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Likelihood of Conventional War  1956-2002

PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED: 'Not Worried'



     Percent of group:      '56  '58  '60  '62  '64  '66  '68  '70  '72  '74  '76  '78  '80  '82  '84  '86  '88  '90  '92  '94  '96  '98  '00  '02 
 
                     Males   49   **   43   **   51   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   38   50   45   57   21   56   **   **   **   54   24 
                   Females   40   **   23   **   38   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   29   30   25   36    8   34   **   **   **   41   11  
 
                    Whites   44   **   31   **   44   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   34   41   35   47   13   46   **   **   **   52   16 
                    Blacks   50   **   43   **   45   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   26   28   28   39   17   38   **   **   **   26   19  
 
              Grade School   50   **   39   **   47   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   22   34   33   36   13   33   **   **   **   28*  23* 
               High School   41   **   26   **   41   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   30   36   32   44   14   43   **   **   **   43   16 
   Some College, no Degree   43   **   41   **   43   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   41   44   34   48   16   44   **   **   **   50   16 
 College Degree/ Post-grad   43   **   33   **   50   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   39   43   37   50   14   49   **   **   **   52   17  
 
    Income 0-16 Percentile   51   **   37   **   49   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   29   28   31   37    8   29   **   **   **   31   ** 
   Income 17-33 Percentile   45   **   34   **   37   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   31   31   26   39   11   38   **   **   **   46   ** 
   Income 34-67 Percentile   40   **   30   **   45   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   33   41   39   47   21   46   **   **   **   51   ** 
   Income 68-95 Percentile   45   **   31   **   44   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   38   43   35   51   14   51   **   **   **   53   ** 
  Income 96-100 Percentile   45   **   34   **   44   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   40   58   28*  51*  10*  54   **   **   **   49*  **  
 
             Professionals   45   **   36   **   46   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   42   43   37   50   13   50   **   **   **   52   ** 
              White Collar   37   **   29   **   41   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   29   38   28   47   10   44   **   **   **   46   ** 
               Blue Collar   50   **   40   **   50   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   30   40   38   44   19   43   **   **   **   41   ** 
                 Unskilled   48   **   68*  **   47*  **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   31*  33   46*  29*  16*  49   **   **   **   53*  ** 
                   Farmers   53   **   40   **   54   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   34*  44   38*  56   14*  52   **   **   **   55*  ** 
                Housewives   40   **   21   **   37   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   32   29   20   33    6   32   **   **   **   45   **  
 
          Union Households   42   **   35   **   50   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   33   38   37   45   14   46   **   **   **   44   19 
      Non-Union Households   45   **   31   **   42   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   34   39   33   45   14   44   **   **   **   47   16  
 
                     South   42   **   25   **   39   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   32   39   34   45   13   43   **   **   **   41   19 
                  Nonsouth   45   **   35   **   45   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   34   39   33   45   15   45   **   **   **   49   15  
 
        Born 1975 or later   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   46*  **   **   **   46   19 
            Born 1959-1974   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   29   34   25   49   16   41   **   **   **   53   17 
            Born 1943-1958   **   **   **   **   27*  **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   35   42   36   44   15   44   **   **   **   45   17 
            Born 1927-1942   33   **   25   **   42   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   33   38   35   45   16   50   **   **   **   43   13 
            Born 1911-1926   41   **   32   **   41   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   32   38   34   45    8   45   **   **   **   36   15 
            Born 1895-1910   50   **   36   **   50   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   35   41   39   45   14*  44   **   **   **    0*   0* 
          Born before 1895   54   **   38   **   49   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   57*  25*  **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **  
 
  Democrats (incl leaners)   39   **   29   **   43   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   30   28   30   39   12   38   **   **   **   44   12 
Independents & Apoliticals   51   **   36   **   45   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   40   46   36   46   15   42   **   **   **   58   34 
Republicans (incl leaners)   48   **   36   **   45   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   36   50   37   52   18   53   **   **   **   46   18  
 
                  Liberals   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   35   32   25   41   14   38   **   **   **   56    9 
                 Moderates   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   34   38   30   43   14   50   **   **   **   43   15 
             Conservatives   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   37   50   40   53   19   48   **   **   **   42   20



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



Table 4D.2.1
Source:  The American National Election Studies
NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed.  See Table 1A.3
       

Table generated:  27NOV05