B. How willing would you be to spend an evening socializing with (John/Mary)'s family?
Willingness to spend an evening with child's family · Asked in 2 waves, 2002–2024 · 3,042 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2024).
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 | Definitely willing | Probably willing | Probably unwilling | Definitely unwilling | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2024 | 2024-04-05 to 2024-12-02 | mixed | 3,309 | 1,649 |
| General Social Survey 2002 | 2002-02-06 to 2002-06-26 | face to face | 2,765 | 1,393 |
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2024).
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.
| 26% |
| 53% |
| 15% |
| 6% |
| 1649 |
| ±3 |
| Northeast | 30% | 52% | 15% | 4% | 277 | ±9 |
| Midwest | 31% | 48% | 16% | 5% | 408 | ±7 |
| South | 24% | 51% | 18% | 6% | 656 | ±5 |
| West | 19% | 63% | 10% | 7% | 308 | ±7 |
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.