The categories used in the 2006 General Social Survey for the variable Class include the following: lower, working, middle, and upper class. Identify the level of measurement for this variable.
A) nominal
B) ordinal
C) interval
D) ratio

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The variable "Class" is ordinal because it categorizes individuals into classes with a meaningful order (lower, working, middle, upper) but does not have a consistent scale or true zero point.

The Categories Used in the 2006 General Social Survey for the Variable