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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 thirteenth 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

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Counts by year:

yeariapgrand/great-grandchildother relativechild (natural, adopted, step)no answerson-/daughter-in-lawspousenon-relativenot available in this yearTotal
1975148721------1490
19761498-1------1499
197715291-------1530
197815274-1-----1532
198014642--2----1468
198218581---1---1860
1983159621------1599
19841470-11--1--1473
19851533-1------1534
19861470--------1470
198718163-------1819
198814801-------1481
19891536------1-1537
19901372--------1372
19911517--------1517
19931606--------1606
199429911-------2992
19962903--1-----2904
199828262-21--1-2832
20002816--1-----2817
20022765--------2765
20042812--------2812
2006450811------4510
20082022-1------2023
20102042---2----2044
201219731-------1974
20142536--1---1-2538
201628651--1----2867
20182348--------2348
2021402731----1-4032
20223543------1-3544
Total6773625876115067789

See also

Other Household Members and Structure: away13, gender13, gender14, mar13, old13, old14, relate14, where12, where13

Other Cohabitation: relate14

Other Family: away13, gender13, gender14, mar13, old13, old14, relate14, where12, where13

Other Household: away13, gender13, gender14, mar13, old13, old14, relate14, where12, where13