Demographics, Sociology & Public Opinion
Sociological Trends & Attitudes
NORC at the University of Chicago
General Social Survey (GSS)
Chi-square tests, cross-tabulations, multiple regression on social/attitude variables across decades.
📊 Overview
Platform: General Social Survey (GSS)
Domain: Sociological Trends & Attitudes
Maintained by: NORC at the University of Chicago
📥 Access & Resources
Access and formats:
Microdata CSV, Stata, SPSS, GSS Data Explorer
R wrapper package:
gssr
Python wrapper package:
pyreadstat
🎯 Teaching & Analysis
Chi-square tests, cross-tabulations, multiple regression on social/attitude variables across decades.
Use this dataset to
- Analyze long-term trends in social attitudes
- Create cross-tabulations and chi-square analyses
- Run regression models using survey variables
- Apply complex survey weights across decades