I think my mother's life was easier when she was my age
| |
Overall |
30-49 |
50+ |
| Agree |
40% |
46% |
35% |
| Disagree |
58% |
53% |
62% |
| Don't Know |
2% |
1% |
3% |
I am more career-oriented than my mother was at my age
| |
Overall |
30-49 |
50+ |
| Agree |
72% |
73% |
71% |
| Disagree |
25% |
25% |
26% |
| Don't Know |
2% |
2% |
3% |
I am more family-oriented than my mother was at my age
| |
Overall |
30-49 |
50+ |
| Agree |
46% |
45% |
47% |
| Disagree |
53% |
55% |
51% |
| Don't Know |
2% |
<0.5% |
3% |
Biggest impact your mother had on you personally
| |
Overall |
30-49 |
50+ |
| Homemaker |
38% |
31% |
45% |
| Moral/spiritual guide |
32% |
34% |
31% |
| Counselor |
8% |
10% |
6% |
| Professional |
7% |
8% |
5% |
| Wife |
7% |
9% |
6% |
Are you currently a mother?
| |
Overall |
30-49 |
50+ |
| Yes |
86% |
81% |
91% |
| No |
14% |
19% |
10% |
Did you have your first child…?
| |
Overall |
30-49 |
50+ |
| Earlier than your mother |
23% |
24% |
23% |
| Later than your mother |
50% |
50% |
50% |
| About the same time as mother |
26% |
26% |
26% |
| Don't know |
1% |
0% |
2% |
My mother worked while growing up…
| |
Overall |
30-49 |
50+ |
| All/some of the time |
69% |
78% |
60% |
| None of the time |
30% |
22% |
38% |
| Don't know |
1% |
0% |
1% |
I am more independent than my mother was at my age
| |
Overall |
30-49 |
50+ |
| Agree |
79% |
81% |
78% |
| Disagree |
18% |
17% |
20% |
| Don't Know |
2% |
2% |
2% |
Survey of 1,023 females ages 30-79 conducted by ICR between March 29 and April 5, 2007.
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