Parent of children under 18 among adults who say that right or wrong depends on the situation by generational group (2014) Switch to: Generational cohort among adults who say that right or wrong depends on the situation by parental status

% of adults who say that right or wrong depends on the situation who are…

Generational cohortParentsNon-parentsSample size
Younger Millennial12%88%2,525
Older Millennial43%57%2,899
Generation X57%43%4,571
Baby Boomer13%87%7,609
Silent3%97%3,534
Greatest1%99%371
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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