babies_exp
Details
Question Household Size and Composition (see Appendix D: Recodes, for information about these variables). A. NUMBER OF MEMBERS UNDER 6 YEARS OLD: As of 2024, BABIES_EXP has been recoded to only account for 0 to 2+ children younger than 6 in the household. This has been retroactively applied to all previous years of BABIES_EXP. The original BABIES_EXP containing data in 2022 has been renamed BABIES_EXP_22.
Values
[0]0[1]1[2]2 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
Overview
For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for babies_exp.
Counts by year:
| year | not available in this year | 0 | 1 | 2 or more | iap | no answer | skipped on web | Total |
| 2022 | - | 1457 | 178 | 104 | 1788 | 9 | 8 | 3544 |
| 2024 | - | 1369 | 151 | 84 | 1684 | 3 | 18 | 3309 |
| Total | 0 | 2826 | 329 | 188 | 3472 | 12 | 26 | 6853 |
See also
Other Core:
preteen_exp,
teens_exp
Other Household:
preteen_exp,
teens_exp