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Source

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 twelfth 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

For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for where12.

Counts by year:

yeariapanother householdno answerinstitutionother, don't knownot available in this yeartravelingTotal
197514891-----1490
19761499------1499
19771530------1530
197815311-----1532
19801468------1468
19821860------1860
1983159621----1599
1984146931----1473
198515331-----1534
19861470------1470
19871819------1819
19881481------1481
198915361-----1537
199013702-----1372
19911516-1----1517
19931606------1606
19942992------2992
19962904------2904
19982832------2832
20002817------2817
20022765------2765
20042812------2812
20064509--1---4510
20082022---1--2023
20102042-2----2044
201219731-----1974
20142538------2538
20162867------2867
20182348------2348
2021-----4032-4032
202235412----13544
Total63735145114032167789

See also

Other Household Members and Structure: away13, gender13, gender14, mar13, old13, old14, relate13, relate14, where13

Other Family: away13, gender13, gender14, mar13, old13, old14, relate13, relate14, where13

Other Household: away13, gender13, gender14, mar13, old13, old14, relate13, relate14, where13