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Question In which of these groups did your total family income, from all sources, fall last year before taxes, that is? Just tell me the letter.
Values
[1]under $1,000[2]$1,000 to $2,999[3]$3,000 to $3,999[4]$4,000 to $4,999[5]$5,000 to $5,999[6]$6,000 to $6,999[7]$7,000 to $7,999[8]$8,000 to $9,999[9]$10,000 to $14,999[10]$15,000 to $19,999[11]$20,000 to $24,999[12]$25,000 or more[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(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/- | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2024 |
| A/B/C/D | 2006 |
| Full | 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 |
Overview
For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for income.
Counts by year:
| year | iap | under $1,000 | $1,000 to $2,999 | $3,000 to $3,999 | $4,000 to $4,999 | $5,000 to $5,999 | $6,000 to $6,999 | $7,000 to $7,999 | $8,000 to $9,999 | $10,000 to $14,999 | $15,000 to $19,999 | $20,000 to $24,999 | $25,000 or more | don't know | no answer | refused | skipped on web | Total |
| 1973 | - | 36 | 107 | 85 | 83 | 69 | 54 | 90 | 153 | 348 | 176 | 103 | 92 | 66 | 7 | 35 | - | 1504 |
| 1974 | - | 35 | 109 | 72 | 66 | 59 | 67 | 82 | 112 | 326 | 211 | 103 | 115 | 61 | 5 | 61 | - | 1484 |
| 1975 | - | 34 | 97 | 85 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 58 | 133 | 345 | 199 | 111 | 128 | 41 | 1 | 41 | - | 1490 |
| 1976 | - | 19 | 101 | 85 | 60 | 90 | 66 | 67 | 115 | 310 | 205 | 128 | 148 | 54 | 5 | 46 | - | 1499 |
| 1977 | - | 16 | 53 | 79 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 70 | 114 | 288 | 217 | 173 | 208 | 81 | 8 | 43 | - | 1530 |
| 1978 | - | 18 | 72 | 83 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 62 | 103 | 279 | 222 | 194 | 214 | 56 | 3 | 41 | - | 1532 |
| 1980 | - | 18 | 50 | 59 | 46 | 54 | 50 | 54 | 78 | 211 | 216 | 192 | 330 | 64 | 6 | 40 | - | 1468 |
| 1982 | - | 31 | 59 | 83 | 71 | 64 | 63 | 54 | 95 | 296 | 190 | 199 | 474 | 80 | 7 | 94 | - | 1860 |
| 1983 | - | 12 | 38 | 44 | 45 | 53 | 31 | 40 | 87 | 221 | 158 | 187 | 537 | 69 | 2 | 75 | - | 1599 |
| 1984 | - | 20 | 32 | 44 | 31 | 47 | 30 | 41 | 55 | 201 | 154 | 193 | 494 | 78 | 2 | 51 | - | 1473 |
| 1985 | - | 10 | 31 | 46 | 48 | 44 | 60 | 33 | 61 | 179 | 141 | 168 | 598 | 51 | - | 64 | - | 1534 |
| 1986 | - | 15 | 22 | 48 | 52 | 39 | 31 | 39 | 53 | 169 | 145 | 147 | 586 | 65 | 1 | 58 | - | 1470 |
| 1987 | - | 16 | 51 | 41 | 57 | 45 | 47 | 55 | 78 | 209 | 147 | 180 | 739 | 85 | 11 | 58 | - | 1819 |
| 1988 | - | 20 | 25 | 23 | 40 | 42 | 35 | 42 | 54 | 164 | 124 | 139 | 649 | 56 | 3 | 65 | - | 1481 |
| 1989 | - | 14 | 18 | 17 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 26 | 49 | 166 | 151 | 135 | 708 | 65 | 4 | 88 | - | 1537 |
| 1990 | - | 6 | 13 | 23 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 43 | 125 | 134 | 116 | 653 | 58 | 12 | 73 | - | 1372 |
| 1991 | - | 11 | 26 | 31 | 35 | 39 | 29 | 23 | 38 | 158 | 157 | 128 | 693 | 47 | 17 | 85 | - | 1517 |
| 1993 | - | 17 | 20 | 25 | 34 | 34 | 24 | 29 | 39 | 146 | 122 | 139 | 838 | 57 | 11 | 71 | - | 1606 |
| 1994 | - | 23 | 32 | 36 | 40 | 49 | 39 | 42 | 80 | 239 | 233 | 262 | 1561 | 128 | 52 | 176 | - | 2992 |
| 1996 | - | 26 | 35 | 18 | 31 | 43 | 42 | 31 | 77 | 243 | 186 | 220 | 1609 | 117 | 39 | 187 | - | 2904 |
| 1998 | - | 36 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 47 | 59 | 192 | 179 | 247 | 1587 | 114 | 19 | 196 | - | 2832 |
| 2000 | - | 30 | 32 | 25 | 20 | 29 | 35 | 38 | 74 | 207 | 202 | 200 | 1564 | 107 | 25 | 229 | - | 2817 |
| 2002 | - | 39 | 26 | 30 | 18 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 72 | 183 | 168 | 184 | 1657 | 120 | 1 | 181 | - | 2765 |
| 2004 | - | 46 | 30 | 21 | 19 | 25 | 38 | 24 | 36 | 160 | 153 | 166 | 1764 | 120 | - | 210 | - | 2812 |
| 2006 | - | 43 | 38 | 29 | 27 | 40 | 45 | 48 | 83 | 287 | 228 | 282 | 2723 | 195 | - | 442 | - | 4510 |
| 2008 | - | 20 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 28 | 34 | 105 | 99 | 130 | 1264 | 78 | - | 171 | - | 2023 |
| 2010 | - | 47 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 19 | 27 | 39 | 147 | 99 | 141 | 1213 | 103 | - | 136 | - | 2044 |
| 2012 | - | 25 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 38 | 140 | 106 | 125 | 1214 | 105 | - | 111 | - | 1974 |
| 2014 | - | 40 | 32 | 19 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 50 | 150 | 114 | 157 | 1684 | 98 | - | 126 | - | 2538 |
| 2016 | - | 39 | 40 | 21 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 22 | 47 | 160 | 129 | 198 | 1891 | 134 | - | 137 | - | 2867 |
| 2018 | - | 37 | 28 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 42 | 142 | 81 | 140 | 1613 | 91 | - | 105 | - | 2348 |
| 2021 | 335 | 64 | 50 | 19 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 18 | 54 | 167 | 140 | 149 | 2808 | - | - | 80 | 108 | 4032 |
| 2022 | 268 | 39 | 33 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 40 | 187 | 115 | 192 | 2429 | - | - | 132 | 34 | 3544 |
| 2024 | 246 | 67 | 48 | 26 | 18 | 25 | 14 | 16 | 34 | 175 | 103 | 139 | 2266 | - | - | 77 | 55 | 3309 |
| Total | 849 | 969 | 1460 | 1335 | 1207 | 1339 | 1263 | 1331 | 2319 | 7025 | 5404 | 5667 | 37051 | 2644 | 241 | 3785 | 197 | 74086 |