| 1. For whom did you vote in your Congressional District race? |
During or before 2002 |
During 2003/2004 |
During 2005/2006 |
| Democratic Candidate |
73.70% |
62.81% |
89.64% |
| Republican Candidate |
19.78% |
27.70% |
10.36% |
| Other Candidate |
6.51% |
9.49% |
0.00% |
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| 2. Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in the United States at this time? |
During or before 2002 |
During 2003/2004 |
During 2005/2006 |
| Satisfied |
27.68% |
22.28% |
32.30% |
| Dissatisfied |
56.41% |
65.05% |
58.54% |
| Unsure |
15.91% |
12.67% |
9.15% |
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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: |
During or before 2002 |
During 2003/2004 |
During 2005/2006 |
| Make all illegal immigrants felons and send them back to their home country |
2.77% |
4.41% |
0.00% |
| 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 |
18.19% |
17.53% |
13.22% |
| 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 |
43.50% |
39.25% |
46.73% |
| Grant amnesty to all illegal immigrants in the country, giving them residence and the right to work without the fear of being deported |
29.23% |
28.66% |
33.00% |
| None of the above |
3.11% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| No opinion |
3.20% |
10.15% |
7.05% |
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| 4. Which one issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for Congress or the Senate? |
During or before 2002 |
During 2003/2004 |
During 2005/2006 |
| Abortion |
6.27% |
4.22% |
0.00% |
| Education Policy |
14.59% |
18.25% |
15.79% |
| Disaster Preparedness & Relief |
0.48% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Economy/Jobs |
26.93% |
19.81% |
27.39% |
| Iraq War Policy |
8.86% |
13.97% |
2.35% |
| Energy Policy |
2.41% |
2.01% |
0.00% |
| The Environment |
2.45% |
8.55% |
0.00% |
| Health Policy |
3.37% |
0.00% |
10.02% |
| Immigration Policy |
10.92% |
23.67% |
13.65% |
| Public Education |
10.66% |
4.22% |
15.40% |
| War on Terrorism |
5.21% |
5.29% |
7.90% |
| Budget & Taxes |
2.20% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Gay Rights |
0.55% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Social Security |
5.09% |
0.00% |
7.50% |
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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? |
During or before 2002 |
During 2003/2004 |
During 2005/2006 |
| Wait for Stable Government |
21.40% |
28.85% |
17.06% |
| Bring Home Next Year |
57.78% |
66.71% |
71.82% |
| Unsure |
20.82% |
4.43% |
11.12% |
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| 6. How would you characterize your political affiliation? Are you a: |
During or before 2002 |
During 2003/2004 |
During 2005/2006 |
| Democrat |
71.05% |
53.99% |
87.54% |
| Republican |
16.43% |
36.57% |
10.36% |
| Green |
1.96% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Other Party |
1.30% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Independent |
3.84% |
9.44% |
2.10% |
| None of the above |
5.43% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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| 7. Which of the following media sources most influenced for whom you voted in the 2006 General elections? |
During or before 2002 |
During 2003/2004 |
During 2005/2006 |
| Spanish language newspapers |
11.37% |
16.31% |
0.00% |
| English language newspapers |
9.36% |
6.52% |
25.91% |
| Spanish language radio |
8.25% |
15.46% |
7.59% |
| English language radio |
5.04% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Spanish language TV |
20.62% |
32.58% |
18.75% |
| English language TV |
20.06% |
17.99% |
19.55% |
| Spanish language Internet |
2.35% |
0.00% |
14.80% |
| English language Internet |
2.57% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| None influenced |
20.38% |
11.15% |
13.40% |
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| 8. Is this the first time you have voted? |
