Government Responsiveness 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	68	79	62	64	61	56	55	60	53	35	51	**	53	**	58	**	57	59	58	72	63	66
Females	67	77	62	60	59	55	54	56	50	34	52	**	49	**	53	**	53	53	56	70	59	70
	'64	'66	'68	'70	'72	'74	'76	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04	'08
Whites	67	77	61	64	61	56	55	58	51	34	52	**	53	**	56	**	54	55	57	72	62	68
Blacks	71	84	69	49	50	49	51	56	53	32	54	**	42	**	53	**	62	57	54	60	52	72
	'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.	60	71	56	53	52	43	48	53	45	29	49	**	43	**	54	**	53	51	40	65	52	53
High School Diploma	69	77	61	62	59	55	54	56	50	32	50	**	48	**	53	**	52	52	52	67	58	65
Some College, no Degree	70	87	65	67	67	61	57	60	54	33	54	**	52	**	56	**	54	57	60	73	60	67
College Degree/ Post-grad	71	85	71	70	66	66	62	66	56	43	56	**	61	**	59	**	63	61	64	77	67	74
	'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	59	71	58	50	54	48	51	53	48	34	50	**	45	**	52	**	56	56	51	**	54	66
Income 17-33 Percentile	66	75	59	55	57	49	53	57	51	32	53	**	46	**	53	**	54	54	54	**	61	68
Income 34-67 Percentile	69	76	60	60	60	57	56	58	51	34	52	**	52	**	57	**	51	53	56	**	60	67
Income 68-95 Percentile	71	82	65	70	65	59	57	61	54	35	53	**	57	**	57	**	59	57	62	**	63	70
Income 96-100 Percentile	75	91	75	74	72	75	64	65	53	44	58	**	60	**	59	**	64	66	65	**	71	71
	'64	'66	'68	'70	'72	'74	'76	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04	'08
Professionals	68	**	67	69	65	61	57	61	56	39	54	**	55	**	58	**	60	59	61	**	62	**
White Collar	72	**	60	62	63	60	59	59	52	32	51	**	52	**	56	**	51	53	55	**	61	**
Blue Collar	66	**	60	61	58	52	51	56	50	32	51	**	49	**	54	**	54	52	52	**	59	**
Unskilled	70	**	64	47	56	49	51	59	55	30	50	**	42	**	55	**	45	50	53	**	54	**
Farmers	60	**	56	49	50	51	55	60	47	35	48	**	50	**	61	**	50	72	65	**	68	**
Housewives	67	**	62	60	59	54	54	57	46	33	53	**	50	**	52	**	54	54	59	**	65	**
	'64	'66	'68	'70	'72	'74	'76	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04	'08
Union Households	73	74	61	63	58	56	54	57	51	31	51	**	53	**	57	**	55	57	61	70	61	68
Non-Union Households	66	79	62	61	61	55	55	58	51	35	52	**	51	**	55	**	55	55	56	71	61	68
	'64	'66	'68	'70	'72	'74	'76	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04	'08
South	64	77	62	57	60	52	52	57	53	35	53	**	49	**	54	**	57	57	55	70	63	68
Nonsouth	68	78	62	63	60	57	56	58	51	34	51	**	52	**	56	**	54	55	58	72	60	68
	'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	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	66
Born 1975-1990	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	52	**	53	56	53	67	57	68
Born 1959-1974	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	57	54	37	52	**	49	**	54	**	52	54	56	68	60	69
Born 1943-1958	63	76	60	58	62	58	56	58	52	31	52	**	51	**	56	**	57	56	59	74	65	70
Born 1927-1942	71	79	62	65	62	56	54	58	52	36	51	**	55	**	56	**	57	57	59	77	61	68
Born 1911-1926	69	80	64	67	60	57	55	58	49	35	53	**	50	**	57	**	58	54	52	74	61	**
Born 1895-1910	65	80	60	55	55	49	54	57	51	39	52	**	48	**	55	**	49	39	69	43	**	**
Born before 1895	55	59	57	53	59	49	47	55	55	33	63	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
	'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	71	77	62	60	57	56	54	60	52	33	51	**	47	**	57	**	57	58	58	69	56	72
Democrats (incl leaners)	57	73	55	58	56	47	50	52	46	29	46	**	43	**	45	**	50	46	48	52	50	56
Independents & Apolitical	63	81	64	67	67	60	58	58	53	37	55	**	57	**	56	**	54	55	57	78	69	67
	'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)	**	**	**	**	61	57	59	61	53	36	53	**	51	**	59	**	58	57	67	75	58	75
Liberals	**	**	**	**	62	58	57	59	53	36	51	**	53	**	56	**	52	56	62	73	59	65
Moderates	**	**	**	**	65	59	57	60	54	38	56	**	56	**	56	**	58	58	59	77	69	69

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

table 5C.3.1
Source: The National Election Studies
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