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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, 2023-2024) · Asked in 12 waves, 2023–2024 · 316,930 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Periods loaded: week61, week62, week63, cycle01, cycle02, cycle03, cycle04, cycle05, cycle06, cycle07, cycle08, cycle09. Version of RSNNOWRKRV first asked in week61: 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, Cycle 09 (2024-08-20 to 2024-09-16) Source variable RSNNOWRKRV. Universe: ANYWORK = 2. | 2024-08-20 to 2024-09-16 | web | 51,280 | 21,595 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 08 (2024-07-23 to 2024-08-19) Source variable RSNNOWRKRV. Universe: ANYWORK = 2. | 2024-07-23 to 2024-08-19 | web | 59,913 | 24,549 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 07 (2024-06-25 to 2024-07-22) Source variable RSNNOWRKRV. Universe: ANYWORK = 2. | 2024-06-25 to 2024-07-22 | web | 70,429 | 27,680 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 06 (2024-05-28 to 2024-06-24) Source variable RSNNOWRKRV. Universe: ANYWORK = 2. | 2024-05-28 to 2024-06-24 | web | 72,125 | 27,885 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 05 (2024-04-30 to 2024-05-27) Source variable RSNNOWRKRV. Universe: ANYWORK = 2. | 2024-04-30 to 2024-05-27 | web | 72,162 | 27,434 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 04 (2024-04-02 to 2024-04-29) Source variable RSNNOWRKRV. Universe: ANYWORK = 2. | 2024-04-02 to 2024-04-29 | web | 73,352 | 28,204 |
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 caring for children not in school or daycare | I am/was caring for an elderly person | I am/was sick or disabled | 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 | 4% | 5% | 2% | 17% | 48% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 17% | 21595 | ±1 | |
| Lower income | 3% | 4% | 3% | 24% | 43% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 16% | 8024 | ±2 | |
| Middle income | 3% | 5% | 2% | 12% | 58% | 4% | 1% | 0% | 14% | 5473 | ±3 | |
| Upper income | 6% | 6% | 1% | 8% | 55% | 7% | 1% | 1% | 16% | 4629 | ±3 |
Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 09 (2024-08-20 to 2024-09-16) · 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.
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 03 (2024-03-05 to 2024-04-01) Source variable RSNNOWRKRV. Universe: ANYWORK = 2. | 2024-03-05 to 2024-04-01 | web | 71,798 | 27,325 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 02 (2024-02-06 to 2024-03-04) Source variable RSNNOWRKRV. Universe: ANYWORK = 2. | 2024-02-06 to 2024-03-04 | web | 71,152 | 27,106 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 01 (2024-01-09 to 2024-02-05) Source variable RSNNOWRKRV. Universe: ANYWORK = 2. | 2024-01-09 to 2024-02-05 | web | 68,544 | 26,019 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 63 (2023-10-18 to 2023-10-30) Source variable RSNNOWRKRV. Universe: ANYWORK = 2. | 2023-10-18 to 2023-10-30 | web | 79,371 | 28,565 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 62 (2023-09-20 to 2023-10-02) Source variable RSNNOWRKRV. Universe: ANYWORK = 2. | 2023-09-20 to 2023-10-02 | web | 72,839 | 26,338 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 61 (2023-08-23 to 2023-09-04) Source variable RSNNOWRKRV. Universe: ANYWORK = 2. | 2023-08-23 to 2023-09-04 | web | 68,454 | 24,230 |