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Now some more questions about your working conditions. one code for each item below to show how often it applies to your work. How often... C. Do you find your work stressful?
How often work is stressful · Asked in 11 waves, 1989–2022 · 27,303 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2022).
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 | Always | Often | Sometimes | Hardly ever | Never | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2022 | 2022-05-08 to 2023-01-08 | mixed | 3,544 | 1,987 |
| General Social Survey 2018 | 2018-04-12 to 2018-11-10 | face to face | 2,348 | 2,348 |
| General Social Survey 2016 | 2016-04-05 to 2016-11-19 | face to face | 2,867 | 1,956 |
| General Social Survey 2014 | 2014-03-31 to 2014-10-13 | face to face | 2,538 | 2,538 |
| General Social Survey 2012 | 2012-03-20 to 2012-09-05 | face to face | 1,974 | 1,974 |
| General Social Survey 2010 | 2010-03-15 to 2010-08-12 | face to face | 2,044 | 2,044 |
| General Social Survey 2006 | 2006-03-07 to 2006-08-07 | face to face | 4,510 | 4,510 |
| General Social Survey 2004 | 2004-08-18 to 2005-01-04 | face to face | 2,812 | 2,812 |
| General Social Survey 2002 | 2002-02-06 to 2002-06-26 | face to face | 2,765 | 2,765 |
| General Social Survey 1998 |
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2022).
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.
| 8% |
| 22% |
| 45% |
| 17% |
| 8% |
| 1987 |
| ±3 |
| Democrats | 7% | 22% | 50% | 15% | 6% | 561 | ±6 |
| Independents (incl. leaners) | 9% | 21% | 41% | 20% | 8% | 887 | ±5 |
| Republicans | 6% | 22% | 52% | 15% | 5% | 458 | ±7 |
General Social Survey 2022 · 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.
| 1998-02-01 to 1998-06-19 |
| face to face |
| 2,832 |
| 2,832 |
| General Social Survey 1989 | 1989-02-04 to 1989-05-01 | face to face | 1,537 | 1,537 |