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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 | |
| White | 5% | 15% | 23% | 9% | 35% | 9% | 4% | 489 | ±5 | |
| Black | 14% | 13% | 19% | 6% | 37% | 7% | 3% | 72 | ±13 | |
| Hispanic | 20% | 24% | 18% | 9% | 19% | 4% | 6% | 106 | ±12 | |
| Asian † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | ±27 |
| Other † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | ±34 |
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.