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Relation of 12th person (visitor) to head

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relate12

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?

  1. Relationship of twelfth 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 relate12.

Counts by year:

yeariapchild (natural, adopted, step)son-/daughter-in-lawgrand/great-grandchildparent/parent-in-lawother relativenon-relativeno answerspousenot available in this yearTotal
19751479313121---1490
197614951-1-2----1499
19771527-2---1---1530
19781521314-111--1532
19801457113-213--1468
198218551-1--21--1860
19831593-12-21---1599
198414632-115-1--1473
19851528--1221---1534
1986146611-11----1470
19871812-141-1---1819
198814781-11-----1481
198915311-12-2---1537
199013691----11--1372
199115121----211-1517
19931605--1------1606
19942987-2-111---2992
199628963-12-11--2904
199828177212-21--2832
20002813211------2817
20022764----1----2765
20042812---------2812
20064498211332---4510
20082019----22---2023
201020351-13-22--2044
20121971--11-1---1974
201425352----1---2538
20162862-1--22---2867
20182343---2-3---2348
20214010823-45---4032
202235411----2---3544
Total67594421732233038121067789

See also

Other Household Members and Structure: away11, away12, gender11, gender12, mar11, mar12, old11, old12, where11

Other Family: away11, away12, gender11, gender12, mar11, mar12, old11, old12, where11

Other Household: away11, away12, gender11, gender12, mar11, mar12, old11, old12, where11