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Government Support for Health Care  1956-1968

PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED: 'Govt. Should Stay Out'



     Percent of group:      '56  '58  '60  '62  '64  '66  '68 
 
                     Males   27   **   24   24   30   **   27 
                   Females   25   **   16   24   26   **   26  
 
                    Whites   28   **   22   26   31   **   29 
                    Blacks    3   **    1    1    4   **    3  
 
              Grade School   12   **    8    7   11   **   15 
               High School   27   **   19   23   29   **   27 
   Some College, no Degree   47   **   31   45   43   **   38 
 College Degree/ Post-grad   45   **   44   46   45   **   35  
 
    Income 0-16 Percentile   10   **    4   11   14   **   18 
   Income 17-33 Percentile   19   **   12   20   22   **   20 
   Income 34-67 Percentile   28   **   18   22   27   **   31 
   Income 68-95 Percentile   36   **   30   36   38   **   31 
  Income 96-100 Percentile   45   **   40   55   45   **   37  
 
             Professionals   39   **   35   **   39   **   34 
              White Collar   35   **   27   **   37   **   34 
               Blue Collar   21   **   13   **   21   **   20 
                 Unskilled    9   **   11*  **    6*  **   11* 
                   Farmers   25   **   20   **   27   **   28 
                Housewives   24   **   16   **   25   **   26  
 
          Union Households   23   **   13   **   23   **   21 
      Non-Union Households   27   **   22   **   30   **   29  
 
                     South   21   **   22   26   25   **   26 
                  Nonsouth   28   **   19   23   29   **   27  
 
        Born 1975 or later   **   **   **   **   **   **   ** 
            Born 1959-1974   **   **   **   **   **   **   ** 
            Born 1943-1958   **   **   **   **   19*  **   26 
            Born 1927-1942   25   **   22   26   28   **   29 
            Born 1911-1926   29   **   26   27   29   **   27 
            Born 1895-1910   28   **   14   18   29   **   23 
          Born before 1895   17   **   11   20   21   **   25  
 
  Democrats (incl leaners)   19   **   15   15   18   **   18 
Independents & Apoliticals   21   **   13   19   22   **   24 
Republicans (incl leaners)   37   **   29   38   50   **   42  
 
                  Liberals   **   **   **   **   **   **   ** 
                 Moderates   **   **   **   **   **   **   ** 
             Conservatives   **   **   **   **   **   **   **



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



Table 4A.2.2
Source:  The American National Election Studies
NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed.  See Table 1A.3
       

Table generated:  27NOV05