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Why it may matter
It helps visitors check coverage, access, and likely use case before designing around the wrong data.
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Decision extract
General Social Survey is an official dataset. Review whether the data, documentation, and access route fit your research question.
General Social Survey is available through NORC at the University of Chicago. General Social Survey is a sociology-relevant dataset or repository resource covering United States social attitudes, inequality, institutions, public life.
Repository and access
Repository
NORC at the University of Chicago
Access conditions
Official download and documentation pages are available.
License
See source record
Scope and methods
United States social attitudes, inequality, institutions, public life, sociology, inequality, social institutions, public life United States social attitudes, inequality, institutions, public life Long-running social survey
International Social Survey Programme is an official dataset. Access: Mixed. Review whether the data, documentation, and access route fit your research question.
