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A law has been proposed that would limit members of Congress to no more than 12 consecutive years of service in that office. Do you favor or oppose such a law?
Support for congressional term limits · Asked in 3 waves, 1992–1998 · 5,371 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): 9 in 1992. Kept and flagged: 8 (dk), 9 (no_answer). Codebook notes: GENERAL NOTE: ‘Other’ code was used only in 1994 and 1998.
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
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 | Favor | Oppose | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 73% | 27% | 1281 | ±3 | |
| Protestant | 77% | 23% | 609 | ±4 | |
| Catholic |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 1998 Time Series Study Source variable: V980335. | 1998-11-04 to 1998-12-23 | mixed | 1,281 | 1,281 |
| ANES 1994 Time Series Study Source variable: V940651. | 1994-11-09 to 1995-01-08 | mixed | 1,795 | 1,795 |
| ANES 1992 Time Series Study Source variable: V923747. | 1992-09-02 to 1993-01-16 | mixed | 2,485 | 2,295 |
| 68% |
| 32% |
| 376 |
| ±5 |
| Jewish † | 80% | 20% | 29 | ±20 |
| Other faith | 75% | 25% | 77 | ±12 |
| None | 73% | 27% | 183 | ±8 |
ANES 1998 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.