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1952: Were you brought up mostly in the country, in a small town, or in a large city? 1956-1970: Were you brought up mostly on a farm, in a town, in a small city, or in a large city? 1972-1976: Were you brought up mostly in the country, in a town, in a small city, or in a large city? 1978-1982: Looking at this list, please tell me, were you brought up mostly in the country, in a town, in a small city, or in a large city? 1984-LATER: Looking at this list, please tell me, where were you mostly brought up?
Grew up on a farm or in the country · Asked in 21 waves, 1952–2000 · 38,479 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Codes that include 'no Pre/Post IW' were dropped for respondents without that interview. Dropped only in years where the codebook names a design split (alternate form, half sample, abbreviated or web instrument): 9 in 1992. Kept and flagged: 8 (dk), 9 (no_answer). Codebook notes: GENERAL NOTE: See also VCF0135-VCF0137. From 1978 on, this question was administered with a ‘show card’ that contained categories (corresponding to codes in VCF0137) from which the respondent could choose. Prior to 1978, the choices available to the respondent were those present in the question text. Code 1 includes ‘in the country’ 1952,1972-1976, ‘on a farm’ 1956-1970, and both ‘farm’ and ‘in the country, not on a farm’ 1978-1992. 1992 NOTE: This question was not part of the ‘short-form’ questionnaire; for short- form panel cases, however, 1990 study data were incorporated. 1994 NOTE: For panel cases, 1992 data were incorporated.
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 2000 Time Series Study Source variable: V001019. | 2000-09-05 to 2000-12-22 | mixed | 1,807 | 1,807 |
| ANES 1994 Time Series Study Source variable: V941422. | 1994-11-09 to 1995-01-08 | mixed | 1,795 | 1,795 |
| ANES 1992 Time Series Study Source variable: V924129. | 1992-09-02 to 1993-01-16 | mixed | 2,485 | 2,459 |
| ANES 1990 Time Series Study Source variable: V900680. | 1990-11-06 to 1991-01-21 | face to face | 1,980 | 1,980 |
| ANES 1988 Time Series Study Source variable: V880547. | 1988-09-06 to 1989-01-23 | face to face | 2,040 | 2,040 |
| ANES 1986 Time Series Study Source variable: V860749. | 1986-11-05 to 1987-02-07 | face to face | 2,176 | 2,176 |
| ANES 1984 Time Series Study Source variable: V840699. | 1984-09-04 to 1985-01-24 | mixed | 2,257 | 2,257 |
| ANES 1982 Time Series Study |
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Farm/country (including ‘in the country, not on a farm’ in 1978-1992) | Not farm/country | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 28% | 72% | 1807 | ±3 | |
| 18–29 | 23% | 77% | 279 | ±7 | |
| 30–44 | 25% | 75% | 605 | ±4 | |
| 45–64 | 28% | 72% | 599 | ±4 | |
| 65+ | 38% | 62% | 315 | ±6 |
ANES 2000 Time Series Study · US citizens 18+ living in households in the contiguous 48 states. Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.
| 1982-11-02 to 1983-01-31 |
| face to face |
| 1,418 |
| 1,418 |
| ANES 1980 Time Series Study Source variable: V800710. | 1980-09-02 to 1981-02-07 | face to face | 1,614 | 1,614 |
| ANES 1978 Time Series Study Source variable: V780623. | 1978-11-08 to 1979-01-25 | face to face | 2,304 | 2,304 |
| ANES 1976 Time Series Study Source variable: V763500. | 1976-09-07 to 1977-01-30 | face to face | 2,248 | 2,248 |
| ANES 1974 Time Series Study Source variable: V742540. | 1974-11-06 to 1975-01-31 | face to face | 1,575 | 1,575 |
| ANES 1972 Time Series Study Source variable: V720418. | 1972-09-01 to 1973-02-13 | face to face | 2,705 | 2,705 |
| ANES 1970 Time Series Study Source variable: V700381(type 0). | 1970-11-04 to 1971-01-13 | face to face | 1,507 | 1,507 |
| ANES 1968 Time Series Study Source variable: V680259. | 1968-09-06 to 1969-01-28 | face to face | 1,557 | 1,557 |
| ANES 1966 Time Series Study Source variable: V660232. | 1966-11-08 to 1967-02-01 | face to face | 1,291 | 1,291 |
| ANES 1964 Time Series Study Source variable: V640263. | 1964-09-07 to 1965-02-01 | face to face | 1,571 | 1,571 |
| ANES 1960 Time Series Study Source variable: V600184. | 1960-09-12 to 1960-12-26 | face to face | 1,181 | 1,164 |
| ANES 1958 Time Series Study Source variable: V580228. | 1958-11-05 to 1958-12-25 | face to face | 1,450 | 1,450 |
| ANES 1956 Time Series Study Source variable: V560189. | 1956-09-17 to 1957-01-19 | face to face | 1,762 | 1,762 |
| ANES 1952 Time Series Study Source variable: V520145. | 1952-09-15 | face to face | 1,899 | 1,799 |