The ANES Guide to Public Opinion and Electoral Behavior

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Have Economic Policies of Federal Government Made Things Better/Worse 1984-1996
PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED :      'Stayed Same'


  % OF GROUP: '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96
Males 35 44 50 ** 50 63 55
Females 40 51 55 ** 51 66 61
  '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96
Whites 37 47 52 ** 50 64 58
Blacks 46 51 57 ** 50 66 57
  '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96
Grade School 53 54 59 ** 64 72 57
High School 43 54 59 ** 53 70 63
Some College, no Degree 32 42 47 ** 49 58 57
College Degree/ Post-grad 22 38 43 ** 43 58 50
  '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96
Income 0-16 Percentile 45 59 59 ** 57 68 60
Income 17-33 Percentile 46 50 57 ** 53 67 60
Income 34-67 Percentile 37 51 52 ** 48 66 62
Income 68-95 Percentile 32 42 51 ** 47 59 53
Income 96-100 Percentile 24 33 38 ** 46 59 44
  '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96
Professionals 30 39 48 ** 45 56 52
White Collar 34 47 49 ** 53 63 61
Blue Collar 45 54 56 ** 51 69 60
Unskilled 49 52 61 ** 55 74 67
Farmers 43 60 53 ** 67 55 52
Housewives 38 50 58 ** 49 69 65
  '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96
Union Households 38 48 51 ** 47 65 51
Non-Union Households 38 48 53 ** 51 65 60
  '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96
South 42 55 55 ** 50 66 60
Nonsouth 36 45 52 ** 50 64 57
  '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96
Born 1975 or later ** ** ** ** 46 76 68
Born 1959-1974 42 54 58 ** 53 69 60
Born 1943-1958 35 43 49 ** 46 59 54
Born 1927-1942 35 42 55 ** 47 63 58
Born 1911-1926 40 54 53 ** 56 65 55
Born 1895-1910 49 62 50 ** 54 65 63
Born before 1895 50 0 ** ** ** ** **
  '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96
Democrats (incl leaners) 43 51 55 ** 46 66 54
Independents & Apoliticals 42 49 51 ** 50 65 61
Republicans (incl leaners) 30 44 51 ** 56 63 64
  '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96
Liberals 35 43 52 ** 36 54 51
Moderates 41 51 51 ** 51 66 57
Conservatives 28 42 47 ** 51 61 55

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


Table 4E.5.2
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)