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Source

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

Details

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 third 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 where3.

Counts by year:

yeariapanother householdtravelingother, don't knowno answerinstitutionnot available in this yeardon't knowTotal
19751456313-----1490
197614927------1499
197715062211----1530
1978151413131---1532
198014576--5---1468
198218496-23---1860
1983157021152---1599
1984145813-2----1473
1985151119211---1534
198614646------1470
1987179519--5---1819
19881481-------1481
1989152881-----1537
19901357141-----1372
1991150012--5---1517
199315839--68--1606
19942960121-118--2992
1996288673-35--2904
199828222-2-6--2832
200028053---9--2817
20022765-------2765
20042782334119--2812
200644681324-23--4510
20081989651715--2023
20102017313218--2044
2012195952215--1974
20142505552-21--2538
201628321151117--2867
2018233091-26--2348
2021------4032-4032
20223505166--15-23544
Total631463014433461854032267789

See also

Other Household Members and Structure: away3, gender3, gender4, mar3, old3, old4, relate3, relate4, where2

Other Family: away3, gender3, gender4, mar3, old3, old4, relate3, relate4, where2

Other Household: away3, gender3, gender4, mar3, old3, old4, relate3, relate4, where2