Sample size : 10356

date: “2024-09-03 14:07:00.542333”


Waves

Wave Freq %
Prolific 445 4.3
Wave 1 5872 56.7
Wave 2 4039 39.0


Sample Demographics & Audiance Targets

Gender:

Gender Freq % target
Woman 5788 55.9 53-54
Man 4493 43.4 46-47
Other 75 0.7 < 5

Age (3 bin targets):

Age Freq % target
21 - 34 3315 32.0 32.4
35 - 44 2595 25.1 25.6
45 - 66 4446 42.9 42.0

Race:

Race Freq % target
White 7342 70.9 72
Other 1133 10.9 11-12
Asian 1015 9.8 10
Black 866 8.4 8-9

Employment:

Employment Freq % target
Working full-time 8222 79.4 80
Not in workforce 1116 10.8 10
In Workforce, not FT 1018 9.8 10

Personal Income:

Income Freq % target
< $50k 2593 25.0 24
$100k - $149k 1951 18.8 21
$150k + 1095 10.6 11
$50k - $99k 4717 45.5 44


Sample Demographics & Audiance Targets: 30 years +

Gender (30+):

Gender Freq % target
Woman 4923 55.3 53-54
Man 3929 44.2 46-47
Other 46 0.5 < 5

Age (3 bin targets) (30+):

Age Freq % target
21 - 34 1857 20.9 32.4
35 - 44 2595 29.2 25.6
45 - 66 4446 50.0 42.0

Race (30+):

Race Freq % target
White 6466 72.7 72
Other 901 10.1 11-12
Asian 834 9.4 10
Black 697 7.8 8-9

Employment (30+):

Employment Freq % target
Working full-time 6963 78.3 80
Not in workforce 1070 12.0 10
In Workforce, not FT 865 9.7 10

Personal Income (30+):

Income Freq % target
< $50k 2181 24.5 24
$100k - $149k 1786 20.1 21
$150k + 1010 11.4 11
$50k - $99k 3921 44.1 44


Contingency table: Dream job & Do Over: full pop

Do Over (%)
Contingency table Yes No Total DmJ
Dream job: No 26.7 13.2 39.9
Dream job: Yes 29.6 30.5 60.1

Contingency table: Dream job & Do over: Age ver 30 years

Do Over (%)
Contingency table Yes No Total DmJ
Dream job: No 28.2 14.4 42.6
Dream job: Yes 28.7 28.7 57.4

Age & Gender:

After cleaning there are still too many 35 year old males. This excess is likely bad survey farms.



Other demographics:

Education:

Education Freq
Bachelor’s degree (e.g., BA, BS) 6332
Master’s degree (e.g., MA, MS, MEd) 2600
Professional degree (e.g., MD, DDS, DVM, JD) 742
Doctorate degree (e.g., PhD, EdD) 682

Income:

Income_num Freq
< $29k 1319
$30 - 49K 1274
$50 - $59k 1240
$60 - $7k 1461
$75 - $99k 2016
$100 - $149k 1951
$150 - $199k 673
> $200k 422

Marital Status:

Marital Status Freq
Married or domestic partnership 6239
Single 2876
Separated or Divorced 971
Widowed 234

Children:

Children Freq
0 4072
1 2177
2 2687
3 plus 1384


Do Over:

If you could start your professional career over at the very beginning, would you target a different career?

Do over:

No Yes Yes %
4510 5823 56.4
No Yes Yes %
3826 5050 56.9

Gender:

Gender No Yes Yes %
Man 1965 2520 56.2
Woman 2514 3259 56.5

Age (by decade):

Age No Yes Yes %
20’s 684 773 53.1
30’s 1361 1801 57.0
40’s 923 1376 59.9
50’s 851 1192 58.3
60’s 691 681 49.6

Education:

Education No Yes Yes %
BachelorS 2639 3681 58.2
Masters 1211 1386 53.4
PhD & Prof 660 756 53.4

Income:

Income No Yes Yes %
< $29k 504 814 61.8
$30 - 49K 467 803 63.2
$50 - $59k 512 726 58.6
$60 - $7k 644 814 55.8
$75 - $99k 923 1089 54.1
$100 - $149k 922 1024 52.6
$150 - $199k 324 345 51.6
> $200k 214 208 49.3


Marital Status:

Marital Status No Yes Yes %
Married or domestic partnership 2750 3472 55.8
Separated or Divorced 377 592 61.1
Single 1263 1609 56.0
Widowed 100 134 57.3

Children:

Children No Yes Yes %
0 1793 2271 55.9
1 914 1257 57.9
2 1177 1504 56.1
3 plus 615 766 55.5

Children & Gender:

Children gender_3 No Yes Yes %
0 Man 754 961 56.0
0 Woman 1015 1277 55.7
1 Man 394 583 59.7
1 Woman 516 668 56.4
2 Man 549 675 55.1
2 Woman 627 827 56.9
3 plus Man 264 294 52.7
3 plus Woman 349 469 57.3


Dream Job:

Are you currently working in or towards your “dream job”?

Do over:

No Yes Yes %
4127 6226 60.1
No Yes Yes %
3788 5108 57.4

Gender:

Gender No Yes Yes %
Man 1577 2914 64.9
Other 36 39 52.0
Woman 2514 3273 56.6

Age (by decade):

Age No Yes Yes %
20’s 339 1118 76.7
30’s 865 2302 72.7
40’s 920 1382 60.0
50’s 1067 984 48.0
60’s 936 440 32.0

Education:

Education No Yes Yes %
Bachelor’s degree (e.g., BA, BS) 2700 3629 57.3
Doctorate degree (e.g., PhD, EdD) 235 447 65.5
Master’s degree (e.g., MA, MS, MEd) 905 1695 65.2
Professional degree (e.g., MD, DDS, DVM, JD) 287 455 61.3

Dream job and income

Income No Yes Yes %
< $29k 798 519 39.4
$30 - 49K 613 661 51.9
$50 - $59k 501 739 59.6
$60 - $7k 565 896 61.3
$75 - $99k 695 1321 65.5
$100 - $149k 638 1313 67.3
$150 - $199k 201 471 70.1
> $200k 116 306 72.5

Dream job and income


Marital Status:

Marital Status No Yes Yes %
Married or domestic partnership 2341 3895 62.5
Separated or Divorced 538 433 44.6
Single 1105 1771 61.6
Widowed 127 107 45.7

Children:

Children No Yes Yes %
0 1760 2310 56.8
1 773 1404 64.5
2 1006 1680 62.5
3 plus 566 818 59.1

Children & Gender:

Children gender_3 No Yes Yes %
0 Man 718 998 58.2
0 Woman 1019 1278 55.6
1 Man 266 713 72.8
1 Woman 501 687 57.8
2 Man 377 850 69.3
2 Woman 626 830 57.0
3 plus Man 212 346 62.0
3 plus Woman 350 471 57.4