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spevwork

Source

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

Details

Question Last week was your (wife/husband) working full time, part time, going to school, keeping house, or what? C. IF RETIRED, IN SCHOOL, KEEPING HOUSE, OR OTHER: Did (he/she) ever work for as long as one year?

Values

  • [1] yes

  • [2] no

  • [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/-1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2024
A/B/C/D2006
Full1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987

Overview

For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for spevwork.

Counts by year:

yearyesnoiapno answerdon't knowskipped on webTotal
197234012711451--1613
1973286108110811-1504
19742881041091-1-1484
1975276831131---1490
197628787112221-1499
197727583117011-1530
197824582120221-1532
19802396111662--1468
198226672151921-1860
19832447012841--1599
19842194312101--1473
1985255461233---1534
198622354118922-1470
198722046154841-1819
19882274912014--1481
198921944127031-1537
19902003911303--1372
1991235331247-2-1517
19932143413535--1606
199438970253111-2992
19963155025345--2904
199831740246681-2832
200028665245295-2817
200230749240522-2765
2004353722375111-2812
20065561303811121-4510
200826531171710--2023
20102743517278--2044
201224646167921-1974
20143255821505--2538
201636637245491-2867
20182823020288--2348
202168869325021584032
202247849300110153544
20244736027652453309
Total10678215662664138451875699

See also

Other Core: coevwork, cohrs1, cowrkslf, cowrksta, divorce, sphrs1, sphrs2, spwrksta, widowed

Other Labor Force Status: sphrs1, sphrs2, spwrksta