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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 eleventh 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 relate11.

Counts by year:

yeariapchild (natural, adopted, step)grand/great-grandchildparent/parent-in-lawother relativenon-relativeson-/daughter-in-lawno answerhead of householdspouseskipped on webnot available in this yearTotal
197514541047510------1490
197614932--4-------1499
19771512311661-----1530
1978150972175-1----1532
1980143662666-6----1468
198218397-233-6----1860
19831575323106------1599
198414437-361112----1473
198514988-108712----1534
1986145252316--1---1470
1987179463636-1----1819
198814694-422------1481
198915221331511----1537
199013592-313-4----1372
1991149842-36-2-2--1517
199315974-212------1606
199429708-346-1----2992
1996288121227-5-4--2904
19982805111413-1-6--2832
2000280831221------2817
200227591-22-1-----2765
2004279741226------2812
20064462131711151-----4510
2008200432365------2023
20102016813410-2----2044
201219552-467------1974
2014252021258------2538
201628395-5810------2867
20182315516515-1----2348
202139044451217461---3-4032
20223508827712------3544
Total66993198381181492357351123067789

See also

Other Household Members and Structure: away10, away9, gender10, mar10, mar9, old10, relate10, where10, where9

Other Cohabitation: relate10

Other Family: away10, away9, gender10, mar10, mar9, old10, relate10, where10, where9

Other Household: away10, away9, gender10, mar10, mar9, old10, relate10, where10, where9