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GSS 1972-2024 Cumulative Datafile - Release 3
hhtype1household type (condensed)
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Household type (condensed)
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29.1 | 19,209 | 1 | married couple, no children | |
| 6.1 | 3,996 | 2 | single parent | |
| 4.5 | 2,939 | 3 | other family, no children | |
| 25.6 | 16,889 | 4 | single adult | |
| 2.9 | 1,890 | 5 | cohabitating couple, no children | |
| 1.9 | 1,259 | 6 | non-family, no children | |
| 1.3 | 883 | 8 | unsure, no children | |
| 24.0 | 15,814 | 11 | married couple with children | |
| 2.2 | 1,429 | 13 | other family with children | |
| 1.5 | 973 | 15 | cohabitating couple with children | |
| 0.2 | 144 | 16 | non-family with children | |
| 0.8 | 510 | 18 | unsure with children | |
| 8,750 | .i | iap | ||
| 1,014 | .n | no answer | ||
| 100.0 | 75,699 | Total |
| Properties | |
|---|---|
| Data type: | numeric |
| Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |
famgennumber of family generations in household
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Number of family generations in household. As of 2024, FAMGEN has been recoded to only account for 3+ generations. This has been retroactively applied to all previous years of FAMGEN. The original FAMGEN containing data 1975 to 2022 has been renamed FAMGEN_7522.
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56.6 | 37,926 | 1 | one generation | |
| 39.2 | 26,243 | 2 | two generations, children | |
| 0.9 | 621 | 3 | two generations, parents | |
| 0.7 | 475 | 4 | two generations, grandchild(ren) | |
| 2.5 | 1,684 | 5 | three or more generations | |
| 4,149 | .i | iap | ||
| 4,601 | .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 |
rplacer's relationship to household head
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Respondent's relationship to household head. As of 2024, RPLACE has been recoded to only account for five categories, combining son/daughter-in-law, grand/great-grandchild, and parent/parent-in-law into the "Other relative" category. This has been retroactively applied to all previous years of RPLACE. The original RPLACE containing data 1975 to 2022 has been renamed RPLACE_7522.
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66.4 | 43,591 | 1 | head of household | |
| 22.4 | 14,713 | 2 | spouse | |
| 5.7 | 3,713 | 3 | child (natural, adopted, step) | |
| 1.9 | 1,258 | 7 | other relative | |
| 3.6 | 2,352 | 8 | non-relative | |
| 3,404 | .i | iap | ||
| 2,047 | .n | no answer | ||
| 20 | .s | skipped on web | ||
| 4,601 | .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 |
rvisitoris r a visitor?
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Is respondent a visitor?
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99.8 | 66,910 | 1 | r is household member | |
| 0.2 | 119 | 2 | r is visitor | |
| 5,356 | .i | iap | ||
| 5 | .n | no answer | ||
| 3,309 | .x | not available in this release | ||
| 100.0 | 75,699 | Total |
| Properties | |
|---|---|
| Data type: | numeric |
| Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |
visitorsnumber of visitor's in household
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Number of visitors in household.
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98.8 | 67,880 | 0 | no visitors | |
| 0.9 | 636 | 1 | 1 visitor | |
| 0.2 | 146 | 2 | 2 visitors | |
| 0.0 | 30 | 3 | 3 visitors | |
| 0.0 | 21 | 4 | 4 visitors | |
| 6,986 | .i | iap | ||
| 100.0 | 75,699 | Total |
| Properties | |
|---|---|
| Data type: | numeric |
| Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |
relhh1relationship of person 1 to head of household
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What is (PERSON)s relationship to head of household? A. Relationship of first person to head of household?
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100.0 | 32,284 | 1 | head of household | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 2 | spouse | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 3 | partner, fiance(e), boyfriend, girlfriend, etc. | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 4 | child, not specified | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 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 | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 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 | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 18 | child of non-relative | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 19 | other non-relative (employee, boarder) | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 41 | natural/biological child | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 42 | adopted child | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 43 | stepchild | |
| 40,106 | .i | iap | ||
| 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 |
relhh2relationship of person 2 to head of household
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What is (PERSON)s relationship to head of household? B. Relationship of second person to head of household?
