Means (1 to 7) for each item, percentages for each level
ELIGIBLE TO VOTE crosstab (final)

 
CROSSTABS: MALES | FEMALES | MINORITY | NON-MINORITY | REPUBLICAN | DEMOCRAT | 25 AND UNDER | OLDER THAN 25 | ELIGIBLE TO VOTE | EXPECTED VOTERS | FIRST-TIME VOTERS | NEVER VOTED BEFORE | RELY ON FAMILY FINANCIALLY | ON OWN FINANCIALLY | NONE
 
1. How important to you are each of these issues?
 

Not at all
important

 <---->

Extremely
important
5.87  The war in Iraq, war on terror
  01.1  
  00.8  
  02.6  
  08.4  
  18.6  
  28.2  
  39.9  
5.86  Job market, economy
  00.5  
  00.8  
  02.0  
  07.0  
  22.2  
  31.5  
  35.6  
5.79  Higher education funding
  00.5  
  02.3  
  02.9  
  08.7  
  17.5  
  32.2  
  35.4  
4.98  Envrionmental issues
  02.0  
  04.0  
  10.5  
  17.5  
  27.4  
  19.0  
  19.2  
5.26  Health care, health insurance
  00.8  
  02.6  
  06.7  
  17.4  
  25.9  
  24.1  
  22.1  
4.83  Abortion
  05.8  
  06.4  
  06.4  
  20.4  
  17.8  
  14.6  
  25.4  
4.47  Gay marriage, civil union
  09.3  
  09.6  
  10.2  
  20.4  
  14.9  
  16.0  
  19.2  
5.01  Cutting taxes, government spending
  03.2  
  02.3  
  06.7  
  21.0  
  26.9  
  23.9  
  15.7  
4.59  Immigration, affirmative action
  05.5  
  07.0  
  09.3  
  26.3  
  19.9  
  15.5  
  16.1  
2. How much do each of these influence your political views?
 

Not at all
influential

 <---->

Extremely
influential
3.77  Your religion or faith
  27.9  
  09.7  
  07.9  
  13.8  
  12.3  
  08.8  
  19.4  
4.44  Your family
  11.1  
  07.9  
  10.5  
  14.6  
  19.6  
  23.4  
  12.6  
3.67  Your friends
  15.5  
  12.3  
  15.2  
  22.6  
  17.9  
  12.6  
  03.5  
2.99  Your teachers or professors
  27.4  
  18.1  
  15.7  
  16.0  
  13.1  
  07.0  
  02.3  
3.17  Organizations you belong to
  27.7  
  12.5  
  14.0  
  18.7  
  16.0  
  08.7  
  02.0  
4.06  News media you rely upon
  11.4  
  07.0  
  16.9  
  19.8  
  23.0  
  16.6  
  04.9  
1.86  Entertainment media, celebrities
  57.7  
  20.2  
  08.2  
  08.2  
  03.8  
  00.5  
  01.1  
3. How significant are these factors in helping form your political views?
 

Not at all
significant

 <---->

Extremely
significant
3.40  Your gender
  28.7  
  12.0  
  05.8  
  19.9  
  17.3  
  09.0  
  07.0  
2.75  Your sexual orientation
  40.2  
  13.8  
  07.6  
  19.4  
  10.5  
  03.8  
  04.4  
3.43  Your racial / ethnic background
  28.6  
  11.2  
  07.9  
  18.2  
  15.6  
  10.6  
  07.6  
3.85  How affluent your family is / was
  19.1  
  08.8  
  10.0  
  21.4  
  19.4  
  12.9  
  08.2  
4.13  Where you grew up
  16.1  
  09.4  
  05.5  
  18.5  
  22.9  
  18.5  
  08.8  
4. To what extent has your life or the life of someone close to you been affected by:
 

