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GSS 1972-2024 Cumulative Datafile - Release 3

relhhd4relation of 4th person to household head
Text of this Question or Item 
What is (PERSON)'s relationship to (HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD)?  SEE CODES 
BELOW ROSTER
Percent N Value Label
0.0 0 1 head of household
0.3 23 2 spouse
0.2 21 3 partner, fiance(e), boyfriend, girlfriend, etc.
85.1 7,790 4 child, natural or adopted, stepchild
4.9 453 5 grandchild, great-grandchild
1.2 111 6 son-in-law, daughter-in-law
0.8 69 7 parent
0.4 35 8 parent-in-law
0.1 10 9 grandparent, great-grandparent
0.2 17 10 uncle or aunt
0.9 85 11 niece or nephew
0.2 15 12 cousin
0.9 86 13 brother, sister (full, half, or step sibling)
0.4 39 14 sibling-in-law
0.3 23 15 other relative (great-aunt, grandniece, etc.)
2.0 185 16 roommate, housemate
0.6 58 17 friend
0.9 82 18 child of non-relative
0.6 56 19 other non-relative (employee, boarder)


10 .d don't know


63,106 .i iap


106 .n no answer


10 .s skipped on web


3,309 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
relhhd5relation of 5th person to household head
Text of this Question or Item 
What is (PERSON)'s relationship to (HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD)?  SEE CODES 
BELOW ROSTER
Percent N Value Label
0.0 0 1 head of household
0.1 4 2 spouse
0.4 13 3 partner, fiance(e), boyfriend, girlfriend, etc.
79.8 2,939 4 child, natural or adopted, stepchild
9.3 342 5 grandchild, great-grandchild
0.4 16 6 son-in-law, daughter-in-law
0.7 26 7 parent
0.4 14 8 parent-in-law
0.3 11 9 grandparent, great-grandparent
0.2 9 10 uncle or aunt
2.0 72 11 niece or nephew
0.2 7 12 cousin
0.9 33 13 brother, sister (full, half, or step sibling)
0.6 21 14 sibling-in-law
0.4 16 15 other relative (great-aunt, grandniece, etc.)
1.6 60 16 roommate, housemate
0.8 30 17 friend
1.2 46 18 child of non-relative
0.7 24 19 other non-relative (employee, boarder)


3 .d don't know


68,650 .i iap


49 .n no answer


5 .s skipped on web


3,309 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
relhhd6relation of 6th person to household head
Text of this Question or Item 
What is (PERSON)'s relationship to (HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD)?  SEE CODES 
BELOW ROSTER
Percent N Value Label
0.0 0 1 head of household
0.1 2 2 spouse
0.1 2 3 partner, fiance(e), boyfriend, girlfriend, etc.
70.7 971 4 child, natural or adopted, stepchild
14.1 193 5 grandchild, great-grandchild
1.0 14 6 son-in-law, daughter-in-law
1.5 20 7 parent
0.5 7 8 parent-in-law
0.4 6 9 grandparent, great-grandparent
0.3 4 10 uncle or aunt
3.7 51 11 niece or nephew
0.4 6 12 cousin
0.8 11 13 brother, sister (full, half, or step sibling)
0.9 13 14 sibling-in-law
0.6 8 15 other relative (great-aunt, grandniece, etc.)
1.4 19 16 roommate, housemate
0.8 11 17 friend
1.7 24 18 child of non-relative
0.8 11 19 other non-relative (employee, boarder)


1 .d don't know


70,994 .i iap


20 .n no answer


2 .s skipped on web


3,309 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
relhhd7relation of 7th person to household head
Text of this Question or Item 
What is (PERSON)'s relationship to (HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD)?  SEE CODES 
BELOW ROSTER
Percent N Value Label
0.0 0 1 head of household
0.2 1 2 spouse
0.0 0 3 partner, fiance(e), boyfriend, girlfriend, etc.
62.3 298 4 child, natural or adopted, stepchild
19.9 95 5 grandchild, great-grandchild
0.4 2 6 son-in-law, daughter-in-law
1.0 5 7 parent
1.0 5 8 parent-in-law
0.2 1 9 grandparent, great-grandparent
0.2 1 10 uncle or aunt
5.6 27 11 niece or nephew
0.6 3 12 cousin
1.0 5 13 brother, sister (full, half, or step sibling)
0.4 2 14 sibling-in-law
1.0 5 15 other relative (great-aunt, grandniece, etc.)
1.9 9 16 roommate, housemate
1.0 5 17 friend
1.7 8 18 child of non-relative
1.3 6 19 other non-relative (employee, boarder)


