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Some people think the government should provide fewer services, even in areas such as health and education, in order to reduce spending. (1996 AND LATER: Suppose these people are at one end of a scale, at point 1). Other people feel that it is important for the government to provide many more services even if it means an increase in spending. (1996: Suppose these people are at the other end, at point 7. And, of course, some other people have opinions somewhere in between, at points 2,3,4,5 or 6.) Where would you place the Democratic Party {on this scale}? (7-POINT SCALE SHOWN TO R)
Democratic Party on government services and spending · Asked in 12 waves, 1982–2012 · 25,087 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Dropped only in years where the codebook names a design split (alternate form, half sample, abbreviated or web instrument): 0 in 1992, 2000. Kept and flagged: 0 (other_missing), 8 (dk). Codebook notes: GENERAL NOTE: In 1982-1984,1990,1994,1996, Rs who responded ‘DK,’ NA or ‘haven’t thought much about it’ for self-placement were not asked for party placements on this scale. 1996 AND LATER NOTE: the order in which this rating was administered for the 2 major parties was randomized. 1988 NOTE: If R’s self-placement was NA , then R was not asked for party placements. 1992 NOTE: same as 1988. 1980 NOTE: The 1980 version of this question was not comparable. 2000 NOTE 1: Telephone respondents were asked a branching series, and 2000 telephone data are not included. 2000 NOTE 2: The order in which Democratic and Republican party placements were administered was randomized.
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.
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 2012 Time Series Study Source variable: spsrvpr_ssdem. | 2012-09-09 to 2013-01-13 | mixed | 5,914 | 5,914 |
| ANES 2004 Time Series Study | 2004-09-07 to 2004-12-19 | face to face | 1,212 | 1,212 |
| ANES 2000 Time Series Study Source variable: V000569. | 2000-09-05 to 2000-12-22 | mixed | 1,807 | 1,004 |
| ANES 1998 Time Series Study Source variable: V980468. | 1998-11-04 to 1998-12-23 | mixed | 1,281 | 1,281 |
| ANES 1996 Time Series Study Source variable: V960461. | 1996-09-03 to 1997-01-02 | mixed | 1,714 | 1,714 |
| ANES 1994 Time Series Study Source variable: V940944. | 1994-11-09 to 1995-01-08 | mixed | 1,795 | 1,795 |
| ANES 1992 Time Series Study Source variable: V923705. | 1992-09-02 to 1993-01-16 | mixed | 2,485 | 2,296 |
| ANES 1990 Time Series Study Source variable: V900456. |
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.
| Group | Government should provide many fewer services: reduce spending a lot | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Government should provide many more services: increase spending a lot | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 2% | 3% | 5% | 18% | 23% | 27% | 23% | 5914 | ±2 | |
| Lower income | 3% | 4% | 7% | 22% | 24% | 22% | 19% | 2068 | ±3 | |
| Middle income | 2% | 3% | 4% | 17% | 23% | 30% | 21% | 2011 | ±3 | |
| Upper income | 0% | 1% | 3% | 14% | 22% | 30% | 28% | 1636 | ±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.
| 1990-11-06 to 1991-01-21 |
| face to face |
| 1,980 |
| 1,980 |
| ANES 1988 Time Series Study Source variable: V880308. | 1988-09-06 to 1989-01-23 | face to face | 2,040 | 2,040 |
| ANES 1986 Time Series Study Source variable: V860455. | 1986-11-05 to 1987-02-07 | face to face | 2,176 | 2,176 |
| ANES 1984 Time Series Study Source variable: V840378. | 1984-09-04 to 1985-01-24 | mixed | 2,257 | 2,257 |
| ANES 1982 Time Series Study Source variable: V820445. | 1982-11-02 to 1983-01-31 | face to face | 1,418 | 1,418 |