| 1. For whom did you vote in your Congressional District race? |
Yes |
No |
| Democratic Candidate |
69.56% |
69.72% |
| Republican Candidate |
25.89% |
26.29% |
| Other Candidate |
4.55% |
3.99% |
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| 2. Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in the United States at this time? |
Yes |
No |
| Satisfied |
26.03% |
22.21% |
| Dissatisfied |
55.18% |
63.54% |
| Unsure |
18.79% |
14.25% |
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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: |
Yes |
No |
| Make all illegal immigrants felons and send them back to their home country |
5.44% |
7.04% |
| 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 |
20.90% |
16.43% |
| 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 |
35.09% |
47.92% |
| Grant amnesty to all illegal immigrants in the country, giving them residence and the right to work without the fear of being deported |
29.76% |
19.68% |
| None of the above |
2.14% |
4.15% |
| No opinion |
6.68% |
4.77% |
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| 4. Which one issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for Congress or the Senate? |
Yes |
No |
| Abortion |
5.74% |
7.51% |
| Education Policy |
7.49% |
9.44% |
| Disaster Preparedness & Relief |
0.00% |
0.58% |
| Economy/Jobs |
20.13% |
22.03% |
| Iraq War Policy |
15.09% |
18.75% |
| Energy Policy |
0.49% |
0.96% |
| The Environment |
1.04% |
2.10% |
| Health Policy |
4.05% |
4.45% |
| Immigration Policy |
19.00% |
7.14% |
| Public Education |
9.04% |
5.96% |
| War on Terrorism |
9.22% |
9.26% |
| Budget & Taxes |
2.67% |
4.10% |
| Gay Rights |
0.00% |
1.84% |
| Social Security |
6.05% |
5.87% |
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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? |
Yes |
No |
| Wait for Stable Government |
28.42% |
26.57% |
| Bring Home Next Year |
58.36% |
59.82% |
| Unsure |
13.23% |
13.60% |
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| 6. How would you characterize your political affiliation? Are you a: |
Yes |
No |
| Democrat |
59.86% |
61.51% |
| Republican |
25.63% |
22.89% |
| Green |
0.85% |
1.33% |
| Other Party |
1.62% |
1.19% |
| Independent |
6.92% |
7.73% |
| None of the above |
5.11% |
5.34% |
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| 7. Which of the following media sources most influenced for whom you voted in the 2006 General elections? |
Yes |
No |
| Spanish language newspapers |
11.00% |
5.13% |
| English language newspapers |
8.54% |
12.06% |
| Spanish language radio |
5.21% |
2.78% |
| English language radio |
3.23% |
7.70% |
| Spanish language TV |
22.52% |
12.24% |
| English language TV |
19.80% |
28.54% |
| Spanish language Internet |
1.00% |
0.46% |
| English language Internet |
6.93% |
3.95% |
| None influenced |
21.78% |
27.13% |
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| 9. If not born in the U.S., when did you become a citizen? |
Yes |
No |
| During or before 2002 |
44.67% |
90.93% |
| During 2003/2004 |
30.20% |
6.44% |
| During 2005 /2006 |
25.12% |
2.63% |
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| 10. In what country were you born? |
Yes |
No |
| US |
41.88% |
59.18% |
| Mexico |
27.11% |
13.09% |
| Puerto Rico |
9.78% |
12.60% |
| Cuba |
4.94% |
1.95% |
| Central America |
5.68% |
2.90% |
| South America |
5.27% |
3.51% |
| Other Caribbean |
4.22% |
4.09% |
| Other |
1.13% |
2.68% |
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| 11. Are you Male or Female? |
Yes |
No |
| Male |
50.57% |
51.01% |
| Female |
49.43% |
48.99% |
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| 12. What is your ancestry? |
Yes |
No |
| Mexican-American/Mexican/Chicano |
40.79% |
34.49% |
| Puerto Rican/Boricua |
14.49% |
22.82% |
| Cuban/Cuban-American |
5.97% |
3.82% |
| Central American |
9.72% |
7.53% |
| South American |
7.29% |
4.80% |
| Caribbean |
4.16% |
6.90% |
| Latino or Hispanic |
17.58% |
19.65% |
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| 13. What age group best describes you: |
Yes |
No |
| 18-24 |
32.58% |
7.05% |
| 25-29 |
20.52% |
9.65% |
| 30-34 |
14.42% |
11.01% |
| 35-39 |
6.11% |
12.53% |
| 40-44 |
6.05% |
14.41% |
| 45-49 |
3.06% |
10.18% |
| 50-54 |
3.65% |
11.22% |
| 55-59 |
1.11% |
6.75% |
| 60-64 |
5.26% |
5.98% |
| 65 or older |
7.24% |
11.22% |
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| 14. What is the highest grade in school you completed? |
Yes |
No |
| Some high school or less |
13.11% |
12.43% |
| High school graduate or equivalent |
40.47% |
21.12% |
| Some college/vocational |
34.57% |
29.73% |
| College graduate |
10.39% |
25.74% |
| Graduate education or higher |
1.47% |
10.97% |
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| 15. If you added together your entire household's income, would it be: |
Yes |
No |
| Under $10,000 |
16.40% |
7.37% |
| $10,001-$20,000 |
17.95% |
9.52% |
| $20,001-$30,000 |
21.08% |
12.10% |
| $30,001-$40,000 |
12.16% |
12.79% |
| $40,001-$50,000 |
7.65% |
13.25% |
| $50,001-$60,000 |
14.13% |
13.09% |
| $60,001-$70,000 |
4.14% |
8.74% |
| $70,001-$100,000 |
5.45% |
13.75% |
| Over $100,000 |
1.04% |
9.39% |
