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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 |
| Protestant | 9% | 22% | 18% | 35% | 16% | 770 | ±4 |
| Catholic | 8% | 17% | 20% | 42% | 13% | 335 | ±6 |
| Jewish † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | ±22 |
| Other faith † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | 33 | ±23 |
| None | 6% | 24% | 19% | 35% | 16% | 198 | ±8 |
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.