endsmeet

Source

General Social Survey https://gss.norc.org

Details

Question Thinking of your household's total income, including all the sources of income of all the members who contribute to it, how difficult or easy is it currently for your household to make ends meet?

Overview

For further details see the official GSS documentation.

Counts by year:

yeariapcan't choosefairly difficultfairly easyneither easy nor difficultno answervery difficultvery easyskipped on webTotal
19721613--------1613
19731504--------1504
19741484--------1484
19751490--------1490
19761499--------1499
19771530--------1530
19781532--------1532
19801468--------1468
19821860--------1860
19831599--------1599
19841473--------1473
19851534--------1534
19861470--------1470
19871819--------1819
19881481--------1481
19891537--------1537
19901372--------1372
19911517--------1517
19931606--------1606
19942992--------2992
19962904--------2904
19982832--------2832
20002817--------2817
20022765--------2765
20042812--------2812
20064510--------4510
20082023--------2023
20102044--------2044
20121974--------1974
20142538--------2538
20162867--------2867
201811755216368308386187-2348
2021202953321485548176129280114032
202223864923228435786915543544
Total68056107769113712131872846221572390

Values

  • 1 very difficult

  • 2 fairly difficult

  • 3 neither easy nor difficult

  • 4 fairly easy

  • 5 very easy

  • NA(d) can't choose

  • 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(q) 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