THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR
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Government Guaranteed Job/Standard of Living (1)  1956-2002


                           '56  '58  '60  '62  '64  '66  '68  '70  '72  '74  '76  '78  '80  '82  '84  '86  '88  '90  '92  '94  '96  '98  '00  '02 
 
        Govt. See to Jobs   57   57   59   **   31   **   31   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   21 
   Each Person on His Own   27   26   24   **   43   **   47   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   43 
  Don't Know, No Interest   17   17   18   **   26   **   22   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   36
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                       N  1758 1808 1919      1569      1551                                                                                 1317  



PERCENTAGE WITHIN STUDY YEAR
Table 4A.4a
Source:  The American National Election Studies



     QUESTION TEXT:

     1956-1960: "'The government in Washington ought to see to it that
     everybody who wants to work can find a job.'"
     1964,1968: "In general, some people feel that the government in
     Washington should see to it that every person has a job and a good
     standard of living. Others think the government should just let each
     person get ahead on his own. Have you been interested enough in this
     to favor one side over the other." (IF YES:) "Do you think that the
     government --"
     2002:
     Some people feel the government in Washington should see to it that
     every person has A JOB AND A GOOD STANDARD OF LIVING. Others think the
     government should just LET EACH PERSON GET AHEAD ON THEIR OWN.  Which is
     closer to the way you feel or haven't you thought much about this?
       


     This question is variable VCF0808 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:  27NOV05