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Thinking of the public service in America, how committed is it to serve the people?

How committed is the public service in America to serving the people?

Public service's commitment to serving people · Asked in 1 wave, 2024 · 1,643 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses

In trend lines:Government administrators' or public service's commitment to serve people (2 questions), AI-matched

Percentages ofpeople who answered everyone asked

Crosstab

Party Ideology Age Sex Race & ethnicity Race (all years)Education Income Region Religion Community

Very committedSomewhat committedNot very committedNot at all committed

Group	Very committed	Somewhat committed	Not very committed	Not at all committed	n	MoE
All respondents	17%	47%	27%	9%	1643	±3
White	15%	47%	29%	10%	1109	±4
Black

General Social Survey 2024 · 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.

Answers as the source codes them

Very committedSomewhat committedNot very committedNot at all committedCan't choose (non-answer)No answer (non-answer)Skipped on web (non-answer)

Waves

Poll	Field dates	Mode	Respondents	Responses
General Social Survey 2024	2024-04-05 to 2024-12-02	mixed	3,309	1,643