How fair or unfair do you think the income distribution in America is?

Fairness of the income distribution in America · Asked in 1 wave, 2021 · 2,003 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses

Percentages ofpeople who answered everyone asked

Crosstab

Party Ideology Age Sex Race & ethnicity Race (all years)Education Income Region Religion Community

Very fairFairUnfairVery unfair

Group	Very fair	Fair	Unfair	Very unfair	n	MoE
All respondents	5%	26%	48%	21%	2003	±3
18–29	7%	22%	45%	27%	218	±8
30–44	5%	24%	46%	26%	490	±5
45–64

General Social Survey 2021 · 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.

Answers as the source codes them

Very fairFairUnfairVery unfairCan't choose (non-answer)No answer (non-answer)Skipped on web (non-answer)

Waves

Poll	Field dates	Mode	Respondents	Responses
General Social Survey 2021	2020-12-03 to 2021-05-02	web	4,032	2,003