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If you were looking actively, how easy or difficult do you think it would be for you to find an acceptable job?
Ease of finding an acceptable job · Asked in 2 waves, 1989–1998 · 1,507 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.
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.
| Group | Very easy | Fairly easy | Neither easy nor difficult | Fairly difficult | Very difficult | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 1998 | 1998-02-01 to 1998-06-19 | face to face | 2,832 | 1,223 |
| General Social Survey 1989 | 1989-02-04 to 1989-05-01 | face to face | 1,537 | 284 |
| 21% |
| 31% |
| 15% |
| 20% |
| 13% |
| 1223 |
| ±3 |
| Men | 22% | 28% | 20% | 19% | 11% | 507 | ±5 |
| Women | 20% | 33% | 12% | 21% | 14% | 716 | ±4 |
General Social Survey 1998 · 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.