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Do you agree or disagree with the following. . . G. We each make our own fate.
We each make our own fate · Asked in 2 waves, 1991–1998 · 2,643 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.
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.
| Group | Strongly agree | Agree | Neither agree nor disagree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 1998 | 1998-02-01 to 1998-06-19 | face to face | 2,832 | 1,284 |
| General Social Survey 1991 | 1991-02-09 to 1991-05-06 | face to face | 1,517 | 1,359 |
| 17% |
| 44% |
| 20% |
| 12% |
| 7% |
| 1284 |
| ±3 |
| White | 16% | 44% | 20% | 12% | 7% | 1029 | ±3 |
| Black | 18% | 43% | 19% | 13% | 6% | 162 | ±9 |
| Other races | 26% | 43% | 14% | 11% | 6% | 93 | ±12 |
General Social Survey 1998 · 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.