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1952: Which of the following things do you think it would be best for us to do now in Korea? (OPTIONS CORRESPONDING TO CODE CATEGORIES READ TO R) 1964-1970: Which of the following do you think we should do now in Vietnam? (OPTIONS CORRESPONDING TO CODE CATEGORIES READ OR SHOWN)
How U.S. should proceed in current war · Asked in 5 waves, 1952–1970 · 7,595 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: 1964 NOTE: This question was not asked if R responded ‘no’ to the VCF0826 filter question (‘have you been paying attention…’) or, in 1964 only, if R’s response to VCF0826 was NA.
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 | Pull out entirely | Keep trying to get a peaceful settlement (1952); keep our soldiers in Vietnam but try to end the fighting (1964-1970) | Take a stronger stand (1952: and bomb Manchuria and China; 1964: even if it means invading North Vietnam) | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 1970 Time Series Study Source variable: V700042(type 0). | 1970-11-04 to 1971-01-13 | face to face | 1,507 | 1,507 |
| ANES 1968 Time Series Study Source variable: V680104. | 1968-09-06 to 1969-01-28 | face to face | 1,557 | 1,557 |
| ANES 1966 Time Series Study Source variable: V660036. | 1966-11-08 to 1967-02-01 | face to face | 1,291 | 1,291 |
| ANES 1964 Time Series Study Source variable: V640351. | 1964-09-07 to 1965-02-01 | face to face | 1,571 | 1,450 |
| ANES 1952 Time Series Study Source variable: V520055. | 1952-09-15 | face to face | 1,899 | 1,790 |
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.
| 37% |
| 36% |
| 27% |
| 1507 |
| ±3 |
| Less than high school | 41% | 33% | 27% | 614 | ±4 |
| High school | 32% | 42% | 27% | 517 | ±4 |
| Some college | 34% | 31% | 34% | 195 | ±7 |
| Bachelor's | 39% | 40% | 21% | 127 | ±9 |
| Postgraduate † | 40% | 33% | 26% | 47 | ±14 |
ANES 1970 Time Series Study · US citizens of voting age (21+ in most states before 1972) 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.