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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 childchild, not specifiedcousingrandchild, great-grandchildnatural/biological childniece or nephewson-in-law, daughter-in-lawfriendstepchildroommate, housemateparentchild of non-relativeno answerbrother, sister (full, half, or step sibling)other non-relative (employee, boarder)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
200028021212531----------2817
20022757---141-11--------2765
20042803-2-141---1-------2812
2006449516115-----1------4510
20082015-1-331-----------2023
20102026-6-351-----12----2044
20121967-2-131-----------1974
20142531-4-3-------------2538
2016285027-34--------1---2867
20182338-2-32-----1-1-1--2348
20214010-1-313----1-1--21-4032
20223535---16--1--1------3544
2024-----------------33093309
Total722454332255481212323131330975699

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