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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 - decent
Democratic presidential candidate described as decent · Asked in 2 waves, 1984–1988 · 4,297 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.
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 | Extremely well | Quite well | Not too well | Not well at all | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 14% | 73% |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 1988 Time Series Study Source variable: V880289. | 1988-09-06 to 1989-01-23 | face to face | 2,040 | 2,040 |
| ANES 1984 Time Series Study Source variable: V840336. | 1984-09-04 to 1985-01-24 | mixed | 2,257 | 2,257 |
| 11% |
| 3% |
| 2040 |
| ±2 |
| White | 12% | 74% | 11% | 3% | 1539 | ±2 |
| Black | 22% | 66% | 10% | 2% | 259 | ±6 |
| Hispanic | 18% | 72% | 9% | 1% | 170 | ±8 |
| Asian † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | 14 | ±26 |
| Other † | 18% | 80% | – | 3% | 42 | ±15 |
ANES 1988 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.