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A. Please rate the overall physical effort at the job you normally Do.
Physical effort required on the job · Asked in 4 waves, 2010–2022 · 5,874 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2022).
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 | Very hard | Hard | Somewhat hard | Fairly light | Very light | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2022 | 2022-05-08 to 2023-01-08 | mixed | 3,544 | 1,989 |
| General Social Survey 2018 | 2018-04-12 to 2018-11-10 | face to face | 2,348 | 1,448 |
| General Social Survey 2014 | 2014-03-31 to 2014-10-13 | face to face | 2,538 | 1,250 |
| General Social Survey 2010 | 2010-03-15 to 2010-08-12 | face to face | 2,044 | 1,187 |
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2022).
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.
| 8% |
| 12% |
| 28% |
| 28% |
| 24% |
| 1989 |
| ±3 |
| 18–29 | 9% | 15% | 29% | 25% | 22% | 377 | ±8 |
| 30–44 | 8% | 10% | 24% | 28% | 29% | 694 | ±6 |
| 45–64 | 6% | 13% | 32% | 28% | 21% | 669 | ±6 |
| 65+ † | 5% | 4% | 20% | 44% | 27% | 141 | ±15 |
General Social Survey 2022 · 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.