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VOTE VALIDATION STUDY: R Registration Status (Self-reported)
Self-reported voter registration status · Asked in 6 waves, 1978–1990 · 11,632 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Codes that include 'no Pre/Post IW' were dropped for respondents without that interview. Dropped as not asked: 0 'no Post IW (no self-report of registration) (1980,1984,1988)'. Codebook notes: See NOTE VCF9149. GENERAL NOTE: CODE 1: Respondents who said that they voted have implicitly claimed to be registered to vote (even ‘same-day registration’ states usually require registration). CODE 2: Only those who said that they did not vote are explicitly asked if they were registered so they could have voted.
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Yes, implicit (R self-report voted) | Yes, explicit | No, not registered; DK; NA; etc. | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 1990 Time Series Study Source variable: V900279,V900280. | 1990-11-06 to 1991-01-21 | face to face | 1,980 | 1,980 |
| ANES 1988 Time Series Study Source variable: V881144. | 1988-09-06 to 1989-01-23 | face to face | 2,040 | 1,775 |
| ANES 1986 Time Series Study Source variable: V860276. | 1986-11-05 to 1987-02-07 | face to face | 2,176 | 2,176 |
| ANES 1984 Time Series Study Source variable: V840783,V84080. | 1984-09-04 to 1985-01-24 | mixed | 2,257 | 1,989 |
| ANES 1980 Time Series Study Source variable: V800988,V801011. | 1980-09-02 to 1981-02-07 | face to face | 1,614 | 1,408 |
| ANES 1978 Time Series Study Source variable: V780470,V780484. | 1978-11-08 to 1979-01-25 | face to face | 2,304 | 2,304 |
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.
| 47% |
| 23% |
| 30% |
| 1980 |
| ±2 |
| Democrats | 54% | 24% | 23% | 769 | ±4 |
| Independents (incl. leaners) | 35% | 23% | 42% | 714 | ±4 |
| Republicans | 54% | 22% | 25% | 482 | ±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.