Table 3.3
Conservatism Index  1964-2004


                           '64  '66  '68  '70  '72  '74  '76  '78  '80  '82  '84  '86  '88  '90  '92  '94  '96  '98  '00  '02  '04 
 
   Average Score on Index   51   52   52   54   53   52   52   **   54   52   51   51   54   51   51   54   53   51   51   52   52


     Source:  The American National Election Studies

     

     From 0-100 thermometer scores. In the final thermometer data, scores of
     97 to 100 are collapsed to 97.
     In 1964, 1966 and 1968, DK was scored as 50.
       
     This represents variables VCF0801 in the NES Cumulative Data File dataset.
     Consult the Cumulative Data File codebook for complete question text and annotation.
     Weight variable VCF0009a was used to produce this table.

Table generated:  27NOV05