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Please indicate which of the following statements comes closer to describing you by circling the appropriate letter:

Which describes you better: little influence over what happens, or it's your own doing?

Influence over what happens to me · Asked in 1 wave, 2004 · 2,380 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses

Percentages ofpeople who answered everyone asked

Crosstab

Party Ideology Age Sex Race & ethnicity Race (all years)Education Income Region Religion Community

I have little influence over things that happens to meWhat happens to me is largely my own doing

Group	I have little influence over things that happens to me	What happens to me is largely my own doing	n	MoE
All respondents	15%	85%	2380	±2
Urban	18%	82%	734	±4
Suburban

General Social Survey 2004 · 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.

Answers as the source codes them

I have little influence over things that happens to meWhat happens to me is largely my own doingDon't know (non-answer)No answer (non-answer)

Waves

Poll	Field dates	Mode	Respondents	Responses
General Social Survey 2004	2004-08-18 to 2005-01-04	face to face	2,812	2,380