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‘Voting is the only way that people like me can have any (1956-1964: a) say about how the government runs things.’
Voting is the only way to have a say · Asked in 12 waves, 1952–1980 · 20,329 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. 1966 NOTE: This question was asked as a Likert Scale (i.e., strongly agree/ agree/ disagree/ strongly disagree), collapsed here.
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 | Agree | Disagree | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 60% | 40% | 1408 | ±3 | |
| 18–29 |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 1980 Time Series Study Source variable: V801031. | 1980-09-02 to 1981-02-07 | face to face | 1,614 | 1,408 |
| ANES 1978 Time Series Study Source variable: V780352. | 1978-11-08 to 1979-01-25 | face to face | 2,304 | 2,304 |
| ANES 1976 Time Series Study Source variable: V763816. | 1976-09-07 to 1977-01-30 | face to face | 2,248 | 1,909 |
| ANES 1974 Time Series Study Source variable: V742223. | 1974-11-06 to 1975-01-31 | face to face | 1,575 | 1,575 |
| ANES 1972 Time Series Study Source variable: V720270. | 1972-09-01 to 1973-02-13 | face to face | 2,705 | 2,703 |
| ANES 1970 Time Series Study Source variable: V700145(type 0). | 1970-11-04 to 1971-01-13 | face to face | 1,507 | 1,507 |
| ANES 1968 Time Series Study Source variable: V680518. | 1968-09-06 to 1969-01-28 | face to face | 1,557 | 1,348 |
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.
| 57% |
| 43% |
| 376 |
| ±5 |
| 30–44 | 53% | 47% | 407 | ±5 |
| 45–64 | 61% | 39% | 384 | ±5 |
| 65+ | 77% | 23% | 239 | ±6 |
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.
| ANES 1966 Time Series Study Source variable: V660116. |
| 1966-11-08 to 1967-02-01 |
| face to face |
| 1,291 |
| 1,291 |
| ANES 1964 Time Series Study Source variable: V640175. | 1964-09-07 to 1965-02-01 | face to face | 1,571 | 1,570 |
| ANES 1960 Time Series Study Source variable: V600108. | 1960-09-12 to 1960-12-26 | face to face | 1,181 | 1,162 |
| ANES 1956 Time Series Study Source variable: V560109. | 1956-09-17 to 1957-01-19 | face to face | 1,762 | 1,762 |
| ANES 1952 Time Series Study Source variable: V520120. | 1952-09-15 | face to face | 1,899 | 1,790 |