death
Values
[1]possibly alive[2]possibly dead[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 |
| A/B/C/- | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010 |
| A/B/C/D | 2006 |
| Full | 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 |
Overview
For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for death.
Counts by year:
| year | iap | possibly alive | possibly dead | not available in this year | Total |
| 1978 | 14 | 748 | 770 | - | 1532 |
| 1980 | 178 | 645 | 645 | - | 1468 |
| 1982 | 125 | 887 | 848 | - | 1860 |
| 1983 | 239 | 742 | 618 | - | 1599 |
| 1984 | 50 | 781 | 642 | - | 1473 |
| 1985 | 57 | 741 | 736 | - | 1534 |
| 1986 | 88 | 733 | 649 | - | 1470 |
| 1987 | 81 | 1004 | 734 | - | 1819 |
| 1988 | 17 | 867 | 597 | - | 1481 |
| 1989 | 44 | 898 | 595 | - | 1537 |
| 1990 | 15 | 843 | 514 | - | 1372 |
| 1991 | 24 | 955 | 538 | - | 1517 |
| 1993 | 57 | 1106 | 443 | - | 1606 |
| 1994 | 35 | 2159 | 798 | - | 2992 |
| 1996 | 60 | 2176 | 668 | - | 2904 |
| 1998 | 116 | 2129 | 587 | - | 2832 |
| 2000 | 154 | 2134 | 529 | - | 2817 |
| 2002 | 188 | 2134 | 443 | - | 2765 |
| 2004 | 82 | 2344 | 386 | - | 2812 |
| 2006 | 95 | 3898 | 517 | - | 4510 |
| 2008 | 46 | 1798 | 179 | - | 2023 |
| 2010 | 28 | 1894 | 122 | - | 2044 |
| Total | 1793 | 31616 | 12558 | 0 | 45967 |