Achievement depends on family background

usclass2

Source

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

Details

Question Here are different opinions about social differences in this country. Please tell me for each one whether you strongly agree, somewhat, agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree. READ EACH STATEMENT. CIRCLE ONE CODE FOR EACH. B. In the United States there are still great differences between social levels, and what one can achieve in life depends mainly upon one's family background.

Values

1 strongly agree
2 somewhat agree
3 somewhat disagree
4 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

year	ballots	availability
1984	-	full

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