Not confusing, but I'm just not that good with numbers.
Why are there no questions regarding the effectiveness of Congress
I was a little confused by the family scenario
The chart of income and children, I wasn't sure what was being asked.
still not sure about the income thing just wasn't clear what you were seeking. Plus was it suppose to be how we see it or was it suppose to be based on some sort of fact.
Not very good with the percengages on the families
You seem to make assumptions about the role of government that are not necessarily true, and you completely glossed over the fact that almost all of the corruption and fraud in our government comes from 1 party: The Democrats.
I'm wondering if I could find out the results of the survey
No problems. I tried to give honest and sincere answers.
Couldn’t remember length of term for representatives, had not thought about that since high school!
I feel I got the first questions wrong and as a citizen of the United States I should have known those answers right off the top of my head instead of staring at the screen not knowing which answer to choose. I definitely need to brush up on the executive, legislative and judicial branches of the government.
I was not sure about the percentages in either category. I simply answered the best of my ability.
Honestly, the ladder diagram was a little confusing, but maybe that's just me.
Very interesting and quite intrigued by the results
I thought the survey was much more nuanced than most I have seen. Most surveys have many strawmen in the answers.
I guess the math was a little confusing for me.
Requiring the scores on achievement adding up to only 100. We are all aware that the super rich leave their families in a position to remain Wealthy for life. We should have been able to have a number around 200 to be representative!
I thought 2 questions asked were basically the same question.
None, it was straight forward. My answers were my personal opinion.
a very good survey, nothing was confusing
Some of the political questions were a little difficult to provide an answer because i wasnt quite sure if i was understanding the wording of the question therefore the meaning behind it was uncertain to me. So i reread those questions and tried to comprehend what was being asked so i could give the most honest answer assuming i had comprehended them fully
You asked what's important in living a successful life, but the question was unclear whether you want my opinion of how things should be versus my perception of how they really are. I answered with my perception of reality, not my own ideology.
Questions are without context or perspective.
Seems like the same question was offered twice, the only difference being location
It was interesting and would really like to see the results.
Too many variables on the "getting ahead" question.
I find this survey as interesting and important as any you've ever sent to me.
The question about living in a democracy was confusing. We live in a republic, not a democracy. However, if I answered with a 0, you could interpret that as I wanted a monarchy or a dictatorship, when in reality, I was saying that I wanted to live in the republic that we currently live in. We don't need a pure democracy anymore than we need a pure monarchy.
Frankly, I was surprised by my own answers... Maybe we're not the country I thought we were. I find this very depressing, considering I spent 25 years in the military and almost got killed in combat defending an ideal that may have just been a mirage.
Libertarian with slightly Alt-Right Leanings (the correct definition of Alt-Right, not the media created definition).
I was a little confused by the "How many children would do better" - I thought it asked the same thing twice.
The wording of the first portion was deceptive....."standard" what does that mean ? Choice of words is very important in surveys!!
History and civics are very important to me so I often teach people the statistics regarding our government. It always surprises me how little supposedly educated people know about their own government.
Interesting. I would like to see the statistics
I wish I was able to return to the graphic regarding families and income. It was difficult to recall when answering the questions that followed.
it would help to be able to refer back to all the questions to be able to respond to problems or survey aspects. Who remembers at this point of the survey. I did have a major concern on one of the earlier questions, but now cannot remember. Frustrating!
Interesting. I would love to know some of the actual stats
Appreciate the instruction not to look up information.
I am not as well informed on the percentages of economic movement as I am om other topics.
I answered best I could without knowing just went with my gut. Would like to know the actual stats
Some of the questions were a little difficult to answer fairly
On the evaluation of President Trump, I have the following comments: 1. He has been successful with economic policies in general. 2. He has major issues: narcissism, lack of responsibility &, mendacity, which are major drawbacks . . .
The US Government is not organized as a democracy. It is a Representative Republic. The Representatives are elected democratically.
survey was fine. Nice to have one that is not about products.
I couldn't quite understand the income question very well.
Pathetically obvious biased survey, yet again. We are a representative republic not a democracy
This was an extremely interesting survey. I love surveys that make me think.
The question regarding US Senators' terms seem as though it were timed. I was thinking about my answer and then the next question popped up.
a bit confusing on your percentage related to wealthy to poorest children
The wording of the 100 children questions was very confusing.
Question on democracy could be clearer that it was general democracy like our republic and not pure democracy.
Comments: Some question are confusing somehow I try to answer the best of my knowledge
“Ladder” slow and creaky to tabulate to a correct total of 100, but it did eventually get there.
No problems, very interesting questions. Thought provoking.
I only looks up two questions to confirm my responses. Both questions had to do with length of terms.
The wording on the 100 children questions was a bit confusing. I had to re-read that question 2 or 3 times, but the rest was pretty easy to understand.
Well done! No problems, and an interesting survey!
Excellent. It is relevant ,appropriate and I enjoyed answering.
I had to re-read the questions a couple of times to decipher what answer was needed (the 100 families, and opportunities section)
When how children progress from income family's didn't really compared to what I've seen in my life
How can I view the total result of this poll?
Political party versus ideology; my answer, for example is always Democratic Socialist even though I am affiliated with no such formal party. I have voted such things as Peace and Freedom, Green, Democrat and would gladly vote Socialist were there any running, but "independent", locally has been co-opted by the right and lost its original meaning.
Interesting survey. The nature of the questions raised slight hackles regarding your motives, but I couldn't honestly tell what they are.
I was confused by the questions about people born in 1980. 30 years later we were in a recession. Wouldn’t 35/2015 be a better indicator of how well off they are compared to their parents?
Yes, I think you have confused the difference between a democracy and a republic. The US is a republic! That is how I based my answers ... a republic.
This is one of the first surveys I've seen that makes a serious effort to correct for deliberate manipulation by people taking the survey. It's disappointing that this is necessary but I understand where you're coming from.
I think this survey asked important questions about our socio-economic and political opinions. I am very interested in the results. I hope I see the results as soon as they're published.
None good survey although technical problem
This is really interesting work. I'd like to see the results of the national survey afterwards and to see if most Americans feel similarly to how I do, and how that stacks up against the actual math re: success in America.
The number question is ambiguous and leading.
Quite interesting questions concerning a different aspect of the demographics of Americans. Not at all akin to the 2020 Census Survey.
The question about congress/senators was a bit confusing as the congress I believe is 2 years and the senate is 6 years per term but they can have their entire life in both houses...look at the age of those people!
If you measure looking away from the page..I did so to check a VIP email about work, not to look up an answer.
Had to re-read one of the questions a couple of times to understand it. Otherwise, all good.
I find the questions about whether one looked up or did not look up answers patronizing and intrusive.
