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Have you ever done any active work for (EACH "YES" IN MEMFRAT-MEMOTHER)? I mean been a leader, helped organize meetings, been an officer, or given time or money? E. Labor union

Have you ever done active work for a labor union?

Active work in labor unions · Asked in 1 wave, 1987 · 269 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses

Percentages ofpeople who answered everyone asked

Crosstab

Party Ideology Age Sex Race (all years)Education Income Region Religion Community

YesNo

Group		Yes	No	n	MoE
All respondents		44%	56%	269	±7
Less than high school †		35%	65%	57	±16
High school		36%	64%	105	±11
Some college †		51%	49%	58	±15
Bachelor's †	Too few respondents	–	–	27	±23
Postgraduate †	Too few respondents	–	–	16	±26

General Social Survey 1987 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.

Answers as the source codes them

YesNoNo answer (non-answer)

Waves

Poll	Field dates	Mode	Respondents	Responses
General Social Survey 1987	1987-01-31 to 1987-04-28	face to face	1,819	269