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In your opinion, how able is NAME to make his/her own decisions about the treatment s/he should receive -- very able, somewhat able, not very able or not able at all?
Relative's ability to decide on own treatment · Asked in 4 waves, 1996–2024 · 5,672 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2024).
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 | Very able | Somewhat able | Not very able | Not able at all | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2024 | 2024-04-05 to 2024-12-02 | mixed | 3,309 | 1,618 |
| General Social Survey 2018 | 2018-04-12 to 2018-11-10 | face to face | 2,348 | 1,173 |
| General Social Survey 2006 | 2006-03-07 to 2006-08-07 | face to face | 4,510 | 1,437 |
| General Social Survey 1996 | 1996-02-01 to 1996-05-25 | face to face | 2,904 | 1,444 |
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2024).
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.
| 23% |
| 40% |
| 29% |
| 8% |
| 1618 |
| ±3 |
| Less than high school | 26% | 32% | 34% | 8% | 144 | ±11 |
| High school | 25% | 36% | 28% | 11% | 414 | ±6 |
| Some college | 22% | 44% | 25% | 8% | 469 | ±6 |
| Bachelor's | 20% | 40% | 33% | 7% | 348 | ±7 |
| Postgraduate | 22% | 47% | 25% | 6% | 241 | ±9 |
General Social Survey 2024 · 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.