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To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? In order to avoid unemployment I would be willing… B. To accept a position with lower pay
Would accept lower pay to avoid unemployment · Asked in 2 waves, 2006–2016 · 1,958 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 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 |
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.
| 16% |
| 40% |
| 14% |
| 23% |
| 7% |
| 940 |
| ±4 |
| Democrats | 13% | 40% | 13% | 24% | 10% | 302 | ±7 |
| Independents (incl. leaners) | 14% | 42% | 15% | 23% | 6% | 410 | ±6 |
| Republicans | 23% | 38% | 11% | 23% | 5% | 189 | ±8 |
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.