538data/masculinity-survey/masculinity-survey.csv

1	AMONG ADULT MEN		Adult Men	Age			Race		Children		Sexual Orientation
2				18 - 34	35 - 64	65 and up	White	Non-white	Has children	No children	Straight	Gay/Bisexual
3	In general, how masculine or "manly" do you feel?
4		Very masculine	37%	29%	42%	37%	34%	44%	43%	30%	40%	21%
5		Somewhat masculine	46%	47%	46%	47%	50%	39%	47%	46%	47%	49%
6		Not very masculine	11%	13%	9%	13%	11%	11%	6%	17%	10%	19%
7		Not at all masculine	5%	10%	2%	3%	4%	6%	3%	6%	3%	10%
8		No answer	1%	0%	1%	1%	1%	0%	1%	0%	1%	0%
9	How important is it to you that others see you as masculine?
10		Very important	16%	18%	17%	13%	11%	26%	17%	15%	16%	11%
11		Somewhat important	37%	38%	37%	32%	38%	35%	37%	37%	38%	33%
12		Not too important	28%	18%	31%	37%	32%	20%	29%	27%	29%	36%
13		Not at all important	18%	26%	15%	18%	18%	19%	17%	21%	17%	19%
14		No answer	0%	0%	1%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1%
15	Where have you gotten your ideas about what it means to be a good man? (Select all that apply.)
16		Father or father figure(s)	64%	58%	66%	64%	65%	60%	67%	60%	65%	59%
17		Mother or mother figure(s)	41%	42%	41%	42%	42%	40%	43%	39%	41%	40%
18		Friends	35%	42%	33%	31%	35%	36%	31%	40%	34%	43%
19		Other family members	35%	37%	36%	31%	34%	37%	36%	34%	35%	37%
20		Pop culture	23%	42%	17%	12%	21%	29%	13%	35%	20%	44%
21		Other (please specify)	17%	11%	18%	21%	18%	13%	20%	12%	18%	10%
22	Do you think that society puts pressure on men in a way that is unhealthy or bad for them?
23		Yes	60%	70%	57%	53%	58%	65%	56%	66%	58%	81%
24		No	39%	29%	42%	47%	41%	35%	44%	34%	41%	19%
25		No answer	1%	0%	1%	1%	1%	0%	1%	0%	1%	0%
26	Ask a friend for professional advice
27		Often	15%	26%	12%	5%	11%	23%	12%	18%	14%	26%
28		Sometimes	42%	36%	46%	40%	43%	39%	44%	40%	42%	43%
29		Rarely	23%	13%	25%	35%	28%	14%	26%	20%	25%	14%
30		Never, but open to it	12%	15%	11%	12%	12%	12%	9%	16%	12%	12%
31		Never, and not open to it	7%	9%	5%	6%	5%	10%	7%	6%	7%	4%
32		No answer	1%	0%	1%	2%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	0%
33	Ask a friend for personal advice
34		Often	14%	22%	12%	5%	11%	18%	11%	17%	11%	29%
35		Sometimes	41%	39%	45%	36%	43%	39%	43%	39%	43%	37%
36		Rarely	27%	17%	28%	39%	29%	22%	31%	23%	29%	20%
37		Never, but open to it	10%	11%	9%	10%	10%	9%	8%	12%	9%	11%
38		Never, and not open to it	7%	9%	5%	7%	5%	10%	6%	8%	6%	2%
39		No answer	1%	2%	1%	3%	1%	1%	1%	2%	1%	0%
40	Express physical affection to male friends, like hugging, rubbing shoulders
41		Often	14%	21%	11%	11%	12%	17%	11%	17%	10%	44%
42		Sometimes	28%	25%	31%	25%	29%	27%	29%	27%	29%	23%
43		Rarely	25%	19%	28%	30%	27%	21%	27%	23%	27%	20%
44		Never, but open to it	10%	14%	7%	9%	9%	11%	8%	11%	9%	11%
45		Never, and not open to it	22%	21%	23%	23%	22%	23%	24%	20%	25%	2%
46		No answer	1%	0%	1%	2%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	0%
47	Cry
