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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.
| White |
| 12% |
| 18% |
| 35% |
| 28% |
| 8% |
| 4157 |
| ±2 |
| Black | 22% | 19% | 33% | 17% | 9% | 701 | ±4 |
| Hispanic | 17% | 20% | 35% | 19% | 9% | 865 | ±4 |
| Asian | 9% | 21% | 42% | 25% | 4% | 397 | ±5 |
| Other | 13% | 21% | 43% | 17% | 5% | 165 | ±9 |
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.