Gave Money to Help a Campaign 1952 -2016
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| '52 | '54 | '56 | '58 | '60 | '62 | '64 | '66 | '68 | '70 | '72 | '74 | '76 | '78 | '80 | '82 | '84 | '86 | '88 | '90 | '92 | '94 | '96 | '98 | '00 | '02 | '04 | '06 | '08 | '10 | '12 | '14 | '16 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | 96 (1637) |
** | 90 (1589) |
** | 88 (1614) |
91 (1166) |
89 (1289) |
92 (1169) |
91 (1201) |
** | 90 (1963) |
92 (2307) |
84 (2006) |
87 (2002) |
92 (1291) |
91 (1278) |
92 (1785) |
90 (1947) |
91 (1618) |
93 (1841) |
93 (2091) |
94 (1673) |
92 (1387) |
93 (1192) |
91 (1408) |
89 (1180) |
87 (927) |
** | 87 (1842) |
** | 88 (4854) |
** | 88 (3187) |
| Yes | 4 (71) |
** | 10 (173) |
** | 12 (211) |
9 (120) |
11 (154) |
8 (107) |
9 (119) |
** | 10 (228) |
8 (209) |
16 (389) |
13 (290) |
8 (113) |
9 (128) |
8 (151) |
10 (211) |
9 (155) |
7 (133) |
7 (163) |
6 (113) |
8 (115) |
7 (87) |
9 (135) |
11 (139) |
13 (134) |
** | 13 (271) |
** | 12 (648) |
** | 12 (450) |
| N | 1708 | 0 | 1762 | 0 | 1825 | 1286 | 1443 | 1276 | 1320 | 0 | 2191 | 2516 | 2395 | 2292 | 1404 | 1406 | 1936 | 2158 | 1773 | 1974 | 2254 | 1786 | 1502 | 1279 | 1543 | 1319 | 1061 | 0 | 2113 | 0 | 5502 | 0 | 3637 |
Percentage Within Study Year
Table 6B.5.
Source: VCF0721 in the ANES Cumulative Data File dataset,
weighted with VCF0009z
Link to see data by mode (2012, 2016)
Question Text:
1952,1956,1960,1962: "Did you give any money or buy any tickets or anything to help the campaign for one of the parties or candidates?"
1964: "Did you give any money or buy any tickets or anything to help a party or candidate pay campaign expenses this year?"
1966,1968: "During this last year were you or any member of your household asked to give money or buy tickets to help pay the campaign expenses of a political party or candidate?" (IF YES) "Did you give any money or buy any tickets?"
1972,1974: "Did you give any money to a political party this year?"
1976: "Did you give any money to a political party or make any other contribution this year?"
1978: "Did you give any money to a political party or candidate this year?"
1980,1982: (2 QUESTIONS):
-"What about other political contributions [other than tax check-offs]. Did you give any money this year to a candidate running for public office?
-"Apart from contributions from specific candidates, how about contributions to any of the political parties. Did you give money to a political party during this election year?"
1984: (3 QUESTIONS):
-"As you know, during an election year people are often asked to make a contribution to support campaigns. During the past year, did you give any money to an individual candidate, to a political party organization, people supporting a ballot proposition, or to a particular issue or interest group?" (IF YES:)
-"Apart from contributions from specific candidates, how about contributions to any political party organization. Did you give money to a political party during this election year?"
-"Now, apart from contributions to a political party, did you give any money to an individual candidate running for public office?" 1986: "As you know, during an election year people are often asked to make a contribution to support campaigns. During the past year, did you give any money to an individual candidate, or to a political party organization?"
1988 AND LATER: (2 QUESTIONS.)
-"During an election year people are often asked to make a contribution to support campaigns. Did you give money to an individual candidate running for public office?"
-"Did you give money to a political party during this election year?"
Note:
For 1980, 1982, 1984, 1988 and later, a Yes response for either party or candidate question has been included as Yes.
In 1976, Yes includes 'tax check-off.'
2012 and 2016 data are for the combined (face-to-face and internet) sample.