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

ballots	years
-	1984

Overview

For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for usclass2.

Counts by year:

year	iap	strongly agree	somewhat agree	somewhat disagree	strongly disagree	don't know	no answer	not available in this year	Total
1984	-	133	508	469	312	26	25	-	1473
Total	0	133	508	469	312	26	25	0	1473