The general social survey-national death index: an innovative new dataset for the social sciences

Muennig, Peter; Johnson, Glen D.; Kim, Jibum; Smith, Tom W.; Rosen, Zohn

doi:10.1186/1756-0500-4-385

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“…The study population was drawn from the General Social Survey (GSS) linked to the National Death Index (the 2008 GSS-NDI) (Muennig, Johnson, Kim, Smith, & Rosen, 2011). The GSS is a serial cross-sectional survey conducted on a nationally representative sample of non-institutionalized U.S. adults over the age of 18 years.…”

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Sociodemographic Correlates of Sexlessness Among American Adults and Associations with Self-Reported Happiness Levels: Evidence from the U.S. General Social Survey

2017

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Although sexual activity is commonly believed to be a key component of emotional well-being, little is known about the factors associated with the absence of sexual activity or its associations with self-reported happiness. Using the U.S. General Social Survey–National Death Index 2008 dataset, a series of nationally representative surveys (1988–2002), this study analyzed the sociodemographic and life style factors associated with past-year sexlessness and self-reported happiness among American adults (n = 17,744). After adjustment for marital status, there were no significant time trends evident in the proportion of American adults reporting past-year sexlessness. Among participants (age =18–89 years), 15.2% of males and 26.7% of females reported past-year sexlessness while 8.7% of males and 17.5% of females reported no sex for 5 years or more. For both genders, past-years exlessness was most strongly associated with older age and being currently non-married in the multivariable models. Among males, the multivariable analysis also showed that sexlessness was associated with providing less than 20% of the house-hold income (OR 2.27). In female participants, sexlessness was associated with very low income, poor health, lower financial satisfaction, absence of children, and having conservative sexual attitudes (OR 1.46–3.60). For both genders, Black race was associated with a much lower likelihood of sexlessness among currently non-married adults. The purported detrimental impact of sexlessness on self-reported happiness levels was not evident in this large, nationally representative study after adjusting for sociodemographic factors. Sexless Americans reported very similar happiness levels as their sexually active counterparts.

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Sociodemographic Correlates of Sexlessness Among American Adults and Associations with Self-Reported Happiness Levels: Evidence from the U.S. General Social Survey

2017

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“…23 The 2008 GSS-NDI provides three decades of data that can be weighted to be representative of the U.S. non-institutionalized civilian population. It includes a total of 32,830 people, of whom 9,271 were deceased as of 2008.…”

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The Intergenerational Transfer of Education Credentials and Health: Evidence from the 2008 General Social Survey-National Death Index

Friedman¹

2016

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

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Background The educational attainment of a parent is a powerful predictor of children’s wellbeing, but little is known about why this is the case. Methods We used the 2008 General Social Survey to explore factors that may explain the relationship between one’s father’s education and one’s own mortality. These include (1) intellectual traits, (2) material wellbeing, (3) psychological characteristics, (4) personality characteristics, and (5) social capital. Results The education credentials of one’s father are significantly associated with one’s risk of death. The strongest mediators are own educational attainment, family income, home ownership, and subjective socioeconomic status. To a lesser extent, respondents’ happiness with friends and work and social bonding were also pathways. Conclusions A father’s educational attainment appears to influence his children’s health, and may do so not only by improving the child’s material circumstances but also through his or her educational attainment and other psychological and social characteristics.

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“…Data for this investigation come from the General Social Survey (GSS), a representative sample of non-institutionalised US adults aged 18 and older, linked to the US National Death Index (NDI) 21. The GSS is an annual study of opinions and attitudes among the US public collected by the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago 21.…”

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“…The GSS is an annual study of opinions and attitudes among the US public collected by the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago 21. Interviews were conducted in person and involve a core set of questions asked every year.…”

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Political party affiliation, political ideology and mortality

Pabayo

Kawachi

2015

J Epidemiol Community Health

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Background Ecological and cross-sectional studies have indicated that conservative political ideology is associated with better health. Longitudinal analyses of mortality are needed because subjective assessments of ideology may confound subjective assessments of health, particularly in cross-sectional analyses. Methods Data were derived from the 2008 General Social Survey-National Death Index data set. Cox proportional analysis models were used to determine whether political party affiliation or political ideology was associated with time to death. Also, we attempted to identify whether self-reported happiness and self-rated health acted as mediators between political beliefs and time to death. Results In this analysis of 32 830 participants and a total follow-up time of 498 845 person-years, we find that political party affiliation and political ideology are associated with mortality. However, with the exception of independents (adjusted HR (AHR)=0.93, 95% CI 0.90 to 0.97), political party differences are explained by the participants’ underlying sociodemographic characteristics. With respect to ideology, conservatives (AHR=1.06, 95% CI 1.01 to 1.12) and moderates (AHR=1.06, 95% CI 1.01 to 1.11) are at greater risk for mortality during follow-up than liberals. Conclusions Political party affiliation and political ideology appear to be different predictors of mortality.

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The general social survey-national death index: an innovative new dataset for the social sciences

Cited by 46 publications

References 26 publications

Sociodemographic Correlates of Sexlessness Among American Adults and Associations with Self-Reported Happiness Levels: Evidence from the U.S. General Social Survey

Sociodemographic Correlates of Sexlessness Among American Adults and Associations with Self-Reported Happiness Levels: Evidence from the U.S. General Social Survey

The Intergenerational Transfer of Education Credentials and Health: Evidence from the 2008 General Social Survey-National Death Index

Political party affiliation, political ideology and mortality

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