The ANES Guide to Public Opinion and Electoral Behavior
Government Guaranteed Job and Standard of Living (2), 7 point scale 1972-2016
| '72 | '74 | '76 | '78 | '80 | '82 | '84 | '86 | '88 | '90 | '92 | '94 | '96 | '98 | '00 | '02 | '04 | '08 | '12 | '16 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Govt. See to Job/Living 1 | 13 (316) |
12 (295) |
11 (319) |
7 (156) |
10 (136) |
9 (133) |
10 (230) |
10 (111) |
9 (181) |
11 (212) |
8 (210) |
10 (179) |
8 (140) |
12 (157) |
8 (75) |
** | 12 (142) |
9 (107) |
8 (479) |
9 (388) |
| 2 | 6 (136) |
5 (116) |
5 (142) |
3 (73) |
7 (95) |
6 (90) |
7 (162) |
6 (66) |
6 (127) |
8 (160) |
8 (187) |
7 (131) |
7 (125) |
8 (105) |
5 (50) |
** | 8 (96) |
8 (91) |
8 (500) |
8 (327) |
| 3 | 9 (220) |
8 (211) |
8 (221) |
7 (163) |
9 (129) |
9 (126) |
11 (250) |
8 (92) |
9 (182) |
11 (221) |
10 (256) |
11 (187) |
9 (155) |
10 (127) |
9 (90) |
** | 11 (139) |
10 (119) |
12 (693) |
12 (512) |
| 4 | 20 (495) |
20 (506) |
17 (493) |
19 (435) |
18 (246) |
20 (281) |
20 (435) |
21 (229) |
18 (367) |
18 (361) |
20 (486) |
23 (402) |
19 (325) |
20 (259) |
17 (165) |
** | 18 (219) |
18 (206) |
22 (1278) |
18 (781) |
| 5 | 13 (308) |
12 (305) |
10 (294) |
15 (338) |
13 (188) |
16 (223) |
16 (362) |
16 (176) |
16 (318) |
14 (278) |
17 (430) |
15 (272) |
18 (313) |
14 (175) |
18 (181) |
** | 16 (190) |
17 (199) |
15 (863) |
15 (636) |
| 6 | 8 (198) |
8 (210) |
11 (300) |
12 (270) |
16 (222) |
13 (183) |
13 (282) |
14 (153) |
14 (280) |
12 (240) |
12 (303) |
14 (252) |
17 (289) |
10 (123) |
18 (176) |
** | 14 (172) |
15 (170) |
16 (924) |
13 (558) |
| Each Person on Own 7 | 19 (458) |
17 (415) |
18 (503) |
17 (385) |
12 (163) |
12 (174) |
9 (197) |
17 (182) |
13 (270) |
11 (220) |
12 (294) |
13 (227) |
11 (192) |
12 (152) |
13 (131) |
** | 12 (140) |
12 (141) |
12 (729) |
11 (479) |
| DK, Haven't Thought | 13 (331) |
18 (446) |
20 (579) |
21 (471) |
16 (221) |
14 (192) |
14 (306) |
7 (81) |
15 (300) |
14 (268) |
13 (313) |
7 (126) |
10 (174) |
14 (183) |
12 (113) |
** | 9 (115) |
11 (130) |
7 (442) |
13 (573) |
| N | 2462 | 2504 | 2851 | 2291 | 1400 | 1402 | 2224 | 1090 | 2025 | 1960 | 2479 | 1776 | 1713 | 1281 | 981 | 0 | 1213 | 1163 | 5908 | 4254 |
Percentage Within Study Year
Table 4A.4b.
Question Text:
"Some people feel that the government in Washington should see to it that every person has a job and a good standard of living...Others think the government should just let each person get ahead on his/their own..
Where would you place yourself on this scale, or haven't you thought much about this?" (7-POINT SCALE SHOWN TO R)
Percent among demographic groups who responded:
Note:
2012 and 2016 data are for the combined (face-to-face and internet) sample.
In the 2012 Web instrument, Don't Know was not present as an onscreen categories for Internet, however Haven't Thought Much about it was a response option for both modes.
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