JSU Spring 2015 Report
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‣ Less than one-third of all respondents, 30.2%, agreed that women in the U.S.<br />
receive equal pay for equal work. Just 25.7% of women surveyed agreed while<br />
34.6% of males agreed. Those agreeing (strongly or somewhat) with other<br />
related statements include:<br />
o Women are perceived to be more polite and view the act of negotiation<br />
differently than men -- 70.6% agree<br />
o Women are perceived to be less likely to negotiate for initial salaries –<br />
64.9% agree<br />
o Most employers see women as not needing pay that is equal to male<br />
counterparts – 63.0% agree<br />
o Jobs and title being equal, women are promoted as frequently as men –<br />
32.4% agree<br />
ON CROSS TABULATIONS…<br />
Cross tabulations of data provide a view of the issues covered within the survey (core<br />
questions) by the various demographics collected such as age, race, ethnicity,<br />
education, rural/suburban/urban, gender, political philosophy and income. Readers<br />
are encouraged to review the crosstab tables held within the appendix to this report.<br />
Institute of Government Polling Center Page 12
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