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mar7

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 seventh 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 mar7.

Counts by year:

yeariapwidowednever marriedno answermarrieddivorcedseparateddon't knownot available in this yearTotal
19751478210------1490
1976149612------1499
19771520-91-----1530
19781514-1314----1532
19801459-63-----1468
198218461121-----1860
19831590-81-----1599
19841469-3-1----1473
19851528-41-1---1534
1986146514------1470
19871807-75-----1819
19881473-611----1481
1989152915-11---1537
19901368-4------1372
19911515-2------1517
19931604-1-1----1606
19942987-31--1--2992
199628981122----2904
1998282218-1----2832
20002805-10-2----2817
20022763-2------2765
20042801-7-121--2812
20064497-11-1--1-4510
20082018-4-1----2023
20102033-92-----2044
20121969-3-2----1974
20142533-4-1----2538
20162856-11------2867
20182343121--1--2348
20214018110-12---4032
202235361312-1--3544
Total67540111842122641067789

See also

Other Household Members and Structure: away6, away7, gender6, gender7, mar6, old6, old7, relate7, where6

Other Family: away6, away7, gender6, gender7, mar6, old6, old7, relate7, where6

Other Household: away6, away7, gender6, gender7, mar6, old6, old7, relate7, where6