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mar9

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 ninth 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 mar9.

Counts by year:

yeariapnever marriedno answermarriedseparateddivorcednot available in this yearTotal
197514882-----1490
19761499------1499
1977152721----1530
19781532------1532
1980146521----1468
198218573-----1860
19831599------1599
198414712-----1473
19851534------1534
19861469--1---1470
198718171--1--1819
1988147911----1481
19891534--3---1537
19901372------1372
19911517------1517
19931606------1606
199429911-----2992
19962903-1----2904
199828302-----2832
20002813121---2817
20022765------2765
200428111-----2812
20064510------4510
20082023------2023
20102040-22---2044
20121974------1974
201425362-----2538
201628661-----2867
2018234511-1--2348
202140292---1-4032
2022354211----3544
Total677442510721067789

See also

Other Household Members and Structure: away10, away9, gender10, mar10, old10, relate10, relate11, where10, where9

Other Family: away10, away9, gender10, mar10, old10, relate10, relate11, where10, where9

Other Household: away10, away9, gender10, mar10, old10, relate10, relate11, where10, where9