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Now I'm going to read you several more statements. (See REMARKS.) B. These days a person doesn't really know whom he can count on.
Don't know whom you can count on · Asked in 3 waves, 1973–1976 · 4,487 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 | Agree | Disagree | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 75% | 25% | 1499 | ±3 | |
| Less than high school | 82% | 18% | 528 | ±5 | |
| High school |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 1976 | 1976-02-28 to 1976-05-29 | face to face | 1,499 | 1,499 |
| General Social Survey 1974 | 1974 | face to face | 1,484 | 1,484 |
| General Social Survey 1973 | 1973 | face to face | 1,504 | 1,504 |
| 77% |
| 23% |
| 515 |
| ±5 |
| Some college | 74% | 26% | 237 | ±7 |
| Bachelor's | 55% | 45% | 152 | ±9 |
| Postgraduate | 58% | 42% | 61 | ±13 |
General Social Survey 1976 · 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.