In your (husband/wife/partner)'s job, does (he/she) supervise anyone who is directly responsible to (him/her)?
Spouse supervises anyone at work · Asked in 4 waves, 2018–2024 · 2,543 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.
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 | Yes | No | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 39% | 61% | 581 | ±5 | |
| Less than high school † | Too few respondents | – | – | 27 | ±23 |
| High school |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2024 | 2024-04-05 to 2024-12-02 | mixed | 3,309 | 581 |
| General Social Survey 2022 | 2022-05-08 to 2023-01-08 | mixed | 3,544 | 668 |
| General Social Survey 2021 | 2020-12-03 to 2021-05-02 | web | 4,032 | 805 |
| General Social Survey 2018 | 2018-04-12 to 2018-11-10 | face to face | 2,348 | 489 |
| 30% |
| 70% |
| 94 |
| ±13 |
| Some college | 34% | 66% | 159 | ±10 |
| Bachelor's | 52% | 48% | 167 | ±10 |
| Postgraduate | 39% | 61% | 134 | ±11 |
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.