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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 everyone asked, counting don't know, refused, and no 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 everyone asked, counting don't know, refused, and no 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 | R self-rating was DK/‘haven’t thought much about it’ | DK | NA | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 5% | 9% | 17% | 24% | 11% | 6% | 2% | 17% | 9% | 0% | 2040 | ±2 | |
| Democrats | 6% | 8% | 15% | 20% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 20% | 10% | 0% | 714 | ±4 | |
| Independents (incl. leaners) | 5% | 9% | 19% | 24% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 16% | 10% | 0% | 753 | ±4 | |
| Republicans | 4% | 10% | 18% | 31% | 13% | 4% | 1% | 12% | 6% | 0% | 559 | ±4 |
ANES 1988 Time Series Study · US citizens 18+ living in households in the contiguous 48 states. Shares of everyone asked, counting don't know, refused, and no 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.