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* General Social Survey (GSS)1: A long running (1972-) survey on social attitudes and practices in the US.  * Each row represents one respondent, with demographic information, and answers to questions like: "Do you think there should be laws against marriages between blacks and whites?"  * A a  database2 of federal appeals court cases, by issue (e.g. affirmative action, sex discrimination). Each case is decided by a randomly-assigned panel of 3 judges. * Each row represents one case, coded for whether the decision was "progressive" or not. Codes for judge characteristics (e.g., party of appointing president).  * Restricted to court cases on sex discrimination (100 cases, 1995-2004)