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POLITICAL FIGURE TRAITS - GENERAL TEXT I am going to read a list of words and phrases people may use to describe political figures… Think about [NAME]. The first phrase is [TRAIT] In your opinion, does the phrase [TRAIT] describe [NAME] extremely well, quite well, not too well or not well at all? (What about) [NEXT TRAIT]? Democratic Presidential candidate trait - compassionate
Democratic presidential candidate described as compassionate · Asked in 4 waves, 1984–1996 · 8,496 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Kept and flagged: 8 (dk), 9 (no_answer). Codebook notes: GENERAL NOTE: See general question text and notes for traits preceding VCF0338. Different traits have been asked in indvidual studies since 1980. A list of Democratic presidential candidates since 1980 includes: Jimmy Carter in 1980; Walter Mondale 1984; Michael Dukakis 1988; Bill Clinton 1992,1996; Al Gore 2000; John Kerry 2004; Barack Obama 2008.
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 | Extremely well | Quite well | Not too well | Not well at all | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 20% |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 1996 Time Series Study Source variable: V960422. | 1996-09-03 to 1997-01-02 | mixed | 1,714 | 1,714 |
| ANES 1992 Time Series Study Source variable: V923645. | 1992-09-02 to 1993-01-16 | mixed | 2,485 | 2,485 |
| ANES 1988 Time Series Study Source variable: V880285. | 1988-09-06 to 1989-01-23 | face to face | 2,040 | 2,040 |
| ANES 1984 Time Series Study Source variable: V840337. | 1984-09-04 to 1985-01-24 | mixed | 2,257 | 2,257 |
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.
| 49% |
| 23% |
| 8% |
| 1714 |
| ±3 |
| White | 16% | 48% | 26% | 10% | 1323 | ±3 |
| Black | 39% | 53% | 7% | 1% | 191 | ±8 |
| Hispanic | 25% | 48% | 25% | 2% | 149 | ±9 |
| Asian † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | 22 | ±23 |
| Other † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | 18 | ±25 |
ANES 1996 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.