How much ought cabinet member make?

givcabnt

Source

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

Details

Question Next, what do you think people in these jobs ought to be paid – how much do you think they should earn each year before taxes, regardless of what they actually get? Please write in how much they should earn each year. K. A member of the cabinet in the federal government?

Values

[1e+06] $1 million (or more, for 1987 & 2000)
[99999992] more than now paid
[99999993] same as now paid
[99999994] less than now paid
[99999997] never worked
[NA(d)] can't choose [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(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

Question Years and Ballots

ballots	years
A/B/C	2000
B/C/-	2021
Full	1987

Overview

For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for givcabnt.

Counts by year:

year	iap	0	1	1000	10000	10400	110000	115000	12000	120000	125000	130000	14000	145000	15000	150000	16000	165000	17000	170000	17500	175000	19000	1e+05	$1 million (or more, for 1987 & 2000)	2000	20000	208000	22000	24000	25000	250000	26000	28000	2e+05	30000	32640	34000	35000	35800	38000	3e+05	4000	40000	45000	450000	45760	49000	5000	50000	52000	55000	5e+05	6000	60000	62000	63000	65000	65500	70000	71000	75000	750000	77000	78000	79000	8000	80000	84000	85000	88000	9000	90000	95000	96000	98000	same as now paid	less than now paid	can't choose	no answer	105000	11000	13000	140000	160000	180000	20800	220000	2250	225000	27000	275000	320000	33000	350000	41000	4200	4e+05	51000	520	58000	59000	67000	6e+05	1.8e+07	100	118000	12	124577	12500000	135000	150	1500000	16	16336	172000	179000	185000	190000	195000	199700	1e+07	2	20	200	207000	230000	234444	25	254000	280000	2e+06	3	3.5e+07	300	3000	300009	32784	333333	345	350	36	375000	3e+06	4252532	48000	490000	4e+06	50	500	50500	54	550000	5553	5e+06	6	64000	64827	65	6500	6565	65980	7000	780000	78489	7e+05	88	89000	8e+05	8e+06	9187	99000	999	9e+05	skipped on web	Total
1987	255	4	1	1	16	1	1	1	1	3	8	1	2	1	10	25	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	96	1	1	29	1	2	3	33	5	3	1	17	69	1	1	26	1	1	2	3	114	31	1	1	2	4	241	3	14	3	2	106	1	1	37	1	52	1	108	2	1	1	1	1	79	1	16	1	3	30	2	1	2	1	3	80	234	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1819
2000	1545	-	-	1	5	-	4	-	-	8	24	4	-	1	4	59	1	1	1	1	-	2	-	175	5	-	13	-	-	2	11	11	-	1	53	23	-	-	7	-	-	5	1	34	13	-	-	1	1	143	-	3	3	-	77	-	-	12	-	42	-	86	-	-	1	-	-	63	-	6	-	-	31	8	-	-	-	-	79	213	2	1	1	3	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2817
2021	2029	68	8	2	12	-	6	1	1	31	36	6	1	1	5	200	-	1	-	7	-	29	-	330	13	2	15	-	-	-	13	66	-	-	190	10	-	-	8	-	-	32	-	23	10	3	-	-	3	121	4	5	29	-	46	-	-	11	-	21	-	108	6	-	-	1	-	77	-	17	1	1	28	7	-	-	-	-	20	134	-	-	-	5	5	16	-	1	-	3	-	4	1	-	7	-	-	17	-	-	-	1	-	5	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	4	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	83	4032
Total	3829	72	9	4	33	1	11	2	2	42	68	11	3	3	19	284	2	3	3	10	1	33	1	601	19	3	57	1	2	5	57	82	3	2	260	102	1	1	41	1	1	39	4	171	54	4	1	3	8	505	7	22	35	2	229	1	1	60	1	115	1	302	8	1	2	2	1	219	1	39	2	4	89	17	1	2	1	3	179	581	2	1	1	8	6	18	1	3	1	4	1	5	2	1	9	1	1	20	1	1	1	2	1	7	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	4	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	83	8668