The ANES Guide to Public Opinion and Electoral Behavior

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

PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED : "No Difference"

  '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96
Males 37 46 52 ** 51 65 55
Females 45 57 61 ** 53 68 63
White non-Hispanic 39 51 55 ** 52 66 59
Black non-Hispanic 54 57 62 ** 52 68 63
Hispanic 50 59 61 ** 53 68 59
Race oth/mult non-Hisp 39 44 62 ** 59 67 68
Grade Sch./Some High Sch. 67 68 70 ** 70 78 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 46 60 61 ** 53 69 62
Nonsouth 39 49 55 ** 52 65 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 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