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‘Parties are only interested in people’s votes but not in their opinions.’
Parties only interested in votes, not opinions · Asked in 7 waves, 1968–1980 · 12,751 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Codes that include 'no Pre/Post IW' were dropped for respondents without that interview. Kept and flagged: 0 (no_answer), 9 (dk). Codebook notes: See introductory text VCF0609. GENERAL NOTE: The order in which questions VCF0609-VCF0618 appeared may have varied.
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 | Agree | Disagree | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 62% | 38% | 1408 | ±3 | |
| Men | 63% | 37% | 615 |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 1980 Time Series Study Source variable: V801035. | 1980-09-02 to 1981-02-07 | face to face | 1,614 | 1,408 |
| ANES 1978 Time Series Study Source variable: V780356. | 1978-11-08 to 1979-01-25 | face to face | 2,304 | 2,304 |
| ANES 1976 Time Series Study Source variable: V763820. | 1976-09-07 to 1977-01-30 | face to face | 2,248 | 1,909 |
| ANES 1974 Time Series Study Source variable: V742227. | 1974-11-06 to 1975-01-31 | face to face | 1,575 | 1,575 |
| ANES 1972 Time Series Study Source variable: V720274. | 1972-09-01 to 1973-02-13 | face to face | 2,705 | 2,700 |
| ANES 1970 Time Series Study Source variable: V700149(type 0). | 1970-11-04 to 1971-01-13 | face to face | 1,507 | 1,507 |
| ANES 1968 Time Series Study Source variable: V680523. | 1968-09-06 to 1969-01-28 | face to face | 1,557 | 1,348 |
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| Women | 62% | 38% | 793 | ±3 |
ANES 1980 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.