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Some people feel they have completely free choice and control over the way their lives turn out, and other people feel that what they themselves do has no real effect on what happens to them. Please use this scale to indicate how much freedom of choice and control you feel you have over the way your life turns out.
Sense of control over own life · Asked in 1 wave, 2000 · 1,419 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
| Group | No choice and control | 2 | 3 | Some choice and control | 5 | 6 | A great deal of choice and control | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 1% | 1% | 2% | 20% | 15% | 28% | 32% | 1419 | ±3 | |
| Liberals | – | 2% | 3% |
General Social Survey 2000 · 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.
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2000 | 2000-02-01 to 2000-06-25 | face to face | 2,817 | 1,419 |
| 18% |
| 20% |
| 28% |
| 28% |
| 335 |
| ±6 |
| Moderates | 1% | 1% | 2% | 24% | 17% | 26% | 30% | 534 | ±5 |
| Conservatives | 1% | 1% | 1% | 16% | 12% | 32% | 37% | 466 | ±5 |