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Date:         Sun, 8 Nov 1992 19:19:00 EST
From:         JCOCURUL@DREW.BITNET
Subject:      Re: 1996 or Polling Data
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In article <tfilt380485@drew.edu>, Song Weaver <JULIE@DRYCAS.CLUB.CC.CMU.EDU> wr
   ites:
> Joe:  Post all you want.  I'd love too see it since my ^*%&%* of a paper
> had virtually NONE.
>
> --Julie
>
> P.S. This post is about polling data

If this goes on too long, blame Julie, she asked for it.  Note that
with Perot, the changes in percentages have to be taken with the Perot
factor kept in mind.  Any decrease esp. Clinton has to be put in its
proper prospective.



       Bush 1988 1992 Democrats 1988 1992  Perot 1992

Total        53%  38%           45%  43%          19%

Men          57%  38%           45%  43%          19%
Women        50%  37%           49%  46%          17%

Whites       59%  39%           40%  39%          20%
Blacks       12%  11%           86%  82%          7%
Hispanics    30%  25%           69%  62%          14%
Asians            55%                29%          16%


Married      57%  40%           42%  40%          20%
Unmarried    46%  33%           53%  49%          18%

18-29        52%  34%           47%  44%          22%
30-44        54%  38%           45%  42%          20%
45-59        57%  41%           42%  41%          19%
60+          50%  38%           49%  50%          12%

White Prot.  66%  46%           33%  33%          21%
Catholic     52%  36%           47%  44%          20%
W Born Again 81%  61%           18%  23%          15%

$15000-      37%  23%           62%  59%          18%
15-29,000    49%  35%           50%  45%          20%
30-50,000    56%  38%           44%  41%          21%
50-75,000    56%  42%           42%  40%          18%
75,000+      62%  48%           37%  36%          16%

Better off        62%                24%          14%
Same              41%                41%          41%
Worse             14%                61%          25%

Republicans  91%  73%           8%   10%          17%
Conservative 80%  65%           19%  18%          17%
Democrats    17%  10%           82%  77%          13%
Liberals     18%  14%           81%  68%          18%
Independants 55%  32%           43%  38%          30%

High School  43%  28%           56%  55%          17%
  " graduate 50%  36%           49%  36%          20%
Some College 57%  37%           42%  42%          21%
College grad 62%  41%           37%  40%          19%
Post grad    50%  49%           48%  49%          15%

From East    50%  35%           49%  47%          18%
 "  MidWest  52%  37%           47%  42%          21%
 " South     58%  43%           41%  42%          16%
 " West      52%  34%           46%  44%          22%

Employed     56%  38%           43%  42%          20%
Un "         37%  24%           62%  56%          20%
Homemaker    58%  35%           41%  36%          19%
Retired      50%  36%           49%  51%          13%
Student      44%  35%           54%  50%          15%


Source: B9 New York Times 11/5/92.  There is more, furthering breaking
down some of these areas, but I think this is enough for now.

             -Joe
Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU