![]() ![]() One reason for this difference is that a sizable share of Republicans volunteer “both” (14%) or “don’t know” (4%) as a response on the telephone, while these types of volunteered responses are not possible online (a small share – 2% – skip the question online).ĭemocrats offer similar views on this question, regardless of survey mode. Comparing the January telephone and panel surveys among Republicans, similar shares say that rich people are wealthy more because “they have worked harder than most other people.” However, there is a 16 percentage point difference in the shares who attribute being rich to having “had more advantages in life” (29% on the phone, 45% online). The differences are more pronounced among Republicans than Democrats. It is important to note that there are mode differences between the telephone and online surveys. These changes are evident among both Republicans and Democrats. In a separate telephone survey also conducted in January, the share saying the main reason a person is rich is because they have more advantages than others has increased 13 percentage points since 2018, while there has a been a comparable decline (12 points) in the share attributing a person’s wealth more to hard work. Views of why people are rich have changed significantly over the past few years, with a growing share of Americans saying the main reason a person is rich is because they possess more advantages than other people. Views of reasons why people are rich, 2014-2020 In views of why a person is poor, 55% of Republicans say it is more because they have faced obstacles most others have not, while 42% say it is more because they have not worked as hard as most others. Opinions among Republicans and Republican leaners are more divided: 53% say hard work has more to do with why a person is rich, while 45% say it is because they have more advantages. Large majorities of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents say advantages in life have more to do with why someone is rich (82%) and that having faced more obstacles has more to do with why someone is poor (86%). adults who are members of the Center’s American Trends Panel. Only about a quarter (26%) say they are poor because they have not worked as hard.Īs in the past, these views are deeply divided along partisan lines, according to a new survey by Pew Research Center, conducted Jan. adults (65%) say the main reason some people are rich is because they have had more advantages in life than most other people far fewer say it is because they have worked harder than others (33%).Īn even larger majority (71%) says people are poor because they have faced more obstacles in life. On the fundamental question of why some people are rich and others are poor, more Americans point to the advantages they possess – or the obstacles they face – rather than their work ethic. Here are the questions used for the report, along with responses, and its methodology. ![]() 8-13 among 1,504 adults, to measure changes in attitudes and to determine if there were mode differences between the survey conducted online and the survey on the telephone. We also conducted a contemporaneous telephone survey, conducted Jan. adult population by gender, race, ethnicity, partisan affiliation, education and other categories. ![]() The survey is weighted to be representative of the U.S. Everyone who took part is a member of Pew Research Center’s American Trends Panel (ATP), an online survey panel that is recruited through national, random sampling of residential addresses. We also wanted to learn if attitudes had changed since September 2018.įor this analysis, we surveyed 12,638 U.S. As part of this research, we conducted this study to better understand Americans’ views of the factors behind why some people are rich or poor. Pew Research Center has conducted extensive research on the public’s economic attitudes, including opinions about economic inequality. ![]()
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