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Family income on 1982-85 surveys. For question wording, see INCOME.
Total family income, 1982-1985 brackets · Asked in 4 waves, 1982–1985 · 6,466 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Shares of people who gave an answer. Showing the first 8 of 17 answers.
Shares of people who gave an answer. Groups with an effective sample under 50 in a wave are left out of that wave.
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 1985 | 1985-02-09 to 1985-04-23 | face to face | 1,534 | 1,534 |
| General Social Survey 1984 | 1984-02-06 to 1984-04-20 | face to face | 1,473 | 1,473 |
| General Social Survey 1983 | 1983-02-23 to 1983-04-27 | face to face | 1,599 | 1,599 |
| General Social Survey 1982 | 1982-02-11 to 1982-04-27 | face to face | 1,860 | 1,860 |
| Group | Lt $1000 | $1000-2999 | $3000-3999 | $4000-4999 | $5000-5999 | $6000-6999 | $7000-7999 | $8000-9999 | $10000-12499 | $12500-14999 | $15000-17499 | $17500-19999 | $20000-22499 | $22500-24999 | $25000-34999 | $35000-49999 | $50000+ | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 1% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 19% | 14% | 13% | 1534 | ±3 | |
| Protestant | 1% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 20% | 15% | 12% | 955 | ±4 | |
| Catholic | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 7% | 5% | 20% | 13% | 11% | 408 | ±6 | |
| Jewish † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 32 | ±23 |
| Other faith † | 8% | 4% | – | – | – | 7% | – | 4% | 4% | – | 15% | – | 5% | – | 14% | 30% | 8% | 25 | ±21 | |
| None | – | 1% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 9% | 4% | 9% | 10% | 13% | 7% | 21% | 109 | ±11 |
General Social Survey 1985 · 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.