World image:much evil vs. much good

world1

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

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Question People have different images of the world and human nature. We'd like to know the kinds of images you have. Here is a card with sets of contrasting images. On a scale of 1-7 where would you place your image of the world and human nature between the two contrasting images? (HAND CARD AH) Look at the first set of contrasting images. If you think that "The world is basically filled with evil and sin," you would place yourself at 1. If you think "There is much goodness in the world which hints at God's goodness" you would place yourself at 7. If you think things are somewhere between these two you would place yourself at 2, 3,4, 5 or 6. (REPEAT EXAMPLE AS NECESSARY FOR EACH ITEM A-F) Where would you place your image of the world on the scale for . . .? (READ EACH SET AND CIRCLE ONE CODE FOR EACH)

Values

1 world is evil
7 world is good
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
1985	-/-/-	full
1987	-/-/-	full
1988	A/B/C	full
1989	A/B/-	partial
1990	A/B/-	partial
1991	A/B/C	full
1994	A/B/-	partial
1996	A/B/-	partial
1998	A/B/C	full
2000	A/B/-	partial
2002	A/B/-	partial

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