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School Prayer (1)  1964-1984

PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED: 'No Religion in School'



     Percent of group:      '64  '66  '68  '70  '72  '74  '76  '78  '80  '82  '84 
 
                     Males   18   15   16   **   **   **   **   **   24   **   23 
                   Females   13   12   11   **   **   **   **   **   18   **   20  
 
                    Whites   16   14   14   **   **   **   **   **   22   **   23 
                    Blacks    6    3    5   **   **   **   **   **   12   **    9  
 
              Grade School   13   10    8   **   **   **   **   **    7   **   13 
               High School   14   12   11   **   **   **   **   **   16   **   15 
   Some College, no Degree   18   19   20   **   **   **   **   **   26   **   25 
 College Degree/ Post-grad   19   23   23   **   **   **   **   **   36   **   38  
 
    Income 0-16 Percentile   13    8   11   **   **   **   **   **   12   **   20 
   Income 17-33 Percentile   14   14    9   **   **   **   **   **   16   **   19 
   Income 34-67 Percentile   15   14   14   **   **   **   **   **   23   **   21 
   Income 68-95 Percentile   16   15   14   **   **   **   **   **   24   **   24 
  Income 96-100 Percentile   18   20   31   **   **   **   **   **   35   **   26  
 
             Professionals   19   **   21   **   **   **   **   **   29   **   30 
              White Collar   13   **   12   **   **   **   **   **   20   **   20 
               Blue Collar   16   **   11   **   **   **   **   **   17   **   19 
                 Unskilled    8*  **    5*  **   **   **   **   **   26*  **   16* 
                   Farmers   11   **   11   **   **   **   **   **   10*  **    5 
                Housewives   14   **   11   **   **   **   **   **   15   **   17  
 
          Union Households   17   12    9   **   **   **   **   **   24   **   23 
      Non-Union Households   14   14   15   **   **   **   **   **   20   **   21  
 
                     South    5    3    5   **   **   **   **   **   12   **   12 
                  Nonsouth   18   16   16   **   **   **   **   **   24   **   25  
 
        Born 1975 or later   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   ** 
            Born 1959-1974   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   39   **   28 
            Born 1943-1958   23*  21   20   **   **   **   **   **   24   **   24 
            Born 1927-1942   18   14   14   **   **   **   **   **   19   **   15 
            Born 1911-1926   14   12   13   **   **   **   **   **   15   **   20 
            Born 1895-1910   14   11   10   **   **   **   **   **   13   **   15 
          Born before 1895    8   14   10   **   **   **   **   **   10*  **  100*  
 
  Democrats (incl leaners)   16   15   13   **   **   **   **   **   22   **   25 
Independents & Apoliticals   20   13   16   **   **   **   **   **   23   **   21 
Republicans (incl leaners)   11   11   13   **   **   **   **   **   18   **   18  
 
                  Liberals   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   41   **   39 
                 Moderates   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   20   **   21 
             Conservatives   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   19   **   18



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

Table generated:  27NOV05