How much ought unskilled worker make?

givunskl

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. J. An unskilled worker in a factory?

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 givunskl.

Counts by year:

year	iap	0	1000	10000	10400	10500	11000	11520	12000	12480	12500	13000	13500	14000	14400	14500	1500	15000	15600	16000	16500	17000	17500	18000	18500	19000	1e+05	2000	20000	20800	21000	22000	23000	24000	25000	26000	27000	2800	28000	29000	29999	2e+05	3000	30000	33000	3500	35000	39000	4000	40000	45000	450000	5000	50000	5200	52000	5500	6000	6968	7000	7500	7680	7800	8000	8320	8500	8989	9000	9600	more than now paid	same as now paid	less than now paid	can't choose	no answer	11440	125000	14560	18720	19200	$1 million (or more, for 1987 & 2000)	2250	2500	250000	31000	32000	33600	354000	38000	416	55000	58000	60000	75000	80000	10	1010	1100	1200	13347	15	150000	18	1e+07	20	200	21	23	25333	25900	25999	2800000	3	300	31200	320000	34000	35	350000	3500000	35360	35843	36000	36058	361847	37000	3e+05	3e+06	400	42000	4333	44000	440000	45	47000	48000	49000	49950	4e+05	5	52321	550	56000	560000	57000	58900	5e+05	5e+06	62000	65000	666666	68000	6e+06	70000	737362	75	7e+05	800	8179	85000	8e+06	900	90000	98876	skipped on web	Total
1987	255	1	3	134	2	1	14	1	103	2	1	23	1	27	1	1	1	271	1	38	3	30	4	87	4	11	1	6	212	1	2	13	1	4	82	4	1	1	1	2	1	1	5	37	1	1	7	2	6	10	1	1	8	2	1	2	1	12	1	11	1	1	1	30	1	3	1	18	1	1	2	1	73	223	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1819
2000	1545	-	1	28	-	-	-	-	25	-	-	4	-	6	-	-	-	93	-	10	-	11	-	34	-	9	5	1	225	-	-	7	3	8	175	-	2	-	16	-	-	1	1	150	1	-	42	-	-	68	5	-	3	30	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	60	208	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	6	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2817
2021	2029	4	3	13	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	2	13	-	1	-	1	-	7	-	4	22	2	61	1	5	2	4	8	109	7	4	-	20	2	-	4	1	212	1	-	150	2	1	285	134	1	1	273	-	2	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	15	132	-	1	-	-	-	2	-	1	5	4	14	-	-	8	-	22	-	98	39	31	2	1	1	3	1	3	4	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	2	1	1	1	12	1	1	2	4	1	1	5	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	8	2	1	25	1	1	1	35	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	8	1	83	4032
Total	3829	5	7	175	2	1	14	1	131	2	1	29	1	33	1	1	3	377	1	49	3	42	4	128	4	24	28	9	498	2	7	22	8	20	366	11	7	1	37	4	1	6	7	399	3	1	199	4	7	363	140	2	12	305	1	4	1	12	1	17	1	1	1	34	1	3	1	20	1	1	2	1	148	563	1	2	2	1	1	3	1	3	6	5	18	1	1	9	1	23	1	104	42	32	2	1	1	3	1	3	4	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	2	1	1	1	12	1	1	2	4	1	1	5	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	8	2	1	25	1	1	1	35	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	8	1	83	8668