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Which Party Best Able to Handle Most Important Problem  1972-2000

PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED: 'Not Much Difference/ Don't Know'



     Percent of group:      '72  '74  '76  '78  '80  '82  '84  '86  '88  '90  '92  '94  '96  '98  '00 
 
                     Males   46   **   52   64   44   46   42   55   52   **   46   53   58   56   46 
                   Females   56   **   55   69   54   51   48   62   58   **   51   59   56   58   55  
 
                    Whites   53   **   56   68   48   50   44   59   57   **   49   55   54   58   50 
                    Blacks   41   **   34   51   63   39   47   57   56   **   43   64   56   46   46  
 
              Grade School   59   **   52   66   53   58   51   62   66   **   50   60   69*  53   72* 
               High School   52   **   55   71   54   52   51   63   61   **   52   65   61   63   56 
   Some College, no Degree   49   **   55   66   48   49   42   55   50   **   47   53   57   54   52 
 College Degree/ Post-grad   42   **   50   55   38   39   34   53   46   **   41   40   46   52   39  
 
    Income 0-16 Percentile   56   **   50   65   56   55   46   60   59   **   47   65   54   65   52 
   Income 17-33 Percentile   56   **   53   68   55   49   48   61   52   **   46   58   68   61   54 
   Income 34-67 Percentile   52   **   52   68   52   50   46   61   54   **   48   55   58   58   52 
   Income 68-95 Percentile   49   **   55   69   43   47   42   51   56   **   51   54   50   53   45 
  Income 96-100 Percentile   39   **   62   63   27   37   36   60   41*  **   47   35   50*  50   45*  
 
             Professionals   47   **   56   61   42   46   38   53   50   **   44   47   47   53   43 
              White Collar   52   **   49   67   51   52   46   63   55   **   51   56   48   60   51 
               Blue Collar   51   **   51   69   53   48   50   59   57   **   49   63   66   58   55 
                 Unskilled   29*  **   57   77   46*  50*  45*  55   64*  **   50*  69*  71*  72*  80* 
                   Farmers   64*  **   53   66*  42*  48*  35   71   65   **   58   50*  71*  75*  53* 
                Housewives   56   **   56   69   57   56   46   62   61   **   49   60   66   58   56  
 
          Union Households   48   **   51   66   52   48   46   52   56   **   47   62   56   53   50 
      Non-Union Households   53   **   55   67   49   49   45   61   55   **   49   55   57   58   51  
 
                     South   53   **   52   66   49   48   45   63   55   **   48   56   56   57   49 
                  Nonsouth   51   **   54   67   50   50   45   57   56   **   49   56   57   57   52  
 
        Born 1975 or later   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   67*  54   65*  63   69 
            Born 1959-1974   **   **   **   68   53   55   46   61   56   **   52   59   65   62   53 
            Born 1943-1958   48   **   55   71   52   48   44   57   52   **   46   53   50   55   44 
            Born 1927-1942   53   **   58   66   45   50   46   57   55   **   51   58   55   54   44 
            Born 1911-1926   51   **   52   65   50   46   45   60   60   **   45   57   54   46   46 
            Born 1895-1910   58   **   44   56   50   53   46   65   62   **   44   62*  23*  68*  83* 
          Born before 1895   50*  **   56*  61*  38*  50*   0*  **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **  
 
  Democrats (incl leaners)   49   **   43   65   60   46   45   56   51   **   36   65   57   52   48 
Independents & Apoliticals   74   **   73   92   67   80   68   84   81   **   68   81   89   86   81 
Republicans (incl leaners)   46   **   61   57   28   43   38   54   54   **   58   40   49   55   45  
 
                  Liberals   41   **   38   65   53   40   38   53   47   **   33   54   47   47   42 
                 Moderates   51   **   61   73   50   51   50   63   59   **   53   67   68   63   58 
             Conservatives   47   **   53   57   33   40   36   52   51   **   49   41   48   55   41



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



Table 2B.3.3
Source:  The American National Election Studies
NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed.  See Table 1A.3
       

Table generated:  27NOV05