poleff16
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Question How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements? PLEASE CHECK ONE BOX ON EACH LINE. F. People we elect to Congress try to keep the promises they have made during the election
Values
[1]strongly agree[2]agree[3]neither agree nor disagree[4]disagree[5]strongly disagree[NA(d)]can't choose[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
Overview
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Counts by year:
| year | iap | strongly agree | agree | neither agree nor disagree | disagree | strongly disagree | can't choose | no answer | not available in this year | Total |
| 1996 | 1572 | 45 | 277 | 271 | 502 | 178 | 33 | 26 | - | 2904 |
| 2006 | 2992 | 33 | 296 | 301 | 536 | 333 | 19 | - | - | 4510 |
| 2012 | 1312 | 10 | 140 | 119 | 253 | 117 | 20 | 3 | - | 1974 |
| 2016 | 1477 | 36 | 247 | 303 | 540 | 240 | 12 | 12 | - | 2867 |
| Total | 7353 | 124 | 960 | 994 | 1831 | 868 | 84 | 41 | 0 | 12255 |