GSS 1972-2022 Cumulative Datafile - Release 2

numroomsnumber of rooms in home

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How many rooms are there in your home (apartment or house)? Do 
not count any separate kitchens, bathrooms, garages, balconies, 
hallways or cupboards.

Total Cases: 72,390 (Range of valid codes: 0-20)

airpolluneighborhood affected by air pollution over the last 12 months

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To what degree was your neighborhood affected by air polution 
over the last twelve months?

wtrpolluneighborhood affected by water pollution over the last 12 months

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To what degree was your neighborhood affected by water polution 
over the last twelve months?

exweathrneighborhood affected by extreme weather over the last 12 months

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To what degree was your neighborhood affected by extreme weather 
over the last twelve months?

opbribesneed to give bribes to get ahead

mkt1private companies should reduce inc differences

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It is the responsibility of private companies to reduce the 
differences in pay between their employees with high pay and 
those with low pay.

respineqwho should have greatest responsibility for reducing inc differences

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From the following list, who do you think should have the 
greatest responsibility for reducing differences in income 
between people with high incomes and people with low incomes?

govineq1politicians do not care about reducing inc differences

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To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following 
statement: Most politicians in America do not care about 
reducing the differences in income between people with high 
incomes and people with low incomes.

govineq2us govt success in reducing inc differences

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How successful do you think the government in America is 
nowadays in reducing the differences in income between people 
with high incomes and people with low incomes?

ineqmadfeeling about differences in wealth

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How do you feel when you think about differences in wealth 
between the rich and the poor in America?