Achievement depends on educ and ability

usclass3

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

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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

year	ballots	availability
1984	-	full

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