class
Values
[1]lower class[2]working class[3]middle class[4]upper class[5]no class[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
Question Years and Ballots
| ballots | years |
| A/B/C | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022 |
| Full | 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 |
Overview
For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for class.
Counts by year:
| year | lower class | working class | middle class | upper class | no answer | iap | don't know | no class | skipped on web | Total |
| 1972 | 104 | 760 | 704 | 36 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 1613 |
| 1973 | 27 | 358 | 342 | 21 | 5 | 751 | - | - | - | 1504 |
| 1974 | 64 | 689 | 676 | 46 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 1484 |
| 1975 | 72 | 714 | 655 | 41 | 7 | - | 1 | - | - | 1490 |
| 1976 | 65 | 692 | 711 | 23 | 6 | - | 2 | - | - | 1499 |
| 1977 | 67 | 743 | 648 | 59 | 11 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1530 |
| 1978 | 83 | 715 | 693 | 36 | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | 1532 |
| 1980 | 75 | 673 | 663 | 50 | 5 | - | 2 | - | - | 1468 |
| 1982 | 105 | 918 | 760 | 61 | 9 | - | 7 | - | - | 1860 |
| 1983 | 46 | 374 | 349 | 30 | 5 | 795 | - | - | - | 1599 |
| 1984 | 66 | 679 | 670 | 47 | 11 | - | - | - | - | 1473 |
| 1985 | 62 | 688 | 720 | 59 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 1534 |
| 1986 | 95 | 631 | 683 | 48 | 8 | - | 5 | - | - | 1470 |
| 1987 | 108 | 816 | 793 | 70 | 10 | - | 22 | - | - | 1819 |
| 1988 | 77 | 662 | 701 | 36 | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | 1481 |
| 1989 | 76 | 654 | 740 | 60 | 5 | - | 2 | - | - | 1537 |
| 1990 | 57 | 623 | 640 | 43 | 5 | - | 4 | - | - | 1372 |
| 1991 | 81 | 649 | 744 | 35 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 1517 |
| 1993 | 106 | 713 | 720 | 49 | 13 | - | 5 | - | - | 1606 |
| 1994 | 148 | 1353 | 1374 | 99 | 14 | - | 4 | - | - | 2992 |
| 1996 | 169 | 1302 | 1300 | 113 | 12 | - | 8 | - | - | 2904 |
| 1998 | 153 | 1270 | 1292 | 102 | 11 | - | 4 | - | - | 2832 |
| 2000 | 142 | 1280 | 1273 | 108 | 12 | - | 2 | - | - | 2817 |
| 2002 | 167 | 1231 | 1253 | 94 | 5 | - | 15 | - | - | 2765 |
| 2004 | 191 | 1213 | 1311 | 84 | 3 | - | 10 | - | - | 2812 |
| 2006 | 191 | 1354 | 1331 | 95 | 2 | 1518 | 19 | - | - | 4510 |
| 2008 | 175 | 906 | 853 | 73 | 5 | - | 11 | - | - | 2023 |
| 2010 | 175 | 945 | 851 | 58 | 10 | - | 5 | - | - | 2044 |
| 2012 | 200 | 853 | 839 | 65 | 3 | - | 14 | - | - | 1974 |
| 2014 | 228 | 1160 | 1065 | 66 | 8 | - | 11 | - | - | 2538 |
| 2016 | 286 | 1330 | 1146 | 81 | 8 | - | 16 | - | - | 2867 |
| 2018 | 211 | 1020 | 1019 | 83 | 6 | - | 9 | - | - | 2348 |
| 2021 | 349 | 1501 | 1999 | 169 | 1 | - | 4 | - | 9 | 4032 |
| 2022 | 380 | 1471 | 1496 | 162 | 7 | - | 21 | - | 7 | 3544 |
| Total | 4601 | 30940 | 31014 | 2302 | 242 | 3064 | 210 | 1 | 16 | 72390 |