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Source

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

Details

Question What is (PERSON)'s relationship to head of household? H. Relationship of eighth 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 relhh8.

Counts by year:

yeariapchild, not specifiedgrandchild, great-grandchildson-in-law, daughter-in-lawniece or nephewcousinnatural/biological childadopted childfriendstepchildroommate, housemateparentchild of non-relativeno answerbrother, sister (full, half, or step sibling)other non-relative (employee, boarder)skipped on webnot available in this yearTotal
200028022213151----------2817
20022757-1-1-4-11--------2765
2004280321-1-4---1-------2812
2006449561--151---1------4510
2008201513-1-3-----------2023
2010202663-1-5-----12----2044
2012196721-1-3-----------1974
2014253143---------------2538
2016285073---42------1---2867
2018233823---2----1-1-1--2348
2021401013---13---1-1--21-4032
Total305943324182484112223131030730

See also

Other Household Members and Structure: relhh10, relhh11, relhh12, relhh13, relhh14, relhh5, relhh6, relhh7, relhh9

Other Household: relhh10, relhh11, relhh12, relhh14, relhh5, relhh6, relhh7, relhh9