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ballot
Ballot used for interview
id
Respondent id number
year
Gss year for this respondent
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Friends black or white
Variable:
bwfriend
Module:
Religion
Subject:
Friends
,
Race
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frndden5
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neieth6
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race3
race4
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Survey Questions
Questions associated with this variable:
Are any of your good friends that you feel close to Black/White?
Year Availability
Available in 1 of 32 years total. Hover over a year to see ballot information.
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
80
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
93
94
96
98
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02
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10
12
14
16
18
Summary by Year
Showing All Years
Code
Label
1
Yes
2
No
9
No answer
0
Not applicable
1998
204
241
2
2385
Summary Statistics
Valid cases
445
Missing cases
62021