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1980,1982,1984 and 1988 FORM B: Some people feel that the government in Washington should make every effort to improve the social and economic position of blacks and other minority groups (1988 B: other minorities) (1980: even if it means giving the preferential treatment). Others feel that the government should not make any 1988 Form A,1990 AND LATER: Some people feel that the government in Washington should make every effort to improve the social and economic position of blacks. Others feel that the government should not make any special effort to help blacks because they should help themselves. 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 current effort on aid to Blacks · Asked in 5 waves, 1980–1990 · 9,103 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. 1988 NOTE: Form A asked about ‘blacks’ only, while Form B asked about ‘blacks and other minorities.’ (To filter for Form A/B responses, use variable VCF0012.)
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 1990 Time Series Study Source variable: V900451. | 1990-11-06 to 1991-01-21 | face to face | 1,980 | 1,980 |
| ANES 1988 Time Series Study Source variable: V880336,V880344. | 1988-09-06 to 1989-01-23 | face to face | 2,040 | 2,040 |
| ANES 1984 Time Series Study Source variable: V840387. | 1984-09-04 to 1985-01-24 | mixed | 2,257 | 2,257 |
| ANES 1982 Time Series Study Source variable: V820424. | 1982-11-02 to 1983-01-31 | face to face | 1,418 | 1,418 |
| ANES 1980 Time Series Study Source variable: V801075. | 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 | Government should help blacks (1988a)/minorities (1988b)/minority groups (1980,1984) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Blacks (1988a)/Minorities (1988b)/Minority groups (1980,1984) should help themselves | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 7% | 10% | 18% | 32% | 17% | 11% | 5% | 1980 | ±2 | |
| Liberals | 5% | 6% | 15% | 35% | 21% | 15% | 4% | 328 | ±5 | |
| Moderates | 8% | 9% | 17% | 37% | 16% | 10% | 4% | 481 | ±4 | |
| Conservatives | 7% | 14% | 23% | 27% | 18% | 8% | 4% | 508 | ±4 |
ANES 1990 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.