Who has the greatest right to keep their jobs?

layoffs

Source

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

Details

Question From time to time companies must lay-off some of their employees. If some have to be laid-off, who, in your opinion, has the greatest right to keep their jobs?

Values

[1] those who have worked longest
[2] those who have the greatest needs
[3] those who are the best workers
[4] difficulty in finding a new job
[5] union members
[6] older employees
[7] younger employees
[8] men
[9] women
[10] whites
[11] minorities-non-whites
[12] other -please specify
[13] owners,bosses
[14] essential employees
[15] newest employees
[16] most loyal employees
[17] production. hands-on employees
[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	1996

Overview

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

Counts by year:

year	iap	those who have worked longest	those who have the greatest needs	those who are the best workers	difficulty in finding a new job	union members	older employees	younger employees	men	minorities-non-whites	other -please specify	owners,bosses	essential employees	newest employees	most loyal employees	production. hands-on employees	don't know	no answer	not available in this year	Total
1996	1460	685	98	529	3	4	11	3	5	7	22	9	4	2	3	4	48	7	-	2904
Total	1460	685	98	529	3	4	11	3	5	7	22	9	4	2	3	4	48	7	0	2904