How to use the GSS web site
(courtesy of Alan Agresti and Chris Franklin)

• Go to the GSS website:  http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/GSS/

• On the left, under "codebook" click on "mnemonic" to see a (very long) list of variables. Each variable is a response to a question and clicking on the variable shows you the question.  There are also demographic variables (age, income, gender).  The list is very long and each letter of the alphabet has one page of variable names.

• Choose two variables to analyze.

• Click on the Analyze tab on the homepage of GSS.

• In teh "select an action" menu, enter a dot to request the "frequencies and crosstabulation" option and click START.

• Where prompted, type in your variable names. You can also select particular years of data, but be careful since not all questions were asked all years.

• Put a check in the appropriate boxes to get column and/or row percents.  Click Run The Table.