| 1. For whom did you vote in your Congressional District race? |
Male |
Female |
| Democratic Candidate |
67.85% |
72.01% |
| Republican Candidate |
27.69% |
24.54% |
| Other Candidate |
4.46% |
3.45% |
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| 2. Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in the United States at this time? |
Male |
Female |
| Satisfied |
24.83% |
19.88% |
| Dissatisfied |
62.35% |
63.06% |
| Unsure |
12.82% |
17.06% |
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| 3. Which comes closest to your view about what government policy should be toward illegal immigrants currently residing in the United States? Should the government: |
Male |
Female |
| Make all illegal immigrants felons and send them back to their home country |
9.15% |
4.30% |
| Have a guest worker program that allows immigrants to remain in the United States in order to work, but only for a limited amount of time |
18.00% |
15.90% |
| Allow illegal immigrants to remain in the United States and become U.S. citizens, but only if they meet certain requirements like working and paying back taxes over a period of time |
44.39% |
49.82% |
| Grant amnesty to all illegal immigrants in the country, giving them residence and the right to work without the fear of being deported |
19.23% |
21.46% |
| None of the above |
4.01% |
4.10% |
| No opinion |
5.22% |
4.43% |
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| 4. Which one issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for Congress or the Senate? |
Male |
Female |
| Abortion |
5.81% |
9.06% |
| Education Policy |
7.40% |
10.90% |
| Disaster Preparedness & Relief |
1.19% |
0.00% |
| Economy/Jobs |
21.33% |
21.87% |
| Iraq War Policy |
19.81% |
16.94% |
| Energy Policy |
1.33% |
0.48% |
| The Environment |
2.47% |
1.76% |
| Health Policy |
4.08% |
4.74% |
| Immigration Policy |
8.94% |
7.36% |
| Public Education |
6.34% |
6.12% |
| War on Terrorism |
9.12% |
9.14% |
| Budget & Taxes |
4.13% |
3.95% |
| Gay Rights |
1.89% |
1.46% |
| Social Security |
6.16% |
6.22% |
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| 5. Do you favor keeping a large number of U.S. troops in Iraq until there is a stable government there OR bringing most of our troops home in the next year? |
Male |
Female |
| Wait for Stable Government |
30.95% |
21.44% |
| Bring Home Next Year |
55.19% |
64.93% |
| Unsure |
13.86% |
13.63% |
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| 6. How would you characterize your political affiliation? Are you a: |
Male |
Female |
| Democrat |
56.42% |
66.70% |
| Republican |
25.17% |
20.97% |
| Green |
1.91% |
0.50% |
| Other Party |
1.60% |
0.82% |
| Independent |
9.85% |
5.68% |
| None of the above |
5.04% |
5.33% |
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| 7. Which of the following media sources most influenced for whom you voted in the 2006 General elections? |
Male |
Female |
| Spanish language newspapers |
6.46% |
4.44% |
| English language newspapers |
11.75% |
11.35% |
| Spanish language radio |
3.31% |
3.05% |
| English language radio |
8.23% |
6.41% |
| Spanish language TV |
13.23% |
13.65% |
| English language TV |
27.25% |
28.18% |
| Spanish language Internet |
0.30% |
0.55% |
| English language Internet |
3.96% |
4.41% |
| None influenced |
25.51% |
27.96% |
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| 8. Is this the first time you have voted? |
Male |
Female |
| Yes |
7.69% |
7.82% |
| No |
92.31% |
92.18% |
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| 9. If not born in the U.S., when did you become a citizen? |
Male |
Female |
| During or before 2002 |
84.27% |
85.75% |
| During 2003/2004 |
10.70% |
8.21% |
| During 2005 /2006 |
5.02% |
6.05% |
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| 10. In what country were you born? |
Male |
Female |
| US |
57.04% |
58.54% |
| Mexico |
14.90% |
14.13% |
| Puerto Rico |
12.00% |
12.55% |
| Cuba |
1.57% |
2.59% |
| Central America |
3.05% |
3.33% |
| South America |
4.94% |
2.36% |
| Other Caribbean |
4.46% |
3.37% |
| Other |
2.04% |
3.12% |
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| 12. What is your ancestry? |
Male |
Female |
| Mexican-American/Mexican/Chicano |
34.30% |
37.01% |
| Puerto Rican/Boricua |
21.57% |
21.31% |
| Cuban/Cuban-American |
3.17% |
4.85% |
| Central American |
8.55% |
6.76% |
| South American |
6.21% |
4.35% |
| Caribbean |
5.85% |
6.98% |
| Latino or Hispanic |
20.35% |
18.74% |
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| 13. What age group best describes you: |
Male |
Female |
| 18-24 |
8.54% |
9.28% |
| 25-29 |
8.69% |
12.25% |
| 30-34 |
11.21% |
11.63% |
| 35-39 |
12.49% |
11.62% |
| 40-44 |
14.07% |
13.48% |
| 45-49 |
9.40% |
9.86% |
| 50-54 |
11.79% |
9.93% |
| 55-59 |
5.95% |
6.33% |
| 60-64 |
6.09% |
6.15% |
| 65 or older |
11.76% |
9.48% |
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| 14. What is the highest grade in school you completed? |
Male |
Female |
| Some high school or less |
12.59% |
12.41% |
| High school graduate or equivalent |
23.16% |
21.82% |
| Some college/vocational |
29.80% |
30.78% |
| College graduate |
24.30% |
24.96% |
| Graduate education or higher |
10.15% |
10.03% |
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| 15. If you added together your entire household's income, would it be: |
Male |
Female |
| Under $10,000 |
7.14% |
9.54% |
| $10,001-$20,000 |
9.12% |
11.34% |
| $20,001-$30,000 |
13.06% |
12.58% |
| $30,001-$40,000 |
9.33% |
16.10% |
| $40,001-$50,000 |
14.21% |
11.65% |
| $50,001-$60,000 |
16.06% |
10.10% |
| $60,001-$70,000 |
7.86% |
8.82% |
| $70,001-$100,000 |
13.33% |
12.55% |
| Over $100,000 |
9.88% |
7.32% |