71,900 .i iap


11 .n no answer


1 .s skipped on web


3,309 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
relhhd8relation of 8th person to household head
Text of this Question or Item 
What is (PERSON)'s relationship to (HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD)?  SEE CODES 
BELOW ROSTER
Percent N Value Label
0.0 0 1 head of household
0.6 1 2 spouse
0.0 0 3 partner, fiance(e), boyfriend, girlfriend, etc.
61.8 110 4 child, natural or adopted, stepchild
19.7 35 5 grandchild, great-grandchild
0.6 1 6 son-in-law, daughter-in-law
1.7 3 7 parent
0.0 0 8 parent-in-law
0.0 0 9 grandparent, great-grandparent
0.0 0 10 uncle or aunt
7.9 14 11 niece or nephew
1.1 2 12 cousin
1.1 2 13 brother, sister (full, half, or step sibling)
0.6 1 14 sibling-in-law
0.0 0 15 other relative (great-aunt, grandniece, etc.)
1.1 2 16 roommate, housemate
1.1 2 17 friend
1.1 2 18 child of non-relative
1.7 3 19 other non-relative (employee, boarder)


72,206 .i iap


5 .n no answer


1 .s skipped on web


3,309 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
relhhd9relation of 9th person to household head
Text of this Question or Item 
What is (PERSON)'s relationship to (HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD)?  SEE CODES 
BELOW ROSTER
Percent N Value Label
0.0 0 1 head of household
0.0 0 2 spouse
0.0 0 3 partner, fiance(e), boyfriend, girlfriend, etc.
57.1 48 4 child, natural or adopted, stepchild
19.0 16 5 grandchild, great-grandchild
3.6 3 6 son-in-law, daughter-in-law
0.0 0 7 parent
0.0 0 8 parent-in-law
0.0 0 9 grandparent, great-grandparent
0.0 0 10 uncle or aunt
9.5 8 11 niece or nephew
2.4 2 12 cousin
1.2 1 13 brother, sister (full, half, or step sibling)
0.0 0 14 sibling-in-law
0.0 0 15 other relative (great-aunt, grandniece, etc.)
3.6 3 16 roommate, housemate
1.2 1 17 friend
1.2 1 18 child of non-relative
1.2 1 19 other non-relative (employee, boarder)


72,301 .i iap


5 .n no answer


3,309 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
relhhd10relation of 1oth person to household head
Text of this Question or Item 
What is (PERSON)'s relationship to (HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD)?  SEE CODES 
BELOW ROSTER
Percent N Value Label
0.0 0 1 head of household
0.0 0 2 spouse
0.0 0 3 partner, fiance(e), boyfriend, girlfriend, etc.
55.0 22 4 child, natural or adopted, stepchild
30.0 12 5 grandchild, great-grandchild
0.0 0 6 son-in-law, daughter-in-law
0.0 0 7 parent
0.0 0 8 parent-in-law
0.0 0 9 grandparent, great-grandparent
0.0 0 10 uncle or aunt
5.0 2 11 niece or nephew
0.0 0 12 cousin
0.0 0 13 brother, sister (full, half, or step sibling)
2.5 1 14 sibling-in-law
2.5 1 15 other relative (great-aunt, grandniece, etc.)
2.5 1 16 roommate, housemate
0.0 0 17 friend
2.5 1 18 child of non-relative
0.0 0 19 other non-relative (employee, boarder)


72,347 .i iap


3 .n no answer


3,309 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
relhhd11relation of 11th person (visitor) to head
Text of this Question or Item 
What is (PERSON)'s relationship to (HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD)?  SEE CODES 
BELOW ROSTER
Percent N Value Label
0.0 0 1 head of household
2.2 10 2 spouse
5.9 27 3 partner, fiance(e), boyfriend, girlfriend, etc.
27.0 123 4 child, natural or adopted, stepchild
3.7 17 5 grandchild, great-grandchild
0.7 3 6 son-in-law, daughter-in-law
8.1 37 7 parent
6.4 29 8 parent-in-law
0.9 4 9 grandparent, great-grandparent
0.9 4 10 uncle or aunt
4.0 18 11 niece or nephew
2.2 10 12 cousin
6.4 29 13 brother, sister (full, half, or step sibling)
2.9 13 14 sibling-in-law
1.1 5 15 other relative (great-aunt, grandniece, etc.)
4.2 19 16 roommate, housemate
15.8 72 17 friend
1.3 6 18 child of non-relative
6.4 29 19 other non-relative (employee, boarder)


