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Is your mother still alive?
Whether mother is still alive · Asked in 2 waves, 1986–1994 · 2,917 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 | Yes | No | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 65% | 35% | 1447 | ±3 | |
| Less than high school | 47% | 53% | 253 | ±7 | |
| High school |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 1994 | 1994-01-04 to 1994-06-29 | face to face | 2,992 | 1,447 |
| General Social Survey 1986 | 1986-02-14 to 1986-04-24 | face to face | 1,470 | 1,470 |
| 60% |
| 40% |
| 464 |
| ±5 |
| Some college | 79% | 21% | 389 | ±6 |
| Bachelor's | 73% | 27% | 231 | ±7 |
| Postgraduate | 67% | 33% | 107 | ±10 |
General Social Survey 1994 · 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.