Average Feeling Thermometer Toward Parties 1978-2004
AVERAGE AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS FOR:      BOTH PARTIES

AVG. OF GROUP:	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04
Males	57	58	57	59	59	60	57	54	55	55	55	56	**	56
Females	60	59	59	60	60	61	59	57	56	57	56	57	**	57
	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04
Whites	59	58	58	59	59	60	57	54	54	55	54	55	**	55
Blacks	60	64	59	61	60	62	60	58	64	62	60	61	**	58
	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04
Grade School	63	63	61	63	62	62	60	61	63	62	61	58	**	57
High School	59	60	60	60	60	61	59	57	56	57	57	57	**	58
Some College, no Degree	57	58	57	60	59	60	58	54	55	55	54	56	**	56
College Degree/ Post-grad	56	55	56	57	58	59	56	51	54	54	52	55	**	53
	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04
Income 0-16 Percentile	62	63	60	62	61	60	59	60	58	59	57	58	**	58
Income 17-33 Percentile	60	59	59	61	60	60	59	57	59	59	58	56	**	57
Income 34-67 Percentile	58	58	59	59	59	61	59	55	55	56	55	56	**	56
Income 68-95 Percentile	58	58	57	59	59	60	57	53	54	54	53	56	**	55
Income 96-100 Percentile	56	54	56	61	59	60	55	51	54	56	52	57	**	54
	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04
Professionals	58	57	57	59	59	59	58	53	55	54	54	56	**	54
White Collar	59	57	58	60	60	60	58	55	55	55	56	57	**	57
Blue Collar	59	61	59	61	60	61	58	57	57	58	56	56	**	58
Unskilled	60	59	61	59	63	64	62	56	55	57	59	60	**	58
Farmers	59	57	57	62	60	57	54	55	62	59	55	59	**	58
Housewives	59	60	60	60	60	60	62	57	55	56	54	57	**	57
	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04
Union Households	59	59	58	58	60	61	57	55	56	56	53	57	**	56
Non-Union Households	59	59	58	60	60	60	59	55	56	56	56	56	**	56
	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04
South	60	60	61	61	61	61	60	58	57	59	58	57	**	59
Nonsouth	58	58	58	59	59	60	58	54	55	55	54	56	**	55
	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04
Born 1975 or later	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	56	57	57	56	56	**	54
Born 1959-1974	58	57	57	57	58	59	58	55	55	55	55	56	**	56
Born 1943-1958	57	57	57	59	59	58	57	54	54	55	53	55	**	56
Born 1927-1942	58	59	58	62	59	62	59	55	58	59	57	58	**	57
Born 1911-1926	61	62	61	62	63	63	61	58	59	59	57	59	**	62
Born 1895-1910	63	62	60	62	62	63	59	59	59	56	60	61	**	**
Born before 1895	65	65	57	74	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04
Democrats (incl leaners)	61	61	60	60	61	61	59	57	58	58	56	58	**	56
Independents & Apolitical	54	55	52	56	55	54	52	51	51	53	52	51	**	52
Republicans (incl leaners)	58	58	59	61	60	60	59	55	54	55	55	55	**	57
	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04
Liberals	56	57	57	58	59	58	56	53	55	54	53	55	**	52
Moderates	60	60	59	60	60	61	60	56	56	57	55	58	**	58
Conservatives	58	57	58	60	60	60	58	54	54	55	56	54	**	56

    ___   (underline) indicates 50 or fewer total respondents within group
    **     indicates question not asked or no cases within group

table 2B.2.4
Source: The National Election Studies
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(Table generated: 07DEC05)