Socioeconomic Status and Meritocracy Perceptions in China and the United States

Replication data from a study exploring the relationship between socioeconomic status and perceptions of meritocracy in China and the United States. The dataset likely contains survey data from the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) and the General Social Survey (GSS), used to analyze mediating factors like overqualification and remote work. It was authored by Mingze Gong and last updated on May 28, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the mediating effect of overqualification on meritocracy perceptions based on the described path analysis
• Comparing labor market mechanisms like remote work across different national contexts
• Investigating the relationship between socioeconomic status and beliefs about meritocracy
• Replicating structural equation modeling (SEM) results for academic validation

Strengths

• Includes data from two established national surveys: China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) and General Social Survey (GSS)
• Provides replication files for a published study with specific mediation percentages (14.9% and 36.3%)
• Available under a CC-BY-4.0 license, allowing for reuse and redistribution

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download

Provenance

Source

China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) and General Social Survey (GSS)

Collection Method

Survey data analyzed within a structural equation modelling (SEM) framework

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-28 20:20:25; freshness should be verified

Geography

China and United States