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(IF R HAS MENTIONED A ‘MOST IMPORTANT PROBLEM’ IN THE NATION: ) How good (of) a job is the government doing in dealing with this problem: a good job, only fair, or a poor job?
Government handling of the most important problem · Asked in 10 waves, 1976–2000 · 15,817 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Codes that include 'no Pre/Post IW' were dropped for respondents without that interview. Dropped as not asked: 0 'R has not identified any problem'. Dropped only in years where the codebook names a design split (alternate form, half sample, abbreviated or web instrument): 9 in 1984, 1992, 1996, 2000. Kept and flagged: 8 (dk), 9 (no_answer). Codebook notes: GENERAL NOTE: This represents the follow-up question to VCF0875/VCF0875a/VCF0875b. 1996 NOTE: A half-sample of respondents was randomly selected to be administered questions about the ‘most important problem’. 2000 NOTE: same as 1996. 2004 NOTE: The CSES version of this question, included in the 2004 study, is 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 | Good job | Only fair | Poor job | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 11% | 40% | 50% | 1243 | ±3 | |
| Less than high school |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 2000 Time Series Study Source variable: V000437. | 2000-09-05 to 2000-12-22 | mixed | 1,807 | 860 |
| ANES 1998 Time Series Study Source variable: V980347. | 1998-11-04 to 1998-12-23 | mixed | 1,281 | 1,243 |
| ANES 1996 Time Series Study Source variable: V961142. | 1996-09-03 to 1997-01-02 | mixed | 1,714 | 758 |
| ANES 1992 Time Series Study Source variable: V925727. | 1992-09-02 to 1993-01-16 | mixed | 2,485 | 1,992 |
| ANES 1988 Time Series Study Source variable: V880818. | 1988-09-06 to 1989-01-23 | face to face | 2,040 | 1,705 |
| ANES 1986 Time Series Study Source variable: V860307. | 1986-11-05 to 1987-02-07 | face to face | 2,176 | 2,100 |
| ANES 1984 Time Series Study Source variable: V840994. | 1984-09-04 to 1985-01-24 | mixed | 2,257 | 1,828 |
| ANES 1980 Time Series Study |
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.
| 17% |
| 39% |
| 44% |
| 156 |
| ±8 |
| High school | 10% | 43% | 47% | 373 | ±5 |
| Some college | 10% | 40% | 51% | 356 | ±6 |
| Bachelor's | 9% | 37% | 54% | 211 | ±7 |
| Postgraduate | 9% | 35% | 56% | 142 | ±9 |
ANES 1998 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.
| 1980-09-02 to 1981-02-07 |
| face to face |
| 1,614 |
| 1,360 |
| ANES 1978 Time Series Study Source variable: V780316. | 1978-11-08 to 1979-01-25 | face to face | 2,304 | 2,192 |
| ANES 1976 Time Series Study Source variable: V763691. | 1976-09-07 to 1977-01-30 | face to face | 2,248 | 1,779 |