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We have just finished making two changes to the General
Social Survey (GSS) in the Public Opinion Item Index
availble through the Institute for Research in Social
Science at the University of North Carolina.

1. There is a new index available for seaching.  It is the
   varname index.  It allows a searcher to ask for a question
   if they know the varname.  It also allows you to look at
   a series of questions if you know the prefix (or suffix)
   of the varnames.  For instance, the numerous questions on
   alienation can be found by searching on PREFIX ALIENA

2. A problem some user's have found was that because the GSS often
   has one question with many items and that we made each item
   an individual record, the root of the question was not included
   with each item.  So you might retrieve "B. Take a skills or
   proficiency test?"  No clue as to the context of this statement.
   Now all these items include the root.  So now you would retrieve
   "When you started to work for your present employer (IF
   SELF-EMPLOYED: current organization), did you ...  B. Take a
   skills or proficiency test?"

If you would like more information on searching our Public
Opinion Item Index, just send me e-mail and I'll send you
a guide.  Both the guide and the searching is free.

Thanks,
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* David S. Sheaves                      Louis Harris Data Center     *
* Applications Analyst                  Institute for Research In    *
* E-mail: David_Sheaves@UNC.EDU             Social Science           *
* Phone: (919) 966-3348                 13 Manning Hall, CB#3355     *
* FAX:   (919) 962-4777                 University of North Carolina *
* "Grip it and rip it"                  Chapel Hill, NC  27599-3355  *
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