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mar10

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? 4. Marital status of tenth person

Values

  • [1] married

  • [2] widowed

  • [3] divorced

  • [4] separated

  • [5] never married

  • [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 mar10.

Counts by year:

yeariapmarriedno answernever marriedwidowedseparatednot available in this yearTotal
197514891-----1490
19761499------1499
19771529-1----1530
19781532------1532
19801466-11---1468
19821859--1---1860
198315981-----1599
19841472---1--1473
198515331-----1534
19861470------1470
19871819------1819
19881481------1481
19891536----1-1537
19901372------1372
19911517------1517
19931606------1606
19942992------2992
19962904------2904
19982832------2832
200028161-----2817
20022765------2765
20042811--1---2812
20064510------4510
20082023------2023
20102042-2----2044
20121974------1974
20142536--2---2538
20162867------2867
20182347-1----2348
20214030--2---4032
20223543--1---3544
Total6777045811067789

See also

Other Household Members and Structure: away10, away9, gender10, mar9, old10, relate10, relate11, where10, where9

Other Family: away10, away9, gender10, mar9, old10, relate10, relate11, where10, where9

Other Household: away10, away9, gender10, mar9, old10, relate10, relate11, where10, where9