The ANES Guide to Public Opinion and Electoral Behavior

Federal Government Ensure School Integration 1962-2000

PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED : "Don't Know, No Interest"

  '62 '64 '66 '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00
Males 19 18 20 15 22 18 ** 31 33 ** ** ** 33 ** 36 35 36 ** ** 36
Females 22 22 19 20 21 19 ** 40 32 ** ** ** 40 ** 39 36 39 ** ** 39
White non-Hispanic 20 20 20 18 23 19 ** 37 33 ** ** ** 37 ** 39 36 38 ** ** 37
Black non-Hispanic 24 20 16 10 10 14 ** 28 32 ** ** ** 33 ** 25 29 36 ** ** 39
Hispanic ** ** 31 19 0 17 ** 43 32 ** ** ** 45 ** 43 37 39 ** ** 34
Race oth/mult non-Hisp ** ** 25 25 50 32 ** 24 24 ** ** ** 31 ** 41 31 39 ** ** 41
Grade Sch./Some High Sch. 25 25 24 19 29 22 ** 36 42 ** ** ** 51 ** 44 41 45 ** ** 46
High School Diploma 20 19 20 19 19 19 ** 37 34 ** ** ** 40 ** 43 35 42 ** ** 38
Some College, no Degree 18 16 16 10 19 16 ** 36 25 ** ** ** 36 ** 34 36 33 ** ** 35
College Degree/ Post-grad 17 20 12 16 16 15 ** 33 28 ** ** ** 24 ** 27 34 31 ** ** 37
Income 0-16 Percentile 20 23 26 22 27 20 ** 39 37 ** ** ** 41 ** 41 34 43 ** ** 44
Income 17-33 Percentile 21 25 19 21 21 21 ** 33 36 ** ** ** 45 ** 43 33 39 ** ** 35
Income 34-67 Percentile 23 20 18 14 22 17 ** 38 33 ** ** ** 34 ** 38 35 35 ** ** 37
Income 68-95 Percentile 16 16 17 15 19 17 ** 34 28 ** ** ** 35 ** 34 36 36 ** ** 35
Income 96-100 Percentile 23 18 17 20 16 13 ** 31 21 ** ** ** 15 ** 39 29 28 ** ** 42
Professionals ** 15 ** 15 22 18 ** 32 28 ** ** ** 29 ** 29 33 34 ** ** 38
White Collar ** 20 ** 15 19 18 ** 38 30 ** ** ** 36 ** 41 35 39 ** ** 35
Blue Collar ** 17 ** 18 19 18 ** 33 37 ** ** ** 41 ** 40 38 39 ** ** 39
Unskilled ** 33 ** 11 17 24 ** 39 25 ** ** ** 53 ** 44 30 48 ** ** 52
Farmers ** 27 ** 22 29 26 ** 42 36 ** ** ** 44 ** 39 39 49 ** ** 24
Housewives ** 24 ** 21 24 19 ** 44 34 ** ** ** 43 ** 42 35 37 ** ** 37
Union Households ** 19 18 15 17 21 ** 35 31 ** ** ** 37 ** 43 33 35 ** ** 41
Non-Union Households ** 21 21 18 23 18 ** 37 33 ** ** ** 37 ** 37 36 38 ** ** 37
South 16 17 20 13 20 15 ** 35 33 ** ** ** 39 ** 32 33 38 ** ** 36
Nonsouth 22 21 20 19 22 20 ** 37 32 ** ** ** 36 ** 40 36 37 ** ** 38
Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **
Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 38 56 ** ** 34
Born 1959-1974 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 37 ** ** ** 40 ** 43 39 40 ** ** 39
Born 1943-1958 ** 15 12 16 16 16 ** 38 30 ** ** ** 34 ** 35 34 33 ** ** 37
Born 1927-1942 20 19 20 15 22 18 ** 35 32 ** ** ** 33 ** 33 33 36 ** ** 36
Born 1911-1926 24 20 21 17 22 19 ** 35 34 ** ** ** 43 ** 37 34 39 ** ** 40
Born 1895-1910 19 20 18 21 25 21 ** 34 38 ** ** ** 46 ** 44 29 52 ** ** 31
Born before 1895 19 25 27 24 22 29 ** 45 46 ** ** ** 100 ** ** ** ** ** ** **
Democrats (incl leaners) 20 20 17 16 19 17 ** 35 33 ** ** ** 40 ** 35 34 37 ** ** 37
Independents 16 21 28 17 32 22 ** 43 36 ** ** ** 38 ** 48 37 48 ** ** 44
Republicans 21 19 21 20 21 19 ** 35 30 ** ** ** 32 ** 38 36 36 ** ** 36
Liberals ** ** ** ** ** 13 ** 29 26 ** ** ** 29 ** 31 35 28 ** ** 38
Moderates ** ** ** ** ** 15 ** 37 30 ** ** ** 37 ** 33 29 36 ** ** 36
Conservatives ** ** ** ** ** 15 ** 30 28 ** ** ** 31 ** 32 34 35 ** ** 33