Interesting Income Results

@AmbiePam (112728)
United States
December 20, 2025 1:39pm CST
I took a poll on a survey site that wanted to know what we thought the results would be based on the last U.S. census. I’m not going to say the name of the site in case it’s against the rules. Sure, it’s my source, but you also earn rewards for doing surveys, and we aren’t supposed to name survey sites. So remember, this is simply based on the last U.S. Census. And a LOT of people ignore requests to take it, so do what you will with the results. Anyway, it asked me to guess which group of citizens earned more money: Indians (India, Indians), Whites, Blacks, Asians (of Japanese, Chinese, and Korean descent), and Hispanics. The results were Indians, Asians, Whites, Hispanics, and Blacks. Does that surprise you? I had guessed Asian citizens were number one, and Indian citizens were number two.
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9 responses
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@DaddyEvil (168014)
• United States
20 Dec
No, it's not a surprise to me. Both Indians and Asians are technically skilled and should be drawing high incomes.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (112728)
• United States
20 Dec
I have more Indian doctors than I do any other ethnicity.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (168014)
• United States
20 Dec
@AmbiePam I have one Indian doctor and I can't always understand him. Pretty explains what he says later.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (112728)
• United States
20 Dec
@DaddyEvil Yeah, unfortunately, I’ve had trouble with that too, on occasion. But then, I have one Indian doctor who might have just grown up here because he has no accent. And that guy is hilarious. He quotes Elvis lyrics and always wants to talk about sports. I think he even called me “dude” once! I love him.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (213871)
• United States
21 Dec
Not surprising. Indians and Asians are highly educated and skilled.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (112728)
• United States
21 Dec
They really care about education. It’s very admirable.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (213871)
• United States
22 Dec
@AmbiePam Yes, some American children have no interest in education.
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (54626)
• Canada
20 Dec
I believe it. I remember in the late 1960's my aunt, who taught at a private boarding high school, claimed that the Asian students' math skills were far superior to those of the rest of us.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (112728)
• United States
20 Dec
At my first elementary school I attended, the children from Indian parents were the second highest attendees. Even as a child, I noticed how every single Indian child studied more than anyone else. Their parents pushed them, and for the most part, they responded well.
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (54626)
• Canada
20 Dec
@AmbiePam I do not know about in your country, but here the respect for the elder generation has changed, maybe not for elementary school students, but beyond that they have.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (493349)
• Italy
21 Dec
I am not at all surprised, I would have also said Asian first and Indian after them, but considering that often Indians have more important jobs this makes sense.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (129632)
• Marion, Ohio
20 Dec
Indians doesn't surprise me. I would have thought whites would be second
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (371841)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Dec
There seems to be more and more Indians moving into businesses here.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (202979)
• United States
20 Dec
Not too much a lot of Indians are engineers. Also, many are in the medical field
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (94257)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Dec
Not really surprised; I guess people are working harder and more to jsut make ends meet.
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MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (88659)
• United States
22 Dec
I'm not really surprised with those results.
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