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We’d also like to know how much attention you pay to what’s going on in politics generally. I mean from day to day, when there isn’t any big election campaign going on, would you say you follow politics very closely, fairly closely, or not much at all?
How closely respondent follows politics · Asked in 2 waves, 1960–1962 · 2,406 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Split from anes:VCF0313, which holds the other years: 1960 and 1962 asked how closely people follow politics on a three-point scale; from 1964 the item asks how often people follow government and public affairs on a four-point scale (codebook 1960 note). 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): 0 in 1972, 1984, 2008. Kept and flagged: 0 (no_answer), 9 (dk). Codebook notes: 1960 NOTE: Only three response categories were available, corresponding to codes 1, 3, and 4. 1962 NOTE: same as 1960. 1962 NOTE 2: The DK category was not present
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 | Not much at all | Fairly closely | Very closely | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 42% | 42% | 16% | 1297 | ±3 | |
| Northeast |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 1962 Time Series Study Source variable: V620040. | 1962-11-07 | face to face | 1,297 | 1,297 |
| ANES 1960 Time Series Study Source variable: V600225. | 1960-09-12 to 1960-12-26 | face to face | 1,181 | 1,109 |
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.
| 42% |
| 40% |
| 17% |
| 275 |
| ±6 |
| Midwest | 38% | 47% | 15% | 364 | ±5 |
| South | 49% | 36% | 16% | 452 | ±5 |
| West | 32% | 52% | 17% | 206 | ±7 |
ANES 1962 Time Series Study · US citizens of voting age (21+ in most states before 1972) 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.