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Think of the number of hours you work and the money you earn in your main job, including regular overtime.If you had only one of these three choices, which of the following would you prefer?
Preference for work hours versus pay · Asked in 4 waves, 1989–2016 · 3,721 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 | Work longer hours and earn more money | Work the same number of hours and earn the same money | Work fewer hours and earn less money | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2016 | 2016-04-05 to 2016-11-19 | face to face | 2,867 | 940 |
| General Social Survey 2006 | 2006-03-07 to 2006-08-07 | face to face | 4,510 | 1,018 |
| General Social Survey 1998 | 1998-02-01 to 1998-06-19 | face to face | 2,832 | 865 |
| General Social Survey 1989 | 1989-02-04 to 1989-05-01 | face to face | 1,537 | 898 |
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.
| 40% |
| 56% |
| 4% |
| 940 |
| ±4 |
| Less than high school † | 54% | 45% | 1% | 76 | ±14 |
| High school | 49% | 48% | 3% | 269 | ±7 |
| Some college | 42% | 54% | 3% | 263 | ±7 |
| Bachelor's | 26% | 68% | 6% | 206 | ±8 |
| Postgraduate | 23% | 71% | 6% | 122 | ±10 |
General Social Survey 2016 · 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.