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(Is/Was)(s/he) employed by the federal, state, or local government or by a private employer (including non-profit organizations)?

Does your spouse work for the government or for a private employer?

Spouse works for government or private employer · Asked in 1 wave, 2006 · 761 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses

Percentages ofpeople who answered everyone asked

Crosstab

Party Ideology Age Sex Race & ethnicity Race (all years)Education Income Region Religion Community

GovernmentPrivate employer

Group	Government	Private employer	n	MoE
All respondents	20%	80%	761	±4
Less than high school	10%	90%	117	±10
High school	17%	83%	234	±7
Some college	18%	82%	192	±8
Bachelor's	24%

General Social Survey 2006 · 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.

Answers as the source codes them

GovernmentPrivate employerDon't know (non-answer)No answer (non-answer)

Waves

Poll	Field dates	Mode	Respondents	Responses
General Social Survey 2006	2006-03-07 to 2006-08-07	face to face	4,510	761