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What is your main source of economic support?
Main source of economic support · Asked in 2 waves, 1998–2006 · 874 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 | Pnsion pri/st/ss | Unemploy benfits | Spouse/partner | Othr famly mmbrs | Soc assis/welfre | Occasional work | Other | n |
|---|
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2006 | 2006-03-07 to 2006-08-07 | face to face | 4,510 | 502 |
| General Social Survey 1998 | 1998-02-01 to 1998-06-19 | face to face | 2,832 | 372 |
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.
| MoE |
|---|
| All respondents | 33% | 3% | 27% | 8% | 11% | 1% | 16% | 502 | ±5 | |
| Less than high school | 34% | 4% | 22% | 9% | 16% | 1% | 14% | 125 | ±10 | |
| High school | 31% | 3% | 28% | 6% | 11% | 3% | 17% | 173 | ±9 | |
| Some college | 31% | 4% | 28% | 14% | 10% | 1% | 12% | 125 | ±10 | |
| Bachelor's † | 31% | – | 38% | 2% | 2% | – | 28% | 57 | ±14 | |
| Postgraduate † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | ±23 |
General Social Survey 2006 · 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.