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School Prayer (1)  1964-1984

PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED: 'Allow Prayer in School'



     Percent of group:      '64  '66  '68  '70  '72  '74  '76  '78  '80  '82  '84 
 
                     Males   70   73   67   **   **   **   **   **   54   **   48 
                   Females   79   77   78   **   **   **   **   **   64   **   58  
 
                    Whites   74   74   72   **   **   **   **   **   58   **   53 
                    Blacks   88   89   89   **   **   **   **   **   71   **   68  
 
              Grade School   78   81   80   **   **   **   **   **   79   **   63 
               High School   76   79   79   **   **   **   **   **   66   **   60 
   Some College, no Degree   72   65   63   **   **   **   **   **   52   **   51 
 College Degree/ Post-grad   66   58   55   **   **   **   **   **   39   **   38  
 
    Income 0-16 Percentile   79   81   83   **   **   **   **   **   71   **   62 
   Income 17-33 Percentile   77   79   75   **   **   **   **   **   64   **   60 
   Income 34-67 Percentile   74   75   75   **   **   **   **   **   58   **   53 
   Income 68-95 Percentile   75   72   68   **   **   **   **   **   56   **   49 
  Income 96-100 Percentile   68   66   57   **   **   **   **   **   29   **   51  
 
             Professionals   68   **   64   **   **   **   **   **   51   **   45 
              White Collar   75   **   74   **   **   **   **   **   61   **   54 
               Blue Collar   75   **   75   **   **   **   **   **   64   **   57 
                 Unskilled   81*  **   90*  **   **   **   **   **   59*  **   52* 
                   Farmers   74   **   73   **   **   **   **   **   66*  **   66 
                Housewives   78   **   79   **   **   **   **   **   66   **   61  
 
          Union Households   72   77   75   **   **   **   **   **   59   **   51 
      Non-Union Households   76   75   73   **   **   **   **   **   60   **   55  
 
                     South   89   89   85   **   **   **   **   **   70   **   68 
                  Nonsouth   70   71   70   **   **   **   **   **   56   **   48  
 
        Born 1975 or later   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   ** 
            Born 1959-1974   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   33   **   44 
            Born 1943-1958   65*  63   63   **   **   **   **   **   52   **   49 
            Born 1927-1942   73   72   71   **   **   **   **   **   63   **   63 
            Born 1911-1926   75   77   75   **   **   **   **   **   72   **   58 
            Born 1895-1910   75   81   79   **   **   **   **   **   72   **   65 
          Born before 1895   79   75   80   **   **   **   **   **   90*  **    0*  
 
  Democrats (incl leaners)   74   74   74   **   **   **   **   **   62   **   50 
Independents & Apoliticals   65   70   74   **   **   **   **   **   50   **   51 
Republicans (incl leaners)   79   78   73   **   **   **   **   **   61   **   59  
 
                  Liberals   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   40   **   39 
                 Moderates   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   58   **   52 
             Conservatives   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   62   **   59



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



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

Table generated:  27NOV05