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Turning to international differences, do you agree or disagree: A. Present economic differences between rich and poor countries are too large.
Gap between rich and poor countries too large · Asked in 2 waves, 2000–2021 · 3,275 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → web (2021).
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 2021 | 2020-12-03 to 2021-05-02 | web | 4,032 | 2,003 |
| General Social Survey 2000 | 2000-02-01 to 2000-06-25 | face to face | 2,817 | 1,272 |
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → web (2021).
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.
| 23% |
| 36% |
| 34% |
| 4% |
| 3% |
| 2003 |
| ±3 |
| White | 18% | 35% | 38% | 5% | 3% | 1433 | ±3 |
| Black | 33% | 33% | 28% | 4% | 2% | 203 | ±8 |
| Hispanic | 33% | 35% | 28% | 2% | 2% | 231 | ±8 |
| Asian † | 29% | 48% | 21% | – | 1% | 76 | ±14 |
| Other † | 24% | 51% | 23% | – | 1% | 44 | ±19 |
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.