WHEN FEWER HAVE MORE

THE 60 MINUTES/VANITY FAIR POLL

What do we think about inequality? Well—all things being unequal—it kind of depends on who we are.

That line from the Declaration of Independence about how "all men are created equal"? It rings true for most Americans but for a higher percentage of whites (78) than blacks (66). Know any 1-percenters? Well, nearly a third of us aren't even sure what a " 1-percenter" is. But who are the seven percent who claim that most of the people they know are 1-percenters? By definition they can't all be 1-percenters. Are they chauffeurs? Caterers? Prep-school teachers? And even if there is a slight inequality problem here in the United States, in Saudi Arabia it's far worse, right? Most people think so, but America is a not-too-distant second.

And what is the great equalizer? If we're religious, we'll probably say a place of worship. If we're not religious, we'll say a cemetery. Before we get carried away equalizing things, though, note that some Americans don't actually think inequality is so bad—because it creates ambition. By the way, when we say "some," we mean 50 percent of Republicans and 38 percent of Democrats.

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Do you believe the statement "All men are created equal" is true or false?

Is inequality helpful because it gives people ambition, or is inequality harmful because it deprives people of hope?

In which country would you say inequality is the greatest?

Which place makes people feel most equal?

of the following novels teaches the best lesson about inequality?

attack racial inequality in only one of the following areas, where would you start?

When did the Equal Rights Amendment become part of the U.S. Constitution?

If you had to pick, which one of the following is the single-biggest cause of income inequality in America today?

How many of the people you know are "1-percenters"?

How much should the highest-paid employee receive compared with the lowest-paid employee?

*Actual figure

This poll was conducted on behalf of CBS News by SSRS of Media, Pennsylvania, among a random sample of 1,010 adults nationwide, interviewed by telephone June 5-9, 2015. Some low-percentage answer choices have been omitted.