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If you were to see a fellow employee not working as hard or well as he or she should, how likely would you be to: A. Talk directly to the employee
Likelihood of talking directly to a slacking coworker · Asked in 2 waves, 2002–2006 · 3,528 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 | Not at all likely | Not very likely | Somewhat likely | Very likely | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2006 | 2006-03-07 to 2006-08-07 | face to face | 4,510 | 1,732 |
| General Social Survey 2002 | 2002-02-06 to 2002-06-26 | face to face | 2,765 | 1,796 |
| 25% |
| 16% |
| 24% |
| 34% |
| 1732 |
| ±3 |
| White | 24% | 17% | 25% | 35% | 1270 | ±3 |
| Black | 32% | 14% | 24% | 31% | 253 | ±8 |
| Hispanic | 27% | 16% | 17% | 39% | 136 | ±10 |
| Asian † | 28% | 8% | 34% | 30% | 62 | ±16 |
| Other † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | 11 | ±33 |
General Social Survey 2006 · 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.