The ANES Guide to Public Opinion and Electoral Behavior

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Which Party Best Able to Handle Most Important Problem 1972-2000
PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED :      'Not Much Difference/ Don't Know'


  % OF GROUP: '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00
Males 46 ** 52 64 44 46 42 55 52 ** 46 53 58 56 46
Females 56 ** 55 69 54 51 48 62 58 ** 51 59 56 58 55
  '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00
Whites 53 ** 56 68 48 50 44 59 57 ** 49 55 54 58 50
Blacks 41 ** 34 51 63 39 47 57 56 ** 43 64 56 46 46
  '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00
Grade School 59 ** 52 66 53 58 51 62 66 ** 50 60 69 53 72
High School 52 ** 55 71 54 52 51 63 61 ** 52 65 61 63 56
Some College, no Degree 49 ** 55 66 48 49 42 55 50 ** 47 53 57 54 52
College Degree/ Post-grad 42 ** 50 55 38 39 34 53 46 ** 41 40 46 52 39
  '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00
Income 0-16 Percentile 56 ** 50 65 56 55 46 60 59 ** 47 65 54 65 52
Income 17-33 Percentile 56 ** 53 68 55 49 48 61 52 ** 46 58 68 61 54
Income 34-67 Percentile 52 ** 52 68 52 50 46 61 54 ** 48 55 58 58 52
Income 68-95 Percentile 49 ** 55 69 43 47 42 51 56 ** 51 54 50 53 45
Income 96-100 Percentile 39 ** 62 63 27 37 36 60 41 ** 47 35 50 50 45
  '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00
Professionals 47 ** 56 61 42 46 38 53 50 ** 44 47 47 53 43
White Collar 52 ** 49 67 51 52 46 63 55 ** 51 56 48 60 51
Blue Collar 51 ** 51 69 53 48 50 59 57 ** 49 63 66 58 55
Unskilled 29 ** 57 77 46 50 45 55 64 ** 50 69 71 72 80
Farmers 64 ** 53 66 42 48 35 71 65 ** 58 50 71 75 53
Housewives 56 ** 56 69 57 56 46 62 61 ** 49 60 66 58 56
  '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00
Union Households 48 ** 51 66 52 48 46 52 56 ** 47 62 56 53 50
Non-Union Households 53 ** 55 67 49 49 45 61 55 ** 49 55 57 58 51
  '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00
South 53 ** 52 66 49 48 45 63 55 ** 48 56 56 57 49
Nonsouth 51 ** 54 67 50 50 45 57 56 ** 49 56 57 57 52
  '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00
Born 1975 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 67 54 65 63 69
Born 1959-1974 ** ** ** 68 53 55 46 61 56 ** 52 59 65 62 53
Born 1943-1958 48 ** 55 71 52 48 44 57 52 ** 46 53 50 55 44
Born 1927-1942 53 ** 58 66 45 50 46 57 55 ** 51 58 55 54 44
Born 1911-1926 51 ** 52 65 50 46 45 60 60 ** 45 57 54 46 46
Born 1895-1910 58 ** 44 56 50 53 46 65 62 ** 44 62 23 68 83
Born before 1895 50 ** 56 61 38 50 0 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **
  '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00
Democrats (incl leaners) 49 ** 43 65 60 46 45 56 51 ** 36 65 57 52 48
Independents & Apoliticals 74 ** 73 92 67 80 68 84 81 ** 68 81 89 86 81
Republicans (incl leaners) 46 ** 61 57 28 43 38 54 54 ** 58 40 49 55 45
  '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00
Liberals 41 ** 38 65 53 40 38 53 47 ** 33 54 47 47 42
Moderates 51 ** 61 73 50 51 50 63 59 ** 53 67 68 63 58
Conservatives 47 ** 53 57 33 40 36 52 51 ** 49 41 48 55 41

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


Table 2B.3.3
Source: The American National Election Studies
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NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed. See Table 1A.3

(Table generated: 09DEC05)