| 1. For whom did you vote in your Congressional District race? |
Yes |
No |
Did not Vote on Proposition |
| Democratic Candidate |
74.52% |
52.43% |
68.68% |
| Republican Candidate |
19.58% |
42.78% |
22.16% |
| Other Candidate |
5.91% |
4.79% |
9.16% |
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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 |
Did not Vote on Proposition |
| Satisfied |
21.00% |
23.89% |
21.39% |
| Dissatisfied |
64.53% |
64.05% |
55.86% |
| Unsure |
14.47% |
12.06% |
22.76% |
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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 |
Did not Vote on Proposition |
| Make all illegal immigrants felons and send them back to their home country |
2.56% |
12.35% |
9.33% |
| 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 |
15.71% |
18.90% |
18.45% |
| 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 |
47.60% |
44.36% |
41.79% |
| Grant amnesty to all illegal immigrants in the country, giving them residence and the right to work without the fear of being deported |
26.64% |
12.46% |
16.35% |
| None of the above |
3.20% |
5.83% |
4.36% |
| No opinion |
4.29% |
6.10% |
9.71% |
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| 4. Which one issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for Congress or the Senate? |
Yes |
No |
Did not Vote on Proposition |
| Abortion |
6.77% |
7.77% |
10.13% |
| Education Policy |
11.29% |
5.52% |
3.11% |
| Disaster Preparedness & Relief |
1.24% |
0.00% |
2.64% |
| Economy/Jobs |
21.97% |
14.28% |
22.01% |
| Iraq War Policy |
13.94% |
20.92% |
7.03% |
| Energy Policy |
2.34% |
0.61% |
0.00% |
| The Environment |
4.87% |
2.90% |
1.77% |
| Health Policy |
4.26% |
4.40% |
5.16% |
| Immigration Policy |
11.54% |
17.07% |
12.96% |
| Public Education |
8.22% |
7.11% |
11.94% |
| War on Terrorism |
5.45% |
5.88% |
6.11% |
| Budget & Taxes |
3.00% |
4.65% |
6.67% |
| Gay Rights |
0.54% |
1.29% |
4.84% |
| Social Security |
4.56% |
7.60% |
5.62% |
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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 |
Did not Vote on Proposition |
| Wait for Stable Government |
20.46% |
39.58% |
20.81% |
| Bring Home Next Year |
62.53% |
47.06% |
52.82% |
| Unsure |
17.01% |
13.36% |
26.36% |
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| 6. How would you characterize your political affiliation? Are you a: |
Yes |
No |
Did not Vote on Proposition |
| Democrat |
68.74% |
47.68% |
63.68% |
| Republican |
16.84% |
33.59% |
20.60% |
| Green |
2.68% |
1.16% |
0.00% |
| Other Party |
1.42% |
1.79% |
1.04% |
| Independent |
6.26% |
6.69% |
5.28% |
| None of the above |
4.05% |
9.09% |
9.40% |
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| 7. Which of the following media sources most influenced for whom you voted in the 2006 General elections? |
Yes |
No |
Did not Vote on Proposition |
| Spanish language newspapers |
8.51% |
1.82% |
5.14% |
| English language newspapers |
14.07% |
9.77% |
9.75% |
| Spanish language radio |
5.22% |
2.92% |
0.90% |
| English language radio |
7.12% |
14.32% |
5.89% |
| Spanish language TV |
15.04% |
4.28% |
5.08% |
| English language TV |
25.76% |
33.77% |
24.55% |
| Spanish language Internet |
0.74% |
1.15% |
5.70% |
| English language Internet |
3.85% |
4.47% |
2.52% |
| None influenced |
19.69% |
27.52% |
40.45% |
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| 8. Is this the first time you have voted? |
Yes |
No |
Did not Vote on Proposition |
| Yes |
13.02% |
4.97% |
18.32% |
| No |
86.98% |
95.03% |
81.68% |
