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What do you think America ought to be like - which would you prefer?
Type of society America ought to be · Asked in 2 waves, 2000–2021 · 3,275 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.
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.
| Group | Type a | Type b | Type c | Type d | Type e | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2021 | 2020-12-03 to 2021-05-02 | web | 4,032 | 2,003 |
| General Social Survey 2000 | 2000-02-01 to 2000-06-25 | face to face | 2,817 | 1,272 |
| 1% |
| 6% |
| 12% |
| 54% |
| 26% |
| 2003 |
| ±3 |
| Democrats | 2% | 6% | 10% | 57% | 25% | 673 | ±5 |
| Independents (incl. leaners) | 1% | 5% | 12% | 52% | 29% | 812 | ±4 |
| Republicans | 1% | 6% | 15% | 56% | 22% | 449 | ±6 |
General Social Survey 2021 · 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.