Which ones? RESPONDENT READ ABOUT [Democratic candidate] IN A NEWSPAPER OR MAGAZINE
Read about Democratic House candidate in print media · Asked in 9 waves, 1978–1994 · 9,685 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Codes that include 'no Pre/Post IW' were dropped for respondents without that interview. Dropped as not asked: 0 'No Democratic candidate running; no contact; only contact mentioned is an unspecified ‘other’'; 9 'NA if contact made (9 in VCF0928); NA VCF0929 VCF0935; Washington D.C.; telephone IW (1984); short form IW (1992)'. Codebook notes: GENERAL NOTE: See VCF0928.
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 | Yes | No | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 61% | 39% | 1086 | ±3 | |
| Protestant | 62% | 38% | 580 | ±4 |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 1994 Time Series Study Source variable: V940507. | 1994-11-09 to 1995-01-08 | mixed | 1,795 | 1,086 |
| ANES 1992 Time Series Study Source variable: V925507. | 1992-09-02 to 1993-01-16 | mixed | 2,485 | 1,312 |
| ANES 1990 Time Series Study Source variable: V900243,V900254,V900264. | 1990-11-06 to 1991-01-21 | face to face | 1,980 | 1,190 |
| ANES 1988 Time Series Study Source variable: V880720,V880731,V880741. | 1988-09-06 to 1989-01-23 | face to face | 2,040 | 1,094 |
| ANES 1986 Time Series Study Source variable: V860225,V860236,V860246. | 1986-11-05 to 1987-02-07 | face to face | 2,176 | 1,318 |
| ANES 1984 Time Series Study Source variable: V840941,V840951,V840973. | 1984-09-04 to 1985-01-24 | mixed | 2,257 | 594 |
| ANES 1982 Time Series Study Source variable: V820181,V820191,V820218,V820272. | 1982-11-02 to 1983-01-31 | face to face | 1,418 |
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.
| Catholic | 60% | 40% | 267 | ±7 |
| Jewish † | Too few respondents | – | – | 21 | ±23 |
| Other faith | 54% | 46% | 60 | ±14 |
| None | 58% | 42% | 140 | ±9 |
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.
| 865 |
| ANES 1980 Time Series Study Source variable: V800923,V800934,V800944. | 1980-09-02 to 1981-02-07 | face to face | 1,614 | 840 |
| ANES 1978 Time Series Study Source variable: V782018. | 1978-11-08 to 1979-01-25 | face to face | 2,304 | 1,386 |