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Who usually makes/made the decisions about how to bring up your children?
Who makes decisions about raising children · Asked in 2 waves, 2002–2012 · 1,637 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.
| Group | Mostly me | Mostly my spouse | Sometimes me or sometimes my spouse | We decide together | Someone else | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2012 | 2012-03-20 to 2012-09-05 | face to face | 1,974 | 930 |
| General Social Survey 2002 | 2002-02-06 to 2002-06-26 | face to face | 2,765 | 707 |
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.
| 23% |
| 7% |
| 11% |
| 59% |
| 0% |
| 930 |
| ±4 |
| Less than high school | 21% | 20% | 13% | 46% | – | 154 | ±10 |
| High school | 26% | 6% | 10% | 58% | 0% | 291 | ±7 |
| Some college | 26% | 3% | 13% | 59% | – | 253 | ±8 |
| Bachelor's | 16% | 6% | 9% | 68% | 1% | 138 | ±10 |
| Postgraduate | 17% | 6% | 10% | 67% | – | 94 | ±11 |
General Social Survey 2012 · 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.