| 1. For whom did you vote in your Congressional District race? |
Yes |
No |
Did Not Vote |
| Democratic Candidate |
76.41% |
58.83% |
67.77% |
| Republican Candidate |
18.14% |
35.58% |
23.17% |
| Other Candidate |
5.45% |
5.60% |
9.06% |
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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 |
| Satisfied |
20.37% |
24.16% |
22.06% |
| Dissatisfied |
67.04% |
59.84% |
54.59% |
| Unsure |
12.58% |
16.00% |
23.34% |
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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 |
| Make all illegal immigrants felons and send them back to their home country |
3.88% |
6.84% |
4.40% |
| 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 |
13.51% |
20.50% |
20.88% |
| 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 |
47.31% |
49.10% |
34.42% |
| Grant amnesty to all illegal immigrants in the country, giving them residence and the right to work without the fear of being deported |
26.26% |
17.18% |
21.92% |
| None of the above |
3.76% |
3.51% |
6.77% |
| No opinion |
5.28% |
2.87% |
11.62% |
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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 |
| Abortion |
6.76% |
8.25% |
9.78% |
| Education Policy |
10.91% |
6.82% |
9.05% |
| Disaster Preparedness & Relief |
1.17% |
0.68% |
1.08% |
| Economy/Jobs |
20.87% |
20.95% |
23.40% |
| Iraq War Policy |
15.38% |
14.09% |
7.42% |
| Energy Policy |
3.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| The Environment |
5.04% |
4.34% |
0.91% |
| Health Policy |
4.34% |
4.12% |
5.20% |
| Immigration Policy |
13.08% |
11.30% |
10.71% |
| Public Education |
8.22% |
8.17% |
12.02% |
| War on Terrorism |
4.68% |
7.32% |
2.66% |
| Budget & Taxes |
2.57% |
4.13% |
7.64% |
| Gay Rights |
0.68% |
1.32% |
3.60% |
| Social Security |
3.30% |
8.51% |
6.53% |
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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 |
| Wait for Stable Government |
20.72% |
33.93% |
15.62% |
| Bring Home Next Year |
65.11% |
44.71% |
57.41% |
| Unsure |
14.17% |
21.36% |
26.97% |
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| 6. How would you characterize your political affiliation? Are you a: |
Yes |
No |
Did Not Vote |
| Democrat |
70.24% |
53.08% |
66.05% |
| Republican |
15.46% |
30.21% |
18.72% |
| Green |
2.63% |
1.97% |
0.00% |
| Other Party |
1.62% |
1.21% |
1.12% |
| Independent |
5.91% |
7.35% |
4.27% |
| None of the above |
4.13% |
6.17% |
9.84% |
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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 |
| Spanish language newspapers |
6.42% |
7.07% |
7.76% |
| English language newspapers |
14.35% |
8.74% |
9.45% |
| Spanish language radio |
3.56% |
4.57% |
5.80% |
| English language radio |
8.00% |
8.22% |
6.48% |
| Spanish language TV |
11.90% |
17.33% |
1.98% |
| English language TV |
27.80% |
28.42% |
22.64% |
| Spanish language Internet |
0.32% |
2.45% |
4.67% |
| English language Internet |
4.69% |
2.54% |
2.78% |
| None influenced |
22.96% |
20.67% |
38.43% |
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| 8. Is this the first time you have voted? |
Yes |
No |
Did Not Vote |
| Yes |
13.93% |
7.21% |
17.26% |
| No |
86.07% |
92.79% |
82.74% |
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| 9. If not born in the U.S., when did you become a citizen? |
Yes |
No |
Did Not Vote |
| During or before 2002 |
79.18% |
92.12% |
92.03% |
| During 2003/2004 |
13.24% |
5.09% |
1.78% |
| During 2005 /2006 |
7.58% |
2.78% |
6.19% |
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| 10. In what country were you born? |
Yes |
No |
Did Not Vote |
| US |
57.55% |
56.79% |
50.66% |
| Mexico |
31.72% |
33.36% |
41.88% |
| Puerto Rico |
1.60% |
0.66% |
2.70% |
| Cuba |
1.77% |
0.66% |
0.00% |
| Central America |
4.49% |
7.89% |
3.60% |
| South America |
0.57% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Other Caribbean |
0.33% |
0.00% |
1.17% |
| Other |
1.98% |
0.63% |
0.00% |
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| 11. Are you Male or Female? |
Yes |
No |
Did Not Vote |
| Male |
52.94% |
53.36% |
45.18% |
| Female |
47.06% |
46.64% |
54.82% |
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| 12. What is your ancestry? |
Yes |
No |
Did Not Vote |
| Mexican-American/Mexican/Chicano |
60.61% |
67.12% |
72.22% |
| Puerto Rican/Boricua |
2.46% |
2.18% |
4.10% |
| Cuban/Cuban-American |
2.51% |
0.79% |
0.00% |
| Central American |
7.02% |
14.45% |
7.09% |
| South American |
1.15% |
1.95% |
0.00% |
| Caribbean |
0.79% |
1.12% |
1.21% |
| Latino or Hispanic |
25.46% |
12.40% |
15.38% |
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| 13. What age group best describes you: |
Yes |
No |
Did Not Vote |
| 18-24 |
14.50% |
5.00% |
14.04% |
| 25-29 |
11.60% |
12.12% |
15.59% |
| 30-34 |
15.94% |
10.99% |
11.43% |
| 35-39 |
11.02% |
11.75% |
12.05% |
| 40-44 |
12.82% |
14.46% |
12.95% |
| 45-49 |
10.21% |
12.04% |
8.87% |
| 50-54 |
10.48% |
5.35% |
5.17% |
| 55-59 |
5.78% |
11.95% |
8.49% |
| 60-64 |
4.27% |
6.05% |
3.30% |
| 65 or older |
3.39% |
10.30% |
8.11% |
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| 14. What is the highest grade in school you completed? |
Yes |
No |
Did Not Vote |
| Some high school or less |
11.06% |
12.08% |
23.14% |
| High school graduate or equivalent |
24.24% |
27.83% |
30.89% |
| Some college/vocational |
32.35% |
36.93% |
31.45% |
| College graduate |
21.30% |
17.42% |
11.12% |
| Graduate education or higher |
11.05% |
5.75% |
3.39% |
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| 15. If you added together your entire household's income, would it be: |
Yes |
No |
Did Not Vote |
| Under $10,000 |
5.55% |
3.32% |
16.66% |
| $10,001-$20,000 |
9.74% |
13.24% |
13.47% |
| $20,001-$30,000 |
13.32% |
11.77% |
22.73% |
| $30,001-$40,000 |
16.03% |
12.63% |
14.30% |
| $40,001-$50,000 |
13.95% |
16.17% |
8.21% |
| $50,001-$60,000 |
11.25% |
13.75% |
12.10% |
| $60,001-$70,000 |
8.74% |
11.03% |
3.04% |
| $70,001-$100,000 |
12.98% |
11.89% |
1.76% |
| Over $100,000 |
8.43% |
6.19% |
7.73% |
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| 16.ONLY CALIFORNIA VOTERS: Whom did you vote for in the Gubernatorial race? |
Yes |
No |
Did Not Vote |
| Phil Angelides |
65.90% |
54.08% |
46.34% |
| Arnold Schwarzenegger |
26.62% |
40.31% |
37.21% |
| Other Candidate |
7.48% |
5.61% |
16.45% |
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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? |
Yes |
No |
Did Not Vote |
| Yes |
90.54% |
64.21% |
77.18% |
| No |
9.46% |
35.79% |
22.82% |
