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Have Economic Policies of Federal Government Made Things Better/Worse  1984-1996

PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED: 'Stayed Same'



     Percent of group:      '84  '86  '88  '90  '92  '94  '96 
 
                     Males   37   46   52   **   51   65   55 
                   Females   45   57   61   **   53   68   63  
 
                    Whites   39   51   56   **   52   66   59 
                    Blacks   54   57   62   **   52   69   60  
 
 Grade Sch./Some High Sch.   67   68   70   **   70   79   59 
       High School Diploma   47   59   63   **   55   72   64 
   Some College, no Degree   33   45   49   **   50   59   58 
 College Degree/ Post-grad   23   39   45   **   45   59   51  
 
    Income 0-16 Percentile   53   68   67   **   61   70   61 
   Income 17-33 Percentile   51   55   61   **   56   70   61 
   Income 34-67 Percentile   39   54   55   **   50   68   64 
   Income 68-95 Percentile   33   44   53   **   48   61   55 
  Income 96-100 Percentile   25   33   40*  **   47   60   44  
 
             Professionals   31   41   49   **   46   58   53 
              White Collar   37   51   53   **   54   64   62 
               Blue Collar   49   59   62   **   53   71   62 
                 Unskilled   51*  56   67*  **   57   78*  67* 
                   Farmers   49   65   56   **   70   61*  54* 
                Housewives   43   59   64   **   54   73   69  
 
          Union Households   40   50   55   **   48   66   52 
      Non-Union Households   41   53   57   **   53   67   61  
 
                     South   47   60   61   **   53   69   62 
                  Nonsouth   39   49   55   **   52   66   58  
 
        Born 1991 or later   **   **   **   **   **   **   ** 
            Born 1975-1990   **   **   **   **   50*  81   71 
            Born 1959-1974   45   60   62   **   56   71   62 
            Born 1943-1958   37   46   52   **   47   60   55 
            Born 1927-1942   37   45   58   **   48   65   60 
            Born 1911-1926   44   60   59   **   59   68   56 
            Born 1895-1910   57   74   57   **   64   77*  63* 
          Born before 1895   67*  **   **   **   **   **   **  
 
  Democrats (incl leaners)   47   55   58   **   47   67   55 
              Independents   51   58   61   **   54   72   64 
Republicans (incl leaners)   32   47   54   **   58   64   65  
 
                  Liberals   36   46   55   **   37   55   52 
                 Moderates   43   55   54   **   52   68   58 
             Conservatives   29   44   50   **   52   62   56



 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 50 or fewer total respondents within group
** indicates question not asked or no cases within group
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Table 4E.5.2
Source:  The American National Election Studies
NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed.  See Table 1A.3
       

Table generated:  20AUG10