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Please tell me whether you strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree, or strongly disagree with the following statements: B. Those in need have to learn to take care of themselves and not depend on others
Those in need should take care of themselves · Asked in 4 waves, 2002–2014 · 5,294 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 | Strongly agree | Agree | Neither agree nor disagree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2014 | 2014-03-31 to 2014-10-13 | face to face | 2,538 | 1,274 |
| General Social Survey 2012 | 2012-03-20 to 2012-09-05 | face to face | 1,974 | 1,308 |
| General Social Survey 2004 | 2004-08-18 to 2005-01-04 | face to face | 2,812 | 1,340 |
| General Social Survey 2002 | 2002-02-06 to 2002-06-26 | face to face | 2,765 | 1,372 |
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.
| 13% |
| 43% |
| 23% |
| 19% |
| 3% |
| 1274 |
| ±3 |
| Liberals | 11% | 37% | 26% | 22% | 5% | 326 | ±6 |
| Moderates | 12% | 42% | 24% | 19% | 2% | 491 | ±5 |
| Conservatives | 14% | 46% | 21% | 16% | 2% | 408 | ±5 |
General Social Survey 2014 · 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.