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Do you think that women should work outside the home full-time, part-time or not at all under these circumstances: A. After marrying and before there are children.
Women's work after marriage, before children · Asked in 3 waves, 1988–2002 · 4,032 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 | Work full-time | Work part-time | Stay home | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 80% | 18% | 2% | 1171 | ±3 | |
| Less than high school |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2002 | 2002-02-06 to 2002-06-26 | face to face | 2,765 | 1,171 |
| 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 | 1,414 |
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.
| 72% |
| 22% |
| 6% |
| 154 |
| ±9 |
| High school | 78% | 21% | 2% | 368 | ±6 |
| Some college | 80% | 18% | 2% | 367 | ±6 |
| Bachelor's | 90% | 10% | – | 190 | ±8 |
| Postgraduate | 84% | 16% | – | 90 | ±12 |
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.