48		Often	7%	13%	5%	3%	6%	10%	3%	12%	4%	26%
49		Sometimes	33%	35%	33%	30%	33%	32%	32%	33%	30%	48%
50		Rarely	38%	30%	42%	41%	41%	32%	42%	34%	41%	23%
51		Never, but open to it	10%	8%	10%	12%	11%	8%	11%	8%	11%	2%
52		Never, and not open to it	9%	14%	6%	6%	6%	15%	7%	10%	10%	1%
53		No answer	4%	0%	4%	9%	4%	3%	5%	3%	5%	1%
54	Get in a physical fight with another person
55		Often	2%	5%	1%	0%	0%	5%	1%	3%	2%	5%
56		Sometimes	5%	10%	2%	5%	5%	5%	4%	6%	4%	4%
57		Rarely	23%	22%	26%	17%	22%	25%	24%	21%	25%	14%
58		Never, but open to it	19%	19%	21%	14%	20%	17%	21%	17%	19%	16%
59		Never, and not open to it	50%	43%	50%	64%	52%	47%	49%	52%	50%	61%
60		No answer	1%	2%	1%	1%	0%	3%	0%	2%	1%	0%
61	Have sexual relations with women, including anything from kissing to sex
62		Often	37%	41%	39%	28%	39%	34%	45%	29%	42%	12%
63		Sometimes	26%	11%	31%	34%	25%	27%	27%	24%	28%	6%
64		Rarely	13%	14%	12%	16%	14%	12%	12%	14%	13%	8%
65		Never, but open to it	10%	19%	6%	9%	9%	13%	7%	15%	8%	25%
66		Never, and not open to it	11%	16%	10%	9%	11%	13%	7%	17%	6%	47%
67		No answer	2%	0%	2%	4%	2%	2%	2%	1%	2%	2%
68	Have sexual relations with men, including anything from kissing to sex
69		Often	5%	10%	4%	1%	4%	8%	1%	9%	0%	41%
70		Sometimes	4%	6%	4%	2%	3%	7%	2%	7%	2%	21%
71		Rarely	3%	6%	2%	1%	4%	2%	1%	6%	2%	18%
72		Never, but open to it	6%	12%	3%	6%	5%	8%	4%	9%	3%	17%
73		Never, and not open to it	80%	65%	86%	86%	83%	74%	91%	68%	92%	2%
74		No answer	1%	0%	1%	4%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%
75	Watch sports of any kind
76		Often	38%	29%	41%	44%	38%	38%	44%	32%	42%	19%
77		Sometimes	25%	19%	28%	28%	25%	24%	26%	23%	28%	10%
78		Rarely	18%	24%	16%	15%	18%	18%	14%	22%	14%	41%
79		Never, but open to it	5%	7%	4%	6%	6%	5%	6%	5%	5%	7%
80		Never, and not open to it	13%	20%	11%	7%	12%	14%	9%	17%	10%	23%
81		No answer	1%	0%	1%	1%	1%	0%	1%	0%	1%	0%
82	Work out
83		Often	21%	30%	16%	20%	19%	25%	17%	26%	21%	24%
84		Sometimes	32%	31%	36%	24%	31%	36%	34%	30%	34%	23%
85		Rarely	28%	25%	28%	29%	28%	26%	29%	26%	27%	33%
86		Never, but open to it	10%	7%	12%	9%	12%	6%	11%	9%	9%	10%
87		Never, and not open to it	7%	7%	5%	13%	8%	5%	7%	7%	6%	8%
88		No answer	2%	0%	2%	6%	2%	2%	3%	1%	2%	1%
89	See a therapist
90		Often	5%	9%	4%	1%	4%	5%	4%	6%	4%	12%
91		Sometimes	9%	10%	9%	8%	9%	9%	8%	10%	8%	9%
92		Rarely	15%	11%	17%	14%	15%	14%	17%	13%	15%	22%
93		Never, but open to it	37%	35%	39%	35%	38%	34%	38%	35%	38%	36%
94		Never, and not open to it	32%	36%	28%	38%	31%	34%	31%	34%	33%	22%
95		No answer	2%	0%	3%	4%	2%	3%	2%	2%	2%	0%
96	Feel lonely or isolated
97		Often	17%	24%	17%	7%	17%	18%	11%	24%	14%	32%
98		Sometimes	29%	32%	31%	20%	28%	33%	28%	31%	30%	30%
99		Rarely	31%	26%	30%	43%	36%	21%	35%	27%	32%	28%
100		Never, but open to it	5%	3%	6%	6%	4%	7%	6%	4%	5%	3%
101		Never, and not open to it	15%	15%	14%	21%	14%	18%	17%	13%	17%	5%
102		No answer	2%	0%	3%	2%	1%	3%	3%	1%	2%	2%
