In your (spouse/partner)’s job, does he or she supervise anyone who is directly responsible to them?
Whether partner supervises anyone at work · Asked in 4 waves, 2018–2024 · 581 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 | 29% | 71% | 149 | ±11 | |
| Democrats † | 44% | 56% | 36 | ±20 | |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2024 | 2024-04-05 to 2024-12-02 | mixed | 3,309 | 149 |
| General Social Survey 2022 | 2022-05-08 to 2023-01-08 | mixed | 3,544 | 161 |
| General Social Survey 2021 | 2020-12-03 to 2021-05-02 | web | 4,032 | 154 |
| General Social Survey 2018 | 2018-04-12 to 2018-11-10 | face to face | 2,348 | 117 |
| Independents (incl. leaners) † |
| 29% |
| 71% |
| 78 |
| ±14 |
| Republicans † | Too few respondents | – | – | 26 | ±27 |
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.