My answers may appear cynical, but, unfortunately, I see little hope for the future of the america I grew up in
The USA is a constitutional republic, NOT a democracy!
The questions using the groups of 100 families was slightly confusing. Why not just use percentages? And if it wasn't percentages that you were trying to connote, then I was really confused.
This was interesting but you neglected gender as a success factor
Great survey. Look forward to seeing the published results by race, age, income, geographic area (state). Why was my level of family wealth at birth and today not requested?
I took this survey serious..just like any other survey. I just hope I didn't misunderstand the last question. That is why I am saying it here.
This is (was) a very interesting survey.
A tad confusing on the % breakouts but workable.
I was a bit taken aback when asked about how well I think the country is run as a democracy, we are not a democracy we are a constitutional republic, so we should not be run as a pure democracy. The question is very misleading and quite biased.
It was hard to estimate how well people will do because it is hard to predict the future, but my guesses were more based on culture than the economy.
A humorous response to a survey question doesn't necessarily mean that the question wasn't taken seriously, or that the response wasn't sincere. Many questions are very poorly worded (& surveys designed very poorly overall), and it's difficult to avoid the temptation to engage in a bit of good-natured mockery or snark.
Thank you for the opportunity to participate. I wish you all well in your project.
Had to stop and think and consider the question. Hope that I understood the question. Will always attempt to cooperate.
Differences between nation as a whole and my immediate area (in estimating numbers out of 100) for income level migration was very difficult. Highly subjective.
Made you think, certainly more than most surveys do. Nothing was confusing.
No problems but difficult decisions had to be made and best guesses based on my experience
I had no problems and my answers were right off of the top of my head and were what I thought at the time even though I may be completely wrong. You asked what I thought and that's what I gave you.
The wording of the question regarding poorest 100 children was a bit confusing.
it was hard to figure out what you were asking
It was very confusing trying to estimate the number of people in each category
Because of a phone call delayed me, the survey moved ahead so I did not get to answer the question regarding the length of the President's term in office - answer is 4 years. Thanks you for an opportunity to answer!
The questions at the start where you ask if the United States lives up to certain standards is misleading if you are not asking more follow up questions. I believe that Democrats for the most part are trying to follow the rule of law and protect our democracy. It is Trump and the CURRENT Republican party that are destroying our democracy. We cannot fix this problem if a survey just shows a general opinion about the government as a whole and does not go further to explain why citizens feel that way, then it just leaves us with a blanket statement and no direction as to how fix it.
Hard to envision where some people are in life.
this is an important survey... great issues
This was a very interesting survey. I would be curious to know the "general" results.
The percentage ones were unfair to be answered. Just cus you are born poor does not mean you are destined to be poor. In the USA the sky is the limit, it's up to an invividual how there life ends up.
I answered honestly and did not look anything up :)
This was a well thought out survey, and these questions I feel are very relivant in todays political climate.
Finally, a survey that gets to the heart of the matter, stats that tell the story of what could be going on in this nation
I always read each survey thoroughly and enjoy having a chance to participate in them
US is not a true Democracy so was not sure exactly what asking..
The questions about democracy and wealth were a bit vague and could be interpreted in multiple ways. Whatever numbers you get from this survey may not mean much if you don't know why people answered the way they did. You can state the hard results but you can't make any interpretations about the meaning of the numbers.
After I submitted my answer for the House of Representatives, I realized that I made an error. The terms are for two years, not four as I answered. Please make this correction for me. I did not check. Secondly, I live in NYC where income disparities are very high. Having worked in in the public school system and volunteered in soup kitchens, I see what poor children are up against. I know that those same children, if raised in wealthy families, would turn out differently. I have seen first hand how much money wealthy and even middle-class families spend on their children's education. Their children are loved. This is something money can't buy and is what many poor children suffer the most from. The game is rigged from birth.
I don’t like the use of “democratic” as you use it in this survey. We are a Republic and not a straight democracy. A Republic protects the rights of the minority much better than direct Democracy. I would ask you to frame that question reflecting our true government structure
None at this time, no. I look forward to these surveys, especially the political ones because it allows me to voice my opinion. Thank you for that.
Very interesting. These were things that I have never thought about.
No comments, except that I am curious what the actual answers are.
Nothing was confusing. However, the questions require some thought, and many ask me to respond to scenarios that are outside of what I typically think about.
I thought the questions concerning the income level for children from poor households was not explained very well. It seemed like the same question. I understand that it was for families around my area and nationally, but that should have been explained before the first question was asked.
Not confusing at all. Glad to be asked questions that are interesting and important.
you seemed to ask the same question twice in a row a few times.
I believe you used the term "get ahead". Kind of a loaded term. What does that mean? I interpreted it one way, but you may have other thoughts.
I'm a Depression child. I owe a lot to the nuns and priests who taught me as a child. They stressed hard work, homework and the ten commandments and I made it and taught my children and they were successful in life.
I made a mistake and could not go back - I meant to click 2 years are how long Congressional terms are. Grrr!
This was an interesting survey, no problems or confusion.
I never studies economics therefore my answers were based on how family members fared in the job market
That was interesting. My answers are mostly my best guess. I do think those born into wealthy families have a significant better chance of being rich themselves as adults.
My only comment would be that we do not live in a democracy. We live in a representative republic. A true democracy equates to mob rule which is not healthy for a nation.
Despite that the word has a valid definition, people differ on what they believe a "democratic" government to be. Perhaps specify what you mean when you ask how important it is to be governed democratically.
There is some improvement that could be made to phrasing some of the government questions.
I grew up in one of those poorest families. My widowed mother worked 3 jobs just to keep a roof over our heads and some food on the table. With my husband by my side for over 30 years now, our current net worth is over 500,000. If you want to work hard, make good life choices and good investments you can achieve anything in this country.
Initially, I was pretty confused about the first "what percentage of the poorest people question" and what it actually meant. Honestly, I'm still not sure I understood clearly. :-)
This was interesting and eye opening. I would like to participate in more surveys like this.
The explanation of the 500 families questions could have been clearer.
I feel that these questions and answers fail to reflect the boundless anger I feel for the current political nightmare that we are in.
FYI The U.S. is a Constitutional Republic not a Democracy as you imply in this survey.
I had no problems, and everything was clear and easy to understand.
I'd like to see the results of this study
My grasp of financial demographics is probably way off the mark.
Thank you for these surveys. I think facts are important and hopefully this is one way we can get the facts.
No problems or confusion. I’m at a stage in life where if my honest response is not acceptable - tough. It is what it is !
The children question wording was confusing.
thank you for letting me be part of it, I think this was is awesome, it is always
You asked me if I was a democrat or a strong democrat. I am a strong democrat because there is no other option for me. I identify with the democrats, but I could easily be a socialistic democrat (having lived under two governments abroad that identified as such)
Some the questions seemed awfully similar to each other... so much so, that they were a bit confusing.
