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Now I'm going to read several statements. As I read each one, please tell me whether you strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree, or strongly disagree. For example, here is the statement: Because of past discrimination, employers should make special efforts to hire and promote qualified women.
Employers should make special efforts to hire women · Asked in 14 waves, 1996–2024 · 16,173 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → web (2021).
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 | Strongly agree | Agree | Neither agree nor disagree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2024 | 2024-04-05 to 2024-12-02 | mixed | 3,309 | 2,183 |
| General Social Survey 2022 | 2022-05-08 to 2023-01-08 | mixed | 3,544 | 2,376 |
| General Social Survey 2021 | 2020-12-03 to 2021-05-02 | web | 4,032 | 2,717 |
| General Social Survey 2018 | 2018-04-12 to 2018-11-10 | face to face | 2,348 | 765 |
| General Social Survey 2016 | 2016-04-05 to 2016-11-19 | face to face | 2,867 | 952 |
| General Social Survey 2014 | 2014-03-31 to 2014-10-13 | face to face | 2,538 | 849 |
| General Social Survey 2012 | 2012-03-20 to 2012-09-05 | face to face | 1,974 | 642 |
| General Social Survey 2010 | 2010-03-15 to 2010-08-12 | face to face | 2,044 | 699 |
| General Social Survey 2008 | 2008-04-17 to 2008-09-13 | face to face | 2,023 | 681 |
| General Social Survey 2006 |
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → web (2021).
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.
| 19% |
| 40% |
| 20% |
| 16% |
| 5% |
| 2183 |
| ±3 |
| Protestant | 17% | 38% | 22% | 16% | 7% | 982 | ±4 |
| Catholic | 24% | 38% | 14% | 20% | 3% | 440 | ±6 |
| Jewish † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | 33 | ±24 |
| Other faith | 16% | 47% | 15% | 20% | 2% | 132 | ±12 |
| None | 18% | 44% | 24% | 10% | 4% | 574 | ±6 |
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.
| 2006-03-07 to 2006-08-07 |
| face to face |
| 4,510 |
| 998 |
| General Social Survey 2004 | 2004-08-18 to 2005-01-04 | face to face | 2,812 | 453 |
| General Social Survey 2002 | 2002-02-06 to 2002-06-26 | face to face | 2,765 | 470 |
| General Social Survey 2000 | 2000-02-01 to 2000-06-25 | face to face | 2,817 | 928 |
| General Social Survey 1996 | 1996-02-01 to 1996-05-25 | face to face | 2,904 | 1,460 |