K3. And how often do you avoid buying certain products for environmental reasons?
Avoids buying products for environmental reasons · Asked in 2 waves, 2010–2021 · 3,459 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.
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.
| Group | Always | Often | Sometimes | Never | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 7% | 28% | 42% | 23% | 2029 | ±3 | |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2021 | 2020-12-03 to 2021-05-02 | web | 4,032 | 2,029 |
| General Social Survey 2010 | 2010-03-15 to 2010-08-12 | face to face | 2,044 | 1,430 |
| White |
| 6% |
| 27% |
| 44% |
| 23% |
| 1423 |
| ±3 |
| Black | 10% | 24% | 37% | 29% | 225 | ±8 |
| Hispanic | 8% | 25% | 45% | 22% | 235 | ±8 |
| Asian | 13% | 45% | 30% | 12% | 82 | ±13 |
| Other † | 2% | 17% | 56% | 25% | 41 | ±18 |
General Social Survey 2021 · 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.