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How proud respondents are to be American; the 1994 item uses an extremely/very/somewhat/not very scale and the 2004-2014 item uses a very/somewhat/not very/not at all scale, so compare only collapsed proud versus not proud shares.
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Latest: 92% answered “Proud” in GSS: How proud of being American, 2014.
Shares of everyone asked, including non-answers. Each column is one survey wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
Shares of everyone asked, including non-answers. Each point is one survey wave at the middle of its field period. Lines from different surveys are never spliced together.
| Line | Question | Match | How answers map |
|---|---|---|---|
| GSS: Pride in being American | Pride in being American How proud are you to be an American . . . extremely proud, very proud, somewhat proud, or not very proud? Caveat: Different scale (extremely to not very); no 'not at all' option; compare only collapsed proud vs not proud | similar | Extremely proud → Proud; Very proud → Proud; Somewhat proud → Proud; Not very proud → Not proud |
| GSS: How proud of being American | How proud of being American How proud are you of being American? (Please, select one response) Caveat: Different scale (very to not at all) and includes 'not American' option; compare only collapsed proud vs not proud | similar | Very proud → Proud; Somewhat proud → Proud; Not very proud → Not proud; Not proud at all → Not proud |