THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Military Spending (2), 7-point scale 1980-2004 PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED: 'Increase (5,6,7)' Percent of group: '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 Males 71 34 37 36 34 21 19 29 38 ** 54 ** 55 Females 53 20 26 24 25 18 15 21 25 ** 39 ** 40 Whites 63 28 32 30 29 19 16 26 31 ** 49 ** 50 Blacks 41 17 24 25 24 20 16 24 26 ** 33 ** 36 Grade School 49 20 22 19 23 17 21 20 27 ** 38* ** 37 High School 61 27 31 30 31 23 20 26 34 ** 46 ** 48 Some College, no Degree 67 26 35 33 32 19 16 27 30 ** 45 ** 50 College Degree/ Post-grad 60 28 30 27 22 12 11 23 27 ** 47 ** 44 Income 0-16 Percentile 48 18 21 26 25 18 18 25 28 ** 37 ** 39 Income 17-33 Percentile 58 24 28 24 32 18 17 22 32 ** 35 ** 35 Income 34-67 Percentile 66 29 32 30 30 19 15 22 33 ** 47 ** 53 Income 68-95 Percentile 67 31 37 35 29 22 19 29 29 ** 54 ** 54 Income 96-100 Percentile 69 34 33 35 36* 27 14 22 26 ** 59* ** 50 Professionals 65 28 31 29 24 15 12 24 32 ** 46 ** 45 White Collar 58 24 29 29 27 21 16 26 26 ** 46 ** 50 Blue Collar 63 29 33 31 33 23 20 26 36 ** 50 ** 48 Unskilled 49* 26* 28* 38 30 14 25 21 13* ** 43* ** 36* Farmers 71* 28* 34 21 28 14 22 34* 25* ** 40* ** 61* Housewives 50 21 30 25 26 20 15 24 28 ** 35 ** 48 Union Households 62 24 31 28 29 23 17 19 24 ** 50 ** 45 Non-Union Households 60 27 31 29 29 19 17 26 33 ** 45 ** 48 South 64 31 34 33 34 24 22 31 37 ** 48 ** 49 Nonsouth 59 24 30 27 26 17 15 22 28 ** 44 ** 46 Born 1975 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** 23* 17 30 ** 32 ** 38 Born 1959-1974 60 19 33 31 30 20 17 23 26 ** 45 ** 48 Born 1943-1958 60 29 32 30 30 21 15 24 32 ** 48 ** 51 Born 1927-1942 65 28 32 35 28 23 20 34 41 ** 50 ** 55 Born 1911-1926 59 25 31 22 26 15 16 22 33 ** 49 ** 36 Born 1895-1910 58 19 22 19 24 11 15 20* 26* ** 85* ** ** Born before 1895 30* 29* 33* 0* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 55 20 22 22 20 18 14 18 25 ** 37 ** 31 Independents & Apoliticals 54 19 27 33 22 20 17 16 26 ** 40 ** 44 Republicans (incl leaners) 73 40 43 38 40 22 21 36 41 ** 60 ** 68 Liberals 47 13 23 18 18 13 11 11 18 ** 35 ** 27 Moderates 64 23 30 30 26 18 18 21 34 ** 49 ** 42 Conservatives 73 41 43 39 40 25 21 36 41 ** 60 ** 70 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 50 or fewer total respondents within group ** indicates question not asked or no cases within group Table 4D.3b.2 Source: The American National Election Studies NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed. See Table 1A.3 Table generated: 27NOV05