chldnum
Values
[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 |
| -/- | 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986 |
| A/B | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994 |
Overview
For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for chldnum.
Counts by year:
| year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 or more | don't know | iap | 7 | Total |
| 1972 | 86 | 128 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 45 | 1303 | - | 1613 |
| 1974 | 94 | 113 | 38 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 1186 | - | 1484 |
| 1975 | 102 | 124 | 42 | 12 | 1 | - | - | 31 | 1178 | - | 1490 |
| 1976 | 91 | 123 | 40 | 11 | - | 3 | - | 34 | 1195 | 2 | 1499 |
| 1977 | 99 | 130 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 2 | - | 52 | 1192 | - | 1530 |
| 1978 | 103 | 163 | 44 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1176 | - | 1532 |
| 1982 | 153 | 202 | 48 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 1398 | - | 1860 |
| 1983 | 109 | 186 | 57 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1217 | 1 | 1599 |
| 1985 | 104 | 132 | 61 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 1188 | - | 1534 |
| 1986 | 113 | 136 | 43 | 15 | 2 | 3 | - | 19 | 1139 | - | 1470 |
| 1988 | 73 | 101 | 32 | 13 | 3 | 2 | - | 18 | 1238 | 1 | 1481 |
| 1989 | 61 | 105 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 1 | - | 18 | 1307 | - | 1537 |
| 1990 | 49 | 96 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1167 | - | 1372 |
| 1991 | 75 | 82 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 1292 | - | 1517 |
| 1993 | 80 | 84 | 41 | 8 | 3 | - | - | 22 | 1367 | 1 | 1606 |
| 1994 | 36 | 42 | 16 | 6 | - | - | - | 7 | 2885 | - | 2992 |
| Total | 1428 | 1947 | 628 | 217 | 49 | 30 | 16 | 368 | 21428 | 5 | 26116 |