General Social Survey - Family (GSS)

Sex of reference person of lone-parent family, category

Sex of reference person refers to the sex of the family reference person. The family reference person is determined through procedures specific to each survey.

Lone-parent family refers to families containing only one parent with his or her child(ren).

The data for this variable are reported using the following classifications and/or lists:

• Sex of reference person of lone-parent family