Statistical demographics is a pretty narrow area. Interesting you should do a survey on it.
i was a bit confused about the 100 children coming from 100 families or 500 families, not sure i fully understood that task
I thought this was a great survey. I am just hoping that everyone answered every question honestly. If so it would be facsinating to see the results.
I may have incorrectly answered a question unless I was asked twice about the percent of kids born in 1980 making more than their parents. Otherwise, I missed the birth date on the first question.
Yes - some of the questions were phrased in the negative tense which I believe was done to manipulate the outcome of this survey, it made it extremely hard to determine if it was following the constitution or not. Also - we are a REPUBLIC and therefore your questions about being democratic were hard to answer because you may have meant in a fair way, but the definition is not fair (Most votes wins in a democracy). A republic if a fairer representation for the country as a whole as it gives everyone and equal voice, whereas, a democracy (where the most votes win), will always favor the most populated cities. If things were democratically equal California would have a larger voice than ALL the midwest farm countries.
Overall interesting survey, my community has truly changed in the last 15 years and I hope we have more registered voters
I have never been registered with a political party since we have lived in AZ, moved here in 1980. Only to vote in presidential primaries. once R and once D. I have always prided myself in voting for the best person running. Had friends and associates who ran for office and won as Rs, supported them in their efforts. As of this election I am leaving my registration D and wonder when, if ever, I will again vote for an R.
I only give humorous answers in free text boxes when I’m asked to describe the pitiful excuse for a president, humor helps to keep the fear away
I better be PROPERLY COMPENSATED ! It is PATHETIC to NOT STATE UPFRONT the COMPENSATION ! If this continues I will NOT PARTICIPATE in future surveys that DO NOT SPECIFY !!!! Your time is valuable, so you'll earn points every time you complete a survey. BE SPECIFIC ALWAYS with email invites !!!!
I have no comments. The survey was easy to understand and there were no problems.
This was very hard I live comfortable in a depressed county in nj. Just now over 12,000 hotel and casino workers have been put in a situation where income will be very little or nonexistent.
I appreciate your commitment to getting the best data possible. It makes me sad that people screw around on these.
a lot of the answers are not cut and dried, answers depend on circumstances and the way questions are asked the answers could be interputed in a way to get the slant the pollsters want, to push an agenda
Appreciate the hard work you all do! I've had to take stats several times and I always answer sincerely and to the best of my knowledge :)
I am assuming that the questions about freedom of speech etc were about the Federal Government because if they were about some states or universities my answers would be vastly different because there is not much freedom of expression on university campuses today which really saddens me.
Nice to see how rax2, Alex and place you live determined your future
I found it very interesting and would be very interested in the results of the survey and the results of the study.
I did not have any problems with this survey and it was not confusing.
I am interested in the results of your research.
IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I MAKE ONE SURVEY OF THIS STYLE
Interesting survey. Now I have questions about upward mobility in the US.
I had marked an answer for how many senators are selected in each state but did not click the arrow to move forward because I was still thinking about the answer. However, the page changed and went to the next question on me. That wasn't cool.
No issues ! difficult topics to discuss.
Some of the questions were written awkwardly.
I would have liked to see factual data. I felt I used more of my personal opinions when answering.
I answered / the best I could-with the stats- I am 90years old
seems like a very good straight forward survey, it made me realize and I'm not quite sure about a few of the answers but I think I was able to dredge up the information from my memory
I am not sure your questions are asked properly. They can be interpreted anyway you want the survey to go.
We live in a Republic not a Democracy. It makes it hard to answer when you keep calling the US a democracy
No comments. It was more interesting than most of the surveys they send me.
No I don't just couldn't remember how low a person serves for congress
Im ashamed that I was not sure about the length of senator’s terms
It was more complex than your normal survey, but was enjoyable. I found the questions about democracy and our country intriguing in the sense that most people don't realize we are not a democracy, but a republic. That is the reason I did not respond 100 percent for each democracy question. I believe out current system, electoral college, was created for a purpose that applies today better than ever.
Very thought provoking. I enjoyed the challenge.
Very interesting and I think the last question I hit the wrong tab. I hit never, but I take all surveys seriously
Not confusing but this survey may have posed a problem.
Yougov ALWAYS gets my honest answers. other survey ppl use ridiculously repetitive formats +/or ask really dumb questions that beg for an insincere answer. if pressed for time, these idiotic questions will be randomly marked. Thank you for putting some thought into creating your surveys.
The survey was interesting and made me think
The only problem I encountered was during the question on the length of a senator’s term. I believe it’s six years, but the survey skipped ahead before I could answer.
It was an interesting survey. I probably was way off on some of my answers, but I did not refer to anything & used my "gut" feeling to answer. I would really like to know the real stats for some of it.
The questions on democracy are somewhat inaccurate worded since the United States is not a democracy, but a constitutional republic. In a true democracy a simple majority always wins. Thanks to the checks and balances built into the Constitution it often takes two-thirds of both houses of Congress or of the State legislators to accomplish major changes. Even these changes can be set aside by one of the other two branches of the federal government depending on the circumstances.
I had a problem understanding your first group of questions. After that it was much clearer to me. Sorry
We don’t live in a democracy. We live under a constitutional republic.
YES, I do! This survey is invalid. The terms such as referring to this country as a democracy is slanted toward the leftist point of view (and goal) This is a REPUBLIC. Use the correct terms! You are supposed to be educated . . . NOT. Does the U.S. meet goals (all related Qs) The constitution does. The politicians do not. If you use these answers to make a point, it will be just as invalid.
Really interesting survey. Glad to know that there are people doing research into this area. I teach economically disadvantaged students who are as bright as any other kids and it's heartbreaking to know that they are seen as less than other children of a higher social class or different race.
I think we live in the greatest country in the world and a person can be anything they want to be; they just need the drive and ambition to work hard and learn from mistakes. If you have to work two or three jobs to get where you want then you do it. I came from an extremely poor and abusive family and I chose not to live that way as an adult. We still have choices in this country and it's all about choices.
I found the distribution of your 500 families a bit confusing. We know that the actual population and wealth, fo the entire country, but also most states and cities, are not distributed at all evenly. Not even a Bell curve. . .
I had trouble with the question about family wealth being important to getting ahead because people with that status already are ahead. So, it helps but the degree to which it helps in getting further ahead is less than if the person is starting from a baseline of no wealth. The same is true of race. People with less color already are ahead so the degree to which race is a factor in getting ahead is relative.
I had no problems. I found it pretty interesting. I’ve got to be frank, I live in Wyoming so the question about children born around 1980 will have better income than their father and I did, is a little hard to quantify. Our kids leave this state as fast as they can. I have twins born in early 1981, one still lives here and one moved to Maryland. It made it hard for me to answer. I gave it my best shot.
