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Which of these statements applies to you? CODE ONE ONLY. A. I am married and living in the same household as my husband or wife. B. I am living as married and my partner and I together live in the same household. C. I have a husband or wife or steady partner but we don't live in the same household. D. I don't have a steady partner.
Marital or steady partner status · Asked in 11 waves, 1986–2024 · 17,080 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.
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2024 | 2024-04-05 to 2024-12-02 | mixed | 3,309 | 1,683 |
| General Social Survey 2022 | 2022-05-08 to 2023-01-08 | mixed | 3,544 | 1,780 |
| General Social Survey 2021 | 2020-12-03 to 2021-05-02 | web | 4,032 | 1,987 |
| General Social Survey 2018 | 2018-04-12 to 2018-11-10 | face to face | 2,348 | 1,182 |
| General Social Survey 2016 | 2016-04-05 to 2016-11-19 | face to face | 2,867 | 1,424 |
| General Social Survey 2014 | 2014-03-31 to 2014-10-13 | face to face | 2,538 | 1,274 |
| General Social Survey 2012 | 2012-03-20 to 2012-09-05 | face to face | 1,974 | 998 |
| General Social Survey 2006 | 2006-03-07 to 2006-08-07 | face to face | 4,510 | 1,518 |
| General Social Survey 2004 | 2004-08-18 to 2005-01-04 | face to face | 2,812 | 1,216 |
| General Social Survey 2000 |
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → web (2021).
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 | I am married and living in the same household as my husband or wife | I am living as married and my partner and i together live in the same household | I have a husband or wife or steady partner, but we don't live in the same household | I don't have a steady partner | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 48% | 10% | 6% | 35% | 1683 | ±3 | |
| Urban | 38% | 10% | 8% | 43% | 438 | ±6 | |
| Suburban | 52% | 11% | 5% | 32% | 957 | ±4 | |
| Rural | 47% | 8% | 7% | 38% | 288 | ±8 |
General Social Survey 2024 · 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.
| 2000-02-01 to 2000-06-25 |
| face to face |
| 2,817 |
| 2,548 |
| General Social Survey 1986 | 1986-02-14 to 1986-04-24 | face to face | 1,470 | 1,470 |