How much ought corporate head 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. E. The chairman of a large national corporation?

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 givexec.

Counts by year:

year	iap	10000	105000	11000	110000	12000	120000	12500	125000	135000	14000	15000	150000	16000	170000	175000	18000	189000	1e+05	$1 million (or more, for 1987 & 2000)	200	2000	20000	21000	22000	220000	23000	230000	24000	245000	250	25000	250000	250875	27000	275000	28000	28800	29000	2e+05	3000	30000	31200	34000	35000	350000	38000	3e+05	4000	40000	42000	45000	450000	46000	47000	4e+05	5000	50000	52000	54000	55000	5830	5e+05	6000	60000	65000	68000	6e+05	7000	70000	72800	75000	750000	7800	7e+05	8000	80000	81000	85000	850000	8e+05	9000	90000	95000	more than now paid	same as now paid	less than now paid	9e+05	can't choose	no answer	1300	130000	140000	160000	190000	2250	225000	325000	39000	48000	57000	78000	89000	0	1	1.3e+07	1.5e+07	100	1000	115000	1200000	133000	13577	15	150	1500000	180000	1900000	1e+07	2	2.5	2.5e+07	2100	210000	22	23333	25	2500000	254869	2e+06	2e+07	3000009	32131	333333	340000	35	3500000	35350	360000	361	366	375000	395000	3e+06	3e+07	46729	4e+06	5	50	500	50900	525000	550000	5e+06	5e+07	626262	65777	6776900	6e+06	7.5e+07	7e+06	85	86	8888886	8e+06	99000	9918	skipped on web	Total
1987	255	10	1	1	2	4	6	1	7	1	1	7	79	5	1	7	2	1	191	19	1	1	27	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	33	37	1	3	1	3	1	1	66	1	52	2	1	26	5	2	25	1	65	2	14	3	1	1	8	3	133	2	1	10	1	44	2	64	11	1	5	1	32	1	76	5	1	3	1	63	1	7	2	5	2	23	3	1	1	3	2	81	234	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1819
2000	1545	3	1	-	2	-	18	-	10	-	-	5	58	-	2	3	-	-	174	82	-	1	4	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	8	52	-	1	-	-	-	-	101	1	11	1	-	5	7	-	34	-	18	-	2	2	-	-	14	-	61	-	1	3	-	66	-	55	8	-	6	-	28	-	46	9	-	1	-	50	-	4	1	3	-	14	1	-	-	-	3	70	204	1	5	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2817
2021	2029	14	1	1	2	1	12	1	15	1	-	1	115	-	2	12	-	-	173	170	2	2	10	1	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	4	106	-	-	1	-	-	-	191	-	5	-	-	1	16	-	104	-	4	-	3	5	-	-	37	3	32	-	1	1	-	224	-	26	1	-	12	2	11	-	22	26	-	11	-	41	-	5	3	12	-	15	2	-	-	-	3	21	133	-	1	1	4	2	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	1	6	2	1	3	1	2	1	3	1	1	1	1	17	2	1	33	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	15	1	61	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	19	2	1	5	1	1	2	1	1	1	52	3	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	87	4032
Total	3829	27	3	2	6	5	36	2	32	2	1	13	252	5	5	22	2	1	538	271	3	4	41	2	2	1	1	4	2	1	1	45	195	1	4	2	3	1	1	358	2	68	3	1	32	28	2	163	1	87	2	19	10	1	1	59	6	226	2	3	14	1	334	2	145	20	1	23	3	71	1	144	40	1	15	1	154	1	16	6	20	2	52	6	1	1	3	8	172	571	1	6	2	5	3	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	6	2	1	3	1	2	1	3	1	1	1	1	17	2	1	33	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	15	1	61	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	19	2	1	5	1	1	2	1	1	1	52	3	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	87	8668