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Did you live with your husband/wife before you got married?
Lived with spouse before marriage · Asked in 2 waves, 1988–1994 · 1,499 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
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.
| Group | Yes | No | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 28% | 72% | 743 | ±4 | |
| Protestant | 25% | 75% | 458 | ±5 | |
| Catholic |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 1994 | 1994-01-04 to 1994-06-29 | face to face | 2,992 | 743 |
| General Social Survey 1988 | 1988-02-12 to 1988-04-26 | face to face | 1,481 | 756 |
| 28% |
| 72% |
| 185 |
| ±8 |
| Jewish † | Too few respondents | – | – | 12 | ±29 |
| Other faith † | 25% | 75% | 31 | ±19 |
| None | 55% | 45% | 57 | ±14 |
General Social Survey 1994 · 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.