103	Which of the following do you worry about on a daily or near daily basis? (Select all that apply.)
104		Your weight	54%	45%	59%	53%	53%	56%	54%	55%	54%	64%
105		Your finances, including your current or future income, assets, or debt	53%	53%	60%	34%	54%	51%	52%	55%	51%	74%
106		Your physical health	49%	42%	52%	54%	53%	43%	49%	50%	50%	52%
107		Your physique	33%	40%	34%	23%	35%	31%	28%	40%	31%	58%
108		Your ability to provide for your family, current or anticipated	32%	33%	39%	13%	31%	35%	38%	26%	34%	25%
109		Your mental health	32%	45%	30%	17%	33%	30%	25%	40%	31%	42%
110		Sexual performance or amount of sex	23%	24%	26%	16%	23%	25%	24%	23%	21%	35%
111		Your hair or hairline	19%	33%	16%	7%	17%	23%	13%	26%	18%	24%
112		Your clothing or style	18%	31%	15%	9%	15%	26%	12%	26%	16%	40%
113		Appearance of your genitalia	13%	17%	13%	6%	13%	12%	10%	16%	11%	23%
114		Your height	6%	12%	4%	1%	4%	10%	4%	9%	5%	12%
115		None of the above	13%	10%	12%	19%	14%	10%	13%	12%	13%	9%
116	Which of the following categories best describes your employment status?
117		Employed, working full-time	48%	40%	64%	17%	45%	54%	56%	39%	51%	37%
118		Employed, working part-time	10%	14%	8%	9%	10%	10%	5%	14%	10%	11%
119		Not employed, student	6%	18%	1%	0%	5%	9%	1%	11%	4%	18%
120		Not employed-retired	19%	4%	11%	65%	24%	9%	25%	12%	20%	11%
121		Not employed, looking for work	9%	19%	7%	1%	7%	13%	7%	12%	9%	13%
122		Not employed, NOT looking for work	8%	5%	9%	8%	9%	5%	5%	10%	7%	10%
123		No answer	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
124	AMONG EMPLOYED: In which of the following ways would you say it?s an advantage to be a man at your work right now? (Select all that apply).
125		Men are taken more seriously	23%		16%	27%	20%	27%	20%	27%	21%
126		Men make more money	18%		15%	19%	16%	22%	15%	22%	17%
127		Men have more choice	16%		12%	21%	13%	20%	14%	18%	15%
128		Men have more promotion/professional development opportunities	14%		11%	19%	16%	11%	13%	17%	13%
129		Men generally have more support from their managers	11%		8%	18%	10%	12%	10%	12%	10%
130		Men are explicitly praised more often	8%		5%	6%	8%	7%	5%	11%	7%
131		Other (please specify)	7%		7%	7%	10%	1%	8%	5%	7%
132		None of the above	59%		68%	50%	61%	57%	63%	55%	61%
133	AMONG EMPLOYED: In which of the following ways would you say it?s a disadvantage to be a man at your work right now? (Select all that apply.)
134		Managers want to hire and promote women	18%		15%	18%	17%	21%	20%	17%	19%
135		Greater risk of being accused of sexual harassment	42%		43%	43%	43%	41%	44%	40%	43%
136		Greater risk of being accused of being sexist or racist	38%		40%	33%	40%	35%	37%	38%	37%
137		Other (please specify)	5%		6%	4%	6%	3%	4%	6%	5%
138		None of the above	42%		43%	45%	43%	41%	43%	42%	43%
139	AMONG EMPLOYED: Have you seen or heard of a sexual harassment incident at your work? If so, how did you respond? (Select all that apply.)
