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(1988 AND LATER: Over the past year) Would you say that the economic policies of the federal government have made the nation’s economy better, worse, or haven’t they made much difference either way? (IF BETTER/WORSE:) Would you say the economy is much better/worse or somewhat better/worse?
Effect of federal economic policies, seven categories · Asked in 6 waves, 1984–1996 · 12,467 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Kept and flagged: 8 (dk), 9 (no_answer).
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 | Much better | Somewhat better | Same (‘haven’t made much difference’) | Somewhat worse | Much worse |
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| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
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| ANES 1996 Time Series Study Source variable: V960391. | 1996-09-03 to 1997-01-02 | mixed | 1,714 | 1,714 |
| ANES 1994 Time Series Study Source variable: V940911,V940912. | 1994-11-09 to 1995-01-08 | mixed | 1,795 | 1,795 |
| ANES 1992 Time Series Study Source variable: V923541,V923542. | 1992-09-02 to 1993-01-16 | mixed | 2,485 | 2,485 |
| ANES 1988 Time Series Study Source variable: V880245,V880246. | 1988-09-06 to 1989-01-23 | face to face | 2,040 | 2,040 |
| ANES 1986 Time Series Study Source variable: V860374,V86037. | 1986-11-05 to 1987-02-07 | face to face | 2,176 | 2,176 |
| ANES 1984 Time Series Study Source variable: V840245. | 1984-09-04 to 1985-01-24 | mixed | 2,257 | 2,257 |
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.
| Better, DK/NA how much |
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| Worse, DK/NA how much |
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| n |
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| MoE |
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| All respondents | 2% | 21% | 60% | 13% | 5% | – | 0% | 1714 | ±3 | |
| Men | 2% | 22% | 55% | 15% | 6% | – | – | 768 | ±4 | |
| Women | 3% | 20% | 63% | 11% | 4% | – | 0% | 946 | ±4 |
ANES 1996 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.