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Do you agree or disagree . . . D. No one would study for years to become a lawyer or doctor unless they expected to earn a lot more than ordinary workers.
People need high pay to study for demanding professions · Asked in 2 waves, 1987–2000 · 2,836 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 2000 | 2000-02-01 to 2000-06-25 | face to face | 2,817 | 1,272 |
| 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.
| 23% |
| 39% |
| 15% |
| 20% |
| 4% |
| 1272 |
| ±3 |
| Protestant | 23% | 42% | 13% | 19% | 3% | 696 | ±4 |
| Catholic | 19% | 38% | 18% | 22% | 3% | 297 | ±7 |
| Jewish † | 30% | 30% | 4% | 31% | 5% | 31 | ±19 |
| Other faith † | 26% | 27% | 21% | 23% | 2% | 44 | ±17 |
| None | 23% | 36% | 20% | 16% | 5% | 202 | ±8 |
General Social Survey 2000 · 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.