This was a difficult survey. While I thought the questions were valid they were written in a way that left too much interpretation by the authors which could lead to inaccurate conclusions.
I thinks it is well designed and easy to interpret.
I recently heard stats on this while listening to "why we can't sleep"
I'm a little frustrated with myself that I cant be sure of some of the terms for the branches.
It is difficult to go back. I hit NY for my resid nc and it came out North Carolina
The percentage questions for poor families were confusing.
Interesting survey, I would like to know the results.
There didn’t appear to be obvious bias in the questioning. I believe I answered term limits for House of Representatives wrong. Good luck with the study. Sounds interesting.
Questions regarding what essential to be success was a bit confusing... was the question what I THINK should be essential or what I BELIEVE is currently essential. Those are different to me.
It was a little difficult to come up with the percentages, but I did the best I could.
I don't know that it would have affected my response, but it would have been nice to know that I would be asked about first my area and the United States as a whole when thinking about the opportunities the children from the 100 poorest families would have. I was thinking of my area as a combination of the greater city in which I live, but also the region of the country. I would have focused more locally with the idea that I'd next be answering about the country as a whole. Additionally, the questions about "getting ahead" are a bit ambiguous. Does getting ahead mean earning more, having a higher-paying job than previous generations, having a more prestigious job or responsibility? Moving do a different class of neighborhood or city?
Good survey....important in today's environment..as opposed to. Which soap or Hotel chains are best...
I had to go get something for my husband and the survey skipped a question or 2. It should of given me more time to do it.
My only comment is that this current pandemic will likely set the poor and poorest of families way, way back :(
Some of the choice given to the question was too generalized and did not fully reflect on my thought.
This survey will not produce useful results. To give just one example, you asked whether I think the country is more or less Democratic. But this is a Republic--and for good reason. Your survey seems to assume that more democracy is better; and perhaps it is compared to totalitarianism. Or is it? Is a tyranny of the masses better than a tyranny of one individual? So you did not provide sufficient context to elicit a meaningful response. And then you ask whether I am conservative, moderate, liberal, with gradations. But conservative-to-liberal DOES NOT exhaust the political spectrum. I answered "moderate," but I am no means a moderate any more than I am a conservative or liberal. I am a staunch pro-Capitalist, which does not mean that I align with the Conservatives on almost anything (particularly since it has become the Trump cult party). Hopefully I've made my point . . . you need to structure your questions better, and provide a wider range of responses, otherwise your results are effectively quantized according to your implicit political biases.
I had no problems understanding the survey
Interesting and eye opening to what I don’t know
Everything was fine. But I did realize after answering the question how many times can a person be president. I chose one but the answer is 2
Some of the questions regarding the 100 richest or poorest families were unclear.
I had a hard time following a few of the questions. I wasn't real sure what was being asked
I felt the survey had some biases.....it's not the job of the judiciary to hold back the executive branch and we do not live in a democracy....representative republic peeps!
Some of the later questions were confusing.
No problems electronically. But I do have a problem with your question regarding living in a democracy. We don't. Our representative government is a republic. Democracies do not work as well, even though we are very dysfunctional as of now. So, I answered those questions based on my desire to not live in a democracy.
Would love to know more about these results.
There were a lot of numbers and math. It seems to me like this was a topic that couldn’t quite be addressed quantitatively.
No problems, interesting looking at comparing my thoughts of families here and families across the US. I’d be interested to see results of this study.
It was interesting, but this type of survey should have a much higher incentive. you gov standard surveys are 500 or 1000 points. this type of survey should range from 5000 to 10000 points!
Internet was very slow today. Some of my answers were guesses.
I always answer to the best of my ability and I absolutely think if you are born poor it is almost impossible to get out of that socioeconomic group
The age and percentage made very little sense. I don’t believe there is any real upward mobility.
I had no problems; the questions were straightforward and easy to understand.
Some early questions make reference to "democracy." None of the questions define the term. The term is often used to describe a polity in which people have the right/obligation to vote In common parlance. The U. S. is a republic (not a democracy) in strict political science usage. I answered the questions with reference to common usage. Not in terms of the political system we have.
It was interesting, it made me think about some things that I normally don't think about
I hate absolutely hate surveys that ask for percentages. I think they are worthless.
Some of the way the "out of 100" questions were worded were a tad confusing, but also I'm sick so my brain isn't 100
I would have liked to see “ability to delay gratification” & “learning to set & achieve specific goals” as important behavioral characteristics in the question on what was important for someone to succeed.
I would have preferred if you had used a different term than Democratically or Democratic. We are a Republic and I think too many people don't really understand what a true Democracy is. I don't want our government to be able to take away our God-given & Constitutionally protected rights which can be done in a true Democracy.
The 500 families section ought to be reworded, as it's rather confusing what descriptors such as "the middle 100 families" mean after the initial explanation is no longer visible.
This survey had inaccurate questions with inaccurate answers. The United States is not a democracy we are a republic...
I really liked this survey. I found it informative because it encouraged actual thinking and digging deep from me. Would love to do this, again. Thanks!
Recently change affiliation to dem to protest president
I sure would be interested in the results
I know from personal experience that my daughter makes much more than me, but my son makes less. Anecdotal only, but interesting.
Interesting and unique survey. I haven't found any of it confusing so far.
The portion of the survey that asked me to rank various qualities as to how important they were to getting ahead was a little confusing. I think different things could matter more depending on your circumstances. For example: If you are affluent, then hard work will not matter as much as it will if you are poor.
having children whether married or not can have an impact on success, but i still think its not very important. The survey was enlightening and enjoyable.
Awkwardly worded questions are hard to answer. You all are working with statistics and use terms familiar to you. The first part covering US worded by person looking for certain answer.
This was an interesting, and relevant survey, for the most part. Thanks.
We are a republic not a democracy. There is a difference. we are not to be ruled by the mob.
No was a good use of my time knowing some of the families from each bracket
This was interesting yet it was not hard all the questions were learn in government class. Also love politice.
I don't like doing the percentages in this survey so I gave the same for each group. i don't have any idea of what the percentages would be. I don't think it really matters what we think the percentages are, that's for the people that do percentages to figure out, not us.
Would like to know what the ‘real’ numbers are
I take surveys seriously as their accuracy is dependent upon important decision making.
I thought this survey was going to be on something different
I thought the percentages were confusing.
just calm, everybody deserve a name, have respect
I always have an honest answer to every survey given to me. I do all the best i can according to what i know/knowledge that i have in my entire/everyday life. With regards to democracy? all of us deserve democracy. With regards to people from rich and poor, all i can truly prove is, sometimes having no fund to pay for school tuition is the main root to poor people not to proceed finishing degree. But there are aggressive that really want to have it(degree). Rich people are truly rich. They can have what they wanted to have. As far as i know, In life Dreams is the answer to people who want to become a successful one. Gambler sometimes fail But honesty is the best policy.
