GSS 1972-2024 Cumulative Datafile

wlthimmare legal immigrants rich or poor

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Now I have some questions about different groups in our society. I'm 
going to show you a seven-point scale which the characteristics of 
people in a group can be rated. In the first statement a score of 1 
means that you think almost all of the people in that group are 
"rich."  A score of 7 means that you think almost everyone in the 
group are "poor."  A score of 4 means that you think that the group 
is not towards one end or another, and of course you may choose any 
number in between that comes closest to where you think people in the 
group stand. 
A1. Immigrants who are in this country legally?

Percent	N	Value	Label
1.1	15	1	1 - rich
3.6	48	2
8.8	118	3
31.3	420	4
27.5	369	5
19.5	261	6
8.2	110	7	7 - poor
	119	.d	don't know
	67,372	.i	iap
	14	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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wlthundcare illegal immigrants rich or poor

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Now I have some questions about different groups in our society. I'm 
going to show you a seven-point scale which the characteristics of 
people in a group can be rated. In the first statement a score of 1 
means that you think almost all of the people in that group are 
"rich."  A score of 7 means that you think almost everyone in the 
group are "poor."  A score of 4 means that you think that the group 
is not towards one end or another, and of course you may choose any 
number in between that comes closest to where you think people in the 
group stand. 
A2. Immigrants who are in this country illegally?

Percent	N	Value	Label
2.2	30	1	1 - rich
1.7	23	2
2.0	27	3
4.8	65	4
9.4	127	5
30.8	414	6
49.0	658	7	7 - poor
	116	.d	don't know
	67,372	.i	iap
	14	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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workimmare legal immigrants hard working

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Now I have some questions about different groups in our society. I'm 
going to show you a seven-point scale which the characteristics of 
people in a group can be rated. In the first statement a score of 1 
means that you think almost all of the people in that group are 
"rich."  A score of 7 means that you think almost everyone in the 
group are "poor."  A score of 4 means that you think that the group 
is not towards one end or another, and of course you may choose any 
number in between that comes closest to where you think people in the 
group stand. 
B1. Legal immigrants?

Percent	N	Value	Label
6.2	82	1	1 - hard-working
14.9	197	2
24.4	323	3
36.8	487	4
11.6	153	5
4.4	58	6
1.8	24	7	7 - lazy
	131	.d	don't know
	67,372	.i	iap
	19	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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workundcare illegal immigrants hard working

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Now I have some questions about different groups in our society. I'm 
going to show you a seven-point scale which the characteristics of 
people in a group can be rated. In the first statement a score of 1 
means that you think almost all of the people in that group are 
"rich."  A score of 7 means that you think almost everyone in the 
group are "poor."  A score of 4 means that you think that the group 
is not towards one end or another, and of course you may choose any 
number in between that comes closest to where you think people in the 
group stand. 
B2. Illegal immigrants?

Percent	N	Value	Label
9.9	127	1	1 - hard-working
13.5	173	2
16.4	210	3
25.5	326	4
12.4	159	5
14.1	181	6
8.1	104	7	7 - lazy
	174	.d	don't know
	67,372	.i	iap
	20	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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obrespctteach children respect for authority and obedience

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Please respond to the following statements by saying whether you 
strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree with them: 
Obedience and respect for authority are the most important virtues 
children should learn.

Percent	N	Value	Label
33.2	480	1	strongly agree
46.8	677	2	agree
17.6	254	3	disagree
2.5	36	4	strongly disagree
	14	.d	don't know
	67,372	.i	iap
	13	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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econpasthas national economy improved last year

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How about the economy. Would you say that over the past year the 
nation's economy has gotten better, stayed about the same, or gotten 
worse?

Percent	N	Value	Label
26.4	381	1	gotten better
44.0	636	2	stayed the same
29.6	428	3	gotten worse
	20	.d	don't know
	67,372	.i	iap
	9	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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pastupdegree of improvement in national economy

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How about the economy. Would you say that over the past year the 
nation's economy has gotten better, stayed about the same, or gotten 
worse? 
A. Would you say much better or somewhat better?

Percent	N	Value	Label
9.0	34	1	much better
91.0	345	2	somewhat better
	68,456	.i	iap
	11	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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pastdowndegree national economy has gotten worse

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How about the economy. Would you say that over the past year the 
nation's economy has gotten better, stayed about the same, or gotten 
worse? 
B. Would you say much worse or somewhat worse?

Percent	N	Value	Label
29.9	126	1	much worse
70.1	295	2	somewhat worse
	1	.d	don't know
	68,409	.i	iap
	15	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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econfutrpredictions for national economy in next year

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What about the next 12 months? Do you expect the national economy to 
get better, get worse, or stay about the same?

Percent	N	Value	Label
29.2	416	1	get better
53.9	768	2	stay the same
16.9	241	3	get worse
	39	.d	don't know
	67,372	.i	iap
	10	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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futrupdegree economy will improve in next year

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What about the next 12 months? Do you expect the national economy to 
get better, get worse, or stay about the same? 
A. Would you say much better or somewhat better?

Percent	N	Value	Label
14.6	60	1	much better
85.4	351	2	somewhat better
	2	.d	don't know
	68,420	.i	iap
	13	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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futrdowndegree economy will get worse over next year

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What about the next 12 months? Do you expect the national economy to 
get better, get worse, or stay about the same? 
B. Would you say much worse or somewhat worse?

Percent	N	Value	Label
23.1	54	1	much worse
76.9	180	2	somewhat worse
	68,595	.i	iap
	17	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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rdiscaffchances family member not promoted for other race

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A. What do you think the chances are these days that you or anyone in 
your family won't get a job or promotion while an equally or less 
qualified [White/(Black/African-American)] employee receives one 
instead?  Would you say the chances of this happening are very 
likely, somewhat likely, somewhat unlikely, or very unlikely?

Percent	N	Value	Label
15.6	213	1	very likely
33.5	458	2	somewhat likely
24.8	340	3	somewhat unlikely
26.2	358	4	very unlikely
	88	.d	don't know
	67,372	.i	iap
	17	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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rimmdiscchances illegal immigrants favored over family

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B. What about immigrants?  Is it very likely, somewhat likely, 
somewhat unlikely, or very unlikely that you or anyone in your family 
won't get a job or promotion while an equally or less qualified 
immigrant employee receives one instead?

Percent	N	Value	Label
9.4	126	1	very likely
23.0	309	2	somewhat likely
31.8	427	3	somewhat unlikely
35.8	480	4	very unlikely
	110	.d	don't know
	67,372	.i	iap
	22	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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GSS 1972-2024 Cumulative Datafile - Release 3

Wealth and Work Ethic of Immigrants

Evaluation of the Economy

Chances of Losing Job or Promotion to Other Group