THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR
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Watched Campaign on TV  1952-2004


                           '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 
 
                       No   49   **   26   **   13   **   11   **   11   **   12   45   11   31   14   24   14   25   **   37   11   **   26   **   18   38   14 
                      Yes   51   **   74   **   87   **   89   **   89   **   88   55   89   69   86   76   86   75   **   63   89   **   74   **   82   62   86
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                       N  1656      1758      1829      1448      1341      1116 2479 2400 2290 1406 1409 1943 2174      1976 2251      1504      1544 1318 1061  



PERCENTAGE WITHIN STUDY YEAR
Table 6D.1
Source:  The American National Election Studies



     QUESTION TEXT:

     1952-1972,1976: "Did you watch any programs about the campaign on
     television?" (1952,1960-1972,1976: IF YES:) "How many television
     programs about the campaign would you say you watched --a good many,
     several, or just one or two?"
     1974: "How about you--did you watch any programs about the campaign
     on television?" (IF YES:) "How many television programs about the
     campaign would you say you watched--a good many, several, or just
     one or two?"
     1978,1980,1982,1984,1986,1990,1992 and later: "Did you watch any
     programs about the campaigns on television? (1978,1980,1984,1990,1996,
     2004 ONLY: IF YES: "Would you say you watched-- a good many, several,
     or just one or two?" )
       

     NOTE:  
     Cases where R responded Yes but, when asked how many programs,
     volunteered 'None,' are coded No.

     This question is variable VCF0724 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