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Last week was your partner working full time, part time, going to school, keeping house, or what? C. IF RETIRED, IN SCHOOL, KEEPING HOUSE, OR OTHER: Did (he/she) ever work for as long as one year?
Partner ever worked for a year · Asked in 7 waves, 2012–2024 · 422 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.
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → web (2021).
Shares of people who gave an answer. Groups with an effective sample under 50 in a wave are left out of that wave.
| Group | Yes | No | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents † | 85% | 15% | 51 | ±18 | |
| White † | 84% |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2024 | 2024-04-05 to 2024-12-02 | mixed | 3,309 | 51 |
| General Social Survey 2022 | 2022-05-08 to 2023-01-08 | mixed | 3,544 | 70 |
| General Social Survey 2021 | 2020-12-03 to 2021-05-02 | web | 4,032 | 91 |
| General Social Survey 2018 | 2018-04-12 to 2018-11-10 | face to face | 2,348 | 48 |
| General Social Survey 2016 | 2016-04-05 to 2016-11-19 | face to face | 2,867 | 72 |
| General Social Survey 2014 | 2014-03-31 to 2014-10-13 | face to face | 2,538 | 54 |
| General Social Survey 2012 | 2012-03-20 to 2012-09-05 | face to face | 1,974 | 36 |
| 16% |
| 38 |
| ±21 |
| Black † | Too few respondents | – | – | 3 | ±67 |
| Hispanic † | Too few respondents | – | – | 9 | ±36 |
| Asian † | Too few respondents | – | – | 1 | ±98 |
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.