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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? (IF YES: ) Was it to seek help on a problem?
Contacted House representative to seek help with a problem · Asked in 4 waves, 1978–1990 · 7,868 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Codes that include 'no Pre/Post IW' were dropped for respondents without that interview. Kept and flagged: 0 (other_missing), 9 (other_missing). Codebook notes: GENERAL NOTE: See VCF0961.
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 | 46% | 54% | 1980 | ±2 | |
| Lower income | 60% | 40% | 611 | ±4 | |
| Middle income |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 1990 Time Series Study Source variable: V900306. 86% of responses are code 0, which the codebook uses for respondents outside the question's universe as well as DK/RF/NA (kept as other_missing); compute substantive shares without it. | 1990-11-06 to 1991-01-21 | face to face | 1,980 | 1,980 |
| ANES 1986 Time Series Study Source variable: V860285. 85% of responses are code 0, which the codebook uses for respondents outside the question's universe as well as DK/RF/NA (kept as other_missing); compute substantive shares without it. | 1986-11-05 to 1987-02-07 | face to face | 2,176 | 2,176 |
| ANES 1980 Time Series Study Source variable: V800962. 86% of responses are code 0, which the codebook uses for respondents outside the question's universe as well as DK/RF/NA (kept as other_missing); compute substantive shares without it. | 1980-09-02 to 1981-02-07 | face to face | 1,614 | 1,408 |
| ANES 1978 Time Series Study Source variable: V780230. 85% of responses are code 0, which the codebook uses for respondents outside the question's universe as well as DK/RF/NA (kept as other_missing); compute substantive shares without it. | 1978-11-08 to 1979-01-25 | face to face | 2,304 | 2,304 |
| 44% |
| 56% |
| 552 |
| ±4 |
| Upper income | 40% | 60% | 629 | ±4 |
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.