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Which of the following statements best describes how your daily work is organized?
How much control over organizing daily work · Asked in 2 waves, 2006–2016 · 1,958 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 | I am free to decide how my daily work is organized | I can decide within certain limits | I am not free to decide how my daily work is organized | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2016 | 2016-04-05 to 2016-11-19 | face to face | 2,867 | 940 |
| General Social Survey 2006 | 2006-03-07 to 2006-08-07 | face to face | 4,510 | 1,018 |
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.
| 38% |
| 47% |
| 15% |
| 940 |
| ±4 |
| Northeast | 44% | 43% | 14% | 166 | ±9 |
| Midwest | 33% | 53% | 14% | 227 | ±8 |
| South | 38% | 45% | 17% | 351 | ±6 |
| West | 37% | 51% | 12% | 196 | ±9 |
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.