THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Equal Role for Women 1972-2008 PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED: 'Women's Place in Home (5,6,7)' Percent of group: '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Males 28 25 21 20 21 17 13 ** 14 13 10 11 9 7 11 ** 7 6 Females 30 27 24 23 18 19 17 ** 14 18 11 14 12 10 9 ** 8 7 Whites 29 26 23 22 19 19 16 ** 14 14 10 12 10 9 9 ** 8 6 Blacks 27 19 20 17 24 13 17 ** 16 19 14 13 14 5 19 ** 8 9 Grade Sch./Some High Sch. 41 38 37 38 31 33 20 ** 29 30 23 30 17 24 38* ** 39 27* High School Diploma 30 28 25 23 24 22 19 ** 15 18 13 15 13 10 12 ** 8 10 Some College, no Degree 20 17 14 15 11 13 10 ** 10 10 6 9 9 6 5 ** 5 2 College Degree/ Post-grad 17 16 11 12 9 7 9 ** 8 7 6 6 6 6 5 ** 5 3 Income 0-16 Percentile 34 25 30 29 25 21 19 ** 19 28 16 19 16 12 13 ** 9 11 Income 17-33 Percentile 31 28 26 21 20 23 21 ** 20 19 15 10 11 14 12 ** 7 6 Income 34-67 Percentile 31 29 22 24 21 17 14 ** 14 13 10 14 11 8 11 ** 8 5 Income 68-95 Percentile 24 22 21 16 14 15 12 ** 8 9 8 9 7 5 4 ** 4 6 Income 96-100 Percentile 20 21 15 15 16 11 7 ** 6* 12* 3 3 4 3 5* ** 4 3 Professionals 19 17 13 13 14 12 8 ** 8 8 6 7 6 6 5 ** 3 ** White Collar 18 23 20 14 14 14 13 ** 12 11 10 10 9 6 7 ** 6 ** Blue Collar 34 28 23 25 24 19 17 ** 16 17 14 14 13 11 13 ** 10 ** Unskilled 35* 22* 20 17 23* 21* 16* ** 23 16* 12 19 13* 2* 20* ** 11* ** Farmers 40 38 36 18* 25* 21* 11 ** 24 31* 16 24* 16* 20* 42* ** 18* ** Housewives 38 33 33 33 28 30 28 ** 23 25 12 25 22 14 14 ** 19 ** Union Households 30 29 22 21 19 19 11 ** 12 10 10 13 7 5 6 ** 7 6 Non-Union Households 28 25 23 22 20 18 16 ** 15 16 11 12 11 9 11 ** 8 6 South 33 26 25 24 22 21 18 ** 17 21 13 13 12 7 12 ** 9 8 Nonsouth 28 26 22 20 19 17 14 ** 13 13 10 12 10 9 9 ** 7 5 Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 2 Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 8* 2 1 7 5 ** 5 4 Born 1959-1974 ** ** ** 16 19 17 12 ** 12 11 7 10 8 7 7 ** 5 9 Born 1943-1958 24 16 16 15 16 14 12 ** 10 12 9 11 9 6 7 ** 5 10 Born 1927-1942 31 29 23 23 18 17 15 ** 17 17 14 16 14 9 17 ** 14 27* Born 1911-1926 30 31 28 25 27 22 24 ** 16 24 15 21 18 20 23 ** 25 ** Born 1895-1910 32 32 28 34 22 27 18 ** 32 38* 23 21* 42* 38* 0* ** ** ** Born before 1895 40 37 43* 46* 10* 71* 0* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 28 21 22 20 18 16 14 ** 14 15 10 12 8 7 8 ** 6 6 Independents 33 32 22 17 20 18 17 ** 11 14 9 8 13 9 11 ** 7 6 Republicans (incl leaners) 29 31 25 26 21 22 17 ** 15 17 12 14 13 11 12 ** 9 7 Liberals 14 9 11 7 7 8 8 ** 8 4 4 3 3 3 4 ** 2 5 Moderates 26 22 17 18 16 12 14 ** 9 15 7 10 7 4 8 ** 3 4 Conservatives 32 36 29 28 24 19 19 ** 18 20 15 17 15 14 13 ** 12 8 * 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 4C.1.2 Source: The American National Election Studies NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed. See Table 1A.3 Table generated: 05AUG10