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As of last week, did your main job pay an hourly wage, daily wage, weekly wage, monthly salary, annual salary, or other pay rate (e.g. piece rate, commission, wage + tips, and other mixed payment methods), irrespective of the time between payrolls and the use of bonuses or profit-sharing?
How main job pays: hourly, salary, or other · Asked in 1 wave, 1998 · 1,377 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
| Group | Hourly wage | Daily wage | Weekly wage | Monthly salary | Annual salary | Other pay rate | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 49% | 1% | 10% | 11% | 16% | 14% | 1377 | ±3 | |
| Less than high school | 66% | – | 9% | 7% | 6% | 12% | 104 | ±11 | |
| High school |
General Social Survey 1998 · 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.
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 1998 | 1998-02-01 to 1998-06-19 | face to face | 2,832 | 1,377 |
| 64% |
| 1% |
| 11% |
| 8% |
| 6% |
| 10% |
| 436 |
| ±5 |
| Some college | 53% | 1% | 9% | 9% | 11% | 16% | 428 | ±6 |
| Bachelor's | 26% | 3% | 8% | 19% | 28% | 16% | 291 | ±6 |
| Postgraduate | 13% | – | 6% | 13% | 50% | 18% | 114 | ±10 |