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A. All things considered, how satisfied are you with your (main) job?
Overall satisfaction with main job · Asked in 2 waves, 2002–2012 · 1,654 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 | Completely satisfied | Very satisfied | Fairly satisfied | Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied |
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| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
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| General Social Survey 2012 | 2012-03-20 to 2012-09-05 | face to face | 1,974 | 780 |
| General Social Survey 2002 | 2002-02-06 to 2002-06-26 | face to face | 2,765 | 874 |
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.
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| All respondents | 17% | 34% | 33% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 780 | ±4 | |
| Democrats | 14% | 34% | 37% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 259 | ±7 | |
| Independents (incl. leaners) | 18% | 32% | 31% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 319 | ±7 | |
| Republicans | 19% | 41% | 30% | 7% | 3% | – | 0% | 180 | ±10 |
General Social Survey 2012 · 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.