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Did you earn any income from (OCCUPATION DESCRIBED IN OCC-INDUSTRY) in (the previous year)? Yes ............. (ASK RINCOME) No .............. (See REMARKS) A. IF YES: In which of these groups did your earnings from (OCCUPATION IN OCC) for last year--(the previous year)--fall? That is, before taxes or other deductions. Just tell me the letter.
Respondent's earnings from main job · Asked in 33 waves, 1974–2024 · 48,730 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → web (2021).
Shares of people who gave an answer. Showing the first 8 of 12 answers.
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → web (2021).
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2024 | 2024-04-05 to 2024-12-02 | mixed | 3,309 | 2,139 |
| General Social Survey 2022 | 2022-05-08 to 2023-01-08 | mixed | 3,544 | 2,236 |
| General Social Survey 2021 | 2020-12-03 to 2021-05-02 | web | 4,032 | 2,725 |
| General Social Survey 2018 | 2018-04-12 to 2018-11-10 | face to face | 2,348 | 1,449 |
| General Social Survey 2016 | 2016-04-05 to 2016-11-19 | face to face | 2,867 | 1,731 |
| General Social Survey 2014 | 2014-03-31 to 2014-10-13 | face to face | 2,538 | 1,615 |
| General Social Survey 2012 | 2012-03-20 to 2012-09-05 | face to face | 1,974 | 1,251 |
| General Social Survey 2010 | 2010-03-15 to 2010-08-12 | face to face | 2,044 | 1,360 |
| General Social Survey 2008 | 2008-04-17 to 2008-09-13 | face to face | 2,023 | 1,330 |
| General Social Survey 2006 |
Shares of people who gave an answer. Groups with an effective sample under 50 in a wave are left out of that wave.
| Group | Under $1,000 | $1,000 to $2,999 | $3,000 to $3,999 | $4,000 to $4,999 | $5,000 to $5,999 | $6,000 to $6,999 | $7,000 to $7,999 | $8,000 to $9,999 | $10,000 to $14,999 | $15,000 to $19,999 | $20,000 to $24,999 | $25,000 or more | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 74% | 2139 | ±3 | |
| Less than high school | 2% | 8% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 9% | 13% | 14% | 43% | 146 | ±11 | |
| High school | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 8% | 68% | 472 | ±6 | |
| Some college | 0% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 3% | 4% | 73% | 672 | ±5 | |
| Bachelor's | 2% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 82% | 499 | ±6 | |
| Postgraduate | 2% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | – | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 89% | 349 | ±7 |
General Social Survey 2024 · 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.
| 2006-03-07 to 2006-08-07 |
| face to face |
| 4,510 |
| 3,038 |
| General Social Survey 2004 | 2004-08-18 to 2005-01-04 | face to face | 2,812 | 1,889 |
| General Social Survey 2002 | 2002-02-06 to 2002-06-26 | face to face | 2,765 | 1,932 |
| General Social Survey 2000 | 2000-02-01 to 2000-06-25 | face to face | 2,817 | 2,025 |
| General Social Survey 1998 | 1998-02-01 to 1998-06-19 | face to face | 2,832 | 2,235 |
| General Social Survey 1996 | 1996-02-01 to 1996-05-25 | face to face | 2,904 | 2,271 |
| General Social Survey 1994 | 1994-01-04 to 1994-06-29 | face to face | 2,992 | 2,283 |
| General Social Survey 1993 | 1993-02-05 to 1993-04-26 | face to face | 1,606 | 1,083 |
| General Social Survey 1991 | 1991-02-09 to 1991-05-06 | face to face | 1,517 | 1,054 |
| General Social Survey 1990 | 1990-02-06 to 1990-04-22 | face to face | 1,372 | 942 |
| General Social Survey 1989 | 1989-02-04 to 1989-05-01 | face to face | 1,537 | 1,015 |
| General Social Survey 1988 | 1988-02-12 to 1988-04-26 | face to face | 1,481 | 1,008 |
| General Social Survey 1987 | 1987-01-31 to 1987-04-28 | face to face | 1,819 | 1,243 |
| General Social Survey 1986 | 1986-02-14 to 1986-04-24 | face to face | 1,470 | 938 |
| General Social Survey 1985 | 1985-02-09 to 1985-04-23 | face to face | 1,534 | 1,004 |
| General Social Survey 1984 | 1984-02-06 to 1984-04-20 | face to face | 1,473 | 980 |
| General Social Survey 1983 | 1983-02-23 to 1983-04-27 | face to face | 1,599 | 1,067 |
| General Social Survey 1982 | 1982-02-11 to 1982-04-27 | face to face | 1,860 | 1,209 |
| General Social Survey 1980 | 1980-01-18 to 1980-05-16 | face to face | 1,468 | 972 |
| General Social Survey 1978 | 1978-02-13 to 1978-04-29 | face to face | 1,532 | 981 |
| General Social Survey 1977 | 1977-02-09 to 1977-04-24 | face to face | 1,530 | 1,037 |
| General Social Survey 1976 | 1976-02-28 to 1976-05-29 | face to face | 1,499 | 874 |
| General Social Survey 1975 | 1975-02-28 to 1975-05-15 | face to face | 1,490 | 923 |
| General Social Survey 1974 | 1974 | face to face | 1,484 | 891 |