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Some people think the government should provide fewer services, even in areas such as health and education in order to reduce spending. Other people feel it is important for the government to provide many more services even if it means an increase in spending. Where would you place what the Federal Government is doing at the present time? (7-POINT SCALE SHOWN TO R)
Federal government's current level of services and spending · Asked in 6 waves, 1982–1992 · 12,179 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 1992. Kept and flagged: 0 (other_missing), 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. 1980 NOTE: The 1980 version of this question is not comparable.
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 1992 Time Series Study Source variable: V923706. | 1992-09-02 to 1993-01-16 | mixed | 2,485 | 2,308 |
| ANES 1990 Time Series Study Source variable: V900458. | 1990-11-06 to 1991-01-21 | face to face | 1,980 | 1,980 |
| ANES 1988 Time Series Study Source variable: V880306. | 1988-09-06 to 1989-01-23 | face to face | 2,040 | 2,040 |
| ANES 1986 Time Series Study Source variable: V860457. | 1986-11-05 to 1987-02-07 | face to face | 2,176 | 2,176 |
| ANES 1984 Time Series Study Source variable: V840380. | 1984-09-04 to 1985-01-24 | mixed | 2,257 | 2,257 |
| ANES 1982 Time Series Study Source variable: V820451. | 1982-11-02 to 1983-01-31 | face to face | 1,418 | 1,418 |
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 | Gov’t provide many fewer services, reduce spending a lot | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Gov’t provide many more services, increase spending a lot | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 6% | 12% | 21% | 29% | 16% | 10% | 5% | 2308 | ±2 | |
| Protestant | 6% | 12% | 20% | 29% | 18% | 10% | 5% | 1295 | ±3 | |
| Catholic | 5% | 13% | 23% | 30% | 14% | 10% | 6% | 533 | ±4 | |
| Jewish † | 7% | 17% | 28% | 29% | 17% | 2% | – | 44 | ±15 | |
| Other faith | 4% | 15% | 20% | 31% | 15% | 9% | 6% | 108 | ±9 | |
| None | 8% | 11% | 21% | 30% | 14% | 10% | 7% | 314 | ±6 |
ANES 1992 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.