Selected the option that the United States should not get involved in Russia's invasion of Ukraine, asked in the 2022 and 2024 CES with slightly different question wording and option lists.
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Latest: 23% answered “Should not get involved” in CES: Ukraine: U.S. should not get involved, 2024.
Shares of people whose answer maps onto these categories (non-answers and answers outside the scale are left out), because surveys differ in whether they offer “don’t know.” Each point is one survey wave at the middle of its field period. Lines from different surveys are never spliced together.
| Line | Question | Match | How answers map |
|---|---|---|---|
| CES: U.S. should not get involved in Ukraine | U.S. should not get involved in Ukraine What do you think the United States should do in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine? [Do not get involved] Caveat: Multi-select checklist item; unselected does not mean the respondent favors involvement. 2022 wording and option list. | identical | Selected → Should not get involved; Not selected → Did not select 'not get involved' |
| CES: Ukraine: U.S. should not get involved | Ukraine: U.S. should not get involved As you may know Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. What should the U.S. do about the situation in Ukraine? [Do not get involved] Caveat: Different question wording (adds invasion context) and a different option list in 2024; multi-select item. | equivalent | Selected → Should not get involved; Not selected → Did not select 'not get involved' |