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Govt reduce income differences-version y

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Source

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

Details

Question 74b. Some people think that the income differences between the rich and the poor ought to be reduced, perhaps by raising the taxes of wealthy families or by giving income assistance to the poor. Others think that the government should not concern itself with reducing this income difference between the rich and the poor. Here is a card with a scale from 1 to 7. Think of a score of 1 as meaning that the government ought to reduce the income differences between rich and poor, and a score of 7 meaning that the government should not concern itself with reducing income differences. What score between 1 and 7 comes closest to the way you feel?

Overview

For further details see the official GSS documentation.

Counts by year:

yeariap23456don't knowgovt reduce diffno answerno govt actionnot available in this yearTotal
19721613----------1613
19731504----------1504
19741484----------1484
19751490----------1490
19761499----------1499
19771530----------1530
197876162144170846019145384-1532
19801468----------1468
19821860----------1860
19831599----------1599
19841473----------1473
19851534----------1534
19861470----------1470
19871819----------1819
19881481----------1481
19891537----------1537
19901372----------1372
19911517----------1517
19931606----------1606
19942992----------2992
19962904----------2904
19982832----------2832
20002817----------2817
20022765----------2765
20042812----------2812
20064510----------4510
20082023----------2023
20102044----------2044
20121974----------1974
20142538----------2538
20162867----------2867
20182348----------2348
20214032----------4032
2022----------35443544
2024----------33093309
Total6807562144170846019145384685375699

Values

  • 1 govt reduce diff

  • 7 no govt action

  • 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