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Release 3 of the 2024 GSS Cross-section data are
now available
. This updated data features questions related to household pets, credit history, social networks, importance of cultural values, and interviewer characteristics and observations. We encourage users to review the
documentation
and consider the potential impact of the experiments and data collection approach on the survey estimates. In addition, additional completes obtained from the AmeriSpeak Panel are available in the 2024 single-year data file increasing the number of Black, Hispanic, and AANHPI respondents.
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The 2024 GSS Cross-section data, featuring a multi-mode design, is
now available
. These data, collected between April and December of 2024, include historically repeated measures and new data related to digital societies, national identity and citizenship, and mental health stigma. Several data collection and survey design experiments continue from earlier years.
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GSS 50th Anniversary
Celebrating 50 years!
Since 1972, NORC’s General Social Survey has been one of the nation’s most rigorous and widely used sources of data on the attitudes, behaviors, and attributes of the American public.
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GSS 50th Anniversary
Celebrating 50 years!
Since 1972, NORC’s General Social Survey has been one of the nation’s most rigorous and widely used sources of data on the attitudes, behaviors, and attributes of the American public.
Find out more
New 2024 Data
New 2024 GSS Cross-Sectional Data Now Available
The 2024 cross-sectional data, along with the cumulative cross-sectional file for the General Social Survey (GSS), is now available in SAS, Stata, and SPSS formats.
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GSS Data Explorer, from NORC at the University of Chicago, makes it easier than ever to use the data collected by the GSS.  You can find and analyze the GSS data you need, save datasets, or generate custom extracts to analyze in your own statistical program.
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The GSS is one of the most influential studies in the social sciences, and is frequently referenced in leading publications, including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Associated Press. Turn to us for advice on how to use the research and access to experts who can help you analyze GSS data to answer your key questions.
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The 2024 General Social Survey (GSS) cross-sectional data, along with the cumulative cross-sectional file, is now available in SAS, Stata, and SPSS formats.
May 22, 2025
​The 2022 cross-sectional data, along with the cumulative cross-sectional file for the General Social Survey (GSS), is now available in SAS and Stata formats.
May 17, 2023
GSS partnered with ANES to reinterview participants in the GSS 2016-2020 panel a third time, after the 2020 election. That interview consisted of the ANES post-election questions. The GSS dataset is available as part of the GSS 2016-2020 Panel (release 1a, April 2022). Users can visit electionstudies.org for ANES data.
April 18, 2022
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Advisory: General Social Survey Has Created Social Media Archive, a New Source for Public Opinion Data
​NORC at the University of Chicago is giving social scientists and other researchers an easy way to fold social media conversations into their research projects with the launch of its General Social Media Archive. The Archive complements NORC’s long-running, highly influential General Social Survey (GSS).
NORC.org
December 14, 2022
U.S. Why This Economic Boom Can’t Lift America’s Spirits
That explains why consumers say they feel as bad as they did in the financial-crisis year of 2009, a recent Gallup poll showed. For the first time, Americans who say they are "not too happy" outnumber those who say they're "very happy," according to a survey from the nonprofit group NORC at the University of Chicago.
The Wall Street Journal
February 22, 2022
Still Feeling Pandemic Miserable? There Are Ways to Dig Out
Twenty-four percent of Americans reported they were “not too happy” in life in 2021, up from 13% in 2018, according to the General Social Survey, a sociological survey conducted by research organization NORC at the University of Chicago. The share of those who said they were “very happy” declined to 19% from 31% over the same period.
The Wall Street Journal
February 01, 2022
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