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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:

yeariapchild of non-relativechild, natural or adopted, stepchildcousinfriendgrandchild, great-grandchildniece or nephewroommate, housematesibling-in-lawson-in-law, daughter-in-lawspousegrandparent, great-grandparentno answerother non-relative (employee, boarder)parentparent-in-lawbrother, sister (full, half, or step sibling)other relative (great-aunt, grandniece, etc.)don't knowuncle or auntpartner, 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
199315661311142----------------1606
19942900266--1431321------------2992
19962791372-1174-24-15211-------2904
19982741463--75-1-1-5-2-21-----2832
200027211681-8411---7-3---11---2817
20022701145-1112----2-1--1------2765
200427241651-102411-------3-----2812
200643583119111941------21----1--4510
20081950149-112-231----1-21-----2023
20101950154-12292----211--1-----2044
20121898156--84111---12----1---1974
20142463-581-733------1-1---1--2538
20162770270--1631-2------21-----2867
20182294-33--13-1-1--1112-1-----2348
2021389938914174211---4112--1-2-4032
20223486-33-182--1-3-1521--1---3544
2024----------------------33093309
Total7099424971611193511913142620112071181422330975699

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