140		Contacted the HR department	8%		7%	10%	7%	11%	9%	7%	8%
141		Did not respond at all	8%		7%	1%	5%	14%	5%	12%	7%
142		Reached out to the victim to offer support	7%		7%	9%	9%	5%	9%	6%	7%
143		Contacted the manager of the accused person	7%		5%	4%	6%	7%	6%	7%	7%
144		Confronted the accused person	5%		5%	5%	4%	5%	6%	3%	5%
145		Other (please specify)	3%		4%	3%	4%	1%	1%	6%	3%
146		Never witnessed sexual harassment	75%		76%	81%	76%	73%	79%	69%	76%
147	AMONG THOSE WHO DID NOT RESPOND TO HARASSMENT: And which of the following is the main reason you did not respond?
148		You didn't want to get involved
149		You weren't sure it was sexual harassment
150		You didn't think it was your place
151		You weren't sure who to contact
152		Other (please specify)
153		No answer
154	AMONG EMPLOYED: How much have you heard about the #MeToo movement?
155		A lot	42%		41%	39%	42%	40%	37%	48%	41%
156		Some	24%		24%	27%	26%	19%	23%	24%	24%
157		Only a little	11%		11%	18%	10%	13%	11%	10%	11%
158		Nothing at all	24%		23%	16%	22%	28%	29%	18%	25%
159		No answer	0%		0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
160	AMONG EMPLOYED WHO'VE HEARD OF METOO: As a man, would you say you think about your behavior at work differently in the wake of #MeToo?
161		Yes	34%		32%	23%	33%	37%	27%	42%	33%
162		No	65%		67%	77%	66%	62%	71%	57%	66%
163		No answer	1%		1%	0%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%
164	Do you typically feel as though you're expected to make the first move in romantic relationships?
165		Yes	61%	62%	63%	54%	63%	57%	60%	62%	63%	50%
166		No	38%	38%	35%	44%	36%	42%	38%	37%	36%	49%
167		No answer	1%	1%	1%	2%	2%	1%	2%	1%	1%	1%
168	How often do you try to be the one who pays when on a date?
169		Always	49%	36%	55%	53%	52%	43%	58%	39%	54%	16%
170		Often	25%	22%	26%	27%	25%	25%	23%	28%	26%	28%
171		Sometimes	16%	24%	13%	10%	13%	22%	12%	20%	12%	43%
172		Rarely	2%	3%	1%	2%	1%	3%	1%	3%	1%	5%
173		Never	7%	12%	4%	5%	7%	7%	5%	9%	6%	6%
174		No answer	2%	2%	1%	3%	2%	1%	1%	2%	1%	0%
175	AMONG THOSE WHO TRY TO PAY ON FIRST DATE: Which of the following are reasons why you try to pay on dates? (Select all that apply).
176		It's the right thing to do	66%		68%	69%	66%	65%	70%	60%	67%
177		You asked the person out, so you feel obligated to pay	49%		49%	52%	49%	49%	47%	51%	48%
178		You feel good about being the one who pays	39%		39%	34%	36%	46%	39%	40%	39%
179		Societal expectations, even though you don?t always think you should have to pay	27%		26%	22%	27%	27%	23%	33%	27%
180		You make more money than your date	11%		9%	14%	11%	12%	10%	13%	11%
181		You try to pay to see if the other person will offer to share in the cost	7%		7%	7%	4%	13%	4%	10%	6%
182		Other (please specify)	7%		8%	8%	9%	3%	8%	7%	7%
183	When you want to be physically intimate with someone, how do you gauge their interest? (Select all that apply.)
184		Every situation is different	59%	54%	64%	55%	61%	57%	61%	58%	60%	63%
185		Read their physical body language to see if they are interested	46%	46%	48%	38%	46%	45%	46%	45%	46%	51%
186		It isn?t always clear how to gauge someone?s interest	35%	37%	35%	32%	36%	32%	32%	39%	34%	40%
187		Ask for a verbal confirmation of consent	31%	43%	30%	15%	29%	36%	26%	37%	31%	31%
188		Make a physical move to see how they react	29%	34%	27%	29%	27%	34%	29%	30%	31%	27%
189		Other (please specify)	7%	6%	7%	11%	8%	5%	8%	7%	8%	8%
190	Over the past 12 months, when it comes to sexual boundaries, which of the following things have you done? (Select all that apply.)
