How often has each of the following happened to you during the past three months? B. It has been difficult for you to fulfil your family responsibilities because of the amount of time you spent on your job.
Job time made family responsibilities difficult · Asked in 2 waves, 2012–2022 · 2,460 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2022).
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 | Doesn't apply/no job | Several times a week | Several times a month | Once or twice | Never | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2022 | 2022-05-08 to 2023-01-08 | mixed | 3,544 | 1,158 |
| General Social Survey 2012 | 2012-03-20 to 2012-09-05 | face to face | 1,974 | 1,302 |
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2022).
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.
| 27% |
| 11% |
| 15% |
| 21% |
| 26% |
| 1158 |
| ±5 |
| Urban | 17% | 10% | 19% | 22% | 31% | 337 | ±9 |
| Suburban | 32% | 11% | 14% | 20% | 23% | 689 | ±6 |
| Rural | 29% | 8% | 13% | 20% | 30% | 132 | ±12 |
General Social Survey 2022 · 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.