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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? 4. Marital status of third 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 mar3.

Counts by year:

yeariapmarriedwidoweddivorcedseparatednever marrieddon't knowno answerskipped on webnot available in this yearTotal
19751001131620742715--1490
197613096896156-5--1499
19771044131696422-20--1530
197810722015137377-28--1532
19801091139185309-23--1468
198213551722135421-27--1860
198311582014136346-42--1599
198410791210135334-20--1473
198511511211105323-22--1534
198610591718179329-21--1470
1987128318201711434-36--1819
1988113897108285-24--1481
19891143167139324-25--1537
19901078165136220-34--1372
19911169217108265-37--1517
1993123019101310315-9--1606
1994233635172316526138--2992
199622564610269488-69--2904
19982193437138524-44--2832
2000223233162312471-30--2817
200222216311139416-32--2765
200421883914232251286--2812
2006347053323332876104--4510
200815222410171442745--2023
20101611346181235085--2044
201215422511221335074--1974
2014194945121813475206--2538
20162229431430245051210--2867
2018181738142230407146--2348
2021291671407922897--7-4032
202232022613222269352-3544
Total5204486042259335112780886429067789

See also

Other Household Members and Structure: away3, gender3, gender4, old3, old4, relate3, relate4, where2, where3

Other Family: away3, gender3, gender4, old3, old4, relate3, relate4, where2, where3

Other Household: away3, gender3, gender4, old3, old4, relate3, relate4, where2, where3