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How likely would you be to actively look for another job or leave your job if your employer (kept your pay the same for a year/ decreased your pay by 1 percent / decreased your pay by 5 percent / decreased your pay by 10 percent)
Likelihood of seeking another job after a pay cut · Asked in 4 waves, 2022–2025 · 23,762 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Version of D36B first asked in 2022: wording or answer options differ from shed:D36B.
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 | Very likely | Somewhat likely | Not that likely | Not at all likely | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 27% | 27% | 27% | 18% | 6285 | ±1 | |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHED 2025 45 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2025-10-17 to 2025-10-28 | web | 12,934 | 6,285 |
| SHED 2024 33 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2024-10-18 to 2024-10-31 | web | 12,295 | 5,974 |
| SHED 2023 41 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2023-10-20 to 2023-11-05 | web | 11,400 | 5,624 |
| SHED 2022 23 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2022-10-21 to 2022-11-01 | web | 11,667 | 5,879 |
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.
| 18–29 |
| 33% |
| 31% |
| 25% |
| 10% |
| 1261 |
| ±3 |
| 30–44 | 32% | 28% | 25% | 14% | 2040 | ±2 |
| 45–64 | 22% | 26% | 30% | 22% | 2467 | ±2 |
| 65+ | 14% | 15% | 29% | 42% | 517 | ±5 |
SHED 2025 · US adults 18+. 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.