spdeath
Values
[0]no death reported[1]died 6+ yrs ago[2]died 1-5 yrs ago[3]died last year[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
| ballots | years |
| -/- | 1978, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987 |
| B/C | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994 |
Overview
For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for spdeath.
Counts by year:
| year | iap | no death reported | died 6+ yrs ago | died 1-5 yrs ago | died last year | no answer | not available in this year | Total |
| 1978 | 237 | 1102 | 115 | 41 | 18 | 19 | - | 1532 |
| 1980 | 242 | 1037 | 109 | 45 | 22 | 13 | - | 1468 |
| 1983 | 265 | 1135 | 123 | 41 | 15 | 20 | - | 1599 |
| 1984 | 282 | 1001 | 101 | 54 | 17 | 18 | - | 1473 |
| 1986 | 266 | 1009 | 129 | 44 | 18 | 4 | - | 1470 |
| 1987 | 380 | 1179 | 152 | 54 | 36 | 18 | - | 1819 |
| 1988 | 675 | 682 | 80 | 20 | 17 | 7 | - | 1481 |
| 1989 | 710 | 704 | 67 | 33 | 16 | 7 | - | 1537 |
| 1990 | 650 | 596 | 86 | 20 | 13 | 7 | - | 1372 |
| 1991 | 710 | 673 | 79 | 39 | 6 | 10 | - | 1517 |
| 1993 | 736 | 726 | 86 | 31 | 13 | 14 | - | 1606 |
| 1994 | 2585 | 350 | 36 | 14 | 2 | 5 | - | 2992 |
| Total | 7738 | 10194 | 1163 | 436 | 193 | 142 | 0 | 19866 |