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How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements? A. America should limit the import of foreign products in order to protect its national economy
America should limit imports to protect its economy · Asked in 5 waves, 1996–2024 · 7,534 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 | Agree strongly | Agree | Neither agree nor disagree | Disagree | Disagree strongly | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2024 | 2024-04-05 to 2024-12-02 | mixed | 3,309 | 1,648 |
| General Social Survey 2021 | 2020-12-03 to 2021-05-02 | web | 4,032 | 2,029 |
| General Social Survey 2014 | 2014-03-31 to 2014-10-13 | face to face | 2,538 | 1,274 |
| General Social Survey 2004 | 2004-08-18 to 2005-01-04 | face to face | 2,812 | 1,216 |
| General Social Survey 1996 | 1996-02-01 to 1996-05-25 | face to face | 2,904 | 1,367 |
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.
| 15% |
| 37% |
| 26% |
| 18% |
| 4% |
| 1648 |
| ±3 |
| Lower income | 17% | 37% | 29% | 15% | 3% | 586 | ±6 |
| Middle income | 18% | 36% | 25% | 15% | 6% | 507 | ±6 |
| Upper income | 9% | 39% | 24% | 24% | 4% | 375 | ±7 |
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.