POLITICAL FIGURE AFFECTS - GENERAL TEXT YEARS PRIOR TO 2016: Now we would like to know something about the feelings you have toward [NAME]. Has [NAME] – because of the kind of person he is, or because of something he has done – made you feel [AFFECT]? 2016: Has [NONRUNNING PRESIDENT] – because of the kind of person he is or because of something he has done, ever made you feel: [AFFECT]. How often would you say you’ve felt [AFFECT] / Now we would like to know something about the feelings you have toward the candidates for President. I am going to name a candidate, and I want you to tell me whether something about that person, or something he or she has done, has made you have certain feelings like anger or pride. Think about [PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE]. How often would you say you’ve felt [AFFECT] because of the kind of person [PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE] is or because of something HE/SHE has done? President affect: afraid (of him)
President has made you feel afraid · Asked in 13 waves, 1980–2012 · 26,682 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Codes that include 'no Pre/Post IW' were dropped for respondents without that interview. Dropped as not asked: 0 'Form B (1986); R selected for Post administration and no Post IW (2000)'. Kept and flagged: 8 (dk), 9 (other_missing). Codebook notes: 2016 NOTE: For 2016, data were collapsed from the answers to, “How often has..” (no separate answers to a lead-in “Have you ever…”). GENERAL NOTE: See general question text and notes for affects preceding VCF0346. Different traits have been asked in indvidual studies since 1980. A list of presidents since 1980 includes: Carter 1980; Reagan 1982,1984,1986, 1988; George Bush Sr. 1992; Clinton 1994,1996,1998,2000; George W. Bush 2002,2004,2008.
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2012).
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 | Yes, have felt | No, haven’t felt (1980,1982 only: DK) | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 34% | 66% | 5914 | ±2 |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 2012 Time Series Study Source variable: candaff_afrdpc. | 2012-09-09 to 2013-01-13 | mixed | 5,914 | 5,914 |
| ANES 2008 Time Series Study Source variable: V083176. | 2008-09-02 to 2008-12-30 | face to face | 2,322 | 2,322 |
| ANES 2004 Time Series Study Source variable: V043073. | 2004-09-07 to 2004-12-19 | face to face | 1,212 | 1,212 |
| ANES 2000 Time Series Study Source variable: V001633a. | 2000-09-05 to 2000-12-22 | mixed | 1,807 | 1,680 |
| ANES 1998 Time Series Study Source variable: V980393. | 1998-11-04 to 1998-12-23 | mixed | 1,281 | 1,281 |
| ANES 1996 Time Series Study Source variable: V960345. | 1996-09-03 to 1997-01-02 | mixed | 1,714 | 1,714 |
| ANES 1994 Time Series Study Source variable: V940837. | 1994-11-09 to 1995-01-08 | mixed | 1,795 | 1,795 |
| ANES 1992 Time Series Study |
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2012).
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.
| Democrats | 11% | 89% | 2356 | ±3 |
| Independents (incl. leaners) | 34% | 66% | 2149 | ±3 |
| Republicans | 66% | 34% | 1385 | ±3 |
ANES 2012 Time Series Study · US citizens 18+ (face-to-face samples: contiguous 48 states and DC; web samples: 50 states and DC). 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.
| 1992-09-02 to 1993-01-16 |
| mixed |
| 2,485 |
| 2,485 |
| ANES 1988 Time Series Study Source variable: V881025. | 1988-09-06 to 1989-01-23 | face to face | 2,040 | 1,904 |
| ANES 1986 Time Series Study Source variable: V860544. | 1986-11-05 to 1987-02-07 | face to face | 2,176 | 1,086 |
| ANES 1984 Time Series Study Source variable: V840214. | 1984-09-04 to 1985-01-24 | mixed | 2,257 | 2,257 |
| ANES 1982 Time Series Study Source variable: V820388. | 1982-11-02 to 1983-01-31 | face to face | 1,418 | 1,418 |
| ANES 1980 Time Series Study Source variable: V800129. | 1980-09-02 to 1981-02-07 | face to face | 1,614 | 1,614 |