191		Wondered whether you pushed a partner too far in a past sexual encounter.	10%	15%	9%	5%	8%	13%	8%	12%	9%	17%
192		Talked with a friend or friends about whether you pushed a partner too far.	5%	9%	3%	2%	2%	9%	5%	4%	4%	4%
193		Contacted a past sexual partner to ask whether you went too far in any of you sexual encounters.	3%	7%	2%	0%	1%	7%	3%	3%	3%	7%
194		None of the above	85%	76%	87%	91%	89%	77%	86%	83%	87%	79%
195	Have you changed your behavior in romantic relationships in the wake of #MeToo movement?
196		Yes	13%	23%	9%	7%	9%	20%	9%	16%	12%	18%
197		No	86%	77%	90%	91%	90%	79%	89%	83%	87%	82%
198		No answer	1%	0%	1%	2%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	0%
199	Are you now married, widowed, divorced, separated, or have you never been married?
200		Married	46%	15%	55%	67%	50%	37%	66%	22%	51%	16%
201		Widowed	3%	0%	2%	13%	4%	2%	4%	2%	3%	4%
202		Divorced	13%	7%	17%	9%	13%	13%	19%	6%	13%	8%
203		Separated	2%	0%	2%	3%	2%	2%	3%	1%	2%	0%
204		Never married	36%	77%	23%	9%	31%	46%	7%	69%	30%	72%
205		No answer	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
206	Do you have any children? (Select all that apply.)
207		Yes, one or more children under 18	21%	21%	28%	5%	17%	31%	40%	0%	24%	8%
208		Yes, one or more children 18 or older	37%	6%	42%	70%	41%	28%	69%	0%	41%	7%
209		No children	46%	74%	38%	27%	46%	47%	0%	100%	40%	86%
210	Would you describe your sexual orientation as:
211		Straight	84%	73%	88%	93%	85%	82%	95%	72%	100%	0%
212		Gay	8%	12%	7%	3%	7%	9%	2%	15%	0%	72%
213		Bisexual	3%	6%	2%	1%	3%	3%	1%	5%	0%	28%
214		Other	3%	5%	3%	1%	3%	3%	1%	6%	0%	0%
215		No answer	2%	4%	1%	1%	1%	2%	1%	2%	0%	0%
216	Are you:
217		White	67%	52%	67%	89%	100%	0%	68%	66%	68%	62%
218		Black	11%	19%	9%	2%	0%	33%	10%	11%	11%	10%
219		Hispanic	14%	16%	17%	5%	0%	43%	14%	15%	14%	18%
220		Asian	3%	6%	2%	0%	0%	9%	2%	4%	2%	4%
221		Other	5%	7%	5%	3%	0%	16%	6%	4%	5%	6%
222	What is the last grade of school you completed?
223		Did not complete high school	4%	3%	4%	5%	4%	5%	6%	2%	4%	0%
224		High school or G.E.D.	36%	46%	35%	23%	35%	39%	32%	40%	36%	27%
225		Associate's degree	9%	5%	12%	9%	10%	9%	11%	8%	10%	5%
226		Some college	21%	21%	21%	22%	21%	23%	21%	22%	20%	31%
227		College graduate	27%	25%	25%	35%	29%	23%	27%	27%	27%	35%
228		Post graduate degree	2%	1%	2%	6%	3%	2%	3%	1%	2%	2%
229	age3
230		18 - 34	29%	100%	0%	0%	23%	42%	14%	47%	25%	50%
231		35 - 64	52%	0%	100%	0%	52%	52%	60%	42%	54%	43%
232		65 and up	19%	0%	0%	100%	25%	6%	26%	11%	21%	7%
233