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Now how about your mother? When you were growing up was she very much interested in politics, somewhat interested, or didn’t she pay much attention to it?
Mother's interest in politics while growing up · Asked in 5 waves, 1958–1976 · 9,270 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Dropped as not asked: 0 'NA; R had no mother/mother substitute'. Kept and flagged: 9 (dk).
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Didn’t pay much attention | Somewhat interested | Very much interested | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 1976 Time Series Study Source variable: V763203. | 1976-09-07 to 1977-01-30 | face to face | 2,248 | 2,224 |
| ANES 1972 Time Series Study Source variable: V720154. | 1972-09-01 to 1973-02-13 | face to face | 2,705 | 2,678 |
| ANES 1968 Time Series Study Source variable: V680125. | 1968-09-06 to 1969-01-28 | face to face | 1,557 | 1,507 |
| ANES 1964 Time Series Study Source variable: V640152. | 1964-09-07 to 1965-02-01 | face to face | 1,571 | 1,505 |
| ANES 1958 Time Series Study Source variable: V580070. | 1958-11-05 to 1958-12-25 | face to face | 1,450 | 1,356 |
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.
| 45% |
| 35% |
| 20% |
| 2224 |
| ±2 |
| Less than high school | 58% | 26% | 16% | 692 | ±4 |
| High school | 44% | 39% | 17% | 779 | ±4 |
| Some college | 34% | 41% | 25% | 403 | ±5 |
| Bachelor's | 37% | 38% | 26% | 250 | ±6 |
| Postgraduate | 33% | 37% | 30% | 89 | ±11 |
ANES 1976 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.