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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 eighth 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 relate8.

Counts by year:

yeariapchild (natural, adopted, step)grand/great-grandchildparent/parent-in-lawnon-relativeno answerother relativespouseson-/daughter-in-lawskipped on webnot available in this yearTotal
197514652023-------1490
197614909---------1499
19771505211-21-----1530
1978151417----1----1532
19801454111--2-----1468
1982183511101111----1860
198315841211--1----1599
1984146553--------1473
19851519122-1------1534
19861456112-1------1470
1987180475-2-1----1819
198814755--1------1481
198915208311-4----1537
1990136812---1----1372
1991151061--------1517
1993160221---1----1606
1994298534--------2992
1996289173--12----2904
1998281762--151---2832
2000280282---4-1--2817
2002275751-1-1----2765
2004280361-1-1----2812
200644951211--1----4510
2008201543---1----2023
20102026113-121----2044
2012196751---1----1974
2014253143--------2538
20162850133---1----2867
2018233843111-----2348
20214010143-4----1-4032
202235356111------3544
Total6738826668918928111067789

See also

Other Household Members and Structure: away8, gender8, gender9, mar8, old8, old9, relate9, where7, where8

Other Cohabitation: relate9

Other Family: away8, gender8, gender9, mar8, old8, old9, relate9, where7, where8

Other Household: away8, gender8, gender9, mar8, old8, old9, relate9, where7, where8