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Agreement that the respondent is always optimistic about their future; the 2004 version uses a 4-point scale and the 2016 version uses a 5-point scale with a neutral midpoint.
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Latest: 68% answered “Agree” in GSS: Always optimistic about own future, 2016.
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: Always optimistic about own future | Always optimistic about own future (HAND CARD G1)
(Do you agree or disagree that . . .)
I'm always optimistic about my future. Caveat: 5-point scale with neutral midpoint; code order is reversed relative to the 2004 item | equivalent | Strongly disagree → Disagree; Disagree → Disagree; Neutral → Neutral; Agree → Agree; Strongly agree → Agree |
| GSS: Always optimistic about my future | Always optimistic about my future Indicate your agreement with each of the following statements by selecting the number that comes closest to your answer:
F. I'm always optimistic about my future. Caveat: 4-point scale with no neutral option; strength of agreement collapsed | equivalent | Strongly agree → Agree; Agree → Agree; Disagree → Disagree; Strongly disagree → Disagree |