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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.
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 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 |
| 2% |
| 11% |
| 17% |
| 55% |
| 15% |
| 1447 |
| ±3 |
| White | 1% | 11% | 18% | 55% | 15% | 1222 | ±3 |
| Black | 3% | 9% | 15% | 56% | 17% | 168 | ±9 |
| Other races † | 6% | 14% | 16% | 54% | 10% | 57 | ±16 |
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.