GSS 1972-2024 Cumulative Datafile - Release 3

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A. In our society everyone must look out for himself. It is of little 
use to unite with others and fight for one's goals in politics or in 
unions.

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B. The economy can run only if businessmen make good profits. That 
benefits everyone in the end.

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C. The government must see to it that everyone has a job and that 
prices are stable, even if the rights of businessmen have to be 
restricted.

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D. It is the responsibility of government to meet everyone's needs, 
even in case of sickness, poverty, unemployment, and old age.

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E. If social welfare benefits such as disability, unemployment 
compensation, and early retirement pensions are as high as they are 
now, it only makes people not want to work anymore.

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F. All in all, one can live well in America.

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G. Generally speaking, business profits are distributed fairly in the 
United States.

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H. If someone has a high social or economic position, that indicates 
the person has special abilities or great accomplishments.

Here are different opinions about social differences in this country. 
Please tell me for each one whether you strongly agree, somewhat, 
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A. In the United States traditional divisions between owners and 
workers still remain. A person's social standing depends upon whether 
he/she belongs to the upper or lower class.

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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.

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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.

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D. What one gets in life hardly depends at all on one's own efforts, 
but rather on the economic situation, job opportunities, union 
agreements, and the social services provided by the government.

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E. Personal income should not be determined solely by one's work. 
Rather, everybody should get what he/she needs to provide a decent 
life for his/her family.

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F. Only if differences in income and social standing are large enough 
is there an incentive for individual effort.

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G. Differences in social standing between people are acceptable 
because they basically reflect what people made out of the 
opportunities they had.

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H. All in all, I think social differences in this country are 
justified.