Constructed from variables YEARSUSA and MNTHSUSA NOTE: Please see the 2024 Codebook for more information on this variable. Please be aware that a programming error resulted in missing information for YEARSUSA and MNTHSUSA on Ballot 3 in GSS years 2018-2024.
Period when respondent came to the U.S. · Asked in 4 waves, 2018–2024 · 1,494 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 | Migrated to the u.s. between 2012 and today | Migrated to the u.s. between 2002 and 2011 |
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| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
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| General Social Survey 2024 | 2024-04-05 to 2024-12-02 | mixed | 3,309 | 357 |
| General Social Survey 2022 | 2022-05-08 to 2023-01-08 | mixed | 3,544 | 368 |
| General Social Survey 2021 | 2020-12-03 to 2021-05-02 | web | 4,032 | 466 |
| General Social Survey 2018 | 2018-04-12 to 2018-11-10 | face to face | 2,348 | 303 |
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → web (2021).
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.
| Migrated to the u.s. between 1996 and 2001 |
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| Migrated to the u.s. between 1982 and 1995 |
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| Migrated before 1982 |
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| MoE |
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| All respondents | 39% | 18% | 13% | 22% | 9% | 357 | ±7 | |
| Democrats † | 36% | 25% | 6% | 19% | 14% | 85 | ±14 | |
| Independents (incl. leaners) | 46% | 15% | 12% | 23% | 4% | 207 | ±9 | |
| Republicans † | 18% | 18% | 19% | 25% | 20% | 49 | ±17 |
General Social Survey 2024 · 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.