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | 0 | 1 | head of household | |
| 67.8 | 15,264 | 2 | spouse | |
| 11.2 | 2,516 | 3 | partner, fiance(e), boyfriend, girlfriend, etc. | |
| 5.9 | 1,337 | 4 | child, not specified | |
| 0.6 | 136 | 5 | grandchild, great-grandchild | |
| 0.2 | 49 | 6 | son-in-law, daughter-in-law | |
| 1.0 | 226 | 7 | parent | |
| 0.0 | 6 | 8 | parent-in-law | |
| 0.1 | 13 | 9 | grandparent, great-grandparent | |
| 0.1 | 13 | 10 | uncle or aunt | |
| 0.3 | 66 | 11 | niece or nephew | |
| 0.2 | 34 | 12 | cousin | |
| 1.3 | 298 | 13 | brother, sister (full, half, or step sibling) | |
| 0.1 | 14 | 14 | sibling-in-law | |
| 0.0 | 3 | 15 | other relative (great-aunt, grandniece, etc.) | |
| 2.6 | 587 | 16 | roommate, housemate | |
| 0.7 | 152 | 17 | friend | |
| 0.0 | 7 | 18 | child of non-relative | |
| 0.2 | 47 | 19 | other non-relative (employee, boarder) | |
| 7.5 | 1,697 | 41 | natural/biological child | |
| 0.1 | 28 | 42 | adopted child | |
| 0.1 | 18 | 43 | stepchild | |
| 25 | .d | don't know | ||
| 49,755 | .i | iap | ||
| 54 | .n | no answer | ||
| 45 | .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 |
relhh3relationship of person 3 to head of household
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What is (PERSON)s relationship to head of household? C. Relationship of third person to head of household?
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | 0 | 1 | head of household | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 2 | spouse | |
| 0.3 | 34 | 3 | partner, fiance(e), boyfriend, girlfriend, etc. | |
| 31.2 | 3,672 | 4 | child, not specified | |
| 3.2 | 373 | 5 | grandchild, great-grandchild | |
| 0.8 | 98 | 6 | son-in-law, daughter-in-law | |
| 2.1 | 244 | 7 | parent | |
| 0.8 | 97 | 8 | parent-in-law | |
| 0.3 | 30 | 9 | grandparent, great-grandparent | |
| 0.3 | 32 | 10 | uncle or aunt | |
| 0.7 | 85 | 11 | niece or nephew | |
| 0.2 | 28 | 12 | cousin | |
| 1.6 | 183 | 13 | brother, sister (full, half, or step sibling) | |
| 0.6 | 72 | 14 | sibling-in-law | |
| 0.4 | 47 | 15 | other relative (great-aunt, grandniece, etc.) | |
| 3.1 | 360 | 16 | roommate, housemate | |
| 1.1 | 127 | 17 | friend | |
| 0.8 | 97 | 18 | child of non-relative | |
| 0.7 | 86 | 19 | other non-relative (employee, boarder) | |
| 47.4 | 5,581 | 41 | natural/biological child | |
| 1.0 | 120 | 42 | adopted child | |
| 3.4 | 406 | 43 | stepchild | |
| 16 | .d | don't know | ||
| 60,503 | .i | iap | ||
| 81 | .n | no answer | ||
| 18 | .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 |
relhh4relationship of person 4 to head of household
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What is (PERSON)s relationship to head of household? D. Relationship of fourth person to head of household?
