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Do you agree or disagree . . . F. Allowing business to make good profits is the best way to improve everyone's standard of living.
Business profits improve everyone's standard of living · Asked in 3 waves, 1987–2021 · 4,795 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 | Strongly agree | Agree | Neither agree nor disagree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 11% | 38% | 33% | 13% | 5% | 1787 | ±3 | |
| White |
General Social Survey 2021 · 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 2021 | 2020-12-03 to 2021-05-02 | web | 4,032 | 1,787 |
| General Social Survey 1996 | 1996-02-01 to 1996-05-25 | face to face | 2,904 | 1,444 |
| General Social Survey 1987 | 1987-01-31 to 1987-04-28 | face to face | 1,819 | 1,564 |
| 11% |
| 39% |
| 31% |
| 14% |
| 5% |
| 1291 |
| ±3 |
| Black | 12% | 32% | 41% | 12% | 3% | 181 | ±9 |
| Hispanic | 9% | 39% | 34% | 12% | 6% | 198 | ±9 |
| Asian † | 5% | 38% | 38% | 11% | 7% | 63 | ±16 |
| Other † | 11% | 53% | 30% | 5% | – | 39 | ±20 |