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In your household who does the following things...? B. Makes small repairs around the house?
Who does small household repairs, spouse or partner · Asked in 2 waves, 2002–2012 · 1,407 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 | Always me | Usually me | About equal or both together | Usually my spouse/partner | Always my spouse/partner | Is done by a third person | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2012 | 2012-03-20 to 2012-09-05 | face to face | 1,974 | 700 |
| General Social Survey 2002 | 2002-02-06 to 2002-06-26 | face to face | 2,765 | 707 |
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.
| 27% |
| 18% |
| 13% |
| 22% |
| 16% |
| 4% |
| 700 |
| ±4 |
| White | 23% | 20% | 13% | 24% | 15% | 4% | 489 | ±5 |
| Black | 28% | 9% | 10% | 27% | 22% | 4% | 72 | ±13 |
| Hispanic | 40% | 11% | 12% | 17% | 16% | 5% | 106 | ±12 |
| Asian † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | ±27 |
| Other † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | ±34 |
General Social Survey 2012 · 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.