GSS 1972-2024 Cumulative Datafile - Release 3

Suppose you could change the way you spend your time, spending more 
on some things and less on others. Which of these things on the 
following list would you like to spend more time on, which would you 
like to spend less time on, and which would you like to spend the 
same amount of time as now? 
A. Time in a paid job?

Suppose you could change the way you spend your time, spending more 
on some things and less on others. Which of these things on the 
following list would you like to spend more time on, which would you 
like to spend less time on, and which would you like to spend the 
same amount of time as now? 
B. Time doing household work?

Suppose you could change the way you spend your time, spending more 
on some things and less on others. Which of these things on the 
following list would you like to spend more time on, which would you 
like to spend less time on, and which would you like to spend the 
same amount of time as now? 
C. Time with your family?

Suppose you could change the way you spend your time, spending more 
on some things and less on others. Which of these things on the 
following list would you like to spend more time on, which would you 
like to spend less time on, and which would you like to spend the 
same amount of time as now? 
D. Time with your friends?

Suppose you could change the way you spend your time, spending more 
on some things and less on others. Which of these things on the 
following list would you like to spend more time on, which would you 
like to spend less time on, and which would you like to spend the 
same amount of time as now? 
E. Time in leisure activities?

Suppose you could change the way you spend your time, spending more 
on some things and less on others. Which of these things on the 
following list would you like to spend more time on, which would you 
like to spend less time on, and which would you like to spend the 
same amount of time as now? 
F. Time to relax?

Thinking of work in general, please circle one number for each 
statement below to show how much you agree or disagree with each. 
A. A job is just a way of earning money - no more

Thinking of work in general, please circle one number for each 
statement below to show how much you agree or disagree with each. 
B. I would enjoy having a paying job even if I did not need that 
money

Thinking of work in general, please circle one number for each 
statement below to show how much you agree or disagree with each. 
C. Work is a person's most important activity

Are you the person who is responsible for doing the general domestic 
duties - like cleaning, cooking, washing and so on - in your 
household?

Think of two people doing the same kind of work. What do you 
personally think should be important in deciding how much to pay 
them? 
Looking at the things below, please write ''1'' next to the thing 
that you think should be most important. Then write ''2'' next to the 
thing that you think should be next most important, and ''3'' next to 
the thing that you think should be third most important. Leave the 
other boxes blank. 
A. How long the employee has been with the firm

Think of two people doing the same kind of work. What do you 
personally think should be important in deciding how much to pay 
them? 
Looking at the things below, please write ''1'' next to the thing 
that you think should be most important. Then write ''2'' next to the 
thing that you think should be next most important, and ''3'' next to 
the thing that you think should be third most important. Leave the 
other boxes blank. 
B. How well the employee does the job

Think of two people doing the same kind of work. What do you 
personally think should be important in deciding how much to pay 
them? 
Looking at the things below, please write ''1'' next to the thing 
that you think should be most important. Then write ''2'' next to the 
thing that you think should be next most important, and ''3'' next to 
the thing that you think should be third most important. Leave the 
other boxes blank. 
C. The experience of the employee in doing the work

Think of two people doing the same kind of work. What do you 
personally think should be important in deciding how much to pay 
them? 
Looking at the things below, please write ''1'' next to the thing 
that you think should be most important. Then write ''2'' next to the 
thing that you think should be next most important, and ''3'' next to 
the thing that you think should be third most important. Leave the 
other boxes blank. 
D. The standard rate, giving both employees the same pay

Think of two people doing the same kind of work. What do you 
personally think should be important in deciding how much to pay 
them? 
Looking at the things below, please write ''1'' next to the thing 
that you think should be most important. Then write ''2'' next to the 
thing that you think should be next most important, and ''3'' next to 
the thing that you think should be third most important. Leave the 
other boxes blank. 
E. The age of the employee

Think of two people doing the same kind of work. What do you 
personally think should be important in deciding how much to pay 
them? 
Looking at the things below, please write ''1'' next to the thing 
that you think should be most important. Then write ''2'' next to the 
thing that you think should be next most important, and ''3'' next to 
the thing that you think should be third most important. Leave the 
other boxes blank. 
F. The sex of the employee

Think of two people doing the same kind of work. What do you 
personally think should be important in deciding how much to pay 
them? 
Looking at the things below, please write ''1'' next to the thing 
that you think should be most important. Then write ''2'' next to the 
thing that you think should be next most important, and ''3'' next to 
the thing that you think should be third most important. Leave the 
other boxes blank. 
G. The employee''s family responsibilities

Think of two people doing the same kind of work. What do you 
personally think should be important in deciding how much to pay 
them? 
Looking at the things below, please write ''1'' next to the thing 
that you think should be most important. Then write ''2'' next to the 
thing that you think should be next most important, and ''3'' next to 
the thing that you think should be third most important. Leave the 
other boxes blank. 
H. The employee''s education and formal qualifications

Think of two people doing the same kind of work. What do you 
personally think should be important in deciding how much to pay 
them? 
Looking at the things below, please write ''1'' next to the thing 
that you think should be most important. Then write ''2'' next to the 
thing that you think should be next most important, and ''3'' next to 
the thing that you think should be third most important. Leave the 
other boxes blank. 
I. Respondents who couldn''t choose