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In general, how do you feel about your time--would you say you always feel rushed even to do things you have to do, Only sometimes feel rushed, or almost never feel rushed. A. How often would you say you have time on your hands that you don't know what to do with--quite often, just now and then, or almost never?
How often has spare time with nothing to do · Asked in 3 waves, 1982–2016 · 2,598 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.
| Group | Quite often | Now and then | Almost never | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 11% | 40% | 48% | 501 | ±5 | |
| Less than high school |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2016 | 2016-04-05 to 2016-11-19 | face to face | 2,867 | 501 |
| General Social Survey 2004 | 2004-08-18 to 2005-01-04 | face to face | 2,812 | 679 |
| General Social Survey 1982 | 1982-02-11 to 1982-04-27 | face to face | 1,860 | 1,418 |
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.
| 17% |
| 38% |
| 46% |
| 52 |
| ±18 |
| High school | 18% | 41% | 41% | 149 | ±10 |
| Some college | 9% | 39% | 52% | 138 | ±10 |
| Bachelor's | 4% | 44% | 52% | 97 | ±11 |
| Postgraduate † | 6% | 39% | 54% | 63 | ±14 |
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.