| 1. For whom did you vote in your Congressional District race? |
During or before 2002 |
During 2003/2004 |
During 2005/2006 |
| Democratic Candidate |
68.09% |
77.25% |
70.03% |
| Republican Candidate |
31.53% |
22.75% |
29.97% |
| Other Candidate |
0.38% |
0.00% |
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 |
25.33% |
30.02% |
28.07% |
| Dissatisfied |
63.11% |
61.04% |
67.38% |
| Unsure |
11.56% |
8.93% |
4.55% |
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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 |
9.12% |
0.00% |
8.91% |
| 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 |
15.28% |
10.00% |
7.14% |
| 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 |
43.30% |
43.41% |
39.62% |
| Grant amnesty to all illegal immigrants in the country, giving them residence and the right to work without the fear of being deported |
22.33% |
38.01% |
36.30% |
| None of the above |
4.20% |
6.29% |
0.00% |
| No opinion |
5.78% |
2.29% |
8.04% |
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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 |
2.99% |
3.52% |
0.00% |
| Education Policy |
7.10% |
0.00% |
10.10% |
| Disaster Preparedness & Relief |
1.99% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Economy/Jobs |
17.28% |
26.48% |
50.51% |
| Iraq War Policy |
21.50% |
9.24% |
3.68% |
| Energy Policy |
2.41% |
6.59% |
0.00% |
| The Environment |
7.32% |
16.33% |
0.00% |
| Health Policy |
7.99% |
19.31% |
5.16% |
| Immigration Policy |
1.55% |
9.96% |
0.00% |
| Public Education |
9.39% |
0.00% |
8.15% |
| War on Terrorism |
11.02% |
6.96% |
22.41% |
| Budget & Taxes |
1.35% |
1.62% |
0.00% |
| Gay Rights |
8.10% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Social Security |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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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 |
30.55% |
8.19% |
18.91% |
| Bring Home Next Year |
59.62% |
91.81% |
71.41% |
| Unsure |
9.83% |
0.00% |
9.69% |
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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 |
57.03% |
47.45% |
45.89% |
| Republican |
31.92% |
28.87% |
29.97% |
| Green |
1.49% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Other Party |
6.94% |
18.58% |
0.00% |
| Independent |
2.63% |
5.11% |
24.14% |
| None of the above |
0.00% |
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 |
4.17% |
14.58% |
0.00% |
| English language newspapers |
13.43% |
13.03% |
12.15% |
| Spanish language radio |
6.65% |
0.00% |
10.25% |
| English language radio |
3.76% |
9.83% |
7.19% |
| Spanish language TV |
8.87% |
20.52% |
12.59% |
| English language TV |
21.88% |
24.62% |
8.91% |
| Spanish language Internet |
1.90% |
0.00% |
7.19% |
| English language Internet |
1.86% |
0.00% |
7.19% |
| None influenced |
37.47% |
17.42% |
34.53% |
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| 8. Is this the first time you have voted? |
During or before 2002 |
During 2003/2004 |
During 2005/2006 |
| Yes |
6.21% |
54.26% |
87.41% |
| No |
93.79% |
45.74% |
12.59% |
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| 10. In what country were you born? |
During or before 2002 |
During 2003/2004 |
During 2005/2006 |
| US |
10.51% |
7.97% |
0.00% |
| Mexico |
3.01% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Puerto Rico |
4.20% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Cuba |
34.63% |
36.88% |
38.81% |
| Central America |
5.00% |
15.42% |
12.18% |
| South America |
16.35% |
0.00% |
19.36% |
| Other Caribbean |
22.13% |
24.64% |
29.65% |
| Other |
4.17% |
15.08% |
0.00% |
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| 11. Are you Male or Female? |
During or before 2002 |
During 2003/2004 |
During 2005/2006 |
| Male |
57.22% |
58.09% |
75.86% |
| Female |
42.78% |
41.91% |
24.14% |
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| 12. What is your ancestry? |
During or before 2002 |
During 2003/2004 |
During 2005/2006 |
| Mexican-American/Mexican/Chicano |
3.94% |
0.00% |
9.93% |
| Puerto Rican/Boricua |
3.77% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Cuban/Cuban-American |
35.90% |
41.40% |
36.40% |
| Central American |
6.33% |
18.14% |
0.00% |
| South American |
19.96% |
3.58% |
35.80% |
| Caribbean |
18.51% |
36.88% |
17.88% |
| Latino or Hispanic |
11.58% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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| 13. What age group best describes you: |
During or before 2002 |
During 2003/2004 |
During 2005/2006 |
| 18-24 |
4.94% |
8.38% |
7.89% |
| 25-29 |
3.78% |
3.43% |
21.03% |
| 30-34 |
5.90% |
9.72% |
0.00% |
| 35-39 |
9.29% |
17.03% |
3.56% |
| 40-44 |
9.40% |
31.48% |
8.82% |
| 45-49 |
7.58% |
0.00% |
29.60% |
| 50-54 |
10.14% |
5.23% |
17.84% |
| 55-59 |
6.66% |
6.43% |
11.25% |
| 60-64 |
12.72% |
9.14% |
0.00% |
| 65 or older |
29.60% |
9.14% |
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 |
10.00% |
30.68% |
0.00% |
| High school graduate or equivalent |
24.44% |
25.26% |
43.49% |
| Some college/vocational |
30.80% |
0.00% |
7.19% |
| College graduate |
19.98% |
37.15% |
42.13% |
| Graduate education or higher |
14.78% |
6.91% |
7.19% |
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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 |
9.37% |
6.91% |
0.00% |
| $10,001-$20,000 |
15.46% |
22.44% |
0.00% |
| $20,001-$30,000 |
14.25% |
13.07% |
27.22% |
| $30,001-$40,000 |
16.25% |
37.11% |
0.00% |
| $40,001-$50,000 |
9.79% |
4.76% |
37.84% |
| $50,001-$60,000 |
7.10% |
6.91% |
17.14% |
| $60,001-$70,000 |
8.18% |
3.49% |
0.00% |
| $70,001-$100,000 |
11.80% |
0.00% |
17.80% |
| Over $100,000 |
7.80% |
5.31% |
0.00% |
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| 19. ONLY FLORIDA VOTERS: Whom did you vote for in the Gubernatorial race? |
During or before 2002 |
During 2003/2004 |
During 2005/2006 |
| Charlie Crist |
38.44% |
36.24% |
39.07% |
| Jim Davis |
61.16% |
63.76% |
60.93% |
| Other Candidate |
0.40% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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| 20. ONLY FLORIDA VOTERS: For whom did you vote in your Senate race? |
During or before 2002 |
During 2003/2004 |
During 2005/2006 |
| Katherine Harris |
31.16% |
17.70% |
58.07% |
| Bill Nelson |
67.93% |
68.99% |
32.87% |
| Other Candidate |
0.91% |
13.32% |
9.06% |
