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To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? B. I feel I have a pretty good understanding of the important political issues facing America.
Good understanding of important political issues in America · Asked in 2 waves, 2004–2014 · 2,736 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 | 1,264 |
| General Social Survey 2004 | 2004-08-18 to 2005-01-04 | face to face | 2,812 | 1,472 |
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.
| 15% |
| 50% |
| 20% |
| 12% |
| 3% |
| 1264 |
| ±3 |
| White | 18% | 51% | 18% | 10% | 3% | 834 | ±4 |
| Black | 11% | 58% | 18% | 9% | 4% | 194 | ±9 |
| Hispanic | 12% | 43% | 21% | 20% | 3% | 176 | ±8 |
| Asian † | 5% | 40% | 33% | 22% | – | 38 | ±18 |
| Other † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | ±25 |
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.