The ANES Guide to Public Opinion and Electoral Behavior

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Government See to Fair Treatment in Jobs 1964-2008
  '64 '66 '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08
See to Fair Treatment : 39 ** 38 ** 41 ** ** ** ** ** ** 19 29 ** 35 ** 30 ** 35 ** 34 28
Don't See to It : 40 ** 43 ** 35 ** ** ** ** ** ** 14 22 ** 26 ** 29 ** 28 ** 27 25
Don't Know, No Interest: 21 ** 19 ** 23 ** ** ** ** ** ** 67 49 ** 39 ** 40 ** 36 ** 39 47
N   1571   1557   2705             2176 2040   2488   1492   1773   1054 2099

PERCENTAGE WITHIN STUDY YEAR
Table 4B.8
Source: The American National Election Studies
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QUESTION TEXT:

"Some people feel that if black people (1964,1968: negroes) are not
getting fair treatment in jobs, the government in Washington ought
to see to it that they do. Others feel that this is not the federal
government's business.
Have you had enough interested in this question to favor one side over
the other?"
(IF YES:) "How do you feel?
Should the government in Washington see it it that black people get
fair treatment in jobs (1986 AND LATER: or is this not the
federal government's business) 1964,1968,1972: or should the
government in Washington leave these matters to the states and local
communities?)"


Graph of Response:


Percent among demographic groups who responded:

 
 
NOTE: Note the major change in response options wording after 1972.

This question is variable VCF9037 in the ANES Cumulative Data File dataset.
Consult the Cumulative Data File codebook for complete question text and annotation.
Weight variable VCF0009A was used to produce this table (see weight documentation)

(Table generated: 05AUG10)


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