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1980: Some people feel it is important for us to try very hard to get along with Russia. Others feel it is a big mistake to try too hard to get along with Russia. 1984,1988: Some people feel it is important for us to try to cooperate more with Russia, while others believe we should be much tougher in our dealings with Russia. ALL YEARS: Where would you place what the Federal Government is doing at the present time? (7-POINT SCALE SHOWN TO R)
Federal government's approach to cooperation with Russia · Asked in 3 waves, 1980–1988 · 5,705 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 (dk), 8 (dk), 9 (no_answer). Codebook notes: GENERAL NOTE: In all years, if R replied DK or ‘haven’t thought much about it’ in rating self on this same 7-point scale, then R was not asked this question.
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 1988 Time Series Study Source variable: V880372. | 1988-09-06 to 1989-01-23 | face to face | 2,040 | 2,040 |
| ANES 1984 Time Series Study Source variable: V840413. | 1984-09-04 to 1985-01-24 | mixed | 2,257 | 2,257 |
| ANES 1980 Time Series Study Source variable: V801091. | 1980-09-02 to 1981-02-07 | face to face | 1,614 | 1,408 |
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 | Try to cooperate more with Russia (1984,1988)/ Important to try very hard to get along with Russia (1980) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Get much tougher with Russia (1984,1988)/Big Mistake to try too hard to get along with Russia | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 7% | 12% | 23% | 33% | 15% | 8% | 3% | 2040 | ±2 | |
| Democrats | 8% | 12% | 22% | 28% | 15% | 10% | 4% | 714 | ±4 | |
| Independents (incl. leaners) | 7% | 12% | 25% | 32% | 13% | 7% | 3% | 753 | ±4 | |
| Republicans | 5% | 12% | 22% | 38% | 16% | 5% | 2% | 559 | ±4 |
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.