THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR
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How Much Does the Government Listen to the People  1964-2004


                           '64  '66  '68  '70  '72  '74  '76  '78  '80  '82  '84  '86  '88  '90  '92  '94  '96  '98  '00  '02  '04 
 
                 Not Much   24   **   29   26   24   28   33   28   41   41   30   **   28   **   26   **   22   29   20   **   21 
                     Some   38   **   42   48   56   59   54   55   49   46   54   **   57   **   60   **   63   52   63   **   63 
              A Good Deal   32   **   23   23   17   11   11   14    8   10   15   **   13   **   12   **   15   18   16   **   16 
      Don't Know, Depends    6   **    6    3    2    2    3    3    2    4    1   **    2   **    1   **    0    1    1   **    1
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                       N  1446      1340  830 2183 2518 2399 2287 1408 1399 2239      1766      2245      1499 1277 1541      1059  



PERCENTAGE WITHIN STUDY YEAR
Table 5C.1
Source:  The American National Election Studies



     QUESTION TEXT:

     "Over the years, how much attention do you feel the government pays
     to what the people think when it decides what to do -- a good deal,
     some, or not much?"
       


     This question is variable VCF0622 in the ANES Cumulative Data File dataset.
     Consult the Cumulative Data File codebook for complete question text and annotation.
     Weight variable VCF0010A was used to produce this table (see weight documentation).

     Table generated:  27NOV05