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Do/did) you work in your own family business or farm?
Works in family business or farm · Asked in 4 waves, 2018–2024 · 1,491 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → web (2021).
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → web (2021).
Shares of people who gave an answer. Groups with an effective sample under 50 in a wave are left out of that wave.
| Group | Yes | No | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 54% | 46% | 379 | ±8 | |
| White | 58% | 42% | 241 | ±10 | |
| Black † |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2024 | 2024-04-05 to 2024-12-02 | mixed | 3,309 | 379 |
| General Social Survey 2022 | 2022-05-08 to 2023-01-08 | mixed | 3,544 | 415 |
| General Social Survey 2021 | 2020-12-03 to 2021-05-02 | web | 4,032 | 458 |
| General Social Survey 2018 | 2018-04-12 to 2018-11-10 | face to face | 2,348 | 239 |
| 45% |
| 55% |
| 56 |
| ±21 |
| Hispanic † | 52% | 48% | 57 | ±18 |
| Asian † | Too few respondents | – | – | 10 | ±35 |
| Other † | Too few respondents | – | – | 9 | ±38 |
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.