Conservatism Index 1964-2008
AVERAGE AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS FOR:      AVERAGE SCORE ON INDEX

AVG. OF GROUP:	'64	'66	'68	'70	'72	'74	'76	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04	'08
Males	51	51	52	55	53	53	52	**	55	54	52	52	54	51	53	56	55	52	52	53	53	53
Females	50	52	51	53	53	52	52	**	54	51	50	51	53	51	50	53	51	50	50	52	50	50
	'64	'66	'68	'70	'72	'74	'76	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04	'08
Whites	52	52	52	55	54	53	53	**	56	53	51	52	55	52	52	55	54	52	52	53	52	53
Blacks	42	47	47	40	39	45	41	**	44	46	46	44	46	44	45	48	47	46	46	49	49	46
	'64	'66	'68	'70	'72	'74	'76	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04	'08
Grade Sch./Some High Sch.	48	51	51	52	52	53	50	**	55	50	50	49	53	50	50	53	50	53	49	52	52	49
High School Diploma	51	52	52	54	53	53	53	**	54	54	50	51	53	51	51	54	52	51	51	52	53	51
Some College, no Degree	53	51	53	56	53	52	51	**	56	52	52	53	55	51	50	56	53	50	51	53	53	52
College Degree/ Post-grad	52	53	51	52	51	51	52	**	54	51	51	51	53	49	52	55	54	51	51	52	49	51
	'64	'66	'68	'70	'72	'74	'76	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04	'08
Income 0-16 Percentile	49	51	51	50	50	49	49	**	52	51	47	49	51	50	48	50	48	50	47	**	49	49
Income 17-33 Percentile	49	51	51	52	52	49	50	**	54	50	49	50	53	49	50	50	52	50	50	**	50	50
Income 34-67 Percentile	49	51	52	53	53	52	52	**	53	52	51	52	54	51	51	55	52	50	51	**	52	51
Income 68-95 Percentile	53	52	52	55	54	54	53	**	56	53	52	53	54	51	53	57	55	52	52	**	53	53
Income 96-100 Percentile	54	52	52	54	54	60	56	**	60	58	57	52	57	55	53	55	56	53	54	**	52	57
	'64	'66	'68	'70	'72	'74	'76	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04	'08
Professionals	54	**	52	55	53	52	53	**	56	53	51	52	54	50	51	55	53	51	51	**	49	**
White Collar	51	**	52	53	53	53	52	**	55	52	51	52	54	51	51	54	53	52	50	**	54	**
Blue Collar	48	**	51	52	51	52	51	**	54	52	50	51	53	51	50	54	52	51	51	**	52	**
Unskilled	49	**	51	46	48	50	52	**	52	54	47	51	53	48	52	51	48	53	49	**	50	**
Farmers	52	**	55	51	57	57	54	**	54	57	58	52	55	55	55	55	59	47	56	**	58	**
Housewives	50	**	52	56	56	55	54	**	54	53	53	53	54	53	53	56	55	55	54	**	57	**
	'64	'66	'68	'70	'72	'74	'76	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04	'08
Union Households	47	50	51	51	52	52	50	**	53	51	49	50	52	50	50	53	51	51	47	50	50	49
Non-Union Households	52	52	52	54	53	53	53	**	55	53	51	52	54	51	51	55	53	51	52	53	52	51
	'64	'66	'68	'70	'72	'74	'76	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04	'08
South	53	54	53	56	54	54	52	**	56	55	52	53	54	52	52	55	53	53	52	54	54	53
Nonsouth	50	51	51	53	52	52	52	**	54	52	50	51	53	51	51	54	52	50	50	52	51	50
	'64	'66	'68	'70	'72	'74	'76	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04	'08
Born 1991 or later	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	48
Born 1975-1990	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	43	52	49	49	46	49	49	51
Born 1959-1974	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	53	52	50	49	51	50	50	53	52	51	51	53	52	52
Born 1943-1958	51	47	50	52	49	49	49	**	53	51	50	51	53	50	51	55	53	51	51	52	53	55
Born 1927-1942	49	51	51	53	52	54	54	**	57	54	52	54	55	54	53	58	55	52	54	54	54	55
Born 1911-1926	51	52	52	54	56	55	54	**	56	54	51	52	55	52	51	54	52	53	50	54	50	**
Born 1895-1910	52	52	53	54	56	54	54	**	56	55	52	55	57	50	54	58	52	48	62	60	**	**
Born before 1895	52	53	53	57	53	58	57	**	43	53	41	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
	'64	'66	'68	'70	'72	'74	'76	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04	'08
Born before 1895	47	49	49	49	49	48	48	**	49	47	45	46	47	46	45	47	45	45	44	46	44	44
Democrats (incl leaners)	50	51	52	55	52	52	51	**	53	53	50	50	53	51	50	51	50	50	49	49	49	50
Independents & Apolitical	57	58	57	61	59	60	59	**	63	60	57	60	60	57	60	64	62	59	59	60	61	61
	'64	'66	'68	'70	'72	'74	'76	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04	'08
Republicans (incl leaners)	**	**	**	**	38	39	40	**	40	37	41	38	43	37	38	39	39	36	40	40	37	39
Liberals	**	**	**	**	53	52	52	**	53	51	49	50	51	51	50	50	50	51	47	49	48	49
Moderates	**	**	**	**	64	65	61	**	65	64	60	62	62	61	62	66	64	61	61	63	63	62

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

table 3.3.1
Source: The National Election Studies
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