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Source

General Social Survey https://gss.norc.org

Details

Question 1632. What is (PERSON)'s relationship to head of household?

Overview

For further details see the official GSS documentation.

Counts by year:

yeariapchild, not specifiedgrandchild, great-grandchildnatural/biological childsibling-in-lawchild of non-relativeniece or nephewno answerroommate, housemateadopted childother relative (great-aunt, grandniece, etc.)not available in this releaseTotal
19721613-----------1613
19731504-----------1504
19741484-----------1484
19751490-----------1490
19761499-----------1499
19771530-----------1530
19781532-----------1532
19801468-----------1468
19821860-----------1860
19831599-----------1599
19841473-----------1473
19851534-----------1534
19861470-----------1470
19871819-----------1819
19881481-----------1481
19891537-----------1537
19901372-----------1372
19911517-----------1517
19931606-----------1606
19942992-----------2992
19962904-----------2904
19982832-----------2832
200028121211-------2817
20022763--2--------2765
20042809-12--------2812
2006450712---------4510
200820221----------2023
20102036121-112----2044
201219731----------1974
2014253421-----1---2538
201628632-1-----1--2867
2018234511----1----2348
2021402911-------1-4032
20223541-12--------3544
2024-----------33093309
Total72350111191113111330975699

Values

  • 1 head of household

  • 2 spouse

  • 3 partner, fiance(e), boyfriend, girlfriend, etc.

  • 4 child, not specified

  • 5 grandchild, great-grandchild

  • 6 son-in-law, daughter-in-law

  • 7 parent

  • 8 parent-in-law

  • 9 grandparent, great-grandparent

  • 10 uncle or aunt

  • 11 niece or nephew

  • 12 cousin

  • 13 brother, sister (full, half, or step sibling)

  • 14 sibling-in-law

  • 15 other relative (great-aunt, grandniece, etc.)

  • 16 roommate, housemate

  • 17 friend

  • 18 child of non-relative

  • 19 other non-relative (employee, boarder)

  • 41 natural/biological child

  • 42 adopted child

  • 43 stepchild

  • 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