Should decisions be left to government representatives or involve citizen organizations?

Decisions left to government or citizen organizations · Asked in 1 wave, 2004 · 1,472 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses

Percentages ofpeople who answered everyone asked

Crosstab

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

Should be left to govt representativesCitizen orgs should be involved

Group	Should be left to govt representatives	Citizen orgs should be involved	n	MoE
All respondents	38%	62%	1472	±3
White	40%	60%	1158	±3
Black	33%	67%	217	±8
Other races

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.

Answers as the source codes them

Should be left to govt representativesCitizen orgs should be involvedCan't choose (non-answer)No answer (non-answer)

Waves

Poll	Field dates	Mode	Respondents	Responses
General Social Survey 2004	2004-08-18 to 2005-01-04	face to face	2,812	1,472