How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements? F. American television should give preference to American films and programs
American TV should favor American films and programs · Asked in 4 waves, 1996–2024 · 5,503 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 | Agree strongly | Agree | Neither agree nor disagree | Disagree | Disagree strongly | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2024 | 2024-04-05 to 2024-12-02 | mixed | 3,309 | 1,646 |
| 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.
| 6% |
| 20% |
| 33% |
| 31% |
| 10% |
| 1646 |
| ±3 |
| Less than high school | 14% | 31% | 35% | 15% | 5% | 158 | ±11 |
| High school | 6% | 26% | 28% | 32% | 7% | 405 | ±7 |
| Some college | 7% | 18% | 37% | 31% | 6% | 487 | ±6 |
| Bachelor's | 4% | 13% | 36% | 32% | 15% | 361 | ±7 |
| Postgraduate | 2% | 12% | 30% | 37% | 19% | 233 | ±9 |
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.