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 :      'Made Worse'


  % OF GROUP: '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96
Males 20 22 21 ** 43 16 20
Females 21 21 22 ** 41 15 14
  '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96
Whites 19 21 21 ** 43 17 18
Blacks 30 29 25 ** 42 8 13
  '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96
Grade School 16 16 16 ** 22 11 11
High School 20 20 20 ** 40 14 16
Some College, no Degree 21 23 25 ** 45 19 20
College Degree/ Post-grad 26 24 24 ** 50 16 17
  '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96
Income 0-16 Percentile 23 17 16 ** 33 15 13
Income 17-33 Percentile 21 23 24 ** 39 10 17
Income 34-67 Percentile 21 21 23 ** 45 14 16
Income 68-95 Percentile 20 21 21 ** 46 19 19
Income 96-100 Percentile 13 19 26 ** 49 19 20
  '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96
Professionals 22 25 24 ** 48 17 18
White Collar 23 21 23 ** 42 19 16
Blue Collar 20 20 20 ** 41 12 17
Unskilled 25 18 19 ** 40 15 10
Farmers 8 25 14 ** 23 19 19
Housewives 19 20 22 ** 39 18 16
  '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96
Union Households 28 24 26 ** 48 15 20
Non-Union Households 19 20 21 ** 41 15 16
  '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96
South 19 18 18 ** 39 15 14
Nonsouth 21 23 23 ** 44 16 18
  '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96
Born 1975 or later ** ** ** ** 31 7 10
Born 1959-1974 16 13 16 ** 38 14 16
Born 1943-1958 19 23 25 ** 47 18 20
Born 1927-1942 26 25 21 ** 47 18 16
Born 1911-1926 25 23 23 ** 37 12 15
Born 1895-1910 17 17 21 ** 25 9 15
Born before 1895 0 0 ** ** ** ** **
  '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96
Democrats (incl leaners) 32 28 30 ** 49 8 12
Independents & Apoliticals 14 17 19 ** 40 13 19
Republicans (incl leaners) 9 14 13 ** 33 24 22
  '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96
Liberals 32 29 29 ** 59 7 12
Moderates 24 21 27 ** 44 13 17
Conservatives 15 21 19 ** 40 24 25

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


Table 4E.5.3
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)