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Average Feeling Thermometer Toward Parties  1980-2000

AVERAGE AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS FOR: 'PARTIES IN GENERAL'


                            '80  '82  '84  '86  '88  '90  '92  '94  '96  '98  '00 
 
                     Males   55   55   54   57   **   53   **   51   52   **   53
                   Females   55   57   55   57   **   54   **   51   52   **   53

                    Whites   55   55   54   56   **   51   **   49   49   **   52
                    Blacks   60   61   58   60   **   58   **   61   61   **   60

              Grade School   57   59   57   59   **   56   **   57   57   **   56
               High School   55   56   55   57   **   54   **   52   55   **   53
   Some College, no Degree   56   53   54   56   **   52   **   48   49   **   52
 College Degree/ Post-grad   55   57   53   57   **   51   **   51   50   **   53

    Income 0-16 Percentile   56   58   57   57   **   56   **   55   56   **   56
   Income 17-33 Percentile   56   57   56   57   **   54   **   53   54   **   54
   Income 34-67 Percentile   55   56   54   57   **   53   **   50   50   **   52
   Income 68-95 Percentile   55   54   55   58   **   52   **   48   51   **   51
  Income 96-100 Percentile   54   56   56   58   **   51   **   52   52   **   56

             Professionals   55   56   54   56   **   53   **   50   50   **   53
              White Collar   56   55   55   57   **   52   **   50   51   **   53
               Blue Collar   55   55   56   57   **   54   **   51   54   **   53
                 Unskilled   55*  56*  56   56   **   57   **   49*  56*  **   62*
                   Farmers   53*  61*  53   60   **   54   **   59*  56*  **   47*
                Housewives   56   56   54   59   **   55   **   51   52   **   54

          Union Households   56   55   55   57   **   52   **   49   53   **   52
      Non-Union Households   55   56   55   57   **   54   **   51   52   **   53

                     South   57   59   56   58   **   55   **   54   55   **   55
                  Nonsouth   55   55   54   56   **   53   **   49   51   **   52

        Born 1975 or later   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   48   51*  **   54   
            Born 1959-1974   58   54   53   55   **   52   **   49   50   **   52   
            Born 1943-1958   53   54   52   56   **   53   **   50   51   **   52   
            Born 1927-1942   57   54   57   59   **   55   **   54   55   **   55   
            Born 1911-1926   56   60   58   60   **   55   **   55   55   **   57   
            Born 1895-1910   58   57   57   60   **   57   **   50*  52*  **   63*
          Born before 1895   57*  60*  65*  **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   

  Democrats (incl leaners)   57   57   56   57   **   54   **   52   53   **   55   
 Independents & Apolitical   50   47   49   51   **   47   **   44   45   **   48   
Republicans (incl leaners)   54   56   55   58   **   55   **   52   53   **   53   

                  Liberals   56   57   55   57   **   51   **   48   49   **   53   
                 Moderates   56   55   54   56   **   55   **   50   52   **   52   
             Conservatives   54   56   56   59   **   54   **   51   52   **   56   

 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 50 or fewer respondents within group
** indicates question not asked or no cases within group



Table 2B.2.5
Source:  The American National Election Studies



Table generated:  27NOV05