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Contact with challenger to running incumbent? (YES/NO)
Any contact with challenger to House incumbent · Asked in 9 waves, 1978–1994 · 11,144 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
NA code treated as not asked where it exceeds 10% of a year's answers (an unlabeled split or filter): 0 in 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994. Kept and flagged: 0 (no_answer). Codebook notes: GENERAL NOTE: This var collapses VCF0947.
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, contact | No, no contact | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 40% | 60% | 1323 | ±3 | |
| Democrats |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 1994 Time Series Study | 1994-11-09 to 1995-01-08 | mixed | 1,795 | 1,323 |
| ANES 1992 Time Series Study | 1992-09-02 to 1993-01-16 | mixed | 2,485 | 1,503 |
| ANES 1990 Time Series Study | 1990-11-06 to 1991-01-21 | face to face | 1,980 | 1,280 |
| ANES 1988 Time Series Study | 1988-09-06 to 1989-01-23 | face to face | 2,040 | 1,194 |
| ANES 1986 Time Series Study | 1986-11-05 to 1987-02-07 | face to face | 2,176 | 1,456 |
| ANES 1984 Time Series Study | 1984-09-04 to 1985-01-24 | mixed | 2,257 | 760 |
| ANES 1982 Time Series Study | 1982-11-02 to 1983-01-31 | face to face | 1,418 | 994 |
| ANES 1980 Time Series Study | 1980-09-02 to 1981-02-07 | face to face | 1,614 | 1,070 |
| ANES 1978 Time Series Study | 1978-11-08 to 1979-01-25 | face to face | 2,304 | 1,564 |
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.
| 36% |
| 64% |
| 446 |
| ±5 |
| Independents (incl. leaners) | 38% | 62% | 475 | ±5 |
| Republicans | 47% | 53% | 391 | ±5 |
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.