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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 ninth 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 relate9.

Counts by year:

yeariapchild (natural, adopted, step)grand/great-grandchildother relativeno answerspouseson-/daughter-in-lawnon-relativenot available in this yearTotal
19751478102------1490
197614945-------1499
1977151612-11----1530
197815247-1-----1532
1980146042-2----1468
1982185064------1860
19831592322-----1599
1984146823------1473
1985152761------1534
1986146162--1---1470
1987181072------1819
1988147821------1481
19891528413--1--1537
19901372--------1372
1991151331------1517
19931604-11-----1606
199429911-------2992
1996289932------2904
199828263111----2832
200028046231-1--2817
200227612-1---1-2765
2004280831------2812
2006450523------4510
2008202111------2023
201020334-22-21-2044
20121973--1-----1974
20142531411---1-2538
201628589-------2867
201823422111--1-2348
2021402532----2-4032
2022353851------3544
Total6759012537188146067789

See also

Other Household Members and Structure: away8, gender8, gender9, mar8, old8, old9, relate8, where7, where8

Other Cohabitation: relate8

Other Family: away8, gender8, gender9, mar8, old8, old9, relate8, where7, where8

Other Household: away8, gender8, gender9, mar8, old8, old9, relate8, where7, where8