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Source

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

Details

Question Please tell me the names of the people who usually live in this household. Let's start with the head of the household. (LIST ON LINES 01-10 BELOW.) Have we forgotten anyone: such as babies or small children; roomers; people who usually live here, but are away temporarily–on business trips, vacations, at school, temporarily in a hospital, and so on? (LIST ADDITIONAL PERSONS ON LINES 01-10 BELOW.) Are there any people currently staying here–visitors, friends or relatives–do not usually live here? (LIST VISITORS ON LINES 11-14 BELOW.) A. What is that (PERSON'S) relationship to the HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD? B. Code sex. (ASK IF NOT OBVIOUS). C. How old was (HEAD/PERSON) on (his/her) last birthday? D. IF 13 YRS OR OLDER ASK: Is (PERSON) now married, widowed, divorced, separated, or has (he/she) never been married? E. Are any of the people we have listed staying somewhere else right now? If yes, who is staying somewhere else right now? F. Where is (PERSON) staying right now? Is (PERSON) staying at another household; Is (he/she) traveling; Is (he/she) in some institution or dormitory–like at college or in a hospital or something; or what? 2. Gender of fifth person

Values

  • [1] male

  • [2] female

  • [3] other

  • [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

ballotsyears
A/B/C/-1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022
A/B/C/D2006
Full1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987

Overview

For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for gender5.

Counts by year:

yeariapmalefemaleno answerdon't knownot available in this release3Total
19751202143145----1490
197613697060----1499
197712641301351---1530
197812931201181---1532
1980128390932---1468
198216101281202---1860
198313761071124---1599
198412809895----1473
198513479988----1534
198612651011031---1470
198715771281131---1819
1988132866861---1481
1989135689884---1537
1990123755782---1372
1991136774751---1517
1993145175773---1606
199427291401203---2992
199626371271319---2904
199825881151254---2832
200025591221333---2817
20022556107102----2765
200425671131302---2812
2006408621020617--4510
20081826999026--2023
201018617610142--2044
201217751019332--1974
2014232510810122--2538
2016263211411353--2867
20182192718032--2348
2021-----4032-4032
202233638990---23544
Total573013165320164244032267789

See also

Other Household Members and Structure: away4, away5, mar4, mar5, old5, relate5, relate6, where4, where5

Other Family: away4, away5, mar4, mar5, old5, relate5, relate6, where4, where5

Other Household: away4, away5, mar4, mar5, old5, relate5, relate6, where4, where5