commun
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Question Thinking about all the different kinds of governments in the world today, which of these statements comes closest to how you feel about Communism as a form of government? CODE ONE.
Values
[1]worst kind[2]bad, not worst[3]ok for some[4]good form[NA(d)]don't know[NA(i)]iap[NA(j)]I don't have a job[NA(m)]dk, na, iap[NA(n)]no answer[NA(p)]not imputable[NA(r)]refused[NA(s)]skipped on web[NA(u)]uncodeable[NA(x)]not available in this release[NA(y)]not available in this year[NA(z)]see codebook
Question Years and Ballots
| ballots | years |
| -/- | 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987 |
| A/C | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994 |
Overview
For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for commun.
Counts by year:
| year | iap | worst kind | bad, not worst | ok for some | good form | don't know | no answer | not available in this year | Total |
| 1973 | - | 639 | 398 | 363 | 45 | 56 | 3 | - | 1504 |
| 1974 | - | 726 | 389 | 278 | 45 | 42 | 4 | - | 1484 |
| 1976 | - | 761 | 385 | 292 | 18 | 41 | 2 | - | 1499 |
| 1977 | - | 802 | 373 | 300 | 21 | 30 | 4 | - | 1530 |
| 1980 | - | 835 | 387 | 189 | 15 | 39 | 3 | - | 1468 |
| 1982 | - | 1023 | 453 | 261 | 34 | 82 | 7 | - | 1860 |
| 1984 | - | 875 | 373 | 155 | 29 | 35 | 6 | - | 1473 |
| 1985 | - | 875 | 401 | 197 | 21 | 35 | 5 | - | 1534 |
| 1987 | - | 940 | 512 | 266 | 23 | 66 | 12 | - | 1819 |
| 1988 | 505 | 466 | 305 | 156 | 19 | 25 | 5 | - | 1481 |
| 1989 | 504 | 493 | 354 | 147 | 12 | 25 | 2 | - | 1537 |
| 1990 | 455 | 501 | 275 | 103 | 6 | 28 | 4 | - | 1372 |
| 1991 | 524 | 492 | 328 | 134 | 8 | 28 | 3 | - | 1517 |
| 1993 | 531 | 486 | 378 | 161 | 13 | 32 | 5 | - | 1606 |
| 1994 | 2508 | 250 | 157 | 58 | 5 | 14 | - | - | 2992 |
| Total | 5027 | 10164 | 5468 | 3060 | 314 | 578 | 65 | 0 | 24676 |