Which best describes our economic system: does it need changes, or is it the best possible?

Whether the economic system needs changes · Asked in 1 wave, 1996 · 1,444 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses

Percentages ofpeople who answered everyone asked

Crosstab

Party Ideology Age Sex Race (all years)Education Income Region Religion Community

The best possibleOk but need some tinkeringNeed fundamental changesNeed to be replaced

Group	The best possible	Ok but need some tinkering	Need fundamental changes	Need to be replaced	n	MoE
All respondents	8%	47%	37%	8%	1444	±3
Democrats	7%	42%	44%	7%	473	±5
Independents (incl. leaners)

General Social Survey 1996 · 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.

Answers as the source codes them

The best possibleOk but need some tinkeringNeed fundamental changesNeed to be replacedDon't know (non-answer)No answer (non-answer)

Waves

Poll	Field dates	Mode	Respondents	Responses
General Social Survey 1996	1996-02-01 to 1996-05-25	face to face	2,904	1,444