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Did you work outside the home full-time, part-time, or not at all... A. After marrying and before you had children?
Worked outside home after marriage before children · Asked in 3 waves, 1988–2002 · 2,609 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Asked only of women in 1988; men were asked too in 1994 and 2002.
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, full-time | Yes,part-time | No | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 83% | 8% | 8% | 829 | ±4 | |
| 18–29 |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2002 | 2002-02-06 to 2002-06-26 | face to face | 2,765 | 829 |
| 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 | 333 |
| 81% |
| 15% |
| 4% |
| 103 |
| ±11 |
| 30–44 | 86% | 9% | 5% | 276 | ±7 |
| 45–64 | 85% | 6% | 9% | 291 | ±7 |
| 65+ | 76% | 7% | 16% | 158 | ±9 |
General Social Survey 2002 · 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.