Not at all

<---->

Extensively
3.25  Becoming a parent at a young age
  40.2  
  09.6  
  06.4  
  09.6  
  11.3  
  07.5  
  15.1  
2.47  Having an abortion
  55.1  
  09.3  
  05.5  
  13.7  
  04.3  
  03.2  
  08.7  
3.96  Serving in the military
  23.6  
  07.2  
  06.9  
  13.9  
  19.8  
  15.4  
  12.8  
3.17  Being deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan
  41.6  
  07.2  
  06.4  
  11.9  
  12.8  
  09.0  
  10.7  
3.82  Losing a job because of the economy
  27.4  
  09.3  
  07.3  
  10.8  
  14.3  
  15.2  
  15.4  
4.02  Feeling significant economic hardship
  20.7  
  08.1  
  10.5  
  15.4  
  12.8  
  17.2  
  14.9  
4.35  Seriously struggling to pay for college
  16.1  
  09.0  
  10.2  
  12.0  
  14.9  
  14.9  
  22.5  
3.90  Altering college plans because of cost
  23.3  
  09.6  
  09.3  
  15.4  
  11.6  
  13.7  
  16.6  
3.08  Being uninsured
  41.9  
  11.0  
  05.8  
  11.6  
  08.7  
  08.7  
  11.9  
3.09  Needing medical care you can't afford
  39.3  
  11.9  
  09.9  
  10.2  
  07.2  
  09.6  
  11.6  
2.45  Suffering under excessive regulation
  48.2  
  12.2  
  09.6  
  14.3  
  08.7  
  04.0  
  02.6  
3.22  Being discriminated against
  35.8  
  10.2  
  12.8  
  09.6  
  11.9  
  07.2  
  12.2  
2.62  Being gay
  54.8  
  07.8  
  06.9  
  06.4  
  07.8  
  06.1  
  09.9  
5. How often do you use these media to get news?
 

Not at all

<---->

Very often

4.59  Newspapers
  05.8  
  10.2  
  09.3  
  17.4  
  22.1  
  20.1  
  14.8  
3.32  News magazines
  19.0  
  17.5  
  18.1  
  17.5  
  14.9  
  09.9  
  02.6  
4.29  Internet sites run by media companies
  14.3  
  11.4  
  09.9  
  14.0  
  13.4  
  18.7  
  18.1  
2.68  Other internet sites or "blogs"
  40.6  
  17.8  
  09.0  
  14.0  
  07.0  
  06.4  
  04.9  
3.08  Radio news programs
  29.2  
  17.8  
  11.4  
  15.7  
  13.7  
  06.4  
  05.5  
2.60  Radio talk shows
  39.1  
  19.8  
  12.5  
  10.2  
  08.4  
  06.7  
  02.9  
4.93  Television news programs
  06.7  
  06.4  
  06.1  
  14.3  
  17.8  
  30.7  
  17.8  
3.85  Entertainment or comedy shows
  19.8  
  10.8  
  10.8  
  16.9  
  15.7  
  15.4  
  10.2  
6. Do you know how to . . .
         
Yes
No
Register to vote?
  96.7  
  03.2  
Get an absentee ballot?
  62.1  
  37.8  
Find your polling place?
  76.2  
  23.7  
Determine what identification is needed to vote?
  78.3  
  21.6  
Vote by telephone in a presidential election?
  06.4  
  93.5  
7. Which one of these eight statements best describes you?
I am not eligible to register (not a citizen, too young, etc.).
I am not registered and don't plan to register before this election.
I am not registered but plan to register in time for this election.
  09.4  
An organization approached me and registered me to vote.
  07.3  
I registered to vote at a campus kiosk operated by the county.
  09.4  
I registered to vote at a booth or during an event.
  13.2  
I registered to vote at a DMV driver's license facility.
  12.6  
I registered to vote on my own.
  47.7  
8. Which one of these four statements best describes you?
I have not visited a DMV driver's license facility since turning 18.
  33.5  
A DMV worker asked me whether I wanted to register to vote.
  25.3  
No one at the DMV asked me about registering to vote.
  23.7  
I am not sure whether anyone at the DMV asked me about registering.
  17.3  
         
Yes
No
Have you ever voted before?
  45.4  
  54.5  
Do you plan to vote Nov. 2?
  95.2  
  04.7  
Would you be more likely to choose to vote:
In your hometown, either in person or by absentee ballot?
  41.4  
In the town where you go to school?
  58.5  
9. Even if you are an independent, which political party is closest to your views?
The Democratic Party
  48.5  
The Republican Party
  31.1  
A third party
  05.0  
None of the above
  07.3  
I'd rather not say
  07.9  
Please supply the following demographic information about yourself:
  48.2   Male   51.7   Female
  26.6   Member of racial / ethnic minority   73.3   Not a minority
  87.3   Age 25 or younger   12.6   Older than 25
  71.2   Rely on family for financial support   28.7   On my own financially