Example: Group Data

This 1979 Gallup question about the draft yielded only a 7 point difference among the full sample, but when key groups are compared, the differences are as great as 20 percentage points.

If a draft were to become necessary, should young women be required to participate as well as young men, or not?

		Should	Should Not	No Opinion	Difference (Should-Should Not)
March 2-5, 1979 TOTAL		43%	50%	7%	-7%
Sex	Men	48	47	5	+1
	Women	38	53	9	-15
Age	18-24 year olds	42	55	3	-13
	25-29 years	43	49	8	-6
	30-49 years	45	49	6	-4
	50 & over	42	49	9	-5
Education	College educated	54	41	5	+13
	High School Grads	39	55	11	-13
Occupation	Professional	50	43	7	+7
	Clerical/Sales	38	58	4	-20

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