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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. B. I would enjoy having a paying job even if I did not need that money
Would enjoy a paying job even if money not needed · Asked in 4 waves, 1989–2016 · 7,364 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 | 1,477 |
| 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.
| 15% |
| 55% |
| 13% |
| 13% |
| 4% |
| 1477 |
| ±3 |
| White | 13% | 57% | 13% | 13% | 4% | 974 | ±4 |
| Black | 21% | 47% | 12% | 14% | 6% | 245 | ±8 |
| Hispanic | 19% | 53% | 12% | 13% | 3% | 189 | ±9 |
| Asian † | 22% | 37% | 26% | 10% | 5% | 42 | ±18 |
| Other † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | 27 | ±22 |
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.