Are your expectations about future job opportunities optimistic or pessimistic?

Optimism about future job opportunities · Asked in 1 wave, 2017 · 7,555 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses

Percentages ofpeople who answered everyone asked

Crosstab

Age Sex Race & ethnicity Education Income Region Community

OptimisticPessimistic

Group	Optimistic	Pessimistic	n	MoE
All respondents	77%	23%	7555	±1
18–29	83%	17%	1437	±3
30–44	79%	21%	2211	±3
45–64	69%	31%	3352	±2
65+	72%	28%	555	±5

SHED 2017 · 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.

Answers as the source codes them

OptimisticPessimisticRefused (non-answer)Not Sure (non-answer)

Waves

Poll	Field dates	Mode	Respondents	Responses
SHED 2017	2017-11-01 to 2017-12-31	web	12,187	7,555