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Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted or that you can't be too careful in dealing with people?
Whether most people can be trusted, no volunteered option · Asked in 3 waves, 2021–2024 · 2,552 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.
| Group | Most people can be trusted | Depends(phone mode only, volunteered) | Can't be too careful | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2024 | 2024-04-05 to 2024-12-02 | mixed | 3,309 | 646 |
| General Social Survey 2022 | 2022-05-08 to 2023-01-08 | mixed | 3,544 | 593 |
| General Social Survey 2021 | 2020-12-03 to 2021-05-02 | web | 4,032 | 1,313 |
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.
| 35% |
| 0% |
| 65% |
| 646 |
| ±5 |
| Democrats | 50% | 0% | 49% | 180 | ±11 |
| Independents (incl. leaners) | 30% | – | 70% | 289 | ±8 |
| Republicans | 32% | – | 68% | 161 | ±11 |
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.