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Do you agree or disagree . . . A. People would not want to take extra responsibility at work unless they were paid extra for it.
People need extra pay to take on responsibility · Asked in 2 waves, 1987–1996 · 3,008 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 | Strongly agree | Agree | Neither agree nor disagree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 1996 | 1996-02-01 to 1996-05-25 | face to face | 2,904 | 1,444 |
| General Social Survey 1987 | 1987-01-31 to 1987-04-28 | face to face | 1,819 | 1,564 |
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.
| 37% |
| 42% |
| 5% |
| 13% |
| 4% |
| 1444 |
| ±3 |
| Democrats | 36% | 42% | 5% | 13% | 3% | 473 | ±5 |
| Independents (incl. leaners) | 40% | 42% | 5% | 11% | 3% | 546 | ±5 |
| Republicans | 34% | 41% | 5% | 15% | 6% | 403 | ±5 |
General Social Survey 1996 · 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.