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Are the people who work where you work all white, mostly white, about half and half, mostly black, or all black?
Racial makeup of respondent's workplace · Asked in 15 waves, 1990–2022 · 14,862 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 | All white | Mostly white | About half and half |
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| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2022 | 2022-05-08 to 2023-01-08 | mixed | 3,544 | 1,348 |
| General Social Survey 2021 | 2020-12-03 to 2021-05-02 | web | 4,032 | 1,493 |
| General Social Survey 2018 | 2018-04-12 to 2018-11-10 | face to face | 2,348 | 959 |
| General Social Survey 2016 | 2016-04-05 to 2016-11-19 | face to face | 2,867 | 1,132 |
| General Social Survey 2014 | 2014-03-31 to 2014-10-13 | face to face | 2,538 | 1,034 |
| General Social Survey 2012 | 2012-03-20 to 2012-09-05 | face to face | 1,974 | 778 |
| General Social Survey 2010 | 2010-03-15 to 2010-08-12 | face to face | 2,044 | 760 |
| General Social Survey 2008 | 2008-04-17 to 2008-09-13 | face to face | 2,023 | 825 |
| General Social Survey 2006 | 2006-03-07 to 2006-08-07 | face to face | 4,510 | 1,246 |
| General Social Survey 2004 |
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.
| Mostly black |
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| All black |
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| Works alone |
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| n |
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| MoE |
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| All respondents | 13% | 45% | 36% | 5% | 2% | – | 1348 | ±4 | |
| Democrats | 7% | 56% | 30% | 7% | 1% | – | 384 | ±8 | |
| Independents (incl. leaners) | 13% | 39% | 41% | 5% | 2% | – | 589 | ±6 | |
| Republicans | 16% | 45% | 37% | 3% | – | – | 306 | ±9 |
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.
| 2004-08-18 to 2005-01-04 |
| face to face |
| 2,812 |
| 592 |
| General Social Survey 2002 | 2002-02-06 to 2002-06-26 | face to face | 2,765 | 609 |
| General Social Survey 2000 | 2000-02-01 to 2000-06-25 | face to face | 2,817 | 1,236 |
| General Social Survey 1998 | 1998-02-01 to 1998-06-19 | face to face | 2,832 | 1,268 |
| General Social Survey 1996 | 1996-02-01 to 1996-05-25 | face to face | 2,904 | 705 |
| General Social Survey 1990 | 1990-02-06 to 1990-04-22 | face to face | 1,372 | 877 |