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There are different opinions as to what it takes to be a good citizen. As far as you are concerned personally on a scale of 1 to 7, where 1 is not at all important and 7 is very important, how important is it… F. To try to understand the reasoning of people with other opinions
Importance of understanding people with other opinions · Asked in 2 waves, 2004–2014 · 2,736 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 | Not at all important | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Very important | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2014 | 2014-03-31 to 2014-10-13 | face to face | 2,538 | 1,264 |
| General Social Survey 2004 | 2004-08-18 to 2005-01-04 | face to face | 2,812 | 1,472 |
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.
| 3% |
| 2% |
| 2% |
| 8% |
| 17% |
| 23% |
| 44% |
| 1264 |
| ±3 |
| White | 3% | 1% | 2% | 8% | 18% | 24% | 43% | 834 | ±4 |
| Black | 6% | 4% | 5% | 9% | 15% | 12% | 49% | 194 | ±9 |
| Hispanic | 6% | 4% | 1% | 8% | 11% | 19% | 52% | 176 | ±8 |
| Asian † | – | 3% | – | 7% | 23% | 39% | 28% | 38 | ±18 |
| Other † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | ±25 |
General Social Survey 2014 · 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.