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Do you think that labor unions in this country have too much power or too little power?
Power of labor unions in the country · 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.
| Group | Far too much power | Too much power | About the right amount of power | Too little power | Far too little power | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| 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 |
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.
| 16% |
| 29% |
| 39% |
| 13% |
| 3% |
| 1332 |
| ±3 |
| Liberals | 14% | 22% | 46% | 15% | 3% | 309 | ±6 |
| Moderates | 16% | 28% | 40% | 12% | 3% | 493 | ±5 |
| Conservatives | 18% | 35% | 34% | 12% | 1% | 464 | ±5 |
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.