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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 fifth 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 householdno answerother, don't knowtravelinginstitutionnot available in this yearTotal
1975148271----1490
197614981-----1499
197715264-----1530
197815293-----1532
1980146611----1468
1982185541----1860
19831590711---1599
198414674--2--1473
198515321-1---1534
198614691-----1470
198718144--1--1819
19881481------1481
1989153511----1537
199013684-----1372
1991151421----1517
199316012---3-1606
199429843---5-2992
199629021--1--2904
199828281---3-2832
20002816----1-2817
20022765------2765
200428054-1-2-2812
200645051-121-4510
2008201622-12-2023
20102040-2-11-2044
20121970---13-1974
20142533---23-2538
201628603-1-3-2867
2018234312-11-2348
2021------40324032
202235411--11-3544
Total63635631251329403267789

See also

Other Household Members and Structure: away4, away5, gender5, mar4, mar5, old5, relate5, relate6, where4

Other Family: away4, away5, gender5, mar4, mar5, old5, relate5, relate6, where4

Other Household: away4, away5, gender5, mar4, mar5, old5, relate5, relate6, where4