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What is your opinion of the following statement? It is the responsibility of the government to reduce the differences in income between people with high incomes and those with low incomes.
Government should reduce income differences · Asked in 2 waves, 1985–1990 · 1,894 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Agree strongly | Agree | Neither agree nor disagree | Disagree | 5 | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 1990 | 1990-02-06 to 1990-04-22 | face to face | 1,372 | 1,217 |
| General Social Survey 1985 | 1985-02-09 to 1985-04-23 | face to face | 1,534 | 677 |
| 10% |
| 25% |
| 26% |
| 28% |
| 10% |
| 1217 |
| ±3 |
| Democrats | 13% | 26% | 27% | 30% | 4% | 435 | ±5 |
| Independents (incl. leaners) | 12% | 30% | 28% | 24% | 7% | 383 | ±6 |
| Republicans | 6% | 18% | 26% | 31% | 20% | 386 | ±6 |
General Social Survey 1990 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.