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Source

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

Details

Question 1271. These five diagrams show different types of society. Please read the descriptions and look at the diagrams and decide which you think best describes America today: Type A: A small elite at the top, very few people in the middle and the great mass of people at the bottom. Type B: A society like a pyramid with a small elite at the top, more people in the middle, and most at the bottom Type C: A pyramid except that just a few people are at the very bottom Type D: A society with most people in the middle Type E: Many people near the top, and only a few near the bottom What do you think America ought to be like - which would you prefer?

Overview

For further details see the official GSS documentation.

Counts by year:

yeariapcan't chooseno answertype atype btype ctype dtype eskipped on webnot available in this yearTotal
19721613---------1613
19731504---------1504
19741484---------1484
19751490---------1490
19761499---------1499
19771530---------1530
19781532---------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
20001545888626101177514280--2817
20022765---------2765
20042812---------2812
20064510---------4510
20082023---------2023
20102044---------2044
20121974---------1974
20142538---------2538
20162867---------2867
20182348---------2348
20212029107178278719496541728-4032
2022---------35443544
2024---------33093309
Total6557119526453188371147969728685375699

Values

  • 1 type a

  • 2 type b

  • 3 type c

  • 4 type d

  • 5 type e

  • 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