Results: Professions and Earnings
1.
1.
It is a well-known fact that top athletes in sports like tennis, golf, and so on, as well as people in the entertainment industry make a lot of money. Do you think the amount of money they make is fair? Yes
18%
•
280 votes
No
60%
•
950 votes
Undecided
23%
•
366 votes
2.
2.
On the other hand, professionals such as firefighters, school teachers, and nurses do not earn as much. Do you think the amount of money these professionals make is fair? Yes
15%
•
244 votes
No
68%
•
1078 votes
Undecided
17%
•
274 votes
3.
3.
Do you think professional athletes and people in the entertainment industry are less important for society than professionals such as firefighters, teachers, and nurses? Yes
49%
•
787 votes
No
13%
•
200 votes
Both types of professionals are important in their own way
26%
•
409 votes
Undecided
13%
•
200 votes
4.
4.
Do you think the amount of money professionals like nurses, teachers, and firefighters make IN COMPARISON to athletes and actors is fair? Yes
11%
•
170 votes
No
71%
•
1129 votes
Undecided
19%
•
297 votes
5.
5.
Which of the following do you agree with? Athletes and people in the entertainment industry should be paid less--they are paid too much
51%
•
808 votes
Athletes and people in the entertainment industry are paid what they should be paid.
11%
•
179 votes
Professionals such as firefighters, nurses, and teachers should be paid more--they are paid too little.
63%
•
1007 votes
Professionals such as firefighters, nurses, and teachers are paid what they should be paid.
14%
•
220 votes
Other (please specify)
5%
•
74 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.70% | 16 | |
| na | 0.57% | 13 |
| n/a | 0.39% | 9 |
| don't know | 0.17% | 4 |
| undecided | 0.13% | 3 |
| no | 0.09% | 2 |
| i think if they feel they are worth more they should strive to prove it and get it | 0.04% | 1 |
| teachers not | 0.04% | 1 |
| all | 0.04% | 1 |
| people should be able to negotiate whatever pay they can get. | 0.04% | 1 |
| ? | 0.04% | 1 |
| no one ever said life was fair. | 0.04% | 1 |
| i don't believe that gov has a right to tell people how much they should earn, regardless. | 0.04% | 1 |
| they are paid according to what they bring to the table in revenue. | 0.04% | 1 |
| whatever the market will pay | 0.04% | 1 |
| they get what the industry will bear. | 0.04% | 1 |
| not fair, but supply and demand | 0.04% | 1 |
| free market should set these amounts, not government | 0.04% | 1 |
| it is the market | 0.04% | 1 |
| perforfance | 0.04% | 1 |
| life is not fair. my mom taught me that when i was old enough to understand. | 0.04% | 1 |
| that's a tough one actually. if the amount they're getting is unsustainable then they wouldn't get it. | 0.04% | 1 |
| all such individuals from both categories are payed according to how the market values them. the problem is with the value system of society. | 0.04% | 1 |
| people who put their lives on the line should make twice as much as actors and athletes. some one should start a petition | 0.04% | 1 |
| really do not know | 0.04% | 1 |
| ever heard of free market economics? | 0.04% | 1 |
| these career choices cannot be compared | 0.04% | 1 |
| dk | 0.04% | 1 |
| other | 0.04% | 1 |
| n/a people earn what they are worth | 0.04% | 1 |
| wages are determined by labor supply and demand, not by fiat. | 0.04% | 1 |
| teachers work less days so they should be paid less | 0.04% | 1 |
| you can't compare apples to oranges | 0.04% | 1 |
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