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Recently there has been a lot of talk about women’s rights. Some people feel that women should have an equal role with men in running business, industry and government. (2004: (Suppose these people are at one en of a scale, at point 1)) Others feel that a women’s place is in the home. (2004: (Suppose these people are at the other end; at point 7.) And of course, some people have opinions somewhere in between, at points 2,3,4,5, or 6.) ALL YEARS EXC. 2000 VERSION 2: Where would you place yourself on this scale or haven’t you thought much about this? (7-POINT SCALE SHOWN TO R) 2000 VERSION 2: Where would you place yourself on this scale? (7-POINT SCALE SHOWN TO R)
Equal role for women scale · Asked in 16 waves, 1972–2008 · 27,204 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Dropped only in years where the codebook names a design split (alternate form, half sample, abbreviated or web instrument): 0 in 2000, 2008. NA code treated as not asked where it exceeds 10% of a year's answers (an unlabeled split or filter): 0 in 1976, 1980, 1990. Kept and flagged: 0 (no_answer), 9 (dk). Codebook notes: 2000 NOTE 1: This variable represents 7-point scale data from interviews conducted face-to-face; telephone respondents were administered a branching series and are not represented here. 2000 NOTE 2: Respondents were randomly selected to be administered this question with or without the option ‘or haven’t you thought much about this?’ read as part of the question text. Data for face-to- face respondents administered either version are represented in this variable. 2008 NOTE: This question was administered to a random half sample of respondents using verion ‘OLD’; the remaining respondents (version ‘NEW’) were not administered an alternative version.
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 2008 Time Series Study Source variable: V083166. | 2008-09-02 to 2008-12-30 | face to face | 2,322 | 1,152 |
| ANES 2004 Time Series Study Source variable: V043196. | 2004-09-07 to 2004-12-19 | face to face | 1,212 | 1,212 |
| ANES 2000 Time Series Study Source variable: V000755. | 2000-09-05 to 2000-12-22 | mixed | 1,807 | 1,003 |
| ANES 1998 Time Series Study Source variable: V980448. | 1998-11-04 to 1998-12-23 | mixed | 1,281 | 1,281 |
| ANES 1996 Time Series Study Source variable: V960543. | 1996-09-03 to 1997-01-02 | mixed | 1,714 | 1,714 |
| ANES 1994 Time Series Study Source variable: V940928. | 1994-11-09 to 1995-01-08 | mixed | 1,795 | 1,795 |
| ANES 1992 Time Series Study Source variable: V923801. | 1992-09-02 to 1993-01-16 | mixed | 2,485 | 2,485 |
| ANES 1990 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.
| Group | Women and men should have an equal role | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Women’s place is in the home | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 65% | 15% | 5% | 8% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1152 | ±4 | |
| Men | 63% | 16% | 6% | 9% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 492 | ±5 | |
| Women | 67% | 15% | 4% | 7% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 660 | ±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.
| 1990-11-06 to 1991-01-21 |
| face to face |
| 1,980 |
| 971 |
| ANES 1988 Time Series Study Source variable: V880387. | 1988-09-06 to 1989-01-23 | face to face | 2,040 | 2,040 |
| ANES 1984 Time Series Study Source variable: V840250. | 1984-09-04 to 1985-01-24 | mixed | 2,257 | 2,257 |
| ANES 1982 Time Series Study Source variable: V820435. | 1982-11-02 to 1983-01-31 | face to face | 1,418 | 1,418 |
| ANES 1980 Time Series Study Source variable: V801094. | 1980-09-02 to 1981-02-07 | face to face | 1,614 | 1,398 |
| ANES 1978 Time Series Study Source variable: V780389. | 1978-11-08 to 1979-01-25 | face to face | 2,304 | 2,304 |
| ANES 1976 Time Series Study Source variable: V763787. | 1976-09-07 to 1977-01-30 | face to face | 2,248 | 1,894 |
| ANES 1974 Time Series Study Source variable: V742302. | 1974-11-06 to 1975-01-31 | face to face | 1,575 | 1,575 |
| ANES 1972 Time Series Study Source variable: V720232. | 1972-09-01 to 1973-02-13 | face to face | 2,705 | 2,705 |