Achievement depends on educ and ability

usclass3

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. C. America has an open society. What one achieves in life no longer depends on one's family background, but on the abilities one has and the education one acquires.

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 usclass3.

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	-	573	639	191	24	21	25	-	1473
Total	0	573	639	191	24	21	25	0	1473