No problems, I wish I had looked at the chart better
I did not have any problems. Nothing was confusing
Questions regarding poorest family children took some thought to decipher but I feel confident my answers are accurate.
Some of the questions were not very clear
live in a Republic or Democratic society? I recommend to Carey, Helmke, Nylan & Stokes anything written by Dr Thomas Sowell or Dr. Walter Williams. One of them said that at U of Chicago "economics is a contact sport". Best of luck to you.
Jose from a good one beautiful family is that the car was just thinking of herself in cc with a friend that she will not have the
There was no back button, which would have been nice. Also, I would have liked to have an "I have no idea" option but I understand why there wasn't one (though I can understand why there wasn't one) but some of the numbers I picked felt arbitrary, not even ballpark, just straight up arbitrary. I said 25 for one where I just as easily could've said 75. Also, maybe they were in this order for a good reason but I would have liked to have the more local questions come before the whole country questions. And I want to say that I don't think education, race, and coming from money are equal factors, but I feel like the format of the question makes it look like I do. Alright, that's it! Thanks for studying important stuff!
No comments other than if I find I'm not engaged in a survey, I stop answering questions before submitting information that I'm not comfortable with.
When you asked about democracy it was very confusing because I'm really not sure what that is! Since the democrats are crazy I have a hard time separating democrats from democracy. President Trump is working hard for all Americans and democrats work hard for themselves and illegals!
I found this survey out of the norm of the many surveys I have done. At first I wasn't clear about what the question asked required of me. I had to read the question two three times and had to look at the responses provided. I liked the survey.
I would like to know the answers to your questions.
This question posed in the poll is one that concerns me "Political competition occurs without criticism of opponents' loyalty or patriotism" As I don't think I KNOW this should be questioned if someone is going to be a statesman for this country. The mere fact this was asked is a concern that to not ask this risks anarchy.
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The questions with the 500 families was very confusing
I didn't understand questions about the graphics.
it it rather boring so far, but, I gather it is important
I found the topic & subject matter to be very eye-opening & informative.
Hard to determine what to use for percentages. Made me feel somewhat ignorant to places outside my own area
Everything was fine. It's the first time I've been asked if I answered honestly which is interesting.
I like the structure of the questions about generational wealth inequality and income inequality. It's an interesting way to ask the question, and I'm really curious about what the results of your study are. I'm also curious what your theoretical framework and independent variable are supposed to be for such an interesting battery of questions about beliefs about wealth and income mobility.
The questions were confusing on percentages of rich & poor. I'm not sure if I did too well
I'm curious about the findings from this survey...jack@jackshotme.com
Nothing wrong with the survey. You have to make a decent guess with the %'s. It won't be correct but it's the best one can do without doing research.
I had no problems with the survey, although at first the poor/wealthy questions were a little confusing.
Please stop using only the word 'white' when asking ethnic backgrounds. I am a CAUCASIAN! I am NOT a 'color'! You do not refer to Asians as 'Yellow', or Native Americans as 'Red'.
Nothing I can think of. Thank you for the opportunity.
We are a Republic not a Democracy. I wish the Surveys would reflect this particular fact.
No problems, unfamiliarity with stats might have made my responses way off from reality, though. I love politics, would never cheat on a simple survey. Why? I hope I can see the results on the yougov site.
Dome of the questions were not relevant for me but it is interesting
the question about children and their outcomes took a bit to understand
Had to read the question about poor children vs rich children twice to understand how to answer. Hope I got my understanding correct.
These are the types of surveys I look forward to taking; surveys that measure the pulse of society. There was nothing confusing about this survey at all.
I found the segment with “100 children,” slightly confusing, though it’s probably just me.
i am sorry i answered this survey...it really sucked
I had to stop and think about the questions involving children born around 1980, etc. The wording maybe could have been a bit more clear. It felt like there were several layers of hypothetical crammed into one sentence.
The Democrats need to get on board with working for the people who voted them into office. It's time to make America great again and the democrats need to work with President Trump.
Not sure how my perceptions of 40 years ago has any meaningful value to any study. I was 11. Who pays attention to class status at 11?
Throughout history there have been poor people rise up and become wealthy, with talent or athletic ability. Very few have achieved wealth because of education or merely hard work. Most become wealthy because of parents or other family members.
No, in fact I answered the questions as fast as possible to prove I didn't cheat.
The "100 family" questions are confusing.
Giving the numbers 1 to 100 for how many familys from the 500 hundred families success rate i wasnt sure if i was answering correctly
It really made you think....very interesting
Im Really scared for our future and children's and grandchildren futures as well
Would have liked for there to be a back arrow after the first page with the instructions, as the wording was not as clear as could be.
I couldn't answer the questions about percentages fairly because I figured I could go back to look at it and realized I couldn't and did not remember the numbers
Hard work and a good education teamed with a good work ethic is important for getting a good start and staying ahead in life
Next time add a return to previous page to improve accuarcy.
The United States is dangerously close to being fragmented by civil war or an economic collapse. It mirrors in all areas of the Republic that of the Roman empire prior to Agustus Caesar seizing power via the corruption and ineptitude of the Senate and becoming a dictator. Factor in the chance that given the opportunity both China and Russia would precipitate a situation which war could not be waged or won by the US.
The ladder image was a bit confusing, the explanation was a lot better.
No. Questions were thought provoking. I believe it took me into my 40s to overtake my mom. By then, she'd left Corporate world for a State job. Father is long deceased.
I misunderstood the first question with the income ladder example, so my responses should have been in reverse order.
No comment on this survey. Thank you for the invite.
Hard to say who or how many would do better than their “poor” parents.
Its sad if people do not answer honestly.
I'm not sure about some of these questions, and so gave my best guess at the answers
Liked survey, my life experience reflex my response.
no problems and think you for letting me be apart of this research
I thought the questions were interesting
The part about the 100 poorest children was confusing
good survey, I usually don't like this type of survey but I thought I would try.
I didn’t have any problems with the survey.
The beginning of the survey had oddly framed questions.
this survey had me thinking about the way I look an think of lesser fortinate people.
The section where I was asked to divide up percentages was confusing
the wording was weird I thought you were asking some questions twice.
The diving up the children was difficult to understand. I believe that we love in a general caste system where if you're born rich you stay rich and if you're born poor you will stay poor.
The last two questions about thinking about someone being born in 1980 and whether they made the same amount of money as their parents by age 30...I don't know if I understood those questions correctly. Sorry!
No comments. Found this interesting. Thanks.
I wasn’t able to go back in the section about the 100 families
I found this one of the more interesting surveys I’ve done.
For the questions regarding what it takes to get ahead in our nation, I answered based on my ideology and not necessarily on what reality is. I believe that is what the question was asking. For instance, I do not believe a persons race should have an impact on whether or not they succeed but in reality I know that it frequently does.
Did not think much of it, thought it was a dumb survey
I believe success or lack thereof is not linked to race, social or economic situation. There are three things that every person can choose for himself: his faith, his attitude, and his character. I will readily admit that some situations require more determination to extricate oneself and rise to success, but it has everything to do with the character of that person.
The concept of “500 families” was a bit confusing, but interesting to think about. Regarding the question to rate the importance of factors for getting ahead: I was not clear whether I was supposed to be rating the factors based on myself or how I think they are rated by American society as a whole (I rated according to the later assumption).
The questions asking about the 100 poorest and richest families and stuff was really confusing
No comments at all. Interested to hear about the results at some point down the line.
I absolutely did not like the income question, there are many more variables to consider, opportunity and income mobility are not as simple as family monetary status, therefore that series of question was very poor. Also when asking for education level Technical Certifications are always left out, please include them.
It would be nice to see the results of the survey's that we take.
Questions were easy to answer. I found nothing to be confusing
I missed a question when I got a phone call. When I got off the phone it was as on next question.
No problems, but it really made me think
I am worried about mi information I know it is ok
RARELY, HAVING TO DO WITH COMPLETELY UNDERSTANDING THE QUESTION AS IT APPLIES TO ME.. OTHERWISE, THE ANSWER GIVEN MAY NOT FULLY APPLY BUT NEVER HUMOROUS...
I found the survey easily understandable and answered the best I could despite, admittedly, not know the exact numbers and percentages
I'm curious about the value of having people self-report whether or not they cheated, but I'll trust that it's statistically meaningful. For the record, after submitting it, I did double check I was right about the term length of a House member.
Great fun survey overall enjoyed it keep it up!
No comments. The families thing was little confusing
no, I found it interesting, I would never look up anything, I like to give my own opinion, Thanks
I do not have any comments on the survey.
I would love to see your analysis of these questions.I had to answer these by just using my general gut feeling,which could be off by a million miles.
No questions just that survey went ahead on one question I tried to answer 6 years for senator term but my finger hit four and I wasn’t able to go back.
the % of poor families questions where speculative. But, it was interesting as to what guided the answer. Personal experience? Observation? Prejudice's?
It wasn't that great of a survey. How about asking how people feel with Obama still sticking his nose in the government. He couldn't do squat for eight years and now that things are going good, he's got his half white butt singing praise to himself.
The way America is running right now is a disgrace to what we once were
The United States of America is a Presidential Constitutional Republic not a democracy
I think this survey was very good. I also think that hard work and a good education are the two keys to doing well in business.
Most of my answers concerning statistics are pure guesses.
I take surveys often but YouGov is my favorite. The surveys are always interesting and fun. I look forward to doing more.
i didnt have enough time to study the diagram
It’s a rich person country, look at the 500 million slush fund for trumplicians in the package and nothing for the poorest of us... it’s a travesty
Nothing confusing, very thought provoking.
No, not really. I actually think this is a rather good survey topic and hopefully I'll get to view the results one day.
Interesting survey have not done one like this before
What does strong democrat mean? does it mean that I would vote democrat in all elections being a two party system, or that even if we lived in an open system where multiple parties were capable of winning key elections I would still vote democrat? Or does it mean as a democrat I can lift 200lbs? precise diction would help in that qualifying question. Personally, if an open system existed I would like to think I could find a candidate closer to my views than a democrat, and republicans share none of my values so I always have to vote for the democrat in the current system. Not sure that makes me a strong democrat or not.
Nothing was confusing and I didn’t have tech problems
Overall the survey was fine. I do find a problem with the political leaning questions, it lacks the better terms for some philosophies. Beyond liberal and conservative are progressive and regressive.
you used the term "democratic society" we are a REPUBLIC
I’m curious as to the real numbers versus my estimates.
I was interested in the 1980s family income question it got me thinking back that's for sure. I think that our nation's wealth inequality has gotten worse.
It was different from the usual surveys.
There seems to be assumptive bias in the survey.
I believe that it is not your race or color or nationality that makes you have a good home, good wage and a good life. What it takes is very very hard work, loyalty to your family your job and America to get you where you want to be in life. you don't need to be rich to be happy
Yes.....the percentages questions were hard to understand....sorry
There was a question that made me wonder a little. It was the one about his I important I thought it was to live in a democratic country. I'm my opinion the United States of America has the best government system in the world. And to my knowledge I thought we were arepublic with democracy . So I'm not sure if I was able to answer correctly on that question. Because the question asked about democratic, and democracy to me is when the majority rules. But here in America the rights of the individual are protected no matter if he/she stand is part of what the majority want. That's what makes America great! The right to live free and to persuade happiness.
I don't believe that in today's society people are judged based on race the way they used to be. However, in the high school I went to, whites and Asians scored far better grades than did blacks and non-white Hispanics. Environment probably had something to do with that but I believe that effort had the most to do with it. And since education is one of the most important things when it comes to making money and being more successful that's why they lag behind whites and Asians.
On survey like this it would be cool if we could see the actually statistics after we've given our opinion on them just to see how far off we were
I take these survey's very seriously, after all I'm being paid/credited to partake. I feel the questions asked are well thought out and acceptable.
It is my sincere belief that "rags to riches" stories are just that, stories, and essentially no one will rise to a more well off class. The entire legal and social systems are designed to insure this.
No the survey was easy to understand and asked the appropriate questions.
I appreciate surveys like this, figuring out the state of our country rather than just surveys about brands, etc
The survey was pretty straight forward and interesting.
I thought it confusing with no flexibility
I appreciate this survey. The questions were direct and required actual thought. I would be available for any more surveys like this. Also, I'd provide WAY more demographic data. Well done!
All the questions were straight forward and I had no problem understanding them. I enjoy taking the time to answer them.
I initially thought I had gotten the same question twice in a row when it first switched from my area to the United States.
I liked this one! I like the questions that had actually answers. I wish I could see if I was right on a few.
One of the last items regarding impact of several characteristics on success....unclear if you are trying to access respondent personal feelings or assessment of the state of things. For example, I don't think race is related to success of the individual but it certainly matters in how things happen on this country
No problems, I don't care for politics what so ever
It was about a lot of things i knew nothing about.
The getting ahead question could be phrased better/in a less confusing way
No, I don't have any. It's gone pretty smooth so far.
