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Thinking of work in general, please circle one number for each statement below to show how much you agree or disagree with each. C. Work is a person's most important activity
Work is a person's most important activity · Asked in 2 waves, 1989–1998 · 2,924 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 | Strongly agree | Agree | Neither | Disagree | Strongly disagree | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 1998 | 1998-02-01 to 1998-06-19 | face to face | 2,832 | 1,387 |
| General Social Survey 1989 | 1989-02-04 to 1989-05-01 | face to face | 1,537 | 1,537 |
| 9% |
| 22% |
| 19% |
| 36% |
| 15% |
| 1387 |
| ±3 |
| Democrats | 10% | 27% | 15% | 34% | 14% | 477 | ±5 |
| Independents (incl. leaners) | 9% | 22% | 21% | 32% | 16% | 533 | ±5 |
| Republicans | 7% | 16% | 20% | 42% | 16% | 349 | ±6 |
General Social Survey 1998 · 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.