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I can choose how I complete tasks at work - How often do each of these statements describe your work situation (at your main job)?
Freedom to choose how to complete work tasks · 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 | 8% | 9% | 28% | 37% | 18% | 6285 | ±1 | |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHED 2025 43 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2025-10-17 to 2025-10-28 | web | 12,934 | 6,285 |
| SHED 2024 31 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2024-10-18 to 2024-10-31 | web | 12,295 | 5,974 |
| SHED 2023 36 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2023-10-20 to 2023-11-05 | web | 11,400 | 5,624 |
| SHED 2022 10 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 |
| 14% |
| 9% |
| 27% |
| 29% |
| 20% |
| 143 |
| ±9 |
| High school | 13% | 11% | 28% | 29% | 19% | 1072 | ±3 |
| Some college | 11% | 12% | 28% | 32% | 17% | 1721 | ±2 |
| Bachelor's | 4% | 7% | 29% | 42% | 18% | 2075 | ±2 |
| Postgraduate | 2% | 7% | 25% | 47% | 19% | 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.