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mar11

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 eleventh 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 mar11.

Counts by year:

yeariapmarriedwidoweddivorcedseparatednever marriedno answerdon't knowskipped on webnot available in this yearTotal
1975145997339----1490
1976149411-12----1499
19771513433-52---1530
19781513412282---1532
19801441545571---1468
198218453-2343---1860
1983157627-293---1599
19841443723495---1473
198515016432513---1534
19861454321-91---1470
19871797833251---1819
19881470412-4----1481
1989152252323----1537
1990135924-241---1372
19911498411112----1517
19931598222-2----1606
19942972613253---2992
199628845--474---2904
199828101111171---2832
200028102--131---2817
20022759-13-2----2765
20042798113-8-1--2812
200644631134128----4510
2008200721418----2023
20102019612-142---2044
2012195551517----1974
201425222-327-2--2538
201628414353911--2867
2018231723131813--2348
20213914183214691-2-4032
20223510617317----3544
Total6706415064107532964672067789

See also

Other Household Members and Structure: away11, away12, gender11, gender12, mar12, old11, old12, relate12, where11

Other Family: away11, away12, gender11, gender12, mar12, old11, old12, relate12, where11

Other Household: away11, away12, gender11, gender12, mar12, old11, old12, relate12, where11