chlddth
Values
[0]no death reported[1]died 6+ yrs ago[2]died 1-5 yrs ago[3]died last year[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 |
| -/- | 1978, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987 |
| B/C | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994 |
Overview
For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for chlddth.
Counts by year:
| year | iap | no death reported | died 6+ yrs ago | died 1-5 yrs ago | died last year | no answer | Total |
| 1978 | 417 | 984 | 83 | 22 | 7 | 19 | 1532 |
| 1980 | 389 | 970 | 63 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 1468 |
| 1983 | 431 | 1070 | 56 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 1599 |
| 1984 | 431 | 905 | 76 | 23 | 10 | 28 | 1473 |
| 1986 | 399 | 964 | 77 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 1470 |
| 1987 | 517 | 1140 | 93 | 26 | 20 | 23 | 1819 |
| 1988 | 750 | 647 | 53 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1481 |
| 1989 | 795 | 668 | 45 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 1537 |
| 1990 | 728 | 576 | 40 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 1372 |
| 1991 | 776 | 671 | 41 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 1517 |
| 1993 | 840 | 692 | 44 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 1606 |
| 1994 | 2619 | 329 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2992 |
| Total | 9092 | 9616 | 694 | 208 | 97 | 159 | 19866 |