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How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements? D. Generally speaking, America is a better country than most other countries
America is a better country than most others · Asked in 4 waves, 1996–2024 · 5,505 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2024).
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Strongly agree | Agree | Neither agree nor disagree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2024 | 2024-04-05 to 2024-12-02 | mixed | 3,309 | 1,648 |
| General Social Survey 2014 | 2014-03-31 to 2014-10-13 | face to face | 2,538 | 1,274 |
| General Social Survey 2004 | 2004-08-18 to 2005-01-04 | face to face | 2,812 | 1,216 |
| General Social Survey 1996 | 1996-02-01 to 1996-05-25 | face to face | 2,904 | 1,367 |
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2024).
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.
| 22% |
| 37% |
| 25% |
| 11% |
| 4% |
| 1648 |
| ±3 |
| Protestant | 29% | 41% | 20% | 7% | 3% | 726 | ±5 |
| Catholic | 23% | 37% | 23% | 14% | 3% | 314 | ±8 |
| Jewish † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | ±29 |
| Other faith | 19% | 39% | 22% | 15% | 6% | 110 | ±12 |
| None | 11% | 32% | 35% | 16% | 6% | 454 | ±7 |
General Social Survey 2024 · 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.