Equal Role for Women 1972-2008
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| '72 | '74 | '76 | '78 | '80 | '82 | '84 | '86 | '88 | '90 | '92 | '94 | '96 | '98 | '00 | '02 | '04 | '06 | '08 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equal Role 1 | 31 (832) |
33 (809) |
30 (726) |
38 (875) |
33 (458) |
37 (513) |
32 (727) |
** | 41 (829) |
42 (407) |
51 (1264) |
42 (739) |
48 (821) |
53 (671) |
55 (543) |
** | 57 (690) |
** | 64 (742) |
| 2 | 9 (236) |
9 (233) |
12 (277) |
10 (238) |
16 (217) |
12 (173) |
12 (271) |
** | 15 (296) |
12 (114) |
14 (335) |
15 (269) |
18 (311) |
14 (179) |
15 (143) |
** | 14 (170) |
** | 15 (173) |
| 3 | 7 (176) |
8 (206) |
8 (198) |
8 (179) |
10 (137) |
9 (124) |
9 (209) |
** | 9 (186) |
8 (76) |
7 (171) |
8 (145) |
8 (140) |
7 (94) |
7 (66) |
** | 7 (89) |
** | 5 (59) |
| 4 | 19 (520) |
18 (445) |
18 (427) |
16 (373) |
16 (224) |
17 (237) |
21 (477) |
** | 16 (314) |
16 (155) |
13 (329) |
15 (271) |
11 (192) |
12 (157) |
11 (103) |
** | 9 (111) |
** | 8 (93) |
| 5 | 6 (161) |
7 (179) |
7 (179) |
7 (153) |
7 (98) |
6 (90) |
7 (160) |
** | 5 (94) |
6 (59) |
5 (112) |
6 (98) |
4 (68) |
3 (44) |
4 (39) |
** | 4 (45) |
** | 3 (35) |
| 6 | 4 (118) |
5 (125) |
5 (111) |
5 (113) |
6 (85) |
4 (62) |
3 (65) |
** | 4 (76) |
4 (37) |
3 (65) |
3 (60) |
3 (52) |
2 (23) |
2 (24) |
** | 2 (20) |
** | 2 (19) |
| Women's Place in Home 7 | 19 (501) |
14 (338) |
11 (251) |
10 (224) |
6 (89) |
7 (103) |
5 (116) |
** | 6 (113) |
5 (53) |
4 (90) |
4 (63) |
3 (59) |
3 (41) |
3 (33) |
** | 2 (29) |
** | 2 (21) |
| DK, Haven't Thought | 5 (141) |
6 (145) |
9 (218) |
6 (131) |
6 (90) |
7 (100) |
10 (214) |
** | 6 (115) |
7 (70) |
4 (111) |
7 (126) |
4 (71) |
5 (69) |
3 (28) |
** | 5 (59) |
** | 2 (26) |
| N | 2685 | 2480 | 2387 | 2286 | 1398 | 1402 | 2239 | 0 | 2023 | 971 | 2477 | 1771 | 1714 | 1278 | 979 | 0 | 1213 | 0 | 1168 |
Percentage Within Study Year
Table 4C.1.
Source: VCF0834 in the ANES Cumulative Data File dataset,
weighted with VCF0009z
Percent among demographic groups who responded:
Question Text:
"Some people feel that women should have an equal role with men in running business, industry and government. Others feel that women's place is in the home. Where would you place yourself on this scale or haven't you thought much about this?" (7-POINT SCALE SHOWN TO R)