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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 sixth 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 where6.

Counts by year:

yeariapanother householdother, don't knowinstitutionno answertravelingnot available in this yearTotal
197514891-----1490
19761499------1499
197715291-----1530
197815293-----1532
19801468------1468
198218582-----1860
198315945-----1599
198414712-----1473
198515331-----1534
19861469-1----1470
198718163-----1819
19881481------1481
198915361-----1537
199013702-----1372
19911517------1517
199316041-1---1606
199429901-1---2992
199629021--1--2904
19982832------2832
20002817------2817
20022765------2765
200428093-----2812
20064509--1---4510
20082019--211-2023
20102041--12--2044
20121973--1---1974
20142537--1---2538
20162866---1--2867
201823452---1-2348
2021------40324032
202235431-----3544
Total63711301852403267789

See also

Other Household Members and Structure: away6, away7, gender6, gender7, mar6, mar7, old6, old7, relate7

Other Family: away6, away7, gender6, gender7, mar6, mar7, old6, old7, relate7

Other Household: away6, away7, gender6, gender7, mar6, mar7, old6, old7, relate7