Loading…
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? In order to avoid unemployment I would be willing… A. To accept a job that requires new skills
Would accept job needing new skills to avoid unemployment · 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.
| Group | Strongly agree | Agree | Neither agree nor disagree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| 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 |
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.
| 39% |
| 49% |
| 7% |
| 4% |
| 1% |
| 940 |
| ±4 |
| 18–29 | 37% | 55% | 6% | 2% | – | 189 | ±9 |
| 30–44 | 44% | 47% | 7% | 2% | 1% | 314 | ±6 |
| 45–64 | 39% | 47% | 6% | 7% | 1% | 362 | ±6 |
| 65+ | 22% | 43% | 15% | 12% | 8% | 70 | ±13 |
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.