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Question Household Size and Composition (see Appendix D: Recodes, for information about these variables) D. NUMBER OF MEMBERS OVER 17 YEARS OLD:
Values
[1]1 adult in household[8]8 or more[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(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
Question Years and Ballots
| ballots | years |
| A/B/C/- | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022 |
| A/B/C/D | 2006 |
| Full | 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 |
Overview
For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for adults.
Counts by year:
| year | 1 adult in household | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 or more | no answer | 7 | not available in this year | Total |
| 1972 | 195 | 1007 | 280 | 96 | 24 | 7 | 4 | - | - | - | 1613 |
| 1973 | 197 | 968 | 225 | 92 | 19 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1504 |
| 1974 | 214 | 966 | 206 | 68 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1484 |
| 1975 | 260 | 890 | 242 | 67 | 25 | 4 | - | - | 2 | - | 1490 |
| 1976 | 306 | 912 | 190 | 69 | 13 | 6 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1499 |
| 1977 | 346 | 899 | 204 | 60 | 13 | 5 | - | 3 | - | - | 1530 |
| 1978 | 374 | 900 | 183 | 54 | 11 | 3 | - | 7 | - | - | 1532 |
| 1980 | 370 | 878 | 145 | 50 | 14 | 1 | - | 7 | 3 | - | 1468 |
| 1982 | 544 | 994 | 231 | 70 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1860 |
| 1983 | 404 | 937 | 173 | 67 | 13 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | 1599 |
| 1984 | 421 | 823 | 154 | 56 | 16 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 1473 |
| 1985 | 433 | 855 | 183 | 51 | 8 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | 1534 |
| 1986 | 384 | 824 | 186 | 54 | 19 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1470 |
| 1987 | 529 | 952 | 243 | 72 | 17 | 5 | - | - | 1 | - | 1819 |
| 1988 | 441 | 840 | 149 | 42 | 4 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | 1481 |
| 1989 | 420 | 867 | 173 | 54 | 18 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | 1537 |
| 1990 | 408 | 790 | 119 | 41 | 10 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1372 |
| 1991 | 478 | 812 | 169 | 46 | 10 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1517 |
| 1993 | 473 | 900 | 177 | 49 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1606 |
| 1994 | 970 | 1630 | 291 | 84 | 13 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2992 |
| 1996 | 984 | 1524 | 298 | 76 | 16 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 2904 |
| 1998 | 967 | 1510 | 275 | 64 | 13 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2832 |
| 2000 | 959 | 1511 | 253 | 77 | 13 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | 2817 |
| 2002 | 1045 | 1365 | 259 | 75 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | 2765 |
| 2004 | 876 | 1549 | 278 | 86 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | 2812 |
| 2006 | 1490 | 2395 | 444 | 139 | 33 | 7 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 4510 |
| 2008 | 668 | 1050 | 227 | 52 | 18 | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | 2023 |
| 2010 | 728 | 1022 | 189 | 70 | 22 | 5 | - | 6 | 2 | - | 2044 |
| 2012 | 634 | 1028 | 199 | 75 | 17 | 5 | - | 16 | - | - | 1974 |
| 2014 | 828 | 1318 | 264 | 89 | 23 | 6 | - | 9 | 1 | - | 2538 |
| 2016 | 994 | 1436 | 317 | 88 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 2867 |
| 2018 | 775 | 1196 | 254 | 106 | 12 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 2348 |
| 2021 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4032 | 4032 |
| 2022 | 1410 | 1585 | 382 | 130 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | 3544 |
| Total | 20525 | 37133 | 7562 | 2369 | 540 | 121 | 14 | 69 | 25 | 4032 | 72390 |