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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 fifth 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 relate5.

Counts by year:

yeariapspousechild (natural, adopted, step)grand/great-grandchildparent/parent-in-lawother relativenon-relativeson-/daughter-in-lawno answerhead of householdskipped on webnot available in this yearTotal
19751202426310254-----1490
19761369-117913------1499
19771264-247643231---1530
19781293-2235431-3---1532
19801283-1634213111---1468
1982161022033044313---1860
19831376-19017-122--2--1599
19841280-16811332231--1473
19851347-17353141----1534
1986126521701718223---1470
19871577216830-1013-19---1819
1988132821336165-----1481
19891356-14313119212---1537
19901237-1169141-4---1372
19911367-12015-85-2---1517
19931451-12812176-1---1606
19942729120926291312---2992
1996263722041941810-10---2904
1998258811969499214---2832
20002559-1972031310-15---2817
20022556-17218-98-2---2765
20042567-198244982----2812
20064086-364262131531---4510
20081826-16222-57-1---2023
20101861-13325112723---2044
20121775-15426379-----1974
20142325-17618297-1---2538
20162632-17630314111----2867
20182192-1102525932---2348
20213681-25932616321--5-4032
20223403-10110314121----3544
Total61022165536529672412292811335067789

See also

Other Household Members and Structure: away4, away5, gender5, mar4, mar5, old5, relate6, where4, where5

Other Cohabitation: relate6

Other Family: away4, away5, gender5, mar4, mar5, old5, relate6, where4, where5

Other Household: away4, away5, gender5, mar4, mar5, old5, relate6, where4, where5