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mar5

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 fifth 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 mar5.

Counts by year:

yeariapmarriedwidowedseparatednever marriedno answerdivorceddon't knowskipped on webnot available in this yearTotal
197513686311093----1490
19761465-2-31-1---1499
1977142454-925----1530
1978144622-7651---1532
198014071-35232---1468
1982176561-8143---1860
19831518-156951---1599
1984140023-6242---1473
198514582--6455---1534
198613965215772---1470
1987173135-7010----1819
1988144211-2962---1481
1989147641-5051---1537
199013382--2471---1372
199114731--403----1517
19931573-112821---1606
199429184116251---2992
1996282872-48163---2904
1998277152-4671---2832
2000275021254611--2817
2002270921-4283---2765
2004273174363121--2812
20064369522128121--4510
2008195821255221--2023
2010197151260311--2044
20121919513442----1974
201424523137621---2538
2016277132281233--2867
2018229922237222--2348
20213891126-114-8-1-4032
2022349251-42121--3544
Total655091095433188613254111067789

See also

Other Household Members and Structure: away4, away5, gender5, mar4, old5, relate5, relate6, where4, where5

Other Family: away4, away5, gender5, mar4, old5, relate5, relate6, where4, where5

Other Household: away4, away5, gender5, mar4, old5, relate5, relate6, where4, where5