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

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VCF0481 Is there anything in particular about {DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE} that might make you want to vote against him?   1) Yes   5) No   8) DK   9) NA

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Yes	9226	55.1%	55.1%	-.88
No	7150	42.7%	97.8%	1
DK	287	1.7%	99.5%	2.42
NA	86	.5%	100%	2.89

Variable Comparisons

Gender Race Age Education Religion Church attendance

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Yes	60.8% 4483	50.6% 4743	55.1% 9226
No	37.6% 2774	46.7% 4376	42.7% 7150
DK	1.0% 77	2.2% 210	1.7% 287
NA	0.5% 36	0.5% 50	0.5% 86
TOTAL	100.0% 7370	100.0% 9379	16749

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Asian	Native American	Hispanic	Other	TOTAL
Yes	61.6% 8068	20.5% 411	54.6% 112	51.6% 259	39.1% 324	0.00% 0	55.2% 9174
No	36.4% 4760	76.1% 1527	41.5% 85	47.0% 236	57.7% 478	0.00% 0	42.6% 7086
DK	1.6% 206	2.2% 45	2.9% 6	1.0% 5	2.8% 23	0.00% 0	1.7% 285
NA	0.4% 56	1.1% 23	1.0% 2	0.4% 2	0.4% 3	0.00% 0	0.5% 86
TOTAL	100.0% 13090	100.0% 2006	100.0% 205	100.0% 502	100.0% 828	100.0% 0	16631

Age (I-AGE)

	17-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65 and older	TOTAL
Yes	51.3% 930	56.9% 2091	59.8% 1991	59.6% 1522	54.2% 1225	47.0% 1435	55.1% 9194
No	46.3% 840	41.1% 1509	38.5% 1282	38.8% 992	43.7% 987	49.5% 1512	42.7% 7122
DK	2.1% 38	1.4% 53	1.2% 40	1.3% 32	1.5% 34	2.9% 88	1.7% 285
NA	0.3% 6	0.6% 23	0.4% 14	0.4% 9	0.7% 15	0.6% 18	0.5% 85
TOTAL	100.0% 1814	100.0% 3676	100.0% 3327	100.0% 2555	100.0% 2261	100.0% 3053	16686

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	29.2% 484	48.7% 3657	62.6% 2454	72.8% 2559	55.1% 9154
No	64.5% 1070	48.9% 3673	36.1% 1415	26.3% 925	42.7% 7083
DK	5.4% 89	1.9% 140	1.0% 39	0.4% 14	1.7% 282
NA	1.0% 16	0.5% 40	0.3% 11	0.5% 19	0.5% 86
TOTAL	100.0% 1659	100.0% 7510	100.0% 3919	100.0% 3517	16605

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Other and none (also includes don't know preference)	TOTAL
Yes	55.2% 5669	55.6% 2252	59.7% 222	52.9% 1013	55.1% 9156
No	42.5% 4364	42.4% 1720	38.4% 143	45.2% 865	42.7% 7092
DK	1.8% 186	1.5% 60	1.9% 7	1.6% 31	1.7% 284
NA	0.5% 56	0.5% 22	0.0% 0	0.3% 6	0.5% 84
TOTAL	100.0% 10275	100.0% 4054	100.0% 372	100.0% 1915	16616

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	58.5% 2486	58.2% 1115	49.5% 1129	56.0% 2175	51.1% 1816	58.9% 407	55.1% 9128
No	39.2% 1666	39.6% 759	48.5% 1108	41.4% 1608	47.3% 1679	37.8% 261	42.7% 7081
DK	1.7% 74	1.7% 33	1.8% 40	1.8% 69	1.3% 45	3.0% 21	1.7% 282
NA	0.5% 21	0.5% 10	0.3% 6	0.8% 30	0.4% 13	0.3% 2	0.5% 82
TOTAL	100.0% 4247	100.0% 1917	100.0% 2283	100.0% 3882	100.0% 3553	100.0% 691	16573