Average Feeling Thermometer Toward Parties 1980-2004
AVERAGE AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS FOR:      'PARTIES IN GENERAL'

AVG. OF GROUP:	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00
Males	55	55	54	57	**	53	**	51	52	**	53
Females	55	57	55	57	**	54	**	51	52	**	53
	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00
Whites	55	55	54	56	**	51	**	49	49	**	52
Blacks	60	61	58	60	**	58	**	61	61	**	60
	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00
Grade School	57	59	57	59	**	56	**	57	57	**	56
High School	55	56	55	57	**	54	**	52	55	**	53
Some College, no Degree	56	53	54	56	**	52	**	48	49	**	52
College Degree/ Post-grad	55	57	53	57	**	51	**	51	50	**	53
	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00
Income 0-16 Percentile	56	58	57	57	**	56	**	55	56	**	56
Income 17-33 Percentile	56	57	56	57	**	54	**	53	54	**	54
Income 34-67 Percentile	55	56	54	57	**	53	**	50	50	**	52
Income 68-95 Percentile	55	54	55	58	**	52	**	48	51	**	51
Income 96-100 Percentile	54	56	56	58	**	51	**	52	52	**	56
	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00
Professionals	55	56	54	56	**	53	**	50	50	**	53
White Collar	56	55	55	57	**	52	**	50	51	**	53
Blue Collar	55	55	56	57	**	54	**	51	54	**	**
Unskilled	55	56	56	56	**	57	**	49	56	**	62
Farmers	53	61	53	60	**	54	**	59	56	**	47
Housewives	56	56	54	59	**	55	**	51	52	**	54
	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00
Union Households	56	55	55	57	**	52	**	49	53	**	52
Non-Union Households	55	56	55	57	**	54	**	51	52	**	53
	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00
South	57	59	56	58	**	55	**	54	55	**	55
Nonsouth	55	55	54	56	**	53	**	49	51	**	52
	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00
Born 1975 or later	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	48	51	**	54
Born 1959-1974	58	54	53	55	**	52	**	49	50	**	52
Born 1943-1958	53	54	52	56	**	53	**	50	51	**	52
Born 1927-1942	57	54	57	59	**	55	**	54	55	**	55
Born 1911-1926	56	60	58	60	**	55	**	55	55	**	57
Born 1895-1910	58	57	57	60	**	57	**	50	52	**	63
Born before 1895	57	60	65	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00
Democrats (incl leaners)	57	57	56	57	**	54	**	52	53	**	55
Independents & Apolitical	50	47	49	51	**	47	**	44	45	**	48
Republicans (incl leaners)	54	56	55	58	**	55	**	52	53	**	53
	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00
Liberals	56	57	55	57	**	51	**	48	49	**	53
Moderates	56	55	54	56	**	55	**	50	52	**	52
Conservatives	54	56	56	59	**	54	**	51	52	**	56

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

table 2B.2.5
Source: The National Election Studies
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(Table generated: 07DEC05)