THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR
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Military Spending (1)  1972-1976

PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED: 'Continue at Least Same'



     Percent of group:      '72  '74  '76 
 
                     Males   60   **   79 
                   Females   55   **   74  
 
                    Whites   58   **   78 
                    Blacks   42   **   62  
 
              Grade School   53   **   73 
               High School   62   **   80 
   Some College, no Degree   57   **   79 
 College Degree/ Post-grad   46   **   65  
 
    Income 0-16 Percentile   55   **   70 
   Income 17-33 Percentile   57   **   74 
   Income 34-67 Percentile   57   **   78 
   Income 68-95 Percentile   58   **   79 
  Income 96-100 Percentile   61   **   73  
 
             Professionals   56   **   72 
              White Collar   48   **   78 
               Blue Collar   63   **   79 
                 Unskilled   63*  **   80 
                   Farmers   66*  **   77 
                Housewives   55   **   74  
 
          Union Households   57   **   78 
      Non-Union Households   57   **   75  
 
                     South   66   **   77 
                  Nonsouth   54   **   76  
 
        Born 1975 or later   **   **   ** 
            Born 1959-1974   **   **   ** 
            Born 1943-1958   52   **   70 
            Born 1927-1942   59   **   79 
            Born 1911-1926   62   **   84 
            Born 1895-1910   53   **   76 
          Born before 1895   55*  **   66  
 
  Democrats (incl leaners)   51   **   72 
Independents & Apoliticals   57   **   75 
Republicans (incl leaners)   65   **   83  
 
                  Liberals   35   **   60 
                 Moderates   62   **   80 
             Conservatives   69   **   86



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



Table 4D.3a.2
Source:  The American National Election Studies
NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed.  See Table 1A.3
       

Table generated:  27NOV05