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Government See to Fair Treatment in Jobs 1964-2008
PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED :      'Govt. See to It'


  % 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 37 ** 39 ** 43 ** ** ** ** ** ** 21 33 ** 36 ** 29 ** 38 ** 36 31
Females 41 ** 38 ** 40 ** ** ** ** ** ** 18 27 ** 34 ** 31 ** 33 ** 31 26
  '64 '66 '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08
Whites 33 ** 33 ** 37 ** ** ** ** ** ** 16 25 ** 30 ** 26 ** 30 ** 26 22
Blacks 87 ** 82 ** 83 ** ** ** ** ** ** 38 54 ** 63 ** 61 ** 64 ** 60 59
  '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. 45 ** 39 ** 41 ** ** ** ** ** ** 15 22 ** 28 ** 20 ** 24 ** 49 38
High School Diploma 37 ** 36 ** 37 ** ** ** ** ** ** 16 24 ** 31 ** 25 ** 34 ** 28 25
Some College, no Degree 33 ** 38 ** 44 ** ** ** ** ** ** 20 31 ** 35 ** 31 ** 33 ** 30 26
College Degree/ Post-grad 41 ** 45 ** 55 ** ** ** ** ** ** 27 46 ** 46 ** 42 ** 43 ** 45 35
  '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 44 ** 44 ** 47 ** ** ** ** ** ** 21 31 ** 39 ** 33 ** 40 ** 45 35
Income 17-33 Percentile 44 ** 34 ** 40 ** ** ** ** ** ** 16 30 ** 35 ** 32 ** 33 ** 26 33
Income 34-67 Percentile 38 ** 37 ** 39 ** ** ** ** ** ** 19 28 ** 36 ** 24 ** 30 ** 33 24
Income 68-95 Percentile 36 ** 39 ** 42 ** ** ** ** ** ** 21 34 ** 34 ** 33 ** 38 ** 27 26
Income 96-100 Percentile 32 ** 41 ** 41 ** ** ** ** ** ** 23 26 ** 35 ** 41 ** 49 ** 43 32
  '64 '66 '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08
Professionals 32 ** 38 ** 45 ** ** ** ** ** ** 24 39 ** 39 ** 34 ** 39 ** 42 **
White Collar 38 ** 34 ** 41 ** ** ** ** ** ** 16 28 ** 34 ** 34 ** 35 ** 25 **
Blue Collar 43 ** 39 ** 43 ** ** ** ** ** ** 19 26 ** 32 ** 26 ** 34 ** 33 **
Unskilled 56 ** 56 ** 58 ** ** ** ** ** ** 20 26 ** 35 ** 13 ** 31 ** 52 **
Farmers 43 ** 40 ** 43 ** ** ** ** ** ** 16 34 ** 22 ** 15 ** 37 ** 59 **
Housewives 38 ** 37 ** 34 ** ** ** ** ** ** 15 17 ** 34 ** 25 ** 26 ** 23 **
  '64 '66 '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08
Union Households 46 ** 41 ** 41 ** ** ** ** ** ** 21 31 ** 34 ** 34 ** 35 ** 34 29
Non-Union Households 37 ** 37 ** 41 ** ** ** ** ** ** 19 29 ** 35 ** 29 ** 35 ** 33 28
  '64 '66 '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08
South 34 ** 38 ** 43 ** ** ** ** ** ** 18 31 ** 37 ** 31 ** 34 ** 38 25
Nonsouth 40 ** 38 ** 41 ** ** ** ** ** ** 20 28 ** 34 ** 30 ** 36 ** 32 31
  '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 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 27
Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 38 ** 33 ** 45 ** 35 28
Born 1959-1974 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 23 28 ** 37 ** 27 ** 32 ** 33 32
Born 1943-1958 35 ** 39 ** 48 ** ** ** ** ** ** 21 34 ** 38 ** 35 ** 40 ** 37 27
Born 1927-1942 43 ** 43 ** 41 ** ** ** ** ** ** 19 27 ** 34 ** 28 ** 28 ** 26 28
Born 1911-1926 39 ** 37 ** 38 ** ** ** ** ** ** 14 26 ** 26 ** 28 ** 29 ** 44 **
Born 1895-1910 36 ** 37 ** 37 ** ** ** ** ** ** 11 19 ** 24 ** 20 ** 6 ** ** **
Born before 1895 30 ** 22 ** 42 ** ** ** ** ** ** 0 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **
  '64 '66 '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08
Democrats (incl leaners) 45 ** 44 ** 46 ** ** ** ** ** ** 23 35 ** 42 ** 37 ** 44 ** 42 38
Independents 46 ** 35 ** 41 ** ** ** ** ** ** 14 20 ** 29 ** 20 ** 26 ** 32 18
Republicans (incl leaners) 25 ** 29 ** 34 ** ** ** ** ** ** 17 26 ** 27 ** 23 ** 26 ** 23 19
  '64 '66 '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08
Liberals ** ** ** ** 65 ** ** ** ** ** ** 27 47 ** 51 ** 48 ** 46 ** 54 44
Moderates ** ** ** ** 36 ** ** ** ** ** ** 19 28 ** 35 ** 30 ** 37 ** 36 23
Conservatives ** ** ** ** 35 ** ** ** ** ** ** 18 28 ** 29 ** 25 ** 27 ** 23 25

    ___   (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 4B.8.1
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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