71,922 .i iap


10 .n no answer


3 .s skipped on web


3,309 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
relhhd12relation of 12th person (visitor) to head
Text of this Question or Item 
What is (PERSON)'s relationship to (HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD)?  SEE CODES 
BELOW ROSTER
Percent N Value Label
0.0 0 1 head of household
0.0 0 2 spouse
0.0 0 3 partner, fiance(e), boyfriend, girlfriend, etc.
27.1 26 4 child, natural or adopted, stepchild
10.4 10 5 grandchild, great-grandchild
9.4 9 6 son-in-law, daughter-in-law
5.2 5 7 parent
9.4 9 8 parent-in-law
1.0 1 9 grandparent, great-grandparent
0.0 0 10 uncle or aunt
4.2 4 11 niece or nephew
1.0 1 12 cousin
2.1 2 13 brother, sister (full, half, or step sibling)
2.1 2 14 sibling-in-law
3.1 3 15 other relative (great-aunt, grandniece, etc.)
7.3 7 16 roommate, housemate
7.3 7 17 friend
3.1 3 18 child of non-relative
7.3 7 19 other non-relative (employee, boarder)


72,290 .i iap


4 .n no answer


3,309 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
relhhd13relation of 13th person (visitor) to head
Text of this Question or Item 
What is (PERSON)'s relationship to (HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD)?  SEE CODES 
BELOW ROSTER
Percent N Value Label
0.0 0 1 head of household
0.0 0 2 spouse
0.0 0 3 partner, fiance(e), boyfriend, girlfriend, etc.
23.8 5 4 child, natural or adopted, stepchild
42.9 9 5 grandchild, great-grandchild
0.0 0 6 son-in-law, daughter-in-law
0.0 0 7 parent
0.0 0 8 parent-in-law
0.0 0 9 grandparent, great-grandparent
0.0 0 10 uncle or aunt
14.3 3 11 niece or nephew
0.0 0 12 cousin
0.0 0 13 brother, sister (full, half, or step sibling)
0.0 0 14 sibling-in-law
0.0 0 15 other relative (great-aunt, grandniece, etc.)
0.0 0 16 roommate, housemate
0.0 0 17 friend
14.3 3 18 child of non-relative
4.8 1 19 other non-relative (employee, boarder)


1 .d don't know


72,365 .i iap


3 .n no answer


3,309 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
relhhd14relation of 14th person (visitor) to head
Text of this Question or Item 
What is (PERSON)'s relationship to (HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD)?  SEE CODES 
BELOW ROSTER
Percent N Value Label
0.0 0 1 head of household
0.0 0 2 spouse
0.0 0 3 partner, fiance(e), boyfriend, girlfriend, etc.
11.1 1 4 child, natural or adopted, stepchild
66.7 6 5 grandchild, great-grandchild
0.0 0 6 son-in-law, daughter-in-law
0.0 0 7 parent
0.0 0 8 parent-in-law
0.0 0 9 grandparent, great-grandparent
0.0 0 10 uncle or aunt
11.1 1 11 niece or nephew
0.0 0 12 cousin
0.0 0 13 brother, sister (full, half, or step sibling)
0.0 0 14 sibling-in-law
0.0 0 15 other relative (great-aunt, grandniece, etc.)
0.0 0 16 roommate, housemate
0.0 0 17 friend
11.1 1 18 child of non-relative
0.0 0 19 other non-relative (employee, boarder)


72,379 .i iap


2 .n no answer


3,309 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
hefinfonumber of hef informant
Text of this Question or Item 
Number in family of person who was household informant (i.e. who 
provided information on household members).
Percent N Value Label
68.8 36,945 1 1st person
26.2 14,091 2 2nd person
3.0 1,633 3 3rd person
0.7 384 4 4th person
0.2 120 5 5th person
0.1 33 6 6th person
0.0 9 7 7th person
0.0 6 8 8th person
0.0 4 9 9th person
0.0 3 10 10th person
0.2 98 11 11th person
0.0 9 12 12th person
0.0 1 13 13th person
0.0 1 14 14th person
0.7 374 22 non-household person


17 .d don't know


434 .n no answer


21,537 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
hhracerace of household
Text of this Question or Item 
Race of household.
Percent N Value Label
78.9 48,568 1 white
14.2 8,735 2 black
0.5 309 3 american indian
1.6 964 4 asiatic, oriental
4.8 2,946 5 other, mixed, not able to observe


164 .d don't know


9,214 .i iap


767 .n no answer


4,032 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
respnumnumber in family of r
Text of this Question or Item 
Respondent's number in family.
Percent N Value Label
65.8 42,308 1 1st person
28.6 18,386 2 2nd person
4.0 2,570 3 3rd person
1.0 636 4 4th person
0.3 168 5 5th person
0.1 42 6 6th person
0.0 13 7 7th person
0.0 5 8 8th person
0.0 5 9 9th person
0.0 4 10 10th person
0.2 140 11 11th person
0.0 10 12 12th person
0.0 0 13 13th person
0.0 2 14 14th person


8,091 .i iap


10 .n no answer


3,309 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
hhtypehousehold type
Text of this Question or Item 
Household Type.
Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 1-204)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
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