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Please show for each of these how important you think it is for getting ahead in life . . . B. Having well educated parents?
Importance of well-educated parents for getting ahead · Asked in 2 waves, 1987–2021 · 3,567 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → web (2021).
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 | Essential | Very important | Fairly important | Not very important | Not important at all | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 11% | 35% | 38% | 12% | 4% | 2003 | ±3 | |
| White |
General Social Survey 2021 · 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.
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2021 | 2020-12-03 to 2021-05-02 | web | 4,032 | 2,003 |
| General Social Survey 1987 | 1987-01-31 to 1987-04-28 | face to face | 1,819 | 1,564 |
| 6% |
| 33% |
| 43% |
| 14% |
| 4% |
| 1433 |
| ±3 |
| Black | 23% | 42% | 26% | 7% | 2% | 203 | ±8 |
| Hispanic | 13% | 39% | 35% | 8% | 5% | 231 | ±8 |
| Asian † | 24% | 34% | 27% | 12% | 3% | 76 | ±14 |
| Other † | 24% | 31% | 13% | 10% | 22% | 44 | ±19 |