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On the following list there are various aspects of jobs. Please circle one number to show how important you personally consider it is in a job: F. A job that allows someone to work independently?
Importance of independent work in a job · Asked in 4 waves, 1989–2016 · 5,671 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 | Very important | Important | Neither important nor unimportant | Not important | Not important at all | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2016 | 2016-04-05 to 2016-11-19 | face to face | 2,867 | 1,477 |
| General Social Survey 2006 | 2006-03-07 to 2006-08-07 | face to face | 4,510 | 1,518 |
| General Social Survey 1998 | 1998-02-01 to 1998-06-19 | face to face | 2,832 | 1,223 |
| General Social Survey 1989 | 1989-02-04 to 1989-05-01 | face to face | 1,537 | 1,453 |
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.
| 28% |
| 44% |
| 23% |
| 4% |
| 0% |
| 1477 |
| ±3 |
| Northeast | 25% | 45% | 25% | 5% | – | 264 | ±7 |
| Midwest | 26% | 46% | 26% | 3% | – | 360 | ±6 |
| South | 27% | 47% | 21% | 4% | 1% | 538 | ±5 |
| West | 32% | 39% | 25% | 4% | 0% | 315 | ±7 |
General Social Survey 2016 · 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.