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In the future, how willing should the United States be to use military force to solve international problems – extremely willing, very willing, somewhat willing, not very willing, or never willing? (1992,1998: RESPONDENT BOOKLET)
Willingness to use military force abroad · Asked in 3 waves, 1992–1998 · 5,480 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Kept and flagged: 8 (dk), 9 (no_answer). Codebook notes: 1996 NOTE: Omission of response categories from Respondent Booklet was in error.
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 | Extremely willing | Very willing | Somewhat willing | Not very willing | Never willing | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 1998 Time Series Study Source variable: V980485. | 1998-11-04 to 1998-12-23 | mixed | 1,281 | 1,281 |
| ANES 1996 Time Series Study Source variable: V960411. | 1996-09-03 to 1997-01-02 | mixed | 1,714 | 1,714 |
| ANES 1992 Time Series Study Source variable: V923605. | 1992-09-02 to 1993-01-16 | mixed | 2,485 | 2,485 |
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.
| 12% |
| 23% |
| 49% |
| 14% |
| 2% |
| 1281 |
| ±3 |
| Democrats | 16% | 24% | 46% | 13% | 1% | 475 | ±5 |
| Independents (incl. leaners) | 10% | 22% | 48% | 16% | 4% | 459 | ±5 |
| Republicans | 9% | 22% | 55% | 11% | 2% | 335 | ±6 |
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.