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Which of the following best describes your situation?
Reason not living with both parents at 16, newer version · Asked in 3 waves, 2021–2024 · 1,351 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 | One or both parents died | Parents divorced or separated | Parent absent in armed forces | One or both parents in institution | Other (specify) | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2024 | 2024-04-05 to 2024-12-02 | mixed | 3,309 | 499 |
| General Social Survey 2022 | 2022-05-08 to 2023-01-08 | mixed | 3,544 | 588 |
| General Social Survey 2021 | 2020-12-03 to 2021-05-02 | web | 4,032 | 264 |
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.
| 27% |
| 58% |
| 1% |
| 4% |
| 9% |
| 499 |
| ±6 |
| Less than high school † | 24% | 55% | 2% | 3% | 17% | 63 | ±16 |
| High school | 26% | 59% | 1% | 4% | 10% | 161 | ±10 |
| Some college | 23% | 63% | – | 6% | 9% | 161 | ±11 |
| Bachelor's † | 33% | 55% | 2% | 5% | 5% | 75 | ±14 |
| Postgraduate † | 45% | 51% | – | – | 4% | 39 | ±20 |
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.