Opinion of why people get ahead

getaheay

Source

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

Details

Question Which do you think is the most important reason why people get ahead: their own hard work or lucky breaks and help from other people?

Values

• [1] hard work most important

• [2] hard work, luck equally important

• [3] luck or help from other people most important

• [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
D	2006

Overview

For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for getaheay.

Counts by year:

year	iap	hard work most important	hard work, luck equally important	luck or help from other people most important	don't know	no answer	Total
2006	3728	465	158	152	6	1	4510
Total	3728	465	158	152	6	1	4510

See also

Other Misc I: natdiscm, newsprnt