General Social Survey, 2012 Merged Data, Including a Cultural Module [United States]

The General Social Survey (GSS) collects information from the general public on a wide variety of subjects, including attitudes toward social issues, religion, education, jobs and the economy, government and other institutions, politics, and policy issues. The 2012 merged data used a rolling panel design. The first panel is the 2008 GSS as the base year. The second panel is a subsample of the GSS cases from 2008 that was selected to be reinterview for the GSS in 2010 along with a new cross-section of cases. The third panel is the same subsample of 2008 GSS cases reinterviewed for the GSS in 2012 along with a new cross-section of cases. The 2012 GSS merged data file has the third wave of the 2008 respondents (N=1295), the second wave of the 2010 respondents (N=1,551), and the first wave (a cross-section) of 2012 respondents (N=1,974). Besides the standard GSS topics, such as attitudes toward social issues, religion, education, jobs and the economy, government and other institutions, politics, and policy issues, the 2012 GSS data included a "Cultural Module," a battery of questions focused on culture and the arts. Questions asked if the respondent attended various performances or exhibits, who they attended with, if the performance attended was free, factors that impacted the decision to attend or not attend. The merged data also include demographic information including age, sex, race, and income. This data collection also contains questions asked in the 2008 GSS and the 2010 GSS.

《综合社会调查》（GSS）广泛收集公众对各类主题的信息，包括对社会问题的态度、宗教信仰、教育、就业与经济、政府及其他机构、政治及政策议题等。2012年合并数据采用了滚动面板设计。首个面板以2008年的GSS为基础年份。第二个面板是从2008年的GSS案例中选取的子样本，旨在随后2010年的GSS中进行再访谈，同时还包括了一批新的横断面案例。第三个面板是2008年GSS的相同子样本，在2012年的GSS中进行再访谈，并伴随一批新的横断面案例。2012年GSS合并数据文件包含了2008年受访者的第三波数据（N=1295）、2010年受访者的第二波数据（N=1,551）以及2012年受访者的第一波数据（横断面）（N=1,974）。除了标准GSS主题，如对社会问题的态度、宗教信仰、教育、就业与经济、政府及其他机构、政治及政策议题外，2012年GSS数据还包括了一个“文化模块”，一系列聚焦于文化和艺术的提问。这些问题涉及受访者是否参加过各种表演或展览、与谁一同参加、所参加的表演是否免费，以及影响是否参加或未参加的因素。合并数据还包括了包括年龄、性别、种族和收入在内的人口统计信息。此次数据收集还包含了2008年GSS和2010年GSS中的提问。