widowed
Details
Question Are you currently–married, widowed, divorced, separated, or have you never been married? C. IF CURRENTLY MARRIED, SEPARATED, OR DIVORCED: Have you ever been widowed?
Values
[1]yes[2]no[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
| ballots | years |
| A/B/C/- | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2024 |
| A/B/C/D | 2006 |
| Full | 1987 |
Overview
For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for widowed.
Counts by year:
| year | iap | yes | no | no answer | don't know | skipped on web | Total |
| 1987 | 597 | 50 | 1157 | 15 | - | - | 1819 |
| 1988 | 459 | 32 | 963 | 27 | - | - | 1481 |
| 1989 | 454 | 37 | 1034 | 12 | - | - | 1537 |
| 1990 | 436 | 26 | 885 | 25 | - | - | 1372 |
| 1991 | 492 | 31 | 971 | 23 | - | - | 1517 |
| 1993 | 472 | 40 | 1075 | 19 | - | - | 1606 |
| 1994 | 903 | 72 | 1958 | 58 | 1 | - | 2992 |
| 1996 | 938 | 73 | 1782 | 109 | 2 | - | 2904 |
| 1998 | 947 | 77 | 1672 | 136 | - | - | 2832 |
| 2000 | 985 | 53 | 1659 | 119 | 1 | - | 2817 |
| 2002 | 955 | 56 | 1754 | - | - | - | 2765 |
| 2004 | 822 | 47 | 1938 | 5 | - | - | 2812 |
| 2006 | 1446 | 80 | 2975 | 8 | 1 | - | 4510 |
| 2008 | 695 | 34 | 1289 | 5 | - | - | 2023 |
| 2010 | 746 | 38 | 1259 | 1 | - | - | 2044 |
| 2012 | 689 | 42 | 1243 | - | - | - | 1974 |
| 2014 | 884 | 39 | 1609 | 6 | - | - | 2538 |
| 2016 | 1057 | 52 | 1754 | 4 | - | - | 2867 |
| 2018 | 870 | 42 | 1431 | 5 | - | - | 2348 |
| 2021 | 1273 | 48 | 2704 | 1 | - | 6 | 4032 |
| 2022 | 1365 | 71 | 2097 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3544 |
| 2024 | 1333 | 66 | 1909 | - | - | 1 | 3309 |
| Total | 18818 | 1106 | 35118 | 584 | 6 | 11 | 55643 |