The ANES Guide to Public Opinion and Electoral Behavior
Are Government Officials Crooked 1958-2012
| '58 | '60 | '62 | '64 | '66 | '68 | '70 | '72 | '74 | '76 | '78 | '80 | '82 | '84 | '86 | '88 | '90 | '92 | '94 | '96 | '98 | '00 | '02 | '04 | '08 | '12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quite a Few | 24 (427) |
** | ** | 29 (415) |
** | 25 (338) |
32 (472) |
36 (818) |
45 (1130) |
42 (1185) |
39 (894) |
47 (748) |
** | 32 (611) |
** | 40 (708) |
48 (944) |
46 (1023) |
52 (909) |
44 (656) |
41 (520) |
36 (558) |
30 (386) |
35 (372) |
51 (1080) |
64 (3536) |
| Not Many | 44 (777) |
** | ** | 49 (705) |
** | 52 (693) |
49 (736) |
45 (1031) |
42 (1040) |
40 (1137) |
42 (944) |
41 (659) |
** | 50 (945) |
** | 45 (789) |
40 (782) |
44 (973) |
39 (685) |
47 (701) |
45 (580) |
49 (748) |
56 (722) |
53 (566) |
42 (879) |
31 (1680) |
| Hardly Any | 26 (466) |
** | ** | 18 (263) |
** | 19 (252) |
16 (237) |
14 (321) |
10 (242) |
13 (363) |
13 (290) |
9 (136) |
** | 14 (275) |
** | 11 (197) |
9 (181) |
9 (198) |
8 (148) |
9 (129) |
12 (156) |
13 (206) |
14 (183) |
10 (102) |
6 (121) |
4 (223) |
| Don't Know | 6 (104) |
** | ** | 4 (55) |
** | 4 (47) |
3 (44) |
4 (98) |
3 (86) |
5 (148) |
6 (138) |
4 (57) |
** | 4 (74) |
** | 4 (70) |
3 (50) |
2 (40) |
1 (23) |
1 (9) |
1 (19) |
2 (28) |
0 (6) |
2 (18) |
1 (30) |
1 (51) |
| N | 1774 | 0 | 0 | 1438 | 0 | 1330 | 1489 | 2268 | 2498 | 2833 | 2266 | 1600 | 0 | 1905 | 0 | 1764 | 1957 | 2234 | 1765 | 1495 | 1275 | 1540 | 1297 | 1058 | 2110 | 5490 |
Percentage Within Study Year
Table 5A.4.
Question Text:
"Do you think that quite a few of the people running the government are (1958-1972: a little) crooked, not very many are, or do you think hardly any of them are crooked (1958-1972: at all)?"
Percent among demographic groups who responded:
Note:
2012 data are for the combined (face-to-face and internet) sample.
For 2012, the 'Don't Know/Other' category represents face-to-face Don't Know cases only (in the 2012 Web instrument, a Don't Know category was not present).
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