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Have you (or anyone in your family living here) ever contacted [retiring OR running U.S. House Representative] or anyone in his/her office?
Ever contacted House representative or office · Asked in 4 waves, 1978–1990 · 7,858 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 recent incumbent (1990, NJ01: 10 cases)'. Kept and flagged: 9 (other_missing). Codebook notes: 1990 NOTE: For New Jersey congressional district 01, the U.S. Representative was neither ‘retiring’ nor running at the time of the 1990 general elections. The Representative from NJ01 had campaigned for and been elected to another office in 1989, and the office of Representative in NJ 01 was not (in effect) occupied until after the 1990 elections.
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 | Yes | No | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 15% | 85% | 1970 | ±2 | |
| 18–29 | 7% | 93% | 463 | ±5 | |
| 30–44 |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 1990 Time Series Study Source variable: V900303. | 1990-11-06 to 1991-01-21 | face to face | 1,980 | 1,970 |
| ANES 1986 Time Series Study Source variable: V860282. | 1986-11-05 to 1987-02-07 | face to face | 2,176 | 2,176 |
| ANES 1980 Time Series Study Source variable: V800959. | 1980-09-02 to 1981-02-07 | face to face | 1,614 | 1,408 |
| ANES 1978 Time Series Study Source variable: V780227. | 1978-11-08 to 1979-01-25 | face to face | 2,304 | 2,304 |
| 17% |
| 83% |
| 646 |
| ±4 |
| 45–64 | 18% | 82% | 481 | ±4 |
| 65+ | 15% | 85% | 380 | ±5 |
ANES 1990 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.