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Some people believe that we should spend much less money for defense. (1996,2004: Suppose these people are at one end of a scale, at point 1.) Others feel that defense spending should be greatly increased. (1996,2004: 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 defense spending · Asked in 10 waves, 1980–2004 · 17,715 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 1980-1984,1990, Rs who responded ‘DK,’ NA or ‘haven’t thought much about it’ for self-placement were not asked for party placements on this scale. 1988 NOTE: If R’s self-placement was NA then R was not asked for party placements. 1992 NOTE: same as 1988. 1996 (and later) NOTE: The order in which this rating was administered for the 2 major parties was randomized. 2000 NOTE 1: Telephone respondents were asked a branching series, and 2000 telephone data are not included. 2004 NOTE: see 1996 NOTE. 2012 NOTE: The 7-point scale used in 2012 was not comparable.
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 | Greatly decrease defense spending |
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| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
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| ANES 2004 Time Series Study Source variable: V043146. | 2004-09-07 to 2004-12-19 | face to face | 1,212 | 1,212 |
| ANES 2000 Time Series Study Source variable: V000598. | 2000-09-05 to 2000-12-22 | mixed | 1,807 | 1,005 |
| ANES 1996 Time Series Study Source variable: V960477. | 1996-09-03 to 1997-01-02 | mixed | 1,714 | 1,714 |
| ANES 1992 Time Series Study Source variable: V923711. | 1992-09-02 to 1993-01-16 | mixed | 2,485 | 2,299 |
| ANES 1990 Time Series Study Source variable: V900443. | 1990-11-06 to 1991-01-21 | face to face | 1,980 | 1,980 |
| ANES 1988 Time Series Study Source variable: V880316. | 1988-09-06 to 1989-01-23 | face to face | 2,040 | 2,040 |
| ANES 1986 Time Series Study Source variable: V860412. | 1986-11-05 to 1987-02-07 | face to face | 2,176 | 2,176 |
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.
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| All respondents | 6% | 17% | 24% | 30% | 14% | 5% | 4% | 1212 | ±3 | |
| Liberals | – | 12% | 19% | 40% | 19% | 5% | 4% | 241 | ±7 | |
| Moderates | 4% | 12% | 26% | 36% | 14% | 7% | 2% | 297 | ±6 | |
| Conservatives | 11% | 28% | 30% | 20% | 8% | 2% | 2% | 382 | ±5 |
ANES 2004 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.
| 1984-09-04 to 1985-01-24 |
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| 2,257 |
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| ANES 1982 Time Series Study Source variable: V820409. | 1982-11-02 to 1983-01-31 | face to face | 1,418 | 1,418 |
| ANES 1980 Time Series Study Source variable: V800287. | 1980-09-02 to 1981-02-07 | face to face | 1,614 | 1,614 |