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Support for printing election ballots in other languages where many people do not speak English; the 1994 item is a binary choice and the 2000 item is an agreement scale.
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Latest: 65% answered “Support other-language ballots” in GSS: Ballots in other languages where many don't speak English, 2000.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GSS: Printing election ballots only in English | Printing election ballots only in English Do you believe that election ballots should be printed only in English, or in areas where lots of people don't speak English, should they also be printed in some other languages? Caveat: Binary forced choice; reference wording | identical | Only in english → Oppose other-language ballots (English only); In other langs → Support other-language ballots |
| GSS: Ballots in other languages where many don't speak English | Ballots in other languages where many don't speak English Now please tell us whether you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree with each of these statements:
F. Election ballots should be printed in other languages in areas where lots of people don't speak English. Caveat: Agree/disagree 4-point scale collapsed to binary; no explicit English-only alternative | equivalent | Strongly agree → Support other-language ballots; Agree → Support other-language ballots; Disagree → Oppose other-language ballots (English only); Strongly disagree → Oppose other-language ballots (English only) |