childs_exp
Details
Question Calculated variable: Total count of children under 18 in household As of 2024, CHILDS_EXP has been calculated to only account for 0 to 6+ children in the household. This has been retroactively applied to all previous years of CHILDS_EXP. The original CHILDS_EXP containing data in 2022 has been renamed CHILDS_EXP_22.
Values
[0]0[1]1[2]2[3]3[4]4[5]5[6]6 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 childs_exp.
Counts by year:
| year | not available in this year | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 or more | iap | no answer | skipped on web | Total |
| 2022 | - | 1214 | 215 | 177 | 85 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 1794 | 8 | - | 3544 |
| 2024 | - | 1145 | 183 | 155 | 73 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 1684 | 3 | 18 | 3309 |
| Total | 0 | 2359 | 398 | 332 | 158 | 59 | 27 | 13 | 3478 | 11 | 18 | 6853 |