General Social Survey

The General Social Survey provides survey data, including its 2024 cross-section, with repeated measures and questions about digital societies.

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About General Social Survey

The General Social Survey, from NORC, provides survey data on the attitudes, behaviors, and attributes of the American public, collected since 1972. The 2024 cross-section, collected between April and December 2024 using a multi-mode design, includes historically repeated measures and new questions on digital societies, national identity and citizenship, and mental health stigma.

Users can obtain the 2024 cross-sectional data and the cumulative cross-sectional file in SAS, Stata, and SPSS formats. The GSS Data Explorer allows users to find and analyze data, save datasets, and generate custom extracts for analysis in their own statistical programs.

Key features

  • 2024 cross-sectional data collected April to December 2024
  • Repeated measures plus topics on digital societies, citizenship, mental health stigma
  • Cumulative cross-sectional file in SAS, Stata, and SPSS formats
  • Data Explorer to find, analyze, and save datasets
  • Generate custom data extracts for use in statistical programs
  • 2016-2020 panel includes ANES post-election reinterview data
Best for: Researchers and journalists who need survey data on the attitudes and behaviors of the American public.
Good for
  • Includes repeated measures collected since 1972
  • Offers cross-sectional and cumulative files in SAS, Stata, and SPSS formats
  • Data Explorer supports saving datasets and creating custom extracts

General Social Survey at a glance

Official website
gss.norc.org
Type
Dataset
Platforms
Web
Language
English
Last checked
Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
Listed
Oct 5, 2026

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