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | 0 | 1 | head of household | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 2 | spouse | |
| 0.2 | 11 | 3 | partner, fiance(e), boyfriend, girlfriend, etc. | |
| 31.5 | 2,118 | 4 | child, not specified | |
| 5.3 | 355 | 5 | grandchild, great-grandchild | |
| 1.4 | 91 | 6 | son-in-law, daughter-in-law | |
| 0.9 | 58 | 7 | parent | |
| 0.4 | 26 | 8 | parent-in-law | |
| 0.1 | 8 | 9 | grandparent, great-grandparent | |
| 0.2 | 15 | 10 | uncle or aunt | |
| 0.8 | 57 | 11 | niece or nephew | |
| 0.2 | 12 | 12 | cousin | |
| 1.1 | 74 | 13 | brother, sister (full, half, or step sibling) | |
| 0.4 | 29 | 14 | sibling-in-law | |
| 0.3 | 18 | 15 | other relative (great-aunt, grandniece, etc.) | |
| 2.3 | 154 | 16 | roommate, housemate | |
| 0.8 | 51 | 17 | friend | |
| 0.8 | 51 | 18 | child of non-relative | |
| 0.7 | 48 | 19 | other non-relative (employee, boarder) | |
| 49.1 | 3,301 | 41 | natural/biological child | |
| 1.0 | 64 | 42 | adopted child | |
| 2.8 | 187 | 43 | stepchild | |
| 10 | .d | don't know | ||
| 65,596 | .i | iap | ||
| 46 | .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 |
relhh5relationship of person 5 to head of household
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What is (PERSON)s relationship to head of household? E. Relationship of fifth person to head of household?
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | 0 | 1 | head of household | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 2 | spouse | |
| 0.3 | 9 | 3 | partner, fiance(e), boyfriend, girlfriend, etc. | |
| 29.5 | 821 | 4 | child, not specified | |
| 9.9 | 276 | 5 | grandchild, great-grandchild | |
| 0.5 | 13 | 6 | son-in-law, daughter-in-law | |
| 0.8 | 21 | 7 | parent | |
| 0.3 | 8 | 8 | parent-in-law | |
| 0.3 | 9 | 9 | grandparent, great-grandparent | |
| 0.3 | 7 | 10 | uncle or aunt | |
| 1.7 | 47 | 11 | niece or nephew | |
| 0.2 | 5 | 12 | cousin | |
| 1.0 | 29 | 13 | brother, sister (full, half, or step sibling) | |
| 0.5 | 14 | 14 | sibling-in-law | |
| 0.5 | 14 | 15 | other relative (great-aunt, grandniece, etc.) | |
| 2.0 | 55 | 16 | roommate, housemate | |
| 0.9 | 25 | 17 | friend | |
| 1.0 | 27 | 18 | child of non-relative | |
| 0.7 | 19 | 19 | other non-relative (employee, boarder) | |
| 45.2 | 1,257 | 41 | natural/biological child | |
| 1.2 | 33 | 42 | adopted child | |
| 3.3 | 92 | 43 | stepchild | |
| 3 | .d | don't know | ||
| 69,579 | .i | iap | ||
| 22 | .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 |
relhh6relationship of person 6 to head of household
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What is (PERSON)s relationship to head of household? F. Relationship of sixth person to head of household?
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | 0 | 1 | head of household | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 2 | spouse | |
| 0.2 | 2 | 3 | partner, fiance(e), boyfriend, girlfriend, etc. | |
| 26.1 | 273 | 4 | child, not specified | |
| 14.4 | 151 | 5 | grandchild, great-grandchild | |
| 0.8 | 8 | 6 | son-in-law, daughter-in-law | |
| 1.6 | 17 | 7 | parent | |
| 0.6 | 6 | 8 | parent-in-law | |
| 0.5 | 5 | 9 | grandparent, great-grandparent | |
| 0.4 | 4 | 10 | uncle or aunt | |
| 3.5 | 37 | 11 | niece or nephew | |
| 0.5 | 5 | 12 | cousin | |
| 0.9 | 9 | 13 | brother, sister (full, half, or step sibling) | |
| 0.7 | 7 | 14 | sibling-in-law | |
| 0.7 | 7 | 15 | other relative (great-aunt, grandniece, etc.) | |
| 1.7 | 18 | 16 | roommate, housemate | |
| 0.9 | 9 | 17 | friend | |
| 1.3 | 14 | 18 | child of non-relative | |
| 0.9 | 9 | 19 | other non-relative (employee, boarder) | |
| 39.8 | 417 | 41 | natural/biological child | |
| 1.4 | 15 | 42 | adopted child | |
| 3.2 | 34 | 43 | stepchild | |
| 1 | .d | don't know | ||
| 71,330 | .i | iap | ||
| 10 | .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 |
relhh7relationship of person 7 to head of household
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What is (PERSON)s relationship to head of household? G. Relationship of seventh person to head of household?
