Entry:

Ahern, R. Kirkland and Reichert, W. Thomas, "Focusing on the Long-Term: A 25-year Examination of Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors via GSS Data," Paper presented to the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research, Chicago, November, 1997.


Abstract:

Discusses longitudinal trends of sex attitudes in the United States.

GSS Years:

1972-1996

Other Data Sets:

Gallup 1985, 1991; NORC 1942-1963; Harris 1963-1978

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
SEX

RESPONDENTS SEX

ABANY

ABORTION IF WOMAN WANTS FOR ANY REASON

ABFIRM

HOW FIRM IS RS OPINION ON ABORTION

ABIMP

IMPORTANCE OF ABORTION ISSUE TO R

EVSTRAY

HAVE SEX OTHER THAN SPOUSE WHILE MARRIED

HOMOSEX

HOMOSEXUAL SEX RELATIONS

PARTNERS

HOW MANY SEX PARTNERS R HAD IN LAST YEAR

PIKUPSEX

R HAD SEX WITH CAUSUAL DATE LAST YEAR

PILL

BIRTH CONTROL INFORMATION

PORNINF

MATERIALS PROVIDE INFO ABOUT SEX

PORNLAW

FEELINGS ABOUT PORNOGRAPHY LAWS

PREMARSX

SEX BEFORE MARRIAGE

SEXEDUC

SEX EDUCATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

SEXFREQ

FREQUENCY OF SEX DURING LAST YEAR

SEXSEX

SEX OF SEX PARTNERS IN LAST YEAR

TEENPILL

BIRTH CONTROL INFORMATION TO TEENS

XMARSEX

SEX WITH PERSON OTHER THAN SPOUSE

XMOVIE

SEEN X-RATED MOVIE IN LAST YEAR