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If the government had to choose between keeping down inflation or keeping down unemployment to which do you think it should give highest priority?
Government priority: inflation or unemployment · Asked in 3 waves, 1985–1996 · 3,226 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 | Keep down inflation | Keep down unemplymnt | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 47% | 53% | 1332 | ±3 | |
| Urban |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 1996 | 1996-02-01 to 1996-05-25 | face to face | 2,904 | 1,332 |
| General Social Survey 1990 | 1990-02-06 to 1990-04-22 | face to face | 1,372 | 1,217 |
| General Social Survey 1985 | 1985-02-09 to 1985-04-23 | face to face | 1,534 | 677 |
| 43% |
| 57% |
| 455 |
| ±5 |
| Suburban | 51% | 49% | 564 | ±5 |
| Rural | 45% | 55% | 313 | ±6 |
General Social Survey 1996 · 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.