| 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. | |
| 23.6 | 87 | 4 | child, not specified | |
| 19.8 | 73 | 5 | grandchild, great-grandchild | |
| 0.3 | 1 | 6 | son-in-law, daughter-in-law | |
| 0.8 | 3 | 7 | parent | |
| 1.4 | 5 | 8 | parent-in-law | |
| 0.3 | 1 | 9 | grandparent, great-grandparent | |
| 0.3 | 1 | 10 | uncle or aunt | |
| 4.3 | 16 | 11 | niece or nephew | |
| 0.8 | 3 | 12 | cousin | |
| 0.3 | 1 | 13 | brother, sister (full, half, or step sibling) | |
| 0.5 | 2 | 14 | sibling-in-law | |
| 0.8 | 3 | 15 | other relative (great-aunt, grandniece, etc.) | |
| 2.4 | 9 | 16 | roommate, housemate | |
| 0.8 | 3 | 17 | friend | |
| 1.4 | 5 | 18 | child of non-relative | |
| 1.4 | 5 | 19 | other non-relative (employee, boarder) | |
| 35.3 | 130 | 41 | natural/biological child | |
| 1.9 | 7 | 42 | adopted child | |
| 3.5 | 13 | 43 | stepchild | |
| 72,016 | .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 |
relhh8relationship of person 8 to head of household
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What is (PERSON)s relationship to head of household? H. Relationship of eighth person to head of household?
| 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. | |
| 23.4 | 33 | 4 | child, not specified | |
| 17.7 | 25 | 5 | grandchild, great-grandchild | |
| 0.7 | 1 | 6 | son-in-law, daughter-in-law | |
| 2.1 | 3 | 7 | parent | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 8 | parent-in-law | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 9 | grandparent, great-grandparent | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 10 | uncle or aunt | |
| 5.7 | 8 | 11 | niece or nephew | |
| 1.4 | 2 | 12 | cousin | |
| 0.7 | 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.) | |
| 1.4 | 2 | 16 | roommate, housemate | |
| 1.4 | 2 | 17 | friend | |
| 1.4 | 2 | 18 | child of non-relative | |
| 2.1 | 3 | 19 | other non-relative (employee, boarder) | |
| 38.3 | 54 | 41 | natural/biological child | |
| 2.8 | 4 | 42 | adopted child | |
| 0.7 | 1 | 43 | stepchild | |
| 72,245 | .i | iap | ||
| 3 | .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 |
relhh9relationship of person 9 to head of household
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What is (PERSON)s relationship to head of household? I. Relationship of ninth person to head of household?
| 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. | |
| 21.1 | 15 | 4 | child, not specified | |
| 16.9 | 12 | 5 | grandchild, great-grandchild | |
| 4.2 | 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 | |
| 8.5 | 6 | 11 | niece or nephew | |
| 2.8 | 2 | 12 | cousin | |
| 1.4 | 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.) | |
| 4.2 | 3 | 16 | roommate, housemate | |
| 1.4 | 1 | 17 | friend | |
| 1.4 | 1 | 18 | child of non-relative | |
| 1.4 | 1 | 19 | other non-relative (employee, boarder) | |
| 31.0 | 22 | 41 | natural/biological child | |
| 4.2 | 3 | 42 | adopted child | |
| 1.4 | 1 | 43 | stepchild | |
| 72,315 | .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 |
relhh10relationship of person 10 to head of household
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What is (PERSON)s relationship to head of household? J. Relationship of tenth person to head of household?
| 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. | |
| 29.7 | 11 | 4 | child, not specified | |
| 29.7 | 11 | 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 | |
| 2.7 | 1 | 11 | niece or nephew | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 12 | cousin | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 13 | brother, sister (full, half, or step sibling) | |
| 2.7 | 1 | 14 | sibling-in-law | |
| 2.7 | 1 | 15 | other relative (great-aunt, grandniece, etc.) | |
| 2.7 | 1 | 16 | roommate, housemate | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 17 | friend | |
| 2.7 | 1 | 18 | child of non-relative | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 19 | other non-relative (employee, boarder) | |
| 24.3 | 9 | 41 | natural/biological child | |
| 2.7 | 1 | 42 | adopted child | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 43 | stepchild | |
| 72,350 | .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 |