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School Prayer (1)  1964-1984

PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED: 'Don't Know, No Interest'



     Percent of group:      '64  '66  '68  '70  '72  '74  '76  '78  '80  '82  '84 
 
                     Males   12   13   17   **   **   **   **   **   22   **   28 
                   Females    9   10   11   **   **   **   **   **   18   **   22  
 
                    Whites   11   12   14   **   **   **   **   **   20   **   24 
                    Blacks    6    8    7   **   **   **   **   **   18   **   23  
 
              Grade School    9    9   12   **   **   **   **   **   14   **   24 
               High School   10   10   11   **   **   **   **   **   18   **   25 
   Some College, no Degree   10   17   17   **   **   **   **   **   22   **   25 
 College Degree/ Post-grad   15   20   22   **   **   **   **   **   25   **   24  
 
    Income 0-16 Percentile    8   10    6   **   **   **   **   **   17   **   19 
   Income 17-33 Percentile    9    8   16   **   **   **   **   **   20   **   21 
   Income 34-67 Percentile   11   11   12   **   **   **   **   **   19   **   26 
   Income 68-95 Percentile    9   13   18   **   **   **   **   **   20   **   27 
  Income 96-100 Percentile   14   14   12   **   **   **   **   **   36   **   23  
 
             Professionals   13   **   15   **   **   **   **   **   20   **   25 
              White Collar   12   **   14   **   **   **   **   **   19   **   26 
               Blue Collar    9   **   14   **   **   **   **   **   18   **   24 
                 Unskilled   11*  **    5*  **   **   **   **   **   15*  **   32* 
                   Farmers   15   **   16   **   **   **   **   **   24*  **   30 
                Housewives    8   **   10   **   **   **   **   **   19   **   22  
 
          Union Households   12   12   15   **   **   **   **   **   17   **   26 
      Non-Union Households   10   11   13   **   **   **   **   **   21   **   24  
 
                     South    5    8   10   **   **   **   **   **   19   **   20 
                  Nonsouth   12   13   14   **   **   **   **   **   20   **   26  
 
        Born 1975 or later   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   ** 
            Born 1959-1974   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   27   **   28 
            Born 1943-1958   12*  16   17   **   **   **   **   **   24   **   28 
            Born 1927-1942    8   14   15   **   **   **   **   **   18   **   21 
            Born 1911-1926   11   11   12   **   **   **   **   **   13   **   22 
            Born 1895-1910   11    8   11   **   **   **   **   **   16   **   20 
          Born before 1895   13   11   10   **   **   **   **   **    0*  **    0*  
 
  Democrats (incl leaners)   10   11   13   **   **   **   **   **   16   **   25 
Independents & Apoliticals   15   17   10   **   **   **   **   **   27   **   29 
Republicans (incl leaners)    9   11   14   **   **   **   **   **   21   **   23  
 
                  Liberals   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   19   **   22 
                 Moderates   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   21   **   27 
             Conservatives   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   19   **   23



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

Table generated:  27NOV05