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How much of the time do you think you can trust the media to report the news fairly? Just about always, most of the time, only some of the time, or almost never?
How often the media can be trusted to report fairly · Asked in 5 waves, 1996–2008 · 7,538 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Codes that include 'no Pre/Post IW' were dropped for respondents without that interview. Kept and flagged: 8 (dk), 9 (no_answer). Codebook notes: 2008 NOTE:. A half-sample of respondents were administered this question with response options in reverse order.
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 | Just about always | Most of the time | Only some of the time | Almost never | None of the time [VOL] | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 2008 Time Series Study Source variable: V085024. | 2008-09-02 to 2008-12-30 | face to face | 2,322 | 2,102 |
| ANES 2004 Time Series Study Source variable: V045007. | 2004-09-07 to 2004-12-19 | face to face | 1,212 | 1,066 |
| ANES 2000 Time Series Study Source variable: V001429. | 2000-09-05 to 2000-12-22 | mixed | 1,807 | 1,555 |
| ANES 1998 Time Series Study Source variable: V980474. | 1998-11-04 to 1998-12-23 | mixed | 1,281 | 1,281 |
| ANES 1996 Time Series Study Source variable: V961339. | 1996-09-03 to 1997-01-02 | mixed | 1,714 | 1,534 |
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.
| 2% |
| 18% |
| 43% |
| 32% |
| 4% |
| 2102 |
| ±3 |
| Northeast | 2% | 20% | 46% | 26% | 5% | 225 | ±8 |
| Midwest | 4% | 16% | 45% | 32% | 3% | 358 | ±6 |
| South | 1% | 18% | 42% | 34% | 4% | 1000 | ±4 |
| West | 1% | 19% | 40% | 34% | 6% | 519 | ±5 |
ANES 2008 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.