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Let’s talk about the country as a whole. Would you say that things in the country are generally going very well, fairly well, not too well or not well at all?
Whether things in the country are going well · Asked in 3 waves, 1984–1988 · 5,376 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Dropped only in years where the codebook names a design split (alternate form, half sample, abbreviated or web instrument): 9 in 1986. 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 | Very well | Fairly well | Not too well | Not well at all | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 7% | 57% | 25% |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 1988 Time Series Study Source variable: V880238. | 1988-09-06 to 1989-01-23 | face to face | 2,040 | 2,040 |
| ANES 1986 Time Series Study Source variable: V860540. | 1986-11-05 to 1987-02-07 | face to face | 2,176 | 1,079 |
| ANES 1984 Time Series Study Source variable: V840226. | 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.
| 10% |
| 2040 |
| ±2 |
| Protestant | 7% | 58% | 25% | 10% | 1318 | ±3 |
| Catholic | 7% | 56% | 28% | 10% | 484 | ±4 |
| Jewish † | 3% | 61% | 32% | 3% | 31 | ±18 |
| Other faith † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | 16 | ±25 |
| None | 3% | 61% | 24% | 13% | 177 | ±7 |
ANES 1988 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.