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Please select a response to indicate how much you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. A. Adult children have a duty to look after their elderly parents
Adult children's duty to look after elderly parents · Asked in 2 waves, 2002–2018 · 2,322 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 | Strongly agree | Agree | Neither agree nor disagree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2018 | 2018-04-12 to 2018-11-10 | face to face | 2,348 | 1,173 |
| General Social Survey 2002 | 2002-02-06 to 2002-06-26 | face to face | 2,765 | 1,149 |
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.
| 32% |
| 41% |
| 21% |
| 6% |
| 1% |
| 1173 |
| ±4 |
| White | 28% | 44% | 20% | 6% | 1% | 777 | ±5 |
| Black | 43% | 30% | 20% | 6% | 1% | 185 | ±9 |
| Hispanic | 36% | 36% | 23% | 5% | 0% | 152 | ±10 |
| Asian † | 36% | 35% | 22% | 7% | – | 36 | ±21 |
| Other † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | ±24 |
General Social Survey 2018 · 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.