| 1. For whom did you vote in your Congressional District race? |
Male |
Female |
| Democratic Candidate |
68.40% |
72.80% |
| Republican Candidate |
24.51% |
22.20% |
| Other Candidate |
7.09% |
4.99% |
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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 |
24.60% |
18.43% |
| Dissatisfied |
62.51% |
63.60% |
| Unsure |
12.89% |
17.96% |
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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 |
5.88% |
4.33% |
| 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 |
15.00% |
18.15% |
| 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 |
44.91% |
47.01% |
| Grant amnesty to all illegal immigrants in the country, giving them residence and the right to work without the fear of being deported |
23.22% |
23.91% |
| None of the above |
5.44% |
2.20% |
| No opinion |
5.54% |
4.40% |
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| 4. Which one issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for Congress or the Senate? |
Male |
Female |
| Abortion |
4.04% |
10.89% |
| Education Policy |
8.96% |
11.08% |
| Disaster Preparedness & Relief |
1.56% |
0.65% |
| Economy/Jobs |
23.64% |
17.51% |
| Iraq War Policy |
14.56% |
13.19% |
| Energy Policy |
1.40% |
2.22% |
| The Environment |
4.93% |
4.42% |
| Health Policy |
3.64% |
5.09% |
| Immigration Policy |
12.63% |
12.27% |
| Public Education |
8.32% |
8.65% |
| War on Terrorism |
5.92% |
5.07% |
| Budget & Taxes |
2.75% |
4.57% |
| Gay Rights |
0.92% |
0.96% |
| Social Security |
6.75% |
3.43% |
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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 |
26.90% |
19.66% |
| Bring Home Next Year |
56.72% |
62.02% |
| Unsure |
16.38% |
18.31% |
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| 6. How would you characterize your political affiliation? Are you a: |
Male |
Female |
| Democrat |
58.48% |
71.70% |
| Republican |
20.73% |
19.01% |
| Green |
2.97% |
1.17% |
| Other Party |
2.57% |
0.18% |
| Independent |
7.91% |
4.19% |
| None of the above |
7.34% |
3.75% |
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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 |
8.68% |
5.33% |
| English language newspapers |
13.34% |
12.30% |
| Spanish language radio |
4.13% |
4.79% |
| English language radio |
8.25% |
8.08% |
| Spanish language TV |
11.32% |
12.85% |
| English language TV |
25.77% |
28.08% |
| Spanish language Internet |
1.70% |
0.57% |
| English language Internet |
3.81% |
3.64% |
| None influenced |
23.00% |
24.35% |
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| 8. Is this the first time you have voted? |
Male |
Female |
| Yes |
10.55% |
12.59% |
| No |
89.45% |
87.41% |
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| 9. If not born in the U.S., when did you become a citizen? |
Male |
Female |
| During or before 2002 |
84.05% |
85.48% |
| During 2003/2004 |
11.33% |
7.05% |
| During 2005 /2006 |
4.62% |
7.46% |
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| 10. In what country were you born? |
Male |
Female |
| US |
55.36% |
56.96% |
| Mexico |
34.55% |
33.09% |
| Puerto Rico |
1.53% |
1.26% |
| Cuba |
1.55% |
0.45% |
| Central America |
4.52% |
6.24% |
| South America |
0.17% |
0.68% |
| Other Caribbean |
0.60% |
0.00% |
| Other |
1.72% |
1.32% |
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| 12. What is your ancestry? |
Male |
Female |
| Mexican-American/Mexican/Chicano |
59.79% |
68.20% |
| Puerto Rican/Boricua |
3.16% |
1.75% |
| Cuban/Cuban-American |
2.07% |
1.34% |
| Central American |
7.91% |
9.42% |
| South American |
2.08% |
1.18% |
| Caribbean |
1.72% |
0.25% |
| Latino or Hispanic |
23.28% |
17.84% |
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| 13. What age group best describes you: |
Male |
Female |
| 18-24 |
10.55% |
11.36% |
| 25-29 |
9.27% |
14.18% |
| 30-34 |
12.16% |
14.95% |
| 35-39 |
14.06% |
8.60% |
| 40-44 |
14.81% |
11.86% |
| 45-49 |
9.88% |
11.17% |
| 50-54 |
7.90% |
11.37% |
| 55-59 |
9.08% |
6.69% |
| 60-64 |
5.54% |
3.39% |
| 65 or older |
6.76% |
6.45% |
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| 14. What is the highest grade in school you completed? |
Male |
Female |
| Some high school or less |
12.25% |
12.90% |
| High school graduate or equivalent |
26.98% |
24.44% |
| Some college/vocational |
30.98% |
35.68% |
| College graduate |
19.94% |
18.43% |
| Graduate education or higher |
9.86% |
8.56% |
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| 15. If you added together your entire household's income, would it be: |
Male |
Female |
| Under $10,000 |
4.54% |
7.94% |
| $10,001-$20,000 |
11.49% |
11.57% |
| $20,001-$30,000 |
12.02% |
15.87% |
| $30,001-$40,000 |
14.71% |
14.79% |
| $40,001-$50,000 |
15.14% |
12.25% |
| $50,001-$60,000 |
15.64% |
7.56% |
| $60,001-$70,000 |
6.57% |
10.94% |
| $70,001-$100,000 |
12.04% |
11.75% |
| Over $100,000 |
7.86% |
7.33% |
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| 16.ONLY CALIFORNIA VOTERS: Whom did you vote for in the Gubernatorial race? |
Male |
Female |
| Phil Angelides |
57.31% |
63.30% |
| Arnold Schwarzenegger |
33.72% |
29.72% |
| Other Candidate |
8.97% |
6.98% |
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| 17. ONLY CALIFORNIA VOTERS: In the 2006 General election, how did you vote on Proposition 84, the Clean Water, Parks and Coastal Protection Bond? |
Male |
Female |
| Yes |
80.93% |
83.85% |
| No |
19.07% |
16.15% |
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| 18. ONLY CALIFORNIA VOTERS: In the 2006 General election, how did you vote on Proposition 87, the Alternative Energy Proposition? |
Male |
Female |
| Yes |
67.73% |
68.10% |
| No |
32.27% |
31.90% |
