Contact with Democratic candidate? (YES/NO)
Any contact with Democratic House candidate · Asked in 9 waves, 1978–1994 · 15,639 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 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992. Kept and flagged: 0 (no_answer). Codebook notes: GENERAL NOTE: This variable collapsed from VCF0948.
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 | 64% | 36% | 1795 | ±3 | |
| Less than high school |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 1994 Time Series Study | 1994-11-09 to 1995-01-08 | mixed | 1,795 | 1,795 |
| ANES 1992 Time Series Study | 1992-09-02 to 1993-01-16 | mixed | 2,485 | 2,003 |
| ANES 1990 Time Series Study | 1990-11-06 to 1991-01-21 | face to face | 1,980 | 1,980 |
| ANES 1988 Time Series Study | 1988-09-06 to 1989-01-23 | face to face | 2,040 | 1,627 |
| ANES 1986 Time Series Study | 1986-11-05 to 1987-02-07 | face to face | 2,176 | 2,176 |
| ANES 1984 Time Series Study | 1984-09-04 to 1985-01-24 | mixed | 2,257 | 952 |
| ANES 1982 Time Series Study | 1982-11-02 to 1983-01-31 | face to face | 1,418 | 1,418 |
| ANES 1980 Time Series Study | 1980-09-02 to 1981-02-07 | face to face | 1,614 | 1,384 |
| ANES 1978 Time Series Study | 1978-11-08 to 1979-01-25 | face to face | 2,304 | 2,304 |
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.
| 54% |
| 46% |
| 279 |
| ±6 |
| High school | 68% | 32% | 581 | ±4 |
| Some college | 64% | 36% | 449 | ±5 |
| Bachelor's | 63% | 37% | 308 | ±6 |
| Postgraduate | 74% | 26% | 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.