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Agreement with 'I hardly ever expect things to go my way,' among those who agreed or disagreed; the 2004 version has no neutral option, so neutral answers in 2016 are excluded.
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Latest: 3% answered “Agree strongly” in GSS: Hardly ever expecting things to go my way, 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: Hardly ever expecting things to go my way | Hardly ever expecting things to go my way (HAND CARD G1)
(Do you agree or disagree that . . .)
I hardly ever expect things to go my way. Caveat: 5-point scale with neutral midpoint; code order is reversed relative to the 2004 version | identical | Strongly disagree → Disagree strongly; Disagree → Disagree; Agree → Agree; Strongly agree → Agree strongly |
| GSS: Hardly ever expects things to go my way | Hardly ever expects things to go my way Indicate your agreement with each of the following statements by selecting the number that comes closest to your answer:
G. I hardly ever expect things to go my way. Caveat: 4-point scale with no neutral midpoint; the Neutral category is empty for this question | equivalent | Strongly agree → Agree strongly; Agree → Agree; Disagree → Disagree; Strongly disagree → Disagree strongly |