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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: ) Did you get a response from [U.S. House representative] or someone in his/her office? (IF YES:) How satisfied were you with the response: very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, not very satisfied, or not at all satisfied?
Satisfaction with House representative's response · 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.
| Group | Very satisfied | Somewhat satisfied | Not very satisfied | Not at all satisfied | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 1990 Time Series Study Source variable: V900308. 88% 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: V860287. 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. | 1986-11-05 to 1987-02-07 | face to face | 2,176 | 2,176 |
| ANES 1980 Time Series Study Source variable: V800964. 88% 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: V780232. 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. | 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.
| 58% |
| 28% |
| 5% |
| 10% |
| 1980 |
| ±2 |
| Democrats | 66% | 25% | 2% | 7% | 769 | ±4 |
| Independents (incl. leaners) | 49% | 34% | 7% | 11% | 714 | ±4 |
| Republicans | 52% | 24% | 9% | 15% | 482 | ±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.