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Motherhood Matters, Americans Say

With Mother’s Day this Sunday, more Americans believe being a mom is an important job.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 56% of American Adults believe being a mother is the most important role for a woman to fill in today’s world – up from 52% in 2018. Thirty percent (30%) disagree, while 14% are not sure. (To see survey question wording, click here.)

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The survey of 1,059 American Adults was conducted on May 8-10, 2023 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research.

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