How many politically eligible adults live in your household?

Number of politically eligible adults in household · Asked in 22 waves, 1966–2016 · 39,751 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, 1996. NA code treated as not asked where it exceeds 10% of a year's answers (an unlabeled split or filter): 9 in 2002, 2012. Kept and flagged: 9 (no_answer). Codebook notes: GENERAL NOTE: ANES samples include eligible persons residing in the coterminous 48 states and not institutionalized. Eligible persons are those eligible to vote by age and and U.S. citizen status. 1966 NOTE: Politically eligible adults are represented from the primary family unit only. 1966 Rs who were politically eligible but from a secondary family unit (23 CASES) are missing data, code 9. ‘Politically eligible’ adults were citizens who were 18 or over in Georgia and Kentucky, 21 or over elsewhere. 1968 NOTE: ‘Politically eligible’ adults were citizens who were 18 or over in Georgia and Kentucky, 21 or over elsewhere. 1972-LATER NOTE: Respondents were politically eligible if they were 18 or older by election day and U.S. citizens. 2002 NOTE: Respondents were politically eligible if they were 18 or older on the day of interview and U.S. citizens.