Over the past 12 months, have you had any training to improve your job skills, either at the workplace or somewhere else?
Received job skills training in past year · Asked in 2 waves, 2006–2016 · 1,958 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 | Yes | No | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 58% | 42% | 940 | ±4 | |
| Protestant | 59% | 41% | 423 | ±6 | |
| Catholic |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2016 | 2016-04-05 to 2016-11-19 | face to face | 2,867 | 940 |
| General Social Survey 2006 | 2006-03-07 to 2006-08-07 | face to face | 4,510 | 1,018 |
| 58% |
| 42% |
| 217 |
| ±8 |
| Jewish † | Too few respondents | – | – | 18 | ±26 |
| Other faith † | 37% | 63% | 36 | ±21 |
| None | 61% | 39% | 237 | ±8 |
General Social Survey 2016 · 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.