Research and Course Guides: *Datasets & Statistics Guide: Cross-Sectional Data

Sources of Cross-Sectional Data

General Social Survey (GSS) This link opens in a new window
The GSS is a nationally representative survey of adults in the United States conducted since 1972. It contains a standard 'core' of demographic, behavioral, and attitudinal questions, plus topics of special interest. Explore, analyze, extract, and share custom sets of data using the GSS Data Explorer.
Help/guidance:
Users must create a free GSS account for full functionality (dataset download, etc.)

How to Download Data from GSS
In this video, a professor from the University of Maine provides some helpful guidance on getting data from the GSS.
Note: The GSS interface has changed a little bit since this video.