at all
Very Close
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