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| 9. If not born in the U.S., when did you become a citizen? |
Yes |
No |
Did not Vote on Proposition |
| During or before 2002 |
82.44% |
91.45% |
88.74% |
| During 2003/2004 |
10.55% |
5.10% |
8.32% |
| During 2005 /2006 |
7.01% |
3.45% |
2.94% |
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| 10. In what country were you born? |
Yes |
No |
Did not Vote on Proposition |
| US |
54.84% |
67.04% |
54.35% |
| Mexico |
34.33% |
24.02% |
37.73% |
| Puerto Rico |
1.15% |
0.69% |
4.19% |
| Cuba |
1.71% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Central America |
5.52% |
7.07% |
2.64% |
| South America |
0.46% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Other Caribbean |
0.00% |
1.18% |
1.09% |
| Other |
2.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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| 11. Are you Male or Female? |
Yes |
No |
Did not Vote on Proposition |
| Male |
50.25% |
55.27% |
57.61% |
| Female |
49.75% |
44.73% |
42.39% |
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| 12. What is your ancestry? |
Yes |
No |
Did not Vote on Proposition |
| Mexican-American/Mexican/Chicano |
63.03% |
63.30% |
64.36% |
| Puerto Rican/Boricua |
1.80% |
2.30% |
7.38% |
| Cuban/Cuban-American |
2.33% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Central American |
8.33% |
11.70% |
9.88% |
| South American |
0.77% |
3.98% |
3.87% |
| Caribbean |
0.63% |
2.21% |
1.14% |
| Latino or Hispanic |
23.10% |
16.52% |
13.37% |
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| 13. What age group best describes you: |
Yes |
No |
Did not Vote on Proposition |
| 18-24 |
12.87% |
6.05% |
12.05% |
| 25-29 |
13.31% |
5.90% |
11.42% |
| 30-34 |
13.41% |
14.33% |
14.49% |
| 35-39 |
9.52% |
16.10% |
16.53% |
| 40-44 |
13.04% |
14.28% |
12.87% |
| 45-49 |
10.98% |
9.03% |
7.45% |
| 50-54 |
9.26% |
8.46% |
7.05% |
| 55-59 |
7.45% |
10.13% |
9.13% |
| 60-64 |
4.58% |
6.65% |
1.69% |
| 65 or older |
5.60% |
9.07% |
7.31% |
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| 14. What is the highest grade in school you completed? |
Yes |
No |
Did not Vote on Proposition |
| Some high school or less |
11.98% |
9.26% |
24.31% |
| High school graduate or equivalent |
27.54% |
20.83% |
20.48% |
| Some college/vocational |
32.21% |
39.28% |
31.59% |
| College graduate |
18.64% |
21.56% |
18.28% |
| Graduate education or higher |
9.63% |
9.07% |
5.33% |
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| 15. If you added together your entire household's income, would it be: |
Yes |
No |
Did not Vote on Proposition |
| Under $10,000 |
5.82% |
1.63% |
12.21% |
| $10,001-$20,000 |
12.78% |
8.25% |
8.73% |
| $20,001-$30,000 |
14.19% |
11.21% |
14.24% |
| $30,001-$40,000 |
15.33% |
10.13% |
18.24% |
| $40,001-$50,000 |
12.52% |
19.28% |
17.40% |
| $50,001-$60,000 |
10.16% |
17.46% |
17.43% |
| $60,001-$70,000 |
9.72% |
7.26% |
3.46% |
| $70,001-$100,000 |
11.30% |
18.24% |
3.74% |
| Over $100,000 |
8.19% |
6.56% |
4.55% |
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| 16.ONLY CALIFORNIA VOTERS: Whom did you vote for in the Gubernatorial race? |
Yes |
No |
Did not Vote on Proposition |
| Phil Angelides |
63.94% |
45.70% |
58.53% |
| Arnold Schwarzenegger |
28.19% |
48.15% |
30.74% |
| Other Candidate |
7.88% |
6.14% |
10.74% |
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| 18. ONLY CALIFORNIA VOTERS: In the 2006 General election, how did you vote on Proposition 87, the Alternative Energy Proposition? |
Yes |
No |
Did not Vote on Proposition |
| Yes |
74.97% |
35.96% |
67.26% |
| No |
25.03% |
64.04% |
32.74% |
