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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.
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 | 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 |
| 23% |
| 7% |
| 11% |
| 59% |
| 0% |
| 930 |
| ±4 |
| White | 22% | 5% | 10% | 62% | 0% | 692 | ±4 |
| Black | 35% | 9% | 15% | 41% | 0% | 159 | ±9 |
| Other races † | 14% | 21% | 11% | 54% | – | 79 | ±16 |
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.