Was r's starting pay higher/lower/same as earning in previous job

pastpay

Source

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

Details

Question When you went to work for your current employer, was your starting pay higher, lower or about the same as what you were earning in your previous (full time) job?

Values

[1] higher
[2] about the same
[3] lower
[4] current employer is first job
[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	2008

Overview

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

Counts by year:

year	iap	higher	about the same	lower	current employer is first job	don't know	no answer	not available in this year	Total
2008	1165	372	185	258	23	8	12	-	2023
Total	1165	372	185	258	23	8	12	0	2023