American National Election Studies, Cumulative Data File, 1948-2004

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VCF0371 Republican Presidential candidate affect -- afraid   1) Yes, have felt   2) No, haven't felt (1980 only: DK)   8) Don't know (exc. 1980, 1984)   9) NA (1984 only: DK)

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Yes, have felt	3637	27.7%	27.7%	-.96
No, haven't felt (1980 only: DK)	9367	71.3%	99%	.26
Don't know (exc. 1980, 1984)	20	.2%	99.2%	7.54
NA (1984 only: DK)	105	.8%	100%	8.75

Variable Comparisons

Gender Race Age Education Religion Church attendance

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Yes, have felt	26.5% 1549	28.6% 2088	27.7% 3637
No, haven't felt (1980 only: DK)	72.5% 4235	70.4% 5132	71.3% 9367
Don't know (exc. 1980, 1984)	0.1% 7	0.2% 13	0.2% 20
NA (1984 only: DK)	0.8% 47	0.8% 58	0.8% 105
TOTAL	100.0% 5838	100.0% 7291	13129

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Asian	Native American	Hispanic	Other	TOTAL
Yes, have felt	26.3% 2635	35.8% 590	27.4% 52	30.5% 127	26.5% 204	0.00% 0	27.7% 3608
No, haven't felt (1980 only: DK)	72.9% 7294	62.4% 1028	69.5% 132	69.0% 287	72.3% 556	0.00% 0	71.4% 9297
Don't know (exc. 1980, 1984)	0.1% 14	0.2% 3	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.3% 2	0.00% 0	0.2% 20
NA (1984 only: DK)	0.6% 63	1.6% 27	2.6% 5	0.5% 2	0.9% 7	0.00% 0	0.8% 104
TOTAL	100.0% 10006	100.0% 1648	100.0% 190	100.0% 416	100.0% 769	100.0% 0	13029

Age (I-AGE)

	17-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65 and older	TOTAL
Yes, have felt	31.5% 421	30.8% 886	28.7% 794	28.9% 572	24.1% 418	22.4% 539	27.7% 3630
No, haven't felt (1980 only: DK)	67.9% 907	68.2% 1958	70.6% 1953	70.5% 1396	74.6% 1294	76.2% 1831	71.3% 9339
Don't know (exc. 1980, 1984)	0.0% 0	0.1% 4	0.2% 6	0.1% 2	0.2% 3	0.2% 5	0.2% 20
NA (1984 only: DK)	0.6% 8	0.9% 25	0.5% 15	0.5% 9	1.1% 19	1.2% 28	0.8% 104
TOTAL	100.0% 1336	100.0% 2873	100.0% 2768	100.0% 1979	100.0% 1734	100.0% 2403	13093

Education (I-EDUC)

	Grade school or less (0-8 grades)	High school (12 grades or fewer)	Some college (13 grades or more but no degree)	College or advanced degree	TOTAL
Yes, have felt	19.7% 197	23.2% 1323	30.9% 1021	35.4% 1058	27.7% 3599
No, haven't felt (1980 only: DK)	78.0% 781	75.7% 4324	68.5% 2259	64.0% 1914	71.4% 9278
Don't know (exc. 1980, 1984)	0.5% 5	0.2% 9	0.1% 2	0.1% 4	0.2% 20
NA (1984 only: DK)	1.8% 18	0.9% 53	0.5% 17	0.5% 14	0.8% 102
TOTAL	100.0% 1001	100.0% 5709	100.0% 3299	100.0% 2990	12999

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Other and none (also includes don't know preference)	TOTAL
Yes, have felt	25.7% 2018	26.9% 861	45.5% 133	35.3% 590	27.7% 3602
No, haven't felt (1980 only: DK)	73.3% 5763	72.4% 2312	53.4% 156	63.8% 1065	71.4% 9296
Don't know (exc. 1980, 1984)	0.1% 9	0.1% 4	0.3% 1	0.2% 4	0.1% 18
NA (1984 only: DK)	0.9% 71	0.6% 18	0.7% 2	0.7% 11	0.8% 102
TOTAL	100.0% 7861	100.0% 3195	100.0% 292	100.0% 1670	13018

Church attendance (I-ATTEND)

	Every week	Almost every week (no cases in 1970)	Once or twice a month	A few times a year	Never	No religious preference (1970-1988)	TOTAL
Yes, have felt	24.7% 821	26.9% 400	27.8% 506	26.2% 737	32.3% 994	29.3% 143	27.7% 3601
No, haven't felt (1980 only: DK)	74.4% 2473	72.4% 1078	71.3% 1296	72.6% 2046	66.7% 2051	70.1% 342	71.4% 9286
Don't know (exc. 1980, 1984)	0.1% 3	0.1% 1	0.2% 3	0.1% 3	0.2% 7	0.2% 1	0.1% 18
NA (1984 only: DK)	0.8% 25	0.7% 10	0.7% 13	1.1% 31	0.7% 22	0.4% 2	0.8% 103
TOTAL	100.0% 3322	100.0% 1489	100.0% 1818	100.0% 2817	100.0% 3074	100.0% 488	13008