I realized after I submitted the answer to the question "having children before marriage" i had read the question incorrectly and answered the exact opposite of the manner intended without an option to go back
no comments, it’s straight forward so far
Early on you used the term "democratic" and it wasn't abundantly clear that you didn't mean the Democratic Party
I was somewhat confused by the wording of the question that asked me to say how likely it is that children born in the bottom 100 families in my area will belong to each different economic echelon when they grow up.
There was nothing confusing about this survey. The majority of people in our area is low to middle income and out of my friends from school and some of my son's friends from school, I found that most children from poor families worked harder and were more driven to succeed than children from middle to upper class families. I, in fact, grew up dirt poor and worked hard to do better than my family. Sometime we do our children a disservice by providing them with too many privileges because they do not learn how to appreciate the things they have.
I was a lil deranged on the context..but tried to adhere to my integrity less as I was leaning towards ethic and logic..truth hurts when I think of this next generation..I start to pray for our future...thanks for letting me answer as well as give my opinion..would have liked to look up two words but I gave my word ..so I answered to the best of my knowledge as allocated by me
Very interesting. I have never been asked these questions
Don't know if my answers were right or not, some of the questions were a tough judgment call especially on how well poor children would do in life. Gave it my best guess.
There are plenty of examples of people going from nothing to make something of themselves. There are also plenty of examples of people coming from wealthy families that squander their advantage. It all depends on your upbringing and the the values your parents instilled in you. Yes, there are advantages and disadvantages but working hard & working smart are key. Until these disadvantaged kids realize an intelligent reputation is infinitely more important than a "gangsta" reputation they're doomed. I live in Harlem. I've watched people leaning on a garbage can throw their trash on the ground.....my parents would've slapped the crap out of me if I did that. My 7 yr old sister took a ballon out on an open pack at a Walgreens without anyone seeing and when she & my mom got home & my mom asked her where she got it, my mom brought her all the way back to the store to apologize to the owner. We need THAT & not kids will be kids.
The survey was interesting. The income ratio was of particular interest.
The percentages are all guesses. Pure and simple
The whole thing was pretty much to the point
No problems arise with this survey thank you
The wording for how the US handles democracy at the start of the survey kind of confused me a bit I think. Generally I think this is a heavily antidemocratic country and has extremely poor social mobility. I read the stats for this stuff sometimes so I'm generally aware of how bad things are.
I misread one of the questions and I couldn’t go back and change my answer! The one asking about how much money children from rich families go on to make- I put answers that I speculated for poor families. My actual answer would be pretty much the same pattern but flipped. Probably more like 70-80% in the top category.
Liberal and conservative are not a spectrum, but are independant positions, sometimes overlapping. I am very much neither, and very much not 'in between'. Thus I could not answer the question about it.
God bless you. May we be holy as He is holy
Survey seemed somewhat progressive/liberal/leftist, in the way some questions were asked, The US is a Contitutional Republic, it was intentionally not designed as a democracy.Thats why we have an electorial collage. It seems the survey is suggesting that the US is not democratic, fair, lawful, or just and that race and wealth are more important than education and hardwork to acheive success. I disagree, there is a reason people want to come here, we may not be perfect, but we are the greatest country in the world.
No problems. I liked this survey. I always try to be honest and give sincere answers. If i answered incorrectly its because I sometimes forget facts that I've read about.
Liked it. Questions about our government took me back to high school. I know i got them wrong, sorry rusty brain.
A couple questions I wanted to change my answer but I couldn't use the back browser button. One of the questions I for sure didn't read all the way and wanted to change my answer once I realized it was important to fully read the question.
Would've enjoyed some more flexibility (not that it necessarily would have been what you were looking for) on rating how the US meets certain standards. For instance, there were questions about the ability of the Congress to limit the Executive's power or of those two to respect the Judiciary's independence, but what about limiting the power of the Judiciary? Our hopelessly corrupt court system has absolute ruling authority over all elected offices in the country as it stands today and represents one of the greatest threats to the security of our citizenry. And what's less democratic than unelected bureaucrats ruling unopposed with an iron fist? Should've merited at least a passing mention.
I think it would be easier and probably better reflect my attitudes towards wealth and class mobility if I could adjust visual representations instead of filling in numbers.
I have no comments about the survey just keep sending me more surveys with higher points and less time. Thanks!
The term questions are too wordy and redundant. Just ask the question in a simple format.
This is a great survey. It's important to highlight peoples lack of faith in the american dream and see how real statistics compare
The questions about the groups of people working in my area and the percentage when they grew up was confusing to me.
No problems. Very thought provoking survey.
When you ask someone to be honest and you question their response, why ask at all, just put the response you expect and save yourself the money!
I enjoyed this survey! I found some of the questions quite thought provoking.
The questions about the children born around 1980 was a bit confusing, didn't know if it just repeated or not (maybe I didn't read it closely enough).
I thought the questions about the poorest where would they end up was to general and impossible to answer with any sincerity.
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The percentage question was very wordy and hard to follow
I I sometimes question the questions, but am always thankful for the opportunity to provide honest answers. Thank you for the opportunity!
The survey was straightforward and concise. There were no issues in comprehension.
The wording to the questions regarding the "500 families" was as a little confusing to follow. But that may just be me. Other than that, the survey was straightforward and easy.
This country is a Republic. Not a democracy. There is s a difference.
I was a little confused about the percentages of people in my area born around the 1980's questions, as I am 18 and income is not something constantly discussed in my cultural group, for all I know ( and some people I know for a fact) are in a large amount of debt to support their lifestyle in my area, and the luxuries I know the people in my area to have is how I based their imaginary salaries in my head.
The 100 children/families question was hard to answer
i have little kids with me rite now and is hard to do the survey fast.
I don't have any comments at this point and time
I misread the first question about 100 poorest children and thought it was for all of US, not just area near me
The questions kept duplicating so I had to answer them twice
The section about choosing the number of people from poor families and putting them in different financial groups was a little confusing at first- had to reread the question to make sure I was doing it right. And i had one technical issue where i had to reload the page.
Some of the questions could have been worded better to make it more clear what exactly you were asking.
Not enough questions to get a cross section opinion.
I enjoyed it. Politics is a passion to me.
No comments, Looks like a great survey. Really curious what others say!
I didn't look at the data, in which would have given me better answers.
Questions seem more rational than actual.
its sort of sad that immigrants taking the us history test to become citizens do far, far better than a person who has gone through public school, born here and are citizens of the US.
Interesting survey, but it is a hard question to answer (the 100 kids, where do they end up). I've never really done stuff with American demographics, so it was completely new, and I didn't have much to base it on.
I have no comments on this survey. It was not very confusing, although I did have to read 1 or 2 questions twice just to be sure I understood the question.
I incurred no technical problems in this survey. Though, I feel that the questions about the poorest children could be confusing for some to answer.
am very liberal myself, this seemed a little skewed.
