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Who earns more money?
Which spouse earns more money · Asked in 2 waves, 1988–1994 · 789 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 | Husband, much more | Husband, bit more | Same for both | Wife, bit more | Wife, much more | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 1994 | 1994-01-04 to 1994-06-29 | face to face | 2,992 | 422 |
| General Social Survey 1988 | 1988-02-12 to 1988-04-26 | face to face | 1,481 | 367 |
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.
| 52% |
| 19% |
| 16% |
| 10% |
| 4% |
| 422 |
| ±5 |
| Less than high school † | 46% | 26% | 23% | 2% | 2% | 42 | ±17 |
| High school | 55% | 16% | 19% | 11% | – | 121 | ±10 |
| Some college | 54% | 20% | 14% | 8% | 4% | 133 | ±9 |
| Bachelor's | 45% | 20% | 13% | 13% | 10% | 86 | ±11 |
| Postgraduate † | 60% | 14% | 6% | 12% | 7% | 40 | ±16 |
General Social Survey 1994 · 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.