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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 |
| Less than high school † | 14% | 32% | 14% | 31% | 9% | 76 | ±14 |
| High school | 11% | 35% | 20% | 27% | 7% | 269 | ±7 |
| Some college | 15% | 43% | 10% | 24% | 9% | 263 | ±7 |
| Bachelor's | 21% | 46% | 14% | 17% | 3% | 206 | ±8 |
| Postgraduate | 23% | 42% | 12% | 13% | 10% | 122 | ±10 |
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.