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A. Would you please look at this card and tell me which one thing on this list you would most prefer in a job? B. Which comes next? C. Which is third most important? D. Which is fourth most important? A. High Income
Job preference: high income · Asked in 18 waves, 1973–2014 · 22,453 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 | Most impt | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2014 | 2014-03-31 to 2014-10-13 | face to face | 2,538 | 1,250 |
| General Social Survey 2012 | 2012-03-20 to 2012-09-05 | face to face | 1,974 | 972 |
| General Social Survey 2006 | 2006-03-07 to 2006-08-07 | face to face | 4,510 | 1,518 |
| General Social Survey 1994 | 1994-01-04 to 1994-06-29 | face to face | 2,992 | 484 |
| General Social Survey 1993 | 1993-02-05 to 1993-04-26 | face to face | 1,606 | 1,075 |
| General Social Survey 1991 | 1991-02-09 to 1991-05-06 | face to face | 1,517 | 993 |
| General Social Survey 1990 | 1990-02-06 to 1990-04-22 | face to face | 1,372 | 917 |
| General Social Survey 1989 | 1989-02-04 to 1989-05-01 | face to face | 1,537 | 1,033 |
| General Social Survey 1988 | 1988-02-12 to 1988-04-26 | face to face | 1,481 | 977 |
| General Social Survey 1987 |
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.
| 28% |
| 27% |
| 26% |
| 13% |
| 6% |
| 1250 |
| ±3 |
| Lower income | 32% | 25% | 24% | 11% | 7% | 436 | ±5 |
| Middle income | 26% | 28% | 26% | 15% | 5% | 365 | ±6 |
| Upper income | 26% | 29% | 29% | 12% | 4% | 344 | ±6 |
General Social Survey 2014 · 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.
| 1987-01-31 to 1987-04-28 |
| face to face |
| 1,819 |
| 1,819 |
| 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 1982 | 1982-02-11 to 1982-04-27 | face to face | 1,860 | 923 |
| General Social Survey 1980 | 1980-01-18 to 1980-05-16 | face to face | 1,468 | 1,468 |
| General Social Survey 1977 | 1977-02-09 to 1977-04-24 | face to face | 1,530 | 1,530 |
| General Social Survey 1976 | 1976-02-28 to 1976-05-29 | face to face | 1,499 | 1,499 |
| General Social Survey 1974 | 1974 | face to face | 1,484 | 1,484 |
| General Social Survey 1973 | 1973 | face to face | 1,504 | 1,504 |