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Source

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

Details

Question 1622. What is (PERSON)'s relationship to (HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD)?

Overview

For further details see the official GSS documentation.

Counts by year:

yeariapgrandchild, great-grandchildniece or nephewother non-relative (employee, boarder)parent-in-lawson-in-law, daughter-in-lawchild, natural or adopted, stepchildno answerparentroommate, housematefriendother relative (great-aunt, grandniece, etc.)sibling-in-lawchild of non-relativecousinbrother, sister (full, half, or step sibling)grandparent, great-grandparentnot 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
199316051----------------1606
19942987-1112------------2992
199628961-11-311---------2904
199828171-12271-1--------2832
200028131---12-----------2817
20022764-1---------------2765
20042812-----------------2812
2006449811--12-3-211-----4510
20082019-1------1--11----2023
201020351--2-12111-------2044
201219711--1-----1-------1974
20142535-----2------1----2538
20162862--1-1----11--1---2867
20182343---2----21-------2348
202140103-3-28--111---21-4032
20223541-----1--1---1----3544
2024-----------------33093309
Total72290104799264577323121330975699

Values

  • 1 head of household

  • 2 spouse

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

  • 4 child, natural or adopted, stepchild

  • 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)

  • 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