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Do you think that people with high incomes should pay a larger share of their income in taxes than those with low incomes, the same share, or a smaller share . . .
Share of income the rich should pay in taxes · Asked in 4 waves, 1987–2021 · 5,880 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. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Much larger share | Larger | The same share | Smaller | Much smaller share | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2021 | 2020-12-03 to 2021-05-02 | web | 4,032 | 2,003 |
| General Social Survey 2008 | 2008-04-17 to 2008-09-13 | face to face | 2,023 | 1,041 |
| General Social Survey 2000 | 2000-02-01 to 2000-06-25 | face to face | 2,817 | 1,272 |
| General Social Survey 1987 | 1987-01-31 to 1987-04-28 | face to face | 1,819 | 1,564 |
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → web (2021).
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.
| 30% |
| 42% |
| 25% |
| 2% |
| 1% |
| 2003 |
| ±3 |
| Less than high school | 23% | 44% | 24% | 3% | 6% | 113 | ±11 |
| High school | 30% | 39% | 27% | 2% | 0% | 450 | ±5 |
| Some college | 27% | 43% | 26% | 3% | 1% | 550 | ±5 |
| Bachelor's | 32% | 43% | 24% | 2% | 0% | 519 | ±5 |
| Postgraduate | 36% | 42% | 19% | 2% | 1% | 363 | ±6 |
General Social Survey 2021 · 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.