# Most Americans say they work mainly for the money

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> Indexed question in Money & Finance.

## Reading

Money is the reason most Americans give for going to work: 55% say they go to work to make money, according to a January 2025 Verasight survey.

About a third (34%) say they need to support their household, and 27% cite benefits such as health insurance. Roughly a fifth (22%) say they neither work nor look for work, 17% like their status at work, and smaller shares are out of work but looking (9%) or name another reason (7%).

## Topline

Why do you go to work?

Most Americans say they work mainly for the money.

Respondents could select more than one option, so shares may sum to more than 100%.

- - Selected Choice I go to work to make money.: 54.7%
- - Selected Choice I need to support the members of my household.: 34.1%
- - Selected Choice I need benefits such as health insurance.: 27.1%
- - Selected Choice I don’t go to work and I am not looking for work.: 22.1%
- - Selected Choice I like my status at work.: 17.0%
- - Selected Choice I don’t have work but I am looking for work.: 9.3%
- - Selected Choice Other: 6.7%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: United States adults
- Field dates: 2025-01-16 → 2025-01-27
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.3%
- Module: Verasight AEA Omnibus Survey #2025-002
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

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## Citation

Verasight AEA Omnibus Survey #2025-002, fielded January 16-27, 2025, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.3%.

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