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I can choose what tasks I work on - How often do each of these statements describe your work situation (at your main job)?
Freedom to choose which tasks to work on · Asked in 4 waves, 2022–2025 · 23,762 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 | Never | Rarely | Sometimes | Often | Always | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 14% | 19% | 36% | 24% | 8% | 6285 | ±1 | |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHED 2025 42 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2025-10-17 to 2025-10-28 | web | 12,934 | 6,285 |
| SHED 2024 32 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2024-10-18 to 2024-10-31 | web | 12,295 | 5,974 |
| SHED 2023 30 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2023-10-20 to 2023-11-05 | web | 11,400 | 5,624 |
| SHED 2022 9 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2022-10-21 to 2022-11-01 | web | 11,667 | 5,879 |
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.
| Less than high school |
| 24% |
| 16% |
| 41% |
| 9% |
| 10% |
| 143 |
| ±9 |
| High school | 22% | 18% | 32% | 20% | 8% | 1072 | ±3 |
| Some college | 18% | 20% | 34% | 22% | 8% | 1721 | ±2 |
| Bachelor's | 8% | 19% | 38% | 27% | 7% | 2075 | ±2 |
| Postgraduate | 6% | 17% | 37% | 32% | 7% | 1274 | ±3 |
SHED 2025 · US adults 18+. 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.