During or before 2002 |
During 2003/2004 |
During 2005/2006 |
| Yes |
8.72% |
41.30% |
54.22% |
| No |
91.28% |
58.70% |
45.78% |
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| 10. In what country were you born? |
During or before 2002 |
During 2003/2004 |
During 2005/2006 |
| US |
14.24% |
6.43% |
0.00% |
| Mexico |
66.22% |
69.45% |
89.64% |
| Puerto Rico |
1.80% |
5.75% |
0.00% |
| Cuba |
3.18% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Central America |
10.72% |
9.22% |
10.36% |
| South America |
0.24% |
2.19% |
0.00% |
| Other Caribbean |
0.82% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Other |
2.78% |
6.94% |
0.00% |
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| 11. Are you Male or Female? |
During or before 2002 |
During 2003/2004 |
During 2005/2006 |
| Male |
54.94% |
66.57% |
43.42% |
| Female |
45.06% |
33.43% |
56.58% |
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| 12. What is your ancestry? |
During or before 2002 |
During 2003/2004 |
During 2005/2006 |
| Mexican-American/Mexican/Chicano |
65.68% |
52.44% |
71.54% |
| Puerto Rican/Boricua |
3.07% |
6.05% |
0.00% |
| Cuban/Cuban-American |
3.27% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Central American |
11.96% |
23.44% |
10.36% |
| South American |
0.73% |
2.31% |
0.00% |
| Caribbean |
2.36% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Latino or Hispanic |
12.93% |
15.75% |
18.11% |
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| 13. What age group best describes you: |
During or before 2002 |
During 2003/2004 |
During 2005/2006 |
| 18-24 |
6.09% |
11.00% |
0.00% |
| 25-29 |
9.38% |
13.22% |
20.44% |
| 30-34 |
10.05% |
17.94% |
37.60% |
| 35-39 |
14.22% |
8.81% |
7.59% |
| 40-44 |
18.00% |
12.95% |
9.46% |
| 45-49 |
14.15% |
7.15% |
7.59% |
| 50-54 |
7.92% |
12.05% |
2.91% |
| 55-59 |
8.78% |
12.67% |
0.00% |
| 60-64 |
4.00% |
4.22% |
14.42% |
| 65 or older |
7.40% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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| 14. What is the highest grade in school you completed? |
During or before 2002 |
During 2003/2004 |
During 2005/2006 |
| Some high school or less |
22.11% |
14.66% |
10.50% |
| High school graduate or equivalent |
35.99% |
39.93% |
33.53% |
| Some college/vocational |
28.65% |
22.41% |
27.75% |
| College graduate |
9.49% |
14.84% |
28.22% |
| Graduate education or higher |
3.76% |
8.17% |
0.00% |
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| 15. If you added together your entire household's income, would it be: |
During or before 2002 |
During 2003/2004 |
During 2005/2006 |
| Under $10,000 |
6.42% |
3.52% |
7.74% |
| $10,001-$20,000 |
14.39% |
13.71% |
16.29% |
| $20,001-$30,000 |
18.62% |
29.32% |
27.56% |
| $30,001-$40,000 |
17.62% |
16.08% |
8.51% |
| $40,001-$50,000 |
14.62% |
17.99% |
8.15% |
| $50,001-$60,000 |
11.65% |
10.22% |
13.79% |
| $60,001-$70,000 |
6.17% |
6.23% |
17.97% |
| $70,001-$100,000 |
6.19% |
2.92% |
0.00% |
| Over $100,000 |
4.32% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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| 16.ONLY CALIFORNIA VOTERS: Whom did you vote for in the Gubernatorial race? |
During or before 2002 |
During 2003/2004 |
During 2005/2006 |
| Phil Angelides |
65.50% |
59.39% |
71.82% |
| Arnold Schwarzenegger |
28.06% |
31.33% |
21.48% |
| Other Candidate |
6.44% |
9.28% |
6.70% |
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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? |
During or before 2002 |
During 2003/2004 |
During 2005/2006 |
| Yes |
84.44% |
92.57% |
92.44% |
| No |
15.56% |
7.43% |
7.56% |
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| 18. ONLY CALIFORNIA VOTERS: In the 2006 General election, how did you vote on Proposition 87, the Alternative Energy Proposition? |
During or before 2002 |
During 2003/2004 |
During 2005/2006 |
| Yes |
64.98% |
84.88% |
85.46% |
| No |
35.02% |
15.12% |
14.54% |
