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If you were paid the same hourly rate that you make at your main job regardless of the number of hours you work, would you prefer to:
Preference for working more or fewer hours at same pay rate · Asked in 2 waves, 2014–2015 · 5,600 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 | Work the same number of hours that you currently work | Work more hours for more money | Work fewer hours for less money | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
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.
| 58% |
| 35% |
| 7% |
| 2754 |
| ±2 |
| White | 61% | 31% | 8% | 1952 | ±3 |
| Black | 50% | 44% | 6% | 295 | ±7 |
| Hispanic | 53% | 43% | 4% | 312 | ±7 |
| Asian | 49% | 46% | 5% | 99 | ±11 |
| Other † | 53% | 43% | 4% | 96 | ±16 |
SHED 2015 · 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.