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How about business and industry, do they have too much power or too little power?
Power of business and industry · Asked in 3 waves, 1985–1996 · 3,226 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 | Far too much power | Too much power | About the right amount of power | Too little power | Far too little power | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| General Social Survey 1985 | 1985-02-09 to 1985-04-23 | face to face | 1,534 | 677 |
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.
| 12% |
| 36% |
| 44% |
| 7% |
| 0% |
| 1332 |
| ±3 |
| Democrats | 14% | 41% | 40% | 6% | 0% | 442 | ±5 |
| Independents (incl. leaners) | 14% | 36% | 43% | 7% | 0% | 500 | ±5 |
| Republicans | 8% | 32% | 53% | 7% | 1% | 373 | ±5 |
General Social Survey 1996 · 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.