How much ought doctor make?

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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. B. A doctor in general practice?

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 givdoc.

Counts by year:

year	iap	10000	104000	105000	109000	12000	120000	125000	13000	135000	140000	15000	150000	16000	160000	175000	18000	1e+05	$1 million (or more, for 1987 & 2000)	20000	20800	208000	220000	24000	25000	250000	25850	27500	275000	28000	2e+05	3000	30000	3400	34000	35000	350000	38000	3e+05	40000	416000	45000	450000	48000	49000	4e+05	5000	50000	52000	54000	55000	55550	56000	58000	5e+05	60000	62000	64000	65000	6e+05	70000	71000	72000	72800	75000	8000	80000	82000	85000	85500	87500	9000	90000	95000	95500	96000	more than now paid	same as now paid	can't choose	no answer	110000	124800	130000	1500	155000	170000	185000	195000	2080	2250	22500	225000	2400	27000	33000	4000	46000	6000	68000	750000	8e+05	0	1.5e+07	100	1000	107000	115000	1200000	12314214	1250000	12500000	133000	145000	14799974	150	1500000	150009	15900	165000	1690000	17	176000	180000	190000	1e+07	2.5e+07	2000	21000	210000	211000	215000	22344	230000	2333000	23456789	240000	2400000	243089	245000	250	2500000	280000	29	290000	2e+06	2e+07	3e+06	475000	4e+06	50	500	550000	567	5e+06	6060	6785	7000	737378	7777	78000	790000	7e+05	7e+06	8	808080	85	850000	879	8e+06	99000	9e+05	skipped on web	Total
1987	255	7	1	1	1	2	11	15	1	2	2	6	54	1	1	2	1	214	1	25	1	1	1	1	22	11	1	1	1	2	37	1	42	1	2	19	1	1	5	67	1	27	1	5	2	2	4	203	2	1	12	1	2	1	3	101	1	1	30	1	54	1	1	1	106	2	93	1	9	3	1	1	21	1	1	1	1	1	74	224	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1819
2000	1545	1	-	1	-	1	21	18	1	1	6	2	113	-	3	11	-	227	7	3	1	-	-	1	2	25	-	-	1	-	108	1	8	-	-	5	1	1	22	19	-	5	-	-	-	4	-	56	1	-	7	-	-	-	13	58	-	-	8	1	33	-	2	-	61	-	83	-	9	-	-	-	32	1	-	-	-	-	64	198	2	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2817
2021	2029	10	-	-	-	2	33	21	-	2	4	2	248	1	8	35	-	194	20	4	-	-	4	-	1	216	-	-	5	-	339	1	7	-	-	1	30	-	146	1	-	-	10	-	-	47	-	15	-	-	1	-	-	-	87	11	-	-	3	12	7	-	1	-	25	1	32	-	5	-	-	-	15	4	-	-	-	-	17	130	4	-	11	-	1	6	1	1	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	3	3	3	2	2	1	3	2	1	2	1	1	2	1	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	18	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	9	1	4	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	6	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	78	4032
Total	3829	18	1	2	1	5	65	54	2	5	12	10	415	2	12	48	1	635	28	32	2	1	5	2	25	252	1	1	7	2	484	3	57	1	2	25	32	2	173	87	1	32	11	5	2	53	4	274	3	1	20	1	2	1	103	170	1	1	41	14	94	1	4	1	192	3	208	1	23	3	1	1	68	6	1	1	1	1	155	552	6	1	13	1	2	8	2	2	1	1	1	10	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	5	4	3	3	2	2	1	3	2	1	2	1	1	2	1	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	18	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	9	1	4	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	6	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	78	8668

See also

Other ISSP Social Inequality: givclerk, givmason, paycabnt, payfctry, payjudge, paylaw, payrocc, paysales, payunskl

Other Inequality, Income: givclerk, givmason, paycabnt, payfctry, payjudge, paylaw, payrocc, paysales, payunskl

Other Occupation: givclerk, givmason, paycabnt, payfctry, payjudge, paylaw, payrocc, paysales, payunskl