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In the past two years, that is, between (INSERT CURRENT MONTH) 1998 and (INSERT CURRENT MONTH) 2000"have you looked for information about the views or background of a candidate for political office?

In the past two years, how often have you looked for information on a candidate's views or background?

Looked for candidate information in past two years · Asked in 1 wave, 2000 · 933 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses

Percentages ofpeople who answered everyone asked

Crosstab

Party Ideology Age Sex Race & ethnicity Race (all years)Education Income Region Religion Community

Not at all1 or 2 times3 or more times

Group	Not at all	1 or 2 times	3 or more times	n	MoE
All respondents	73%	12%	15%	933	±4
18–29	79%	14%	8%	165	±8
30–44	76%	12%	12%	315	±6
45–64

General Social Survey 2000 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). 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.

Answers as the source codes them

Not at all1 or 2 times3 or more timesNo answer (non-answer)

Waves

Poll	Field dates	Mode	Respondents	Responses
General Social Survey 2000	2000-02-01 to 2000-06-25	face to face	2,817	933