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1964-1976: In the past few years we have heard a lot about civil rights groups working to improve the position of the Negro in this country. How much real change do you think there has been in the position of the Negro in the past few years: a lot, some, or not much at all? 1984 AND LATER: In the past few years, we have heard a lot about improving the position of black people in this country. How much real change do you think there has been in the position of black people in the past few years: a lot, some, or not much at all?
How much the position of blacks has changed · Asked in 12 waves, 1964–1994 · 19,028 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Codebook weight: VCF0011x/VCF0011y/VCF0011z (differs from VCF0009z only in 1970). Codes that include 'no Pre/Post IW' were dropped for respondents without that interview. Dropped only in years where the codebook names a design split (alternate form, half sample, abbreviated or web instrument): 0 in 1984, 1986, 1990. NA code treated as not asked where it exceeds 10% of a year's answers (an unlabeled split or filter): 0 in 1970. Kept and flagged: 0 (no_answer), 9 (dk). Codebook notes: GENERAL NOTE: Weight variable VCF0011/VCF0011A must be used if distributions including 1970 data are desired: see VCF0011. Note that use of VCF0011/VCF0011A as a weight reduces the 1970 total N for this variable: form 1 whites who should appear as code 0 INAP cases are excluded from the 1970 total N.
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 | Not much at all | Some | A lot | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 23% | 46% | 31% | 1795 |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 1994 Time Series Study Source variable: V941005. | 1994-11-09 to 1995-01-08 | mixed | 1,795 | 1,795 |
| ANES 1992 Time Series Study Source variable: V925930. | 1992-09-02 to 1993-01-16 | mixed | 2,485 | 2,255 |
| ANES 1990 Time Series Study Source variable: V900519. | 1990-11-06 to 1991-01-21 | face to face | 1,980 | 978 |
| ANES 1988 Time Series Study Source variable: V880846. | 1988-09-06 to 1989-01-23 | face to face | 2,040 | 1,775 |
| ANES 1986 Time Series Study Source variable: V860562. | 1986-11-05 to 1987-02-07 | face to face | 2,176 | 1,081 |
| ANES 1984 Time Series Study Source variable: V841075. | 1984-09-04 to 1985-01-24 | mixed | 2,257 | 968 |
| ANES 1976 Time Series Study Source variable: V763212. | 1976-09-07 to 1977-01-30 | face to face | 2,248 | 2,246 |
| ANES 1972 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.
| ±3 |
| Urban | 23% | 48% | 29% | 511 | ±5 |
| Suburban | 24% | 49% | 28% | 728 | ±4 |
| Rural | 22% | 42% | 37% | 556 | ±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.
| 1972-09-01 to 1973-02-13 |
| face to face |
| 2,705 |
| 2,705 |
| ANES 1970 Time Series Study Source variable: V700070(type 2). | 1970-11-04 to 1971-01-13 | face to face | 1,507 | 809 |
| ANES 1968 Time Series Study Source variable: V680080. | 1968-09-06 to 1969-01-28 | face to face | 1,557 | 1,556 |
| ANES 1966 Time Series Study Source variable: V660042. | 1966-11-08 to 1967-02-01 | face to face | 1,291 | 1,291 |
| ANES 1964 Time Series Study Source variable: V640104. | 1964-09-07 to 1965-02-01 | face to face | 1,571 | 1,569 |