In general, how do you feel about your time--would you say you always feel rushed even to do things you have to do, Only sometimes feel rushed, or almost never feel rushed.
How often respondent feels rushed · Asked in 4 waves, 1982–2016 · 5,283 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 | Always | Sometimes | Never | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 22% | 57% | 21% | 979 | ±4 | |
| Protestant |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2016 | 2016-04-05 to 2016-11-19 | face to face | 2,867 | 979 |
| General Social Survey 2004 | 2004-08-18 to 2005-01-04 | face to face | 2,812 | 984 |
| General Social Survey 1996 | 1996-02-01 to 1996-05-25 | face to face | 2,904 | 1,460 |
| General Social Survey 1982 | 1982-02-11 to 1982-04-27 | face to face | 1,860 | 1,860 |
| 23% |
| 56% |
| 21% |
| 476 |
| ±5 |
| Catholic | 21% | 56% | 24% | 225 | ±8 |
| Jewish † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | 19 | ±27 |
| Other faith † | 15% | 71% | 14% | 38 | ±22 |
| None | 23% | 58% | 19% | 213 | ±8 |
General Social Survey 2016 · 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.