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Thinking of work in general, please circle one number for each statement below to show how much you agree or disagree with each. A. A job is just a way of earning money - no more
A job is just a way of earning money · Asked in 4 waves, 1989–2016 · 8,754 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 | 2,867 |
| General Social Survey 2006 | 2006-03-07 to 2006-08-07 | face to face | 4,510 | 1,518 |
| General Social Survey 1998 | 1998-02-01 to 1998-06-19 | face to face | 2,832 | 2,832 |
| General Social Survey 1989 | 1989-02-04 to 1989-05-01 | face to face | 1,537 | 1,537 |
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.
| 8% |
| 20% |
| 17% |
| 41% |
| 14% |
| 2867 |
| ±2 |
| Protestant | 9% | 21% | 17% | 39% | 14% | 1428 | ±3 |
| Catholic | 10% | 22% | 16% | 41% | 11% | 649 | ±5 |
| Jewish † | 14% | – | 6% | 58% | 22% | 51 | ±17 |
| Other faith | – | 33% | 15% | 37% | 16% | 98 | ±12 |
| None | 7% | 16% | 18% | 43% | 16% | 620 | ±5 |
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.