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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:

yeariapadopted childbrother, sister (full, half, or step sibling)child of non-relativechild, not specifiedcousinfriendgrandchild, great-grandchildnatural/biological childniece or nephewno answerother non-relative (employee, boarder)parentroommate, housematesibling-in-lawstepchilduncle or auntgrandparent, great-grandparentother relative (great-aunt, grandniece, etc.)parent-in-lawson-in-law, daughter-in-lawdon't knowpartner, fiance(e), boyfriend, girlfriend, etc.skipped on webnot 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
20002559724251220158715133271--------2817
2002255613237-118129323-2-5-21------2765
20042567--261-1241275-1341101-212----2812
20064086361131-2262185-425-13--1-313--4510
20081826-1184-222692---319-1---11--2023
2010186131-80-2254653-15241-3-2----2044
20121775-2290--26561-124282--1--2--1974
201423252211032118663--14-51-11-11--2538
20162632233132-130346-22538--211----2867
201821923-1751-252732116-5--113-1--2348
202136819363110322356-441211212221--5-4032
20223403364--310921-22226-4111-1--3544
2024------------------------33093309
Total695793329278215252761257472219215514927914813395330975699

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