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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 seventh 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 relate7.

Counts by year:

yeariapchild (natural, adopted, step)grand/great-grandchildparent/parent-in-lawnon-relativeother relativeno answerspouseson-/daughter-in-lawskipped on webnot available in this yearTotal
1975143746412------1490
1976147919-1-------1499
19771484403-111----1530
1978149233-11122---1532
19801431295---3----1468
1982181731911-1----1860
19831559382--------1599
19841454114-11-11--1473
19851505225-2------1534
19861441216--2-----1470
19871787187-52-----1819
19881465122--1-1---1481
198914982382123----1537
19901354143--1-----1372
19911497162--2-----1517
1993159771-----1--1606
199429581910-14-----2992
199628622172444----2904
19982801144-1921---2832
200027862221-42----2817
20022741147-21-----2765
20042786163232-----2812
20064457407132-----4510
20082002146-1------2023
201020032210-162----2044
20121951136112-----1974
20142515164--2--1--2538
20162830287--2-----2867
201823271061211----2348
202139813010172---1-4032
20223521125123-----3544
Total6681867115516425721531067789

See also

Other Household Members and Structure: away6, away7, gender6, gender7, mar6, mar7, old6, old7, where6

Other Family: away6, away7, gender6, gender7, mar6, mar7, old6, old7, where6

Other Household: away6, away7, gender6, gender7, mar6, mar7, old6, old7, where6