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On the whole, do you think it should or should not be the government's responsibility to . . . H. Give financial assistance to college students from low-income families.
Government aid for low-income college students · Asked in 4 waves, 1990–2016 · 5,457 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Definitely should be | Probably should be | Probably should not be | Definitely should not be | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2016 | 2016-04-05 to 2016-11-19 | face to face | 2,867 | 1,390 |
| General Social Survey 2006 | 2006-03-07 to 2006-08-07 | face to face | 4,510 | 1,518 |
| General Social Survey 1996 | 1996-02-01 to 1996-05-25 | face to face | 2,904 | 1,332 |
| General Social Survey 1990 | 1990-02-06 to 1990-04-22 | face to face | 1,372 | 1,217 |
| 47% |
| 43% |
| 8% |
| 3% |
| 1390 |
| ±3 |
| White | 39% | 48% | 10% | 3% | 919 | ±4 |
| Black | 70% | 25% | 2% | 3% | 223 | ±8 |
| Hispanic | 60% | 36% | 3% | 1% | 180 | ±9 |
| Asian † | 46% | 49% | 4% | 1% | 41 | ±17 |
| Other † | 71% | 17% | 7% | 5% | 27 | ±22 |
General Social Survey 2016 · 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.