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Do you agree or disagree? B. Personal freedom is more important than the companionship of marriage.
Personal freedom more important than marriage companionship · Asked in 2 waves, 1988–1996 · 2,874 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 | Strongly agree | Agree | Neither agree nor disagree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 1996 | 1996-02-01 to 1996-05-25 | face to face | 2,904 | 1,460 |
| General Social Survey 1988 | 1988-02-12 to 1988-04-26 | face to face | 1,481 | 1,414 |
| 4% |
| 9% |
| 15% |
| 50% |
| 22% |
| 1460 |
| ±3 |
| White | 3% | 8% | 15% | 51% | 23% | 1183 | ±3 |
| Black | 11% | 18% | 10% | 43% | 18% | 201 | ±8 |
| Other races | 3% | 8% | 21% | 48% | 20% | 76 | ±13 |
General Social Survey 1996 · 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.