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Do you agree or disagree? C. The main advantage of marriage is that it gives financial security.
Financial security as main advantage of marriage · Asked in 2 waves, 1988–1994 · 2,861 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 1994 | 1994-01-04 to 1994-06-29 | face to face | 2,992 | 1,447 |
| General Social Survey 1988 | 1988-02-12 to 1988-04-26 | face to face | 1,481 | 1,414 |
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.
| 4% |
| 15% |
| 22% |
| 47% |
| 12% |
| 1447 |
| ±3 |
| Liberals | 4% | 18% | 22% | 43% | 12% | 359 | ±6 |
| Moderates | 3% | 16% | 22% | 49% | 11% | 508 | ±5 |
| Conservatives | 4% | 11% | 23% | 49% | 13% | 530 | ±5 |
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.