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How likely do you think it is that you would find a job?
Likelihood of finding a job · Asked in 3 waves, 1998–2016 · 1,208 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 likely | Likely | Unlikely | Very unlikely | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 31% | 31% |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2016 | 2016-04-05 to 2016-11-19 | face to face | 2,867 | 334 |
| General Social Survey 2006 | 2006-03-07 to 2006-08-07 | face to face | 4,510 | 502 |
| General Social Survey 1998 | 1998-02-01 to 1998-06-19 | face to face | 2,832 | 372 |
| 18% |
| 20% |
| 334 |
| ±7 |
| 18–29 † | 46% | 50% | 4% | – | 52 | ±17 |
| 30–44 † | 39% | 34% | 14% | 12% | 69 | ±14 |
| 45–64 | 26% | 28% | 14% | 32% | 132 | ±11 |
| 65+ | 16% | 15% | 38% | 31% | 80 | ±13 |
General Social Survey 2016 · 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.