A 1995 survey of 257 faculty, students and staff at the Harvard School of Public Health found that 56% preferred situation A and 38% preferred B. The survey respondents were explicitly told that the "prices" of goods and services were "the same" in both scenarios, so if they chose the $50,000 scenario, they would have half the "purchasing power" of the $100,000 scenario. In other words, the majority preferred that everyone (including themselves) had a lower standard of living, as long as they lived better than others.