Society gives some head start & holds back others

lfesocty

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

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Question I'm going to read some statements that give reasons why a person's life turns out well or poorly. (HAND CARD BZ TO RESPONDENT.) As I read each one, tell me whether you think it is very important, important, somewhat important, or not at all important for how somebody's life turns out? C. Society gives some people a head start and holds others back.

Values

1 very important
2 important
3 somewhat important
4 not at all 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

year	ballots	availability
1993	A/B/C	full

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