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RESPONDENT'S PARTNER'S DEGREE
Partner's highest degree · Asked in 7 waves, 2012–2024 · 1,818 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → web (2021).
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Less than high school | High school | Associate/junior college | Bachelor's | Graduate | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2024 | 2024-04-05 to 2024-12-02 | mixed | 3,309 | 260 |
| General Social Survey 2022 | 2022-05-08 to 2023-01-08 | mixed | 3,544 | 310 |
| General Social Survey 2021 | 2020-12-03 to 2021-05-02 | web | 4,032 | 372 |
| General Social Survey 2018 | 2018-04-12 to 2018-11-10 | face to face | 2,348 | 231 |
| General Social Survey 2016 | 2016-04-05 to 2016-11-19 | face to face | 2,867 | 264 |
| General Social Survey 2014 | 2014-03-31 to 2014-10-13 | face to face | 2,538 | 213 |
| General Social Survey 2012 | 2012-03-20 to 2012-09-05 | face to face | 1,974 | 168 |
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → web (2021).
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| 13% |
| 52% |
| 7% |
| 22% |
| 6% |
| 260 |
| ±8 |
| Democrats † | 7% | 47% | 4% | 26% | 17% | 64 | ±16 |
| Independents (incl. leaners) | 16% | 48% | 10% | 24% | 2% | 137 | ±11 |
| Republicans † | 11% | 70% | 3% | 10% | 6% | 48 | ±18 |
General Social Survey 2024 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.