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Do you think your being a (man/woman) makes your promotion opportunities better or worse?
Effect of own sex on promotion opportunities · Asked in 2 waves, 1991–1996 · 2,370 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 | Better | Worse | No effect | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 34% | 21% | 46% | 1458 | ±3 | |
| Protestant |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 1996 | 1996-02-01 to 1996-05-25 | face to face | 2,904 | 1,458 |
| General Social Survey 1991 | 1991-02-09 to 1991-05-06 | face to face | 1,517 | 912 |
| 32% |
| 22% |
| 46% |
| 845 |
| ±4 |
| Catholic | 39% | 20% | 41% | 339 | ±6 |
| Jewish † | 28% | 5% | 67% | 34 | ±18 |
| Other faith | 23% | 24% | 53% | 71 | ±13 |
| None | 38% | 18% | 45% | 164 | ±9 |
General Social Survey 1996 · 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.