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Government Health Insurance 1970-2008
PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED :      'Private Insurance Plan (5,6,7)'


  % OF GROUP: '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08
Males 38 33 ** 37 38 ** ** 39 ** 37 ** 29 42 40 ** 34 ** 36 34
Females 32 33 ** 33 32 ** ** 30 ** 29 ** 20 33 31 ** 30 ** 27 28
  '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08
Whites 37 35 ** 37 37 ** ** 36 ** 36 ** 26 41 38 ** 34 ** 34 34
Blacks 15 18 ** 16 20 ** ** 24 ** 25 ** 18 18 26 ** 26 ** 25 18
  '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08
Grade Sch./Some High Sch. 21 24 ** 23 19 ** ** 25 ** 19 ** 17 27 29 ** 11 ** 30 30
High School Diploma 37 35 ** 34 33 ** ** 32 ** 30 ** 20 33 29 ** 29 ** 25 30
Some College, no Degree 42 36 ** 37 36 ** ** 33 ** 37 ** 28 41 39 ** 38 ** 35 30
College Degree/ Post-grad 46 36 ** 44 50 ** ** 46 ** 39 ** 30 47 45 ** 37 ** 37 33
  '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08
Income 0-16 Percentile 15 19 ** 15 19 ** ** 26 ** 21 ** 14 22 18 ** 25 ** 14 20
Income 17-33 Percentile 22 35 ** 27 26 ** ** 28 ** 25 ** 20 27 26 ** 27 ** 27 26
Income 34-67 Percentile 36 34 ** 36 37 ** ** 34 ** 32 ** 25 39 38 ** 31 ** 31 28
Income 68-95 Percentile 44 38 ** 44 39 ** ** 40 ** 42 ** 31 47 44 ** 39 ** 43 40
Income 96-100 Percentile 56 49 ** 55 56 ** ** 56 ** 60 ** 35 48 50 ** 41 ** 44 53
  '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08
Professionals 45 39 ** 41 44 ** ** 44 ** 37 ** 28 45 44 ** 38 ** 36 **
White Collar 36 33 ** 41 36 ** ** 34 ** 37 ** 23 39 32 ** 32 ** 38 **
Blue Collar 31 29 ** 29 29 ** ** 29 ** 28 ** 22 32 31 ** 26 ** 25 **
Unskilled 29 33 ** 32 20 ** ** 48 ** 38 ** 22 25 25 ** 21 ** 18 **
Farmers 28 26 ** 37 40 ** ** 35 ** 34 ** 30 41 44 ** 34 ** 46 **
Housewives 31 34 ** 34 34 ** ** 26 ** 28 ** 24 36 35 ** 38 ** 26 **
  '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08
Union Households 32 30 ** 34 32 ** ** 32 ** 31 ** 23 36 33 ** 29 ** 29 33
Non-Union Households 35 34 ** 34 35 ** ** 35 ** 33 ** 25 37 36 ** 33 ** 32 30
  '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08
South 42 39 ** 32 35 ** ** 32 ** 34 ** 24 34 34 ** 32 ** 32 33
Nonsouth 32 31 ** 35 34 ** ** 35 ** 32 ** 24 39 36 ** 32 ** 31 28
  '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08
Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 24
Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 23 18 27 ** 22 ** 26 30
Born 1959-1974 ** ** ** ** 39 ** ** 37 ** 34 ** 25 37 36 ** 32 ** 33 33
Born 1943-1958 34 32 ** 34 35 ** ** 34 ** 35 ** 22 40 37 ** 34 ** 32 37
Born 1927-1942 41 37 ** 38 38 ** ** 37 ** 33 ** 25 38 35 ** 37 ** 32 43
Born 1911-1926 39 38 ** 37 33 ** ** 35 ** 26 ** 25 39 33 ** 32 ** 38 **
Born 1895-1910 25 25 ** 24 28 ** ** 20 ** 27 ** 21 41 46 ** 85 ** ** **
Born before 1895 20 16 ** 32 25 ** ** 0 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **
  '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08
Democrats (incl leaners) 28 28 ** 27 28 ** ** 27 ** 22 ** 15 23 24 ** 23 ** 18 16
Independents 35 27 ** 32 29 ** ** 29 ** 25 ** 18 24 24 ** 22 ** 28 25
Republicans (incl leaners) 46 42 ** 48 49 ** ** 43 ** 46 ** 39 58 54 ** 49 ** 49 51
  '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08
Liberals ** 26 ** 21 28 ** ** 36 ** 25 ** 15 18 25 ** 18 ** 12 10
Moderates ** 36 ** 40 31 ** ** 38 ** 31 ** 23 30 28 ** 25 ** 24 19
Conservatives ** 46 ** 52 53 ** ** 43 ** 46 ** 38 58 59 ** 52 ** 55 54

    ___   (underline) indicates 50 or fewer total respondents within group
    **     indicates question not asked or no cases within group
          2008 NOTE: open-ended coding of occupation is not yet complete.
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Table 4A.3.2
Source: The American National Election Studies
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NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed. See Table 1A.3

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