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B. Considering all sources of income, between you and your spouse/partner, who has the higher income?
Which spouse or partner has the higher income · Asked in 2 waves, 2002–2012 · 1,407 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 | Spouse has no income | I have much higher income | I have higher income |
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| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
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| General Social Survey 2012 | 2012-03-20 to 2012-09-05 | face to face | 1,974 | 700 |
| General Social Survey 2002 | 2002-02-06 to 2002-06-26 | face to face | 2,765 | 707 |
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.
| We have about the same income |
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| Spouse has a higher income |
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| Spouse partner has much higher income |
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| I have no income |
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| MoE |
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| All respondents | 8% | 17% | 22% | 8% | 33% | 8% | 4% | 700 | ±4 | |
| Democrats | 9% | 15% | 21% | 7% | 33% | 12% | 3% | 217 | ±8 | |
| Independents (incl. leaners) | 10% | 19% | 19% | 9% | 32% | 6% | 6% | 285 | ±7 | |
| Republicans | 6% | 15% | 26% | 8% | 35% | 7% | 4% | 179 | ±9 |
General Social Survey 2012 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). 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.