Just about
always

Most of
the time

Only some
of the time

Never
(vol.)

No
opinion

%

%

%

%

%

2

17

75

6

*

2006 Jan 6-8

4

28

64

3

1

2005 Jun 16-19

4

26

65

5

*

2003 Oct 24-26

4

33

58

4

1

2002 Sep 2-4

8

38

52

2

*

2002 Jun 17-19

6

39

51

3

1

2001 Oct 5-6

13

47

38

1

1

2000 Jul 6-9

4

38

56

2

*

1999 Feb 4-8

5

29

64

2

*

1998 Jan 30-Feb 1

6

33

59

2

*

1997 May 30-Jun 1

3

29

65

2

1

1996 May 9-12

2

24

69

4

1

1995 Aug 4-7

2

20

71

5

2

1994 Jun 3-6

3

14

73

9

1

1994 Jan 28-30

1

19

74

5

1

1993 Mar 22-24

3

20

75

2

*

1992 Jun 4-8

2

21

71

4

2

University of Michigan National Election Study:

%

%

%

%

%

2004

4

42

53

1

*

2002

5

50

45

*

*

2000

4

40

55

1

1

1998

4

36

58

1

1

1996

3

30

66

1

0

1994

2

19

74

3

0

1992

3

26

68

2

1

1990

3

25

68

2

2

1988

4

37

56

2

1

1986

3

35

58

2

2

1984

4

40

53

1

2

1982

2

31

62

2

3

1980

2

23

69

4

2

1978

2

27

64

4

3

1976

3

30

62

1

4

1974

2

34

61

1

2

1972

5

48

44

1

2

1970

7

47

44

*

2

1968

7

54

37

*

2

1966

17

48

28

3

4

1964

14

62

22

*

2

1958

16

57

23

0

4

* Less than 0.5%

(vol.) = Volunteered response

Quite
a few

Not very
many

Hardly
any

All are
crooked
(vol.)

No
opinion

%

%

%

%

%

2010 Jan 8-10

55

30

8

6

1

2008 Jan 10-13

52

28

10

5

4

2000 Jul 6-9

49

38

8

3

2

1997 May 30-Jun 1

50

37

8

3

2

1996 May 9-12

52

32

9

5

2

1994 Jun 3-6

58

29

6

5

2

1992 Apr 20-22

61

25

7

4

3

(vol.) = Volunteered response

Agree

Disagree

No opinion

2001 Oct 5-6

41%

57

2

1992 Sep 11-15

59%

38

3

1984 Jul 27-30

53%

41

6

Agree

Disagree

No opinion

2001 Oct 5-6

39%

59

2

1992 Sep 11-15

42%

56

2

1984 Jul 27-30

40%

57

3

1976 Feb 27-Mar 1

45%

50

5