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General Social Survey https://gss.norc.org
Question 11. How many brothers and sisters did you have? Please count those born alive, but no longer living, as well as those alive now. Also include stepbrothers and stepsisters, and children adopted by your parents.
For further details see the official GSS documentation.
Counts by year:
| year | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | don't know | no answer | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 27 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 31 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 68 | 25 | 35 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 34 | iap | 37 | 55 | 28 | 43 | skipped on web | 36 | Total |
| 1972 | 103 | 249 | 249 | 217 | 169 | 130 | 107 | 382 | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1613 |
| 1973 | 86 | 221 | 231 | 197 | 159 | 129 | 112 | 81 | 3 | - | 36 | 44 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 78 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1504 |
| 1974 | 76 | 218 | 214 | 224 | 181 | 131 | 94 | 92 | 1 | - | 39 | 21 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 76 | 55 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1484 |
| 1975 | 95 | 206 | 243 | 212 | 145 | 125 | 110 | 93 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 30 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 75 | 60 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1490 |
| 1976 | 89 | 194 | 222 | 222 | 175 | 153 | 98 | 98 | - | 1 | 47 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 3 | - | - | - | 64 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1499 |
| 1977 | 80 | 194 | 249 | 188 | 183 | 138 | 124 | 105 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 29 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 75 | 67 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1530 |
| 1978 | 98 | 216 | 268 | 210 | 168 | 133 | 131 | 91 | - | - | 37 | 22 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 6 | - | 1 | - | 58 | 40 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1532 |
| 1980 | 73 | 212 | 230 | 195 | 189 | 147 | 107 | 84 | 1 | - | 32 | 27 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 70 | 45 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1468 |
| 1982 | 103 | 240 | 269 | 273 | 211 | 179 | 140 | 104 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 47 | 29 | 18 | 13 | 7 | - | 6 | 2 | - | 92 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1860 |
| 1983 | 98 | 237 | 274 | 253 | 185 | 154 | 112 | 80 | 1 | - | 22 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | - | 3 | - | 68 | 43 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1599 |
| 1984 | 64 | 222 | 266 | 234 | 158 | 122 | 90 | 92 | - | 8 | 36 | 28 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 63 | 46 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1473 |
| 1985 | 84 | 233 | 240 | 215 | 177 | 149 | 120 | 92 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | - | 73 | 58 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1534 |
| 1986 | 60 | 236 | 268 | 228 | 166 | 146 | 98 | 64 | - | 3 | 29 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | 70 | 38 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1470 |
| 1987 | 89 | 261 | 273 | 292 | 217 | 157 | 130 | 80 | 3 | 6 | 65 | 32 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 4 | - | 2 | 1 | 76 | 69 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1819 |
| 1988 | 63 | 226 | 292 | 216 | 170 | 135 | 85 | 86 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 61 | 43 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1481 |
| 1989 | 77 | 237 | 311 | 264 | 167 | 130 | 102 | 67 | - | 4 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 53 | 40 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1537 |
| 1990 | 64 | 224 | 261 | 243 | 164 | 119 | 88 | 60 | - | 1 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 49 | 31 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1372 |
| 1991 | 74 | 236 | 276 | 236 | 209 | 118 | 80 | 81 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 58 | 47 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1517 |
| 1993 | 89 | 260 | 341 | 282 | 170 | 117 | 93 | 67 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 60 | 47 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1606 |
| 1994 | 162 | 537 | 581 | 483 | 354 | 232 | 185 | 131 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 33 | 28 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 89 | 76 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2992 |
| 1996 | 140 | 501 | 570 | 497 | 350 | 228 | 154 | 136 | 2 | 5 | 47 | 50 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 84 | 53 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2904 |
| 1998 | 105 | 493 | 558 | 483 | 350 | 207 | 157 | 118 | 5 | 12 | 43 | 47 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | - | 84 | 68 | 2 | 1 | 25 | - | 4 | - | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2832 |
| 2000 | 142 | 507 | 569 | 475 | 301 | 237 | 162 | 123 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 40 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | - | 2 | - | 90 | 51 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2817 |
| 2002 | 140 | 505 | 583 | 457 | 314 | 224 | 157 | 115 | 2 | 7 | 40 | 28 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | - | 77 | 49 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2765 |
| 2004 | 144 | 553 | 556 | 472 | 344 | 198 | 157 | 108 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - | 80 | 63 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2812 |
| 2006 | 145 | 560 | 605 | 439 | 345 | 234 | 189 | 141 | 1 | 3 | 47 | 39 | 30 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | 81 | 81 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1518 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4510 |
| 2008 | 89 | 394 | 400 | 315 | 250 | 160 | 117 | 100 | - | 2 | 30 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | 75 | 27 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2023 |
| 2010 | 94 | 401 | 412 | 320 | 239 | 167 | 122 | 92 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | 62 | 32 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2044 |
| 2012 | 96 | 368 | 410 | 331 | 208 | 147 | 113 | 91 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 64 | 45 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1974 |
| 2014 | 95 | 461 | 496 | 436 | 287 | 214 | 154 | 114 | 1 | 6 | 43 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | 83 | 61 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2538 |
| 2016 | 130 | 550 | 596 | 452 | 319 | 206 | 161 | 128 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 39 | 27 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 90 | 72 | 4 | - | 3 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2867 |
| 2018 | 95 | 472 | 483 | 384 | 244 | 176 | 147 | 125 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | 76 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2348 |
| 2021 | 216 | 886 | 935 | 679 | 406 | 287 | 186 | 116 | 49 | - | 29 | 33 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 81 | 55 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | 11 | - | 4032 |
| 2022 | 174 | 743 | 790 | 565 | 400 | 243 | 175 | 110 | - | 12 | 49 | 33 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | 90 | 65 | 5 | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 1 | 3544 |
| Total | 3532 | 12253 | 13521 | 11189 | 8074 | 5772 | 4357 | 3647 | 112 | 127 | 1217 | 950 | 642 | 434 | 242 | 161 | 119 | 47 | 32 | 7 | 2412 | 1772 | 58 | 28 | 53 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1522 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 72390 |
NA(d) don't know
NA(i) iap
NA(j) I don't have a job
NA(m) dk, na, iap
NA(n) no answer
NA(p) not imputable
NA(q) not imputable
NA(r) refused
NA(s) skipped on web
NA(u) uncodeable
NA(x) not available in this release
NA(y) not available in this year
NA(z) see codebook