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How much do you agree or disagree with each of these statements? B. There is no point in doing what I can for the environment unless others do the same.
No point helping environment unless others do too · Asked in 3 waves, 2000–2021 · 4,735 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 | Strongly agree | Agree | Neither agree nor disagree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| 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 |
| General Social Survey 2000 | 2000-02-01 to 2000-06-25 | face to face | 2,817 | 1,276 |
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.
| 4% |
| 15% |
| 24% |
| 43% |
| 14% |
| 2029 |
| ±3 |
| White | 3% | 14% | 22% | 47% | 14% | 1423 | ±3 |
| Black | 6% | 20% | 22% | 38% | 15% | 225 | ±8 |
| Hispanic | 7% | 15% | 30% | 34% | 13% | 235 | ±8 |
| Asian | 2% | 21% | 24% | 39% | 13% | 82 | ±13 |
| Other † | – | 17% | 31% | 39% | 13% | 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.