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Question As you know, many older people share a home with their grown children. Do you think this is generally a good idea or a bad idea?
Values
[1]a good idea[2]a bad idea[3]depends[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 |
| -/- | 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987 |
| B/C | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022 |
Overview
For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for aged.
Counts by year:
| year | iap | a good idea | a bad idea | depends | don't know | no answer | not available in this year | Total |
| 1973 | - | 469 | 865 | 161 | 8 | 1 | - | 1504 |
| 1975 | - | 460 | 795 | 225 | 9 | 1 | - | 1490 |
| 1976 | - | 543 | 726 | 216 | 13 | 1 | - | 1499 |
| 1978 | - | 531 | 741 | 254 | 6 | - | - | 1532 |
| 1980 | - | 591 | 633 | 225 | 18 | 1 | - | 1468 |
| 1983 | - | 684 | 674 | 235 | 4 | 2 | - | 1599 |
| 1984 | - | 734 | 531 | 194 | 11 | 3 | - | 1473 |
| 1986 | - | 592 | 686 | 182 | 10 | - | - | 1470 |
| 1987 | - | 921 | 604 | 276 | 15 | 3 | - | 1819 |
| 1988 | 484 | 440 | 406 | 142 | 7 | 2 | - | 1481 |
| 1989 | 502 | 437 | 410 | 176 | 11 | 1 | - | 1537 |
| 1990 | 473 | 396 | 337 | 151 | 15 | - | - | 1372 |
| 1991 | 500 | 451 | 384 | 167 | 9 | 6 | - | 1517 |
| 1993 | 549 | 455 | 369 | 218 | 13 | 2 | - | 1606 |
| 1994 | 981 | 925 | 721 | 339 | 20 | 6 | - | 2992 |
| 1996 | 979 | 883 | 632 | 372 | 29 | 9 | - | 2904 |
| 1998 | 921 | 853 | 658 | 371 | 23 | 6 | - | 2832 |
| 2000 | 921 | 962 | 592 | 313 | 21 | 8 | - | 2817 |
| 2002 | 1853 | 433 | 301 | 176 | 2 | - | - | 2765 |
| 2004 | 1936 | 431 | 258 | 184 | 2 | 1 | - | 2812 |
| 2006 | 2521 | 937 | 614 | 428 | 10 | - | - | 4510 |
| 2008 | 658 | 660 | 456 | 239 | 8 | 2 | - | 2023 |
| 2010 | 667 | 716 | 392 | 255 | 10 | 4 | - | 2044 |
| 2012 | 636 | 684 | 425 | 212 | 16 | 1 | - | 1974 |
| 2014 | 851 | 881 | 490 | 302 | 13 | 1 | - | 2538 |
| 2016 | 912 | 1118 | 534 | 284 | 15 | 4 | - | 2867 |
| 2018 | 785 | 874 | 432 | 245 | 11 | 1 | - | 2348 |
| 2021 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4032 | 4032 |
| 2022 | 2355 | 642 | 281 | 251 | 13 | 2 | - | 3544 |
| Total | 19484 | 18703 | 14947 | 6793 | 342 | 68 | 4032 | 64369 |