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Did your mother ever work for pay for as long as a year, after she was married? B. Did she work as long as a year after you were born and before you started first grade?
Mother worked after you were born, before first grade · Asked in 7 waves, 1987–1994 · 5,752 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 | 47% | 53% | 954 | ±4 | |
| Lower income | 60% | 40% | 249 | ±7 | |
| Middle income |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 1994 | 1994-01-04 to 1994-06-29 | face to face | 2,992 | 406 |
| General Social Survey 1993 | 1993-02-05 to 1993-04-26 | face to face | 1,606 | 954 |
| General Social Survey 1991 | 1991-02-09 to 1991-05-06 | face to face | 1,517 | 873 |
| General Social Survey 1990 | 1990-02-06 to 1990-04-22 | face to face | 1,372 | 801 |
| General Social Survey 1989 | 1989-02-04 to 1989-05-01 | face to face | 1,537 | 848 |
| General Social Survey 1988 | 1988-02-12 to 1988-04-26 | face to face | 1,481 | 844 |
| General Social Survey 1987 | 1987-01-31 to 1987-04-28 | face to face | 1,819 | 1,026 |
| 45% |
| 55% |
| 390 |
| ±6 |
| Upper income | 38% | 62% | 257 | ±7 |
General Social Survey 1993 · 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.