‘If a person doesn’t (1988: if people don’t) care how an election comes out he (1980,1984: then that person; 1988,1992: they) shouldn’t vote in it.’
Whether people who don't care about the outcome should vote · Asked in 10 waves, 1952–1992 · 19,852 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. Prior to 1988, response options were read to R. In 1988 and later, response options were shown to R in the Respondent Booklet. Code 1 includes: ‘agree strongly’ and ‘agree somewhat’ from 1988 and later data. Code 2 includes: ‘disagree somewhat’ and ‘disagree strongly’ from 1988 and later data. 1988 NOTE: Placement varied by form.
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 | Neither agree nor disagree (1988, 1990, 1992 only) | Disagree | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 51% |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 1992 Time Series Study Source variable: V926101. | 1992-09-02 to 1993-01-16 | mixed | 2,485 | 2,255 |
| ANES 1988 Time Series Study Source variable: V880936. | 1988-09-06 to 1989-01-23 | face to face | 2,040 | 1,775 |
| ANES 1984 Time Series Study Source variable: V840311. | 1984-09-04 to 1985-01-24 | mixed | 2,257 | 2,252 |
| ANES 1980 Time Series Study Source variable: V800145. | 1980-09-02 to 1981-02-07 | face to face | 1,614 | 1,612 |
| ANES 1978 Time Series Study Source variable: V780424. | 1978-11-08 to 1979-01-25 | face to face | 2,304 | 2,304 |
| ANES 1976 Time Series Study Source variable: V763350. | 1976-09-07 to 1977-01-30 | face to face | 2,248 | 2,240 |
| ANES 1972 Time Series Study Source variable: V720289. | 1972-09-01 to 1973-02-13 | face to face | 2,705 | 2,700 |
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.
| 8% |
| 41% |
| 2255 |
| ±2 |
| Democrats | 52% | 7% | 41% | 780 | ±4 |
| Independents (incl. leaners) | 52% | 7% | 41% | 886 | ±3 |
| Republicans | 48% | 9% | 43% | 575 | ±4 |
ANES 1992 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.
| 1960-09-12 to 1960-12-26 |
| face to face |
| 1,181 |
| 1,162 |
| ANES 1956 Time Series Study Source variable: V560113. | 1956-09-17 to 1957-01-19 | face to face | 1,762 | 1,762 |
| ANES 1952 Time Series Study Source variable: V520124. | 1952-09-15 | face to face | 1,899 | 1,790 |