WHAT DOES AMERICA THINK? 673 Go to this website to look further at the data. You can run your own statistics and crosstabs
here: http://sda.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/hsda?harcsda+gss04
REFERENCES:Davis, James A., Tom W. Smith, and Peter V. Marsden. General Social Surveys
1972–2004: [Cumulative file] [Computer file]. 2nd ICPSR version. Chicago, IL: National Opinion Research
Center [producer], 2005; Storrs, CT: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, University of Connecticut;
Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research; Berkeley, CA: Computer-Assisted
Survey Methods Program, University of California [distributors], 2005.
CRITICAL THINKING|DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
- While the class difference in responses was not that great, it is still interesting. Why do you
think those who identify as lower class and those who identify as upper class were most likely
to report being very proud to be American? Why do you think those who identified as middle
class were least likely to report being very proud? - The number of Americans who are proud to be American is very high. Why do you think this
is so? Do you think pride in country is as high in other countries? Why or why not? Give
examples.