I wish I had been able to see the percentages I submitted for the US as a whole when later asked to rate my state so that I could be more consistent, or at least be intentional about discrepancies between the numbers.
Some of your questions were state specific. However, I did enjoy seeing Lady Thatcher as an option.
Questions about living in a democracy are miss leading, because the United States are a representative republic, not a true democracy.
It wasn't confusing just hadn't thought about that
I would be interested in knowing the outcome of the research.
I found this survey to be very easy to understand and navigate. Stay safe and good luck with your research.
very interesting topic on government because abuse in the branches by the president
I got an Oops! page. I had to refresh page.
Had not thought about these questions before.
Nothing confusing, just interested to see real data on the income distribution.
The statements at the beginning were seemingly normative, that these statements are essential and necessary for democracy. It can be argued that just because the US doesn't do something doesn't mean it's wrong or right.
You asked for ideology, only ranging from "Very Conservative" to "Very Liberal" Given that there was no option, I answered Very Liberal, but this wasn't really true. I am an Anarchist and a Socialist. and I am not only neither a liberal or a conservative, but I despise both.
It would be interesting to know how close I was to the answers I gave. There may not be any answers to the questions in my area anyway. I moved here 16 years ago. I grew up in PA. If I was thinking about PA. some of the answers would have probably been different.
pretty good survey. but you should have asked about how rich kids end up or how middle class kids end up. yougov surveys i always answer honestly because almost all are good surveys, but e-rewards surveys are so bad i many times give up and just answer.
The 500 families questions were kinda confusing
The wealthy-poor family numbers game thing really was hard to parse.
The explanation for the kids from poor families scenario was not very clear.
I never have problems with surveys, in fact I find the questions that are asked interesting
Because The life of is divided into high, medium and low. I do not see the purpose of dividing the percentage of success into five answers.
I answered honestly and to the best of my understanding but it was fairly much a guess as to the percentages. The smart poor children given an opportunity to pursue higher education should go furthest.
nothing was confusing i think a written response would be better
Never understood politics and when it comes to choosing sides I always dont know who to choose
Political scale shouldn't be from very liberal to very conservative. Modern American conservatives are just a specific group of liberals.
I think it was a good informed survey with good questions.
Is there any way to know the true answer to the “100 children” questions? That would be very interesting.
It's a logical survey and enjoy giving my input on this questionnaire..
Since all of the issuse with how the house impeachment of President Trump, I have studying the Constitution and more of how our forefathers believed the US should be ran. I believe we are so far off of what they wanted and what they saw could happen is happening.
Nope. I have no questions or comments about this.
Thank you yougov i take every survey serious and I enjoy them.
No comment, not much to reply to or describe.
The adding up to a hundred part was confusing
The problems of my enclosure have only been confused in studies that I have not had knowledge of some proposals
sometimes I think it doesn't make a difference how I feel I honestly think congress and the president doen's listen to the people
I believe in the democratic party, because freedom of speech is important to all citizens, and equal justice. Although some citizens are not given the privileged to exercise this right.
I enjoy doing each survey given. Also to voice my opinions on the subject.
No problems with the survey, thank you for letting me participate.
These are interesting questions, but there is bias inherent in the belief that the same number of kids should rise to the top from each quintile. The grit that creates the most successful people often comes from starting at the bottom. The idea of shitty, spoiled rich kids in generation 1 or 2 may also account for the loss of fortunes 3 generations out from the people who earned/made them.
I didn't quite understand the 100 out of 500 poorest or richest comparison.
just some were I forgot the senator limits
Now I'm curious as to the actual answers of some of the questions!
The percentages or success rates from various families were very difficult to come up with a realistic estimate.
You left out the option "Drive" or "Self-Motivated" in your question what determines whether you are successful or not. This is NO.1! It doesn't matter how poor you are. It is the inner drive. You missed it altogether. If you have the drive and the self-motivation, you will make it. You can be filthy rich, and with no drive, you are nothing.
The use of democracy is untrue about the system of government for the USA and I find it confusing when asked about democracy as it's system and very annoying that is being inferred as it's system. The USA is a Constitutional Republic on purpose to avoid being a democracy. The proper terms are important.
More on our so call leaders, that are supposing be for the people to help that really needs help like the poor we have in our country
there is no way this terrible president of ours should be in the 40% approval rating, unless his supporters are really brainwashed or paid for their support.
This was a very interesting survey thank you
The boxes for answers do not show and the little green dots that indicate an answer are very faint, Ths indicates the people making the quiz are not particularly bright or are not interested in the answers.
It was a little confusing on the percentage of families from riches to poorest. I did look up about the term of Representatives. I had no clue, and when it comes to government I like to think I'm on top of things!
I found the survey questions interesting
The income questions were hard to understand
I think everyone should have a chance in life and not be judged by their background or their namesake
Most poor people in the United States are poor because of the life choices they make. Capitalism allows anyone from any class the ability to move up in life, but you do actually have to work hard and spend/save your money wisely to get ahead. You can not move up in class sitting at home, making babies and collecting government assistance. Poor families in America who are not moving up in class, are not moving up because of the choices they make and the habits they are passing on to their children. There are a lot of poor people, who if given a million dollars, would blow evey dime and not have anything to show for it. In countries that do not have capitalism it is much harder or even impossible to move up in class. That is not the case in America but it will be soon is the socialist of the country get their way.
always enjoy surveys about interesting topics.
The ladder metaphor was confusingly worded and seemed to reask the same question
I believe I made a mistake on the first group of ratings. I had ranked it for the poorest 100 families. I would be 99/100 of the richest families would stay in the top, with 1 falling below.
Interesting questions. I'd love to know the answers to the poorest 100 families and % of people in the US and in my state who are doing better than their parents. I know we are, but that's a fluke, in my opinion.
I didn't realize until later that you asked about upward mobility in my area before asking about the US generally. I feel like my area is fairly typical of the US as a whole, so I don't think I would've changed my answers in any significant way.
This survey was poorly written and confusing.
Don't take into account my answers to the questions where I had to give numbers totaling 100. I have no idea how to begin quantifying an answer to the question and so my answer should be dismissed on those questions.
The survey was pretty straightforward. There was a question asking about how well a feature of democracy describes the US, which I didn’t understand. I don’t remember the question, but it’s the only question I answered “Not Sure” in that section.
the united states is a democratic repulic, not a democracy. So, those questions about whether the US government was 100% democratic were misleading
I didn't make any humorous or insincere replies to this survey, but I definitely was guessing on the last few questions.
Fairly developed survey, good questions.
Thank you, I have more to learn about our government elected officials.
There were a few oddly worded questions, specifically the one around what plays a role in success (children before marriage, race, coming from wealth).