THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Government Health Insurance 1970-2008 PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED: 'Private Insurance Plan (5,6,7)' Percent of group: '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Males 38 33 ** 37 38 ** ** 39 ** 37 ** 29 42 40 ** 34 ** 36 34 Females 32 33 ** 33 32 ** ** 30 ** 29 ** 20 33 31 ** 30 ** 27 28 Whites 37 35 ** 37 37 ** ** 36 ** 36 ** 26 41 38 ** 34 ** 34 34 Blacks 15 18 ** 16 20 ** ** 24 ** 25 ** 18 18 26 ** 26 ** 25 18 Grade Sch./Some High Sch. 21 24 ** 23 19 ** ** 25 ** 19 ** 17 27 29 ** 11* ** 30 30* High School Diploma 37 35 ** 34 33 ** ** 32 ** 30 ** 20 33 29 ** 29 ** 25 30 Some College, no Degree 42 36 ** 37 36 ** ** 33 ** 37 ** 28 41 39 ** 38 ** 35 30 College Degree/ Post-grad 46 36 ** 44 50 ** ** 46 ** 39 ** 30 47 45 ** 37 ** 37 33 Income 0-16 Percentile 15 19 ** 15 19 ** ** 26 ** 21 ** 14 22 18 ** 25 ** 14 20 Income 17-33 Percentile 22 35 ** 27 26 ** ** 28 ** 25 ** 20 27 26 ** 27 ** 27 26 Income 34-67 Percentile 36 34 ** 36 37 ** ** 34 ** 32 ** 25 39 38 ** 31 ** 31 28 Income 68-95 Percentile 44 38 ** 44 39 ** ** 40 ** 42 ** 31 47 44 ** 39 ** 43 40 Income 96-100 Percentile 56 49 ** 55 56 ** ** 56* ** 60* ** 35 48 50 ** 41* ** 44 53 Professionals 45 39 ** 41 44 ** ** 44 ** 37 ** 28 45 44 ** 38 ** 36 ** White Collar 36 33 ** 41 36 ** ** 34 ** 37 ** 23 39 32 ** 32 ** 38 ** Blue Collar 31 29 ** 29 29 ** ** 29 ** 28 ** 22 32 31 ** 26 ** 25 ** Unskilled 29* 33* ** 32 20 ** ** 48* ** 38 ** 22 25 25* ** 21* ** 18* ** Farmers 28 26* ** 37 40* ** ** 35* ** 34 ** 30 41* 44* ** 34* ** 46* ** Housewives 31 34 ** 34 34 ** ** 26 ** 28 ** 24 36 35 ** 38 ** 26 ** Union Households 32 30 ** 34 32 ** ** 32 ** 31 ** 23 36 33 ** 29 ** 29 33 Non-Union Households 35 34 ** 34 35 ** ** 35 ** 33 ** 25 37 36 ** 33 ** 32 30 South 42 39 ** 32 35 ** ** 32 ** 34 ** 24 34 34 ** 32 ** 32 33 Nonsouth 32 31 ** 35 34 ** ** 35 ** 32 ** 24 39 36 ** 32 ** 31 28 Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 24 Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 23* 18 27 ** 22 ** 26 30 Born 1959-1974 ** ** ** ** 39 ** ** 37 ** 34 ** 25 37 36 ** 32 ** 33 33 Born 1943-1958 34 32 ** 34 35 ** ** 34 ** 35 ** 22 40 37 ** 34 ** 32 37 Born 1927-1942 41 37 ** 38 38 ** ** 37 ** 33 ** 25 38 35 ** 37 ** 32 43* Born 1911-1926 39 38 ** 37 33 ** ** 35 ** 26 ** 25 39 33 ** 32 ** 38 ** Born 1895-1910 25 25 ** 24 28 ** ** 20 ** 27 ** 21 41* 46* ** 85* ** ** ** Born before 1895 20 16 ** 32 25* ** ** 0* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 28 28 ** 27 28 ** ** 27 ** 22 ** 15 23 24 ** 23 ** 18 16 Independents 35 27 ** 32 29 ** ** 29 ** 25 ** 18 24 24 ** 22 ** 28 25 Republicans (incl leaners) 46 42 ** 48 49 ** ** 43 ** 46 ** 39 58 54 ** 49 ** 49 51 Liberals ** 26 ** 21 28 ** ** 36 ** 25 ** 15 18 25 ** 18 ** 12 10 Moderates ** 36 ** 40 31 ** ** 38 ** 31 ** 23 30 28 ** 25 ** 24 19 Conservatives ** 46 ** 52 53 ** ** 43 ** 46 ** 38 58 59 ** 52 ** 55 54 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 50 or fewer total respondents within group ** indicates question not asked or no cases within group 2008 NOTE: open-ended coding of occupation is not yet complete. .................... Table 4A.3.2 Source: The American National Election Studies NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed. See Table 1A.3 Table generated: 05AUG10