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Do you agree or disagree? D. The main purpose of marriage these days is to have children.
Main purpose of marriage is having children · 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.
| 2% |
| 11% |
| 17% |
| 55% |
| 15% |
| 1447 |
| ±3 |
| Less than high school | 1% | 14% | 15% | 57% | 13% | 253 | ±7 |
| High school | 2% | 12% | 17% | 56% | 13% | 464 | ±5 |
| Some college | 2% | 10% | 16% | 55% | 17% | 389 | ±6 |
| Bachelor's | 1% | 8% | 18% | 56% | 16% | 231 | ±7 |
| Postgraduate | 3% | 12% | 23% | 46% | 16% | 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.