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The following statements ask about your thoughts and feelings in various situations. For each item indicate how well it describes you by choosing the number on the showcard where 1 indicates that it does not describe you very well and 5 means that it does describe you very well. Of course numbers 2-4 indicate that how well it describes you are In between these points. B. Sometimes I don't feel very sorry for other people when they are having problems.
Sometimes not feeling sorry for others' problems · Asked in 2 waves, 2002–2004 · 2,712 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 | Does not describe very well | 2 | 3 | 4 | Describes very well | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2004 | 2004-08-18 to 2005-01-04 | face to face | 2,812 | 1,340 |
| General Social Survey 2002 | 2002-02-06 to 2002-06-26 | face to face | 2,765 | 1,372 |
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.
| 31% |
| 24% |
| 25% |
| 12% |
| 7% |
| 1340 |
| ±3 |
| Less than high school | 35% | 20% | 20% | 8% | 17% | 173 | ±9 |
| High school | 35% | 20% | 27% | 11% | 7% | 376 | ±6 |
| Some college | 31% | 23% | 25% | 16% | 5% | 434 | ±6 |
| Bachelor's | 25% | 31% | 29% | 12% | 3% | 220 | ±7 |
| Postgraduate | 26% | 40% | 24% | 8% | 2% | 136 | ±10 |
General Social Survey 2004 · 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.