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Do you agree or disagree . . . G. Inequality continues to exist because ordinary people don't join together to get rid of it.
Inequality persists because ordinary people don't unite · Asked in 2 waves, 1987–2000 · 2,836 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.
| Group | Strongly agree | Agree | Neither agree nor disagree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2000 | 2000-02-01 to 2000-06-25 | face to face | 2,817 | 1,272 |
| General Social Survey 1987 | 1987-01-31 to 1987-04-28 | face to face | 1,819 | 1,564 |
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.
| 11% |
| 35% |
| 29% |
| 19% |
| 6% |
| 1272 |
| ±3 |
| Liberals | 12% | 41% | 26% | 15% | 5% | 344 | ±6 |
| Moderates | 13% | 36% | 33% | 16% | 3% | 466 | ±5 |
| Conservatives | 8% | 29% | 26% | 25% | 13% | 392 | ±5 |
General Social Survey 2000 · 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.