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Good things are mostly luck.

Source: R/gss_vars_184.R
mostluck.Rd

mostluck

Source

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

Details

Question The following are some statements that people have made. For each one, please tell me if you strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree with the statement. (NOTE: INTERVIEWERS SHOULD CODE "neither agree or disagree/it depends" ONLY WHEN VOLUNTEERED.) C. The really good things that happen to me are mostly luck.

Values

  • [1] strongly agree

  • [2] agree

  • [3] neither agree or disagree-it depends

  • [4] disagree

  • [5] strongly disagree

  • [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

ballotsyears
A/B/C1996

Overview

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

Counts by year:

yeariapstrongly agreeagreeneither agree or disagree-it dependsdisagreestrongly disagreedon't knowno answernot available in this yearTotal
199614444019411385724583-2904
Total1444401941138572458302904

See also

Other Emotions: angry, badbrks, embarrss, litcntrl, noemote, noplan, proud, showangr, showfeel

Other Feelings: angry, badbrks, embarrss, litcntrl, noemote, noplan, proud, showangr, showfeel