What is the American dream?

Question

For each statement listed assign a number 1-10 (one being the lowest and ten being a highest) on what you view as achieving the American dream.

Age:

Gender:

Living in a your dream home. ____

Being financially set for retirement. ___

Being able to afford a car of your choosing. ___

Being happy with your life. ___

Owning the latest in technology. ___

Being debt free. ___

Being able to finance a relaxing vacation. ___

Being able to celebrate your political and religious independence. ___

Belonging to an affluent part of society. ___

Working at a high paying job. ___

*!PLEASE answer the Statements with your corresponding numbers!* Additional comment are appriciated. Remember AGE and GENDER

Answer 1

Age: 30

Gender: Female

Living in a your dream home. 1

Being financially set for retirement. 10

Being able to afford a car of your choosing. 1

Being happy with your life. 10

Owning the latest in technology. 1

Being debt free. 6

Being able to finance a relaxing vacation. 1

Being able to celebrate your political and religious independence. 9

Belonging to an affluent part of society. 5

Working at a high paying job. 1

Answer 2

18

Female

Living in a your dream home. __1__

Being financially set for retirement. _7__

Being able to afford a car of your choosing. 1___

Being happy with your life. ___10

Owning the latest in technology. ___1

Being debt free. ___9

Being able to finance a relaxing vacation. _7__

Being able to celebrate your political and religious independence. __10_

Belonging to an affluent part of society. __3_

Working at a high paying job. 5___

Answer 3

Age:27

Gender:Male

Living in a your dream home. 5

Being financially set for retirement. 5

Being able to afford a car of your choosing. 5

Being happy with your life. 9

Owning the latest in technology. 5

Being debt free. 5

Being able to finance a relaxing vacation. 5

Being able to celebrate your political and religious independence. 9

Belonging to an affluent part of society. 1

Working at a high paying job. 5

Being able to start with a clean slate and make your life into anything you want it to be: 10

Answer 4

Age: 42

Gender: M

Living in a your dream home. ____8

Being financially set for retirement. ___ 7

Being able to afford a car of your choosing. ___6

Being happy with your life. ___10

Owning the latest in technology. ___2

Being debt free. ___5

Being able to finance a relaxing vacation. ___4

Being able to celebrate your political and religious independence. ___9

Belonging to an affluent part of society. ___1

Working at a high paying job. ___3

To live in a country where the government serves the people not the other way around.

To live in a country where I can defend myself and my family and what I use to defend myself cannot be taken away.

To live in a country where the hard-working are rewarded and the lazy need to get hard-working.