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ANESVCF9079Trust & government › Role & size of government Economy, work, & money › Jobs & work

Please look at page 9 of the booklet. Some people feel the government in Washington should see to it that every person has a job and a good standard of living. Suppose these people are at one end of a scale, at point 1. Others think the government should just let each person get ahead on their own. Suppose these people are at the other end, at point 7. And, of course, some other people have opinions somewhere in between, at points 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6. Where would you place [president] on this issue? ALL YEARS: Some people feel that the government in Washington should see to it that every person has a job and a good standard of living. Others think the government should just let each person ahead on his own. And, of course, other people have opinions somewhere in between. Where would you place [president] on this scale? (7-POINT SCALE SHOWN TO R)

Where would you place the president on guaranteeing jobs and a good living standard?

President's position on guaranteed jobs and living standard · Asked in 14 waves, 1972–2012 · 28,836 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses

Codes that include 'no Pre/Post IW' were dropped for respondents without that interview. Dropped only in years where the codebook names a design split (alternate form, half sample, abbreviated or web instrument): 9 in 1972, 1992. Kept and flagged: 0 (dk), 8 (dk), 9 (no_answer). Codebook notes: GENERAL NOTE: See NOTE VCF9073.

Percentages ofpeople who answered everyone asked

Over time

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Government let each person get ahead on his own13%

617%

516%

423%

313%

29%

Government see to job and good standard of living9%

Shares in 2012

Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2012).

Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.

By group over time

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Party Ideology Age Sex Race & ethnicity Education Income Region Religion Community

Government let each person get ahead on his own

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Party Ideology Age Sex Race & ethnicity Education Income Region Religion Community

Wave

Government see to job and good standard of living23456Government let each person get ahead on his own

Answers as the source codes them

Government see to job and good standard of living23456Government let each person get ahead on his ownR self-rating is DK or ‘haven’t thought much about it’ on same 7pt scale (all yrs. exc. 1992,1996 and later) (non-answer)DK; haven’t thought much about it (non-answer)NA; form II (1972); short-form or Spanish language IW (1992) (non-answer)

Waves

Poll	Field dates	Mode	Respondents	Responses
ANES 2012 Time Series Study Source variable: guarpr_dpc.	2012-09-09 to 2013-01-13	mixed	5,914	5,914
ANES 2004 Time Series Study Source variable: V043154.	2004-09-07 to 2004-12-19	face to face	1,212	1,212
ANES 1998 Time Series Study Source variable: V980458.	1998-11-04 to 1998-12-23	mixed	1,281	1,281
ANES 1996 Time Series Study Source variable: V960484.	1996-09-03 to 1997-01-02	mixed	1,714	1,714
ANES 1994 Time Series Study Source variable: V940931.	1994-11-09 to 1995-01-08	mixed	1,795	1,795
ANES 1992 Time Series Study Source variable: V923719.	1992-09-02 to 1993-01-16	mixed	2,485	2,303
ANES 1988 Time Series Study Source variable: V880330.	1988-09-06 to 1989-01-23	face to face	2,040	2,040
ANES 1984 Time Series Study

Group	Government see to job and good standard of living	2	3	4	5	6	Government let each person get ahead on his own	n	MoE
All respondents	9%	9%	13%	23%	16%	17%	13%	5914	±2
White	5%	8%	12%	22%	16%	20%	15%	3518	±2
Black	20%	12%	17%	27%	14%	5%	6%	1027	±5
Hispanic	15%	13%	14%	27%	14%	9%	9%	1009	±5
Asian	10%	15%	16%	19%	15%	14%	10%	92	±13
Other	20%	6%	7%	21%	19%	13%	14%	244	±9