What is the difference between basic variables and general variables?
There are two main options for querying the database: a basic search (“Basic variables”) uses a smaller set of variables, and a general search (“General variables”) uses an expanded set of variables. Basic variables are one-third of the total number of variables in the database, and general variables are a more extensive list of variables (though fewer than the over 200 variables available by downloading the full SPSS dataset).
