inequal5
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Question Do you agree or disagree . . . E. Large differences in income are necessary for America”s prosperity.
Values
[1]strongly agree[2]agree[3]neither agree nor disagree[4]disagree[5]strongly disagree[NA(d)]can't choose[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
Overview
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Counts by year:
| year | iap | strongly agree | agree | neither agree nor disagree | disagree | strongly disagree | can't choose | no answer | skipped on web | not available in this year | Total |
| 1987 | 255 | 102 | 394 | 419 | 458 | 85 | 66 | 40 | - | - | 1819 |
| 1996 | 1460 | 114 | 287 | 177 | 434 | 361 | 64 | 7 | - | - | 2904 |
| 2000 | 1545 | 57 | 260 | 347 | 394 | 101 | 38 | 75 | - | - | 2817 |
| 2008 | 982 | 28 | 216 | 177 | 450 | 134 | 29 | 7 | - | - | 2023 |
| 2021 | 2252 | 35 | 161 | 451 | 664 | 373 | 75 | 3 | 18 | - | 4032 |
| Total | 6494 | 336 | 1318 | 1571 | 2400 | 1054 | 272 | 132 | 18 | 0 | 13595 |