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Source

General Social Survey https://gss.norc.org

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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?

  1. Relationship of tenth person to head of household

Values

  • [1] head of household

  • [2] spouse

  • [3] child (natural, adopted, step)

  • [4] son-/daughter-in-law

  • [5] grand/great-grandchild

  • [6] parent/parent-in-law

  • [7] other relative

  • [8] non-relative

  • [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 relate10.

Counts by year:

yeariapchild (natural, adopted, step)son-/daughter-in-lawgrand/great-grandchildnon-relativeno answerspouseother relativenot available in this yearTotal
19751484411-----1490
197614972-------1499
197715263--1----1530
197815284-------1532
198014613-2-2---1468
198218543-3-----1860
198315961-1--1--1599
198414701-1---1-1473
198515304-------1534
198614672-1-----1470
198718143-2-----1819
19881481--------1481
198915341-----2-1537
19901372--------1372
199115151-1-----1517
19931606--------1606
19942992--------2992
199629031-------2904
19982830--1---1-2832
200028122-2---1-2817
200227632-------2765
200428092-1-----2812
200645071-2-----4510
200820221-------2023
201020362-212-1-2044
201219731-------1974
201425342-11----2538
201628634-------2867
201823451-1-1---2348
202140291-1---1-4032
202235412-1-----3544
Total67694541243517067789

See also

Other Household Members and Structure: away10, away9, gender10, mar10, mar9, old10, relate11, where10, where9

Other Cohabitation: relate11

Other Family: away10, away9, gender10, mar10, mar9, old10, relate11, where10, where9

Other Household: away10, away9, gender10, mar10, mar9, old10, relate11, where10, where9