THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Condition of Nation's Economy Over the Last Year 1980-2004 PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED: 'Gotten Worse' Percent of group: '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 Males 82 65 20 31 25 75 68 23 15 14 18 71 40 Females 84 74 27 38 36 74 76 32 19 15 17 74 50 Whites 85 68 20 32 29 77 71 26 17 15 18 71 41 Blacks 77 83 45 47 39 67 80 35 17 10 13 84 64 Grade School 75 77 36 38 37 56 67 30 28 17 20 73 54 High School 83 73 27 39 31 73 74 31 21 17 19 68 49 Some College, no Degree 87 67 19 35 32 76 75 32 17 13 15 74 45 College Degree/ Post-grad 84 62 15 24 28 84 68 14 9 12 17 78 38 Income 0-16 Percentile 78 74 37 36 36 68 70 37 19 19 17 ** 55 Income 17-33 Percentile 83 72 33 43 35 69 76 26 25 13 17 ** 57 Income 34-67 Percentile 82 68 22 34 30 76 72 25 17 15 17 ** 44 Income 68-95 Percentile 88 68 16 30 26 79 72 26 13 13 16 ** 37 Income 96-100 Percentile 89 71 7 21 30* 81 70 13 9 15 21 ** 33 Professionals 84 63 17 29 29 82 72 22 11 15 17 ** 42 White Collar 87 72 24 35 33 77 73 32 19 15 16 ** 42 Blue Collar 82 69 28 38 31 71 72 26 18 15 19 ** 49 Unskilled 82* 81* 37 25 30* 63 77 32 34* 6* 14* ** 54* Farmers 77* 76* 15 51 21 70 59 31* 27* 0* 10* ** 46* Housewives 85 76 25 38 38 69 77 35 24 16 13 ** 44 Union Households 82 76 28 34 33 76 79 27 13 12 17 79 50 Non-Union Households 84 68 23 35 31 74 71 28 18 15 18 71 44 South 80 67 25 34 31 66 68 28 18 15 20 70 42 Nonsouth 85 71 23 35 31 78 74 28 17 15 16 74 47 Born 1975 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** 69* 35 18 15 20 77 55 Born 1959-1974 87 60 19 29 27 72 72 30 18 14 20 70 44 Born 1943-1958 83 67 20 33 33 78 70 25 17 14 18 73 40 Born 1927-1942 86 74 26 38 30 76 74 29 18 17 13 74 44 Born 1911-1926 81 75 30 39 34 73 77 22 14 13 7 66 53 Born 1895-1910 79 67 32 45 33 52 65 47* 20* 18* 41* 83* ** Born before 1895 80* 57* 25* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 79 77 38 42 40 76 81 25 12 10 10 80 63 Independents & Apoliticals 83 76 21 35 36 73 77 36 25 20 27 70 54 Republicans (incl leaners) 90 54 8 25 19 72 60 29 22 19 23 64 22 Liberals 79 74 28 38 36 86 82 17 10 11 11 84 65 Moderates 87 70 25 35 33 77 75 24 17 14 10 73 47 Conservatives 87 61 14 32 25 73 65 30 18 16 22 66 22 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 50 or fewer total respondents within group ** indicates question not asked or no cases within group Table 4E.1.3 Source: The American National Election Studies NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed. See Table 1A.3 Table generated: 27NOV05