Lot of the average man getting worse

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Source

General Social Survey https://gss.norc.org

Details

Question 178. Now I'm going to read you several more statements. Some people agree with a statement, others disagree. As I read each one, tell me whether you more or less agree with it, or more or less disagree. e. In spite of what some people say, the lot (situation/condition) of the average man is getting worse, not better.

Overview

For further details see the official GSS documentation.

Counts by year:

year	iap	agree	disagree	don't know	no answer	not available in this year	Total
1972	1613	-	-	-	-	-	1613
1973	-	813	650	39	2	-	1504
1974	-	879	557	45	3	-	1484
1975	1490	-	-	-	-	-	1490
1976	-	877	570	50	2	-	1499
1977	-	823	640	62	5	-	1530
1978	1532	-	-	-	-	-	1532
1980	-	986	449	32	1	-	1468
1982	-	1221	537	89	13	-	1860
1983	1599	-	-	-	-	-	1599
1984	-	819	619	30	5	-	1473
1985	-	727	740	63	4	-	1534
1986	1470	-	-	-	-	-	1470
1987	-	1172	601	43	3	-	1819
1988	504	579	350	44	4	-	1481
1989	504	587	402	38	6	-	1537
1990	455	507	374	34	2	-	1372
1991	524	574	369	48	2	-	1517
1993	531	708	319	43	5	-	1606
1994	1737	843	375	35	2	-	2992
1996	2904	-	-	-	-	-	2904
1998	2832	-	-	-	-	-	2832
2000	2817	-	-	-	-	-	2817
2002	2765	-	-	-	-	-	2765
2004	2812	-	-	-	-	-	2812
2006	4510	-	-	-	-	-	4510
2008	2023	-	-	-	-	-	2023
2010	2044	-	-	-	-	-	2044
2012	1974	-	-	-	-	-	1974
2014	2538	-	-	-	-	-	2538
2016	2867	-	-	-	-	-	2867
2018	2348	-	-	-	-	-	2348
2021	4032	-	-	-	-	-	4032
2022	-	-	-	-	-	3544	3544
2024	-	-	-	-	-	3309	3309
Total	48425	12115	7552	695	59	6853	75699

Values

• 1 agree

• 2 disagree

• NA(d) don't know

• NA(i) iap

• NA(j) I don't have a job

• NA(m) dk, na, iap

• NA(n) no answer

• NA(p) not imputable

• NA(r) refused

• NA(s) skipped on web

• NA(u) uncodeable

• NA(x) not available in this release

• NA(y) not available in this year

• NA(z) see codebook