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Please tell me whether you strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree, or strongly disagree with the following statements: A. People should be willing to help others who are less fortunate
People should help the less fortunate · Asked in 4 waves, 2002–2014 · 5,294 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 2014 | 2014-03-31 to 2014-10-13 | face to face | 2,538 | 1,274 |
| General Social Survey 2012 | 2012-03-20 to 2012-09-05 | face to face | 1,974 | 1,308 |
| General Social Survey 2004 | 2004-08-18 to 2005-01-04 | face to face | 2,812 | 1,340 |
| General Social Survey 2002 | 2002-02-06 to 2002-06-26 | face to face | 2,765 | 1,372 |
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.
| 45% |
| 46% |
| 6% |
| 1% |
| 1% |
| 1274 |
| ±3 |
| White | 44% | 48% | 6% | 1% | 0% | 827 | ±4 |
| Black | 55% | 38% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 182 | ±8 |
| Hispanic | 44% | 42% | 9% | 1% | 3% | 217 | ±8 |
| Asian † | 44% | 54% | – | – | 2% | 33 | ±19 |
| Other † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | ±28 |
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.