Pay difference in companies

Source: R/gss_vars_634.R

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Source

General Social Survey https://gss.norc.org

Details

Question Think of a score of 1 as meaning that major companies ought to reduce the pay differences between employees with high pay and those with low pay, and a score of 7 meaning that major companies should not concern themselves with reducing pay differences.

Overview

For further details see the official GSS documentation.

Counts by year:

yeariap23456don't knowno answershould do something to reduce pay differencesshould not concern themselves with pay differencesskipped on webTotal
19721613----------1613
19731504----------1504
19741484----------1484
19751490----------1490
19761499----------1499
19771530----------1530
19781532----------1532
19801468----------1468
19821860----------1860
19831599----------1599
19841473----------1473
19851534----------1534
19861470----------1470
19871819----------1819
19881481----------1481
19891537----------1537
19901372----------1372
19911517----------1517
19931606----------1606
19942992----------2992
19962904----------2904
19982832----------2832
20002817----------2817
20022765----------2765
20042812----------2812
20064510----------4510
20082023----------2023
20102044----------2044
20121974----------1974
20142538----------2538
20162867----------2867
20182348----------2348
20212241196316372156705454797284032
20223544----------3544
Total705991963163721567054547972872390

Values

  • 1 should do something to reduce pay differences

  • 7 should not concern themselves with pay differences

  • NA(d) don't know

  • NA(i) iap

  • NA(j) I don't have a job

  • NA(m) dk, na, iap

  • NA(n) no answer

  • NA(p) not imputable

  • NA(q) not imputable

  • NA(r) refused

  • NA(s) skipped on web

  • NA(u) uncodeable

  • NA(x) not available in this release

  • NA(y) not available in this year

  • NA(z) see codebook