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widowed

Source

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

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

ballotsyears
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/D2006
Full1987

Overview

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

Counts by year:

yeariapyesnono answerdon't knowskipped on webTotal
198759750115715--1819
19884593296327--1481
198945437103412--1537
19904362688525--1372
19914923197123--1517
199347240107519--1606
1994903721958581-2992
19969387317821092-2904
1998947771672136--2832
20009855316591191-2817
2002955561754---2765
20048224719385--2812
2006144680297581-4510
20086953412895--2023
20107463812591--2044
2012689421243---1974
20148843916096--2538
201610575217544--2867
20188704214315--2348
202112734827041-64032
202213657120976143544
20241333661909--13309
Total1881811063511858461155643

See also

Other Core: coevwork, cohrs1, cowrkslf, cowrksta, divorce, spevwork, sphrs1, sphrs2, spwrksta

Other Family: divorce

Other Marital Status: divorce