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Here are some institutions in this country. As far as the people running these institutions are concerned, would you say you have a great deal of confidence, only some confidence, or hardly any confidence at all in them? The federal government ensuring the safety of vaccines to protect the public against COVID-19
Confidence in federal government on COVID-19 vaccine safety · Asked in 2 waves, 2021–2022 · 2,609 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Answers from the 2022 GSS Next follow-on (Sep 2022) are a separate poll: a web-only survey of people who had finished the 2022 GSS interview, so mode and timing differ from the other years.
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 | A great deal | Only some | Hardly any | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 40% | 38% | 21% | 1235 | ±4 | |
| Urban |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2022: GSS Next follow-on | 2022-09-22 to 2022-11-30 | web | 1,235 | 1,235 |
| General Social Survey 2021 | 2020-12-03 to 2021-05-02 | web | 4,032 | 1,374 |
| 39% |
| 41% |
| 20% |
| 337 |
| ±9 |
| Suburban | 41% | 38% | 21% | 741 | ±6 |
| Rural | 39% | 33% | 28% | 157 | ±12 |
General Social Survey 2022: GSS Next follow-on · US adults 18+ who completed the 2022 GSS interview and then this web follow-on (weighted to the adult population). 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.