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How successful do you think the government in America is nowadays in each of the following areas? B. Providing a decent standard of living for the old?
Government success at ensuring decent living for the old · Asked in 1 wave, 2006 · 1,518 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
| Group | Very successful | Quite successful | Neither successful nor unsuccessful | Quite unsuccessful | Very unsuccessful | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 4% | 21% | 31% | 33% | 11% | 1518 | ±3 | |
| Protestant | 3% | 22% | 30% | 33% | 12% | 831 | ±4 | |
| Catholic |
General Social Survey 2006 · 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.
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2006 | 2006-03-07 to 2006-08-07 | face to face | 4,510 | 1,518 |
| 8% |
| 20% |
| 32% |
| 31% |
| 9% |
| 374 |
| ±6 |
| Jewish † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | 26 | ±22 |
| Other faith † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | 29 | ±23 |
| None | 3% | 16% | 33% | 36% | 12% | 246 | ±7 |