unemp5
Values
[0]no[1]4 prior yrs[2]4 prior yrs, earner[3]last yr[4]both,not earner[5]both,earner prior 4[6]last yr, earner[7]both,earner last yr[8]both,earner both[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 unemp5.
Counts by year:
| year | iap | no | 4 prior yrs | 4 prior yrs, earner | last yr | both,not earner | both,earner prior 4 | last yr, earner | both,earner last yr | both,earner both | no answer | not available in this year | Total |
| 1978 | - | 1193 | 76 | 92 | 23 | 47 | 4 | 22 | 10 | 58 | 7 | - | 1532 |
| 1980 | - | 1157 | 79 | 88 | 16 | 41 | 1 | 33 | 7 | 42 | 4 | - | 1468 |
| 1983 | - | 1184 | 82 | 75 | 35 | 59 | 9 | 40 | 6 | 99 | 10 | - | 1599 |
| 1984 | - | 1097 | 65 | 95 | 19 | 61 | 5 | 26 | 10 | 79 | 16 | - | 1473 |
| 1986 | - | 1138 | 87 | 71 | 20 | 44 | 7 | 19 | 10 | 65 | 9 | - | 1470 |
| 1987 | - | 1371 | 106 | 118 | 28 | 56 | 6 | 34 | 7 | 78 | 15 | - | 1819 |
| 1988 | 484 | 753 | 72 | 67 | 16 | 24 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 37 | 5 | - | 1481 |
| 1989 | 502 | 840 | 47 | 55 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 28 | 10 | - | 1537 |
| 1990 | 473 | 718 | 37 | 50 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 39 | 4 | - | 1372 |
| 1991 | 500 | 799 | 53 | 46 | 12 | 30 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 46 | 10 | - | 1517 |
| 1993 | 549 | 814 | 56 | 61 | 16 | 38 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 40 | 3 | - | 1606 |
| 1994 | 2481 | 398 | 17 | 29 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 5 | - | 2992 |
| Total | 4989 | 11462 | 777 | 847 | 214 | 453 | 57 | 261 | 68 | 640 | 98 | 0 | 19866 |