Table 1.
Age Categories | |||||||
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Survey Decade | 18 to 29 | 30 to 39 | 40 to 49 | 50 to 59 | 60 to 69 | 70 to 79 | 80 to 89+ |
1970s | 45.4% | 37.4% | 33.5% | 33.6% | 26.0% | 23.9% | 22.1% |
1980s | 57.6% | 53.2% | 47.7% | 42.9% | 30.2% | 28.6% | 24.5% |
1990s | 59.9% | 53.9% | 50.2% | 42.0% | 33.9% | 21.3% | 23.6% |
2000s | 56.2% | 56.6% | 55.6% | 50.1% | 40.2% | 30.5% | 25.1% |
2010s | 59.8% | 57.3% | 60.6% | 61.6% | 50.3% | 40.8% | 39.0% |
Total | 56.2% | 52.8% | 50.8% | 47.6% | 36.9% | 29.3% | 28.2% |
Data: General Social Survey, 1973 to 2018, Weighted, N=36,843. Darker=more supportive of co-residence.