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What is your main reason for not working for pay or profit? Select only one answer. - Selected Choice
Asked of: ANYWORK = 2
Main reason for not working for pay (revised, 2023) · Asked in 3 waves, 2023 · 70,739 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Periods loaded: week58, week59, week60. Version of RSNNOWRKRV first asked in week58: wording, reference period, answer options, or (for a checkbox) the option it names or whether the question offers a 'none of these' box differ from census_pulse:rsnnowrkrv.
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 60 (2023-07-26 to 2023-08-07) Source variable RSNNOWRKRV. Universe: ANYWORK = 2. | 2023-07-26 to 2023-08-07 | web | 68,830 | 24,942 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 59 (2023-06-28 to 2023-07-10) Source variable RSNNOWRKRV. Universe: ANYWORK = 2. | 2023-06-28 to 2023-07-10 | web | 63,802 | 22,836 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 58 (2023-06-07 to 2023-06-19) Source variable RSNNOWRKRV. Universe: ANYWORK = 2. | 2023-06-07 to 2023-06-19 | web | 64,792 | 22,961 |
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.
| Group | I did not want to be employed at this time | I am/was sick or caring for someone who is/was sick with coronavirus symptoms or concerned about getting or spreading coronavirus (including long-term effects of coronavirus) | I am/was caring for children not in school or daycare | I am/was caring for an elderly person | I am/was sick or disabled (not coronavirus related) | I am retired | I am/was laid off or furloughed | My employer closed temporarily or went out of business | I do/did not have transportation to work | Other reason, please specify | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 5% | 2% | 7% | 2% | 12% | 46% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 19% | 24942 | ±1 | |
| Northeast | 6% | 2% | 5% | 2% | 11% | 47% | 4% | ||||||
| Midwest | 4% | 2% | 6% | 2% | 12% | 51% | 4% | ||||||
| South | 5% | 2% | 8% | 2% | 13% | 45% | 3% | ||||||
| West | 6% | 2% | 6% | 3% | 12% | 44% | 3% | 2% |
Household Pulse Survey, Week 60 (2023-07-26 to 2023-08-07) · US adults 18+ living in housing units (50 states and DC). 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.
| 2% |
| 1% |
| 21% |
| 3274 |
| ±3 |
| 2% |
| 2% |
| 16% |
| 5051 |
| ±2 |
| 2% |
| 3% |
| 18% |
| 8382 |
| ±2 |
| 2% |
| 21% |
| 8235 |
| ±3 |