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Source

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

Details

Question What is (PERSON)'s relationship to head of household? D. Relationship of fourth person to head of household?

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

Question Years and Ballots

ballotsyears
A/B/C/-2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021
A/B/C/D2006

Overview

For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for relhh4.

Counts by year:

yeariapchild, not specifiedgrandchild, great-grandchildson-in-law, daughter-in-lawparentparent-in-lawgrandparent, great-grandparentuncle or auntniece or nephewcousinbrother, sister (full, half, or step sibling)sibling-in-lawother relative (great-aunt, grandniece, etc.)roommate, housematefriendchild of non-relativeother non-relative (employee, boarder)natural/biological childadopted childstepchildno answerdon't knowpartner, fiance(e), boyfriend, girlfriend, etc.skipped on webnot available in this yearTotal
200021278035652211254211352456112235----2817
2002226690307-11-8-7--864530152141---2765
20042214173315321-416138225333214-2---2812
20063502338333731-8276316768525628-1---4510
20081547213344-2--4151-834317711411---2023
20101627207281033-14-71115324113453-3--2044
2012152620828451-68-66-11242136314112--1974
20142040252241161-2314-111442154311112--2538
20162353322341062-3515121012386711-3---2867
20181899222291614-2513332023312417-----2348
202131691240101731-61105-29131186401729--38-4032
Total24270211734686532461556106528151474647453045601764510108030730

See also

Other Household Members and Structure: famgen, hhtype, hhtype1, relhh1, relhh2, relhh3, rplace, rvisitor, visitors

Other Household: famgen, hhtype, hhtype1, relhh1, relhh2, relhh3, rplace, rvisitor, visitors