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

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Question Please tell me the names of the people who usually live in this household. Let's start with the head of the household. (LIST ON LINES 01-10 BELOW.) Have we forgotten anyone: such as babies or small children; roomers; people who usually live here, but are away temporarily–on business trips, vacations, at school, temporarily in a hospital, and so on? (LIST ADDITIONAL PERSONS ON LINES 01-10 BELOW.) Are there any people currently staying here–visitors, friends or relatives–do not usually live here? (LIST VISITORS ON LINES 11-14 BELOW.) A. What is that (PERSON'S) relationship to the HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD? B. Code sex. (ASK IF NOT OBVIOUS). C. How old was (HEAD/PERSON) on (his/her) last birthday? D. IF 13 YRS OR OLDER ASK: Is (PERSON) now married, widowed, divorced, separated, or has (he/she) never been married? E. Are any of the people we have listed staying somewhere else right now? If yes, who is staying somewhere else right now? F. Where is (PERSON) staying right now? Is (PERSON) staying at another household; Is (he/she) traveling; Is (he/she) in some institution or dormitory–like at college or in a hospital or something; or what? 6. Where is the first person staying?

Values

  • [1] another household

  • [2] traveling

  • [3] institution

  • [4] other, don't know

  • [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
A/B/C/D2006
Full1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987

Overview

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Counts by year:

yeariapanother householdtravelingother, don't knowno answerinstitutionnot available in this yearTotal
19751479551---1490
19761494221---1499
1977151649-1--1530
1978152912----1532
1980146422----1468
19821858-11---1860
1983159053-1--1599
198414608311--1473
198515246211--1534
1986146424----1470
19871812232---1819
19881481------1481
198915341-2---1537
199013627-3---1372
199115106--1--1517
199315993211--1606
1994297594112-2992
1996288668-4--2904
1998282044--4-2832
200028133---1-2817
20022765------2765
20042801342-2-2812
20064499442-1-4510
2008200010328--2023
2010203216131-2044
20121961263-2-1974
20142530322-1-2538
2016285046313-2867
2018233383--4-2348
2021------40324032
2022353932----3544
Total6348011490292321403267789

See also

Other Household Members and Structure: away1, away2, gender1, gender2, mar1, mar2, old1, old2, relate2

Other Family: away1, away2, gender1, gender2, mar1, mar2, old1, old2, relate2

Other Household: away1, away2, gender1, gender2, mar1, mar2, old1, old2, relate2