The ANES Guide to Public Opinion and Electoral Behavior

Democratic Presidential Candidate Moral 1980-2008

  '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08
Extremely Well 35
(526)		 ** 21
(410)		 ** 12
(213)		 ** 5
(123)		 ** 6
(107)		 ** 24
(398)		 ** 14
(159)		 24
(261)
Quite Well 46
(683)		 ** 64
(1234)		 ** 68
(1188)		 ** 43
(965)		 ** 35
(581)		 ** 50
(823)		 ** 53
(592)		 46
(502)
Not Too Well 14
(211)		 ** 12
(236)		 ** 17
(297)		 ** 39
(874)		 ** 35
(584)		 ** 18
(290)		 ** 23
(256)		 21
(229)
Not Well at All 5
(71)		 ** 3
(54)		 ** 4
(62)		 ** 12
(280)		 ** 24
(405)		 ** 9
(146)		 ** 10
(106)		 8
(88)
N 1491 0 1934 0 1760 0 2242 0 1677 0 1657 0 1113 1080

Percentage Within Study Year
Table 7C.3.

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Question Text:

"Think about {the democratic presidential candidate}. In your opinion, does the phrase MORAL describe {the democratic presidential candidate} extremely well, quite well, not too well or not well at all?"

Percent among demographic groups who responded:

Quite Well/ Extremely Well
Not Too Well/ Not Well at All

Note:

This question was administered to a half-sample in 2008.

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