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Do you ever discuss politics with your family or friends (RESPONDENT BOOKLET) How often do you discuss politics with your family or friends – every day, 3 or 4 times a week, once or twice a week, or less often than that?
Frequency of discussing politics with family and friends · Asked in 6 waves, 1984–1998 · 11,740 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Codes that include 'no Pre/Post IW' were dropped for respondents without that interview. Kept and flagged: 9 (other_missing). Codebook notes: GENERAL NOTE: Code 5 includes several cases where R answered ‘yes’ to lead-in (see VCF0731) but when asked how often replied ‘never’.
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 | Every day | 3 or 4 times a week | Once or twice a week | Less often | Never/No (to lead-in) | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 1998 Time Series Study Source variable: V980212. | 1998-11-04 to 1998-12-23 | mixed | 1,281 | 1,281 |
| ANES 1994 Time Series Study Source variable: V940129. | 1994-11-09 to 1995-01-08 | mixed | 1,795 | 1,795 |
| ANES 1992 Time Series Study Source variable: V925106. | 1992-09-02 to 1993-01-16 | mixed | 2,485 | 2,255 |
| ANES 1990 Time Series Study Source variable: V900069. | 1990-11-06 to 1991-01-21 | face to face | 1,980 | 1,980 |
| ANES 1986 Time Series Study Source variable: V860067. | 1986-11-05 to 1987-02-07 | face to face | 2,176 | 2,176 |
| ANES 1984 Time Series Study Source variable: V840106. | 1984-09-04 to 1985-01-24 | mixed | 2,257 | 2,253 |
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.
| 9% |
| 16% |
| 25% |
| 26% |
| 24% |
| 1795 |
| ±3 |
| Democrats | 7% | 16% | 25% | 30% | 23% | 610 | ±4 |
| Independents (incl. leaners) | 8% | 13% | 25% | 25% | 29% | 628 | ±4 |
| Republicans | 12% | 19% | 25% | 24% | 20% | 542 | ±5 |
ANES 1994 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.