Means (1 to 7) for each item, percentages for each level
FIRST-TIME VOTERS 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
5.85  The war in Iraq, war on terror
  00.5  
  01.1  
  03.3  
  07.3  
  20.3  
  28.8  
  38.4  
5.87  Job market, economy
  00.5  
  01.1  
  01.1  
  07.3  
  23.7  
  29.9  
  36.1  
5.83  Higher education funding
  00.5  
  01.7  
  02.2  
  08.5  
  16.4  
  36.9  
  33.5  
4.84  Envrionmental issues
  02.2  
  04.5  
  12.4  
  15.8  
  33.3  
  15.8  
  15.8  
5.33  Health care, health insurance
  01.1  
  02.2  
  06.7  
  12.9  
  28.8  
  24.8  
  23.1  
4.91  Abortion
  03.9  
  07.3  
  07.3  
  21.0  
  18.1  
  16.4  
  25.0  
4.44  Gay marriage, civil union
  08.5  
  11.3  
  09.0  
  23.2  
  12.5  
  16.4  
  18.7  
5.15  Cutting taxes, government spending
  03.3  
  01.1  
  06.2  
  18.6  
  23.7  
  30.5  
  16.3  
4.69  Immigration, affirmative action
  03.4  
  06.2  
  07.9  
  28.9  
  21.0  
  18.1  
  14.2  
2. How much do each of these influence your political views?
 

Not at all
influential

 <---->

Extremely
influential
4.11  Your religion or faith
  23.8  
  08.5  
  05.1  
  13.6  
  15.3  
  10.2  
  23.2  
4.63  Your family
  09.0  
  06.2  
  10.2  
  12.5  
  24.4  
  23.2  
  14.2  
3.71  Your friends
  16.5  
  11.4  
  15.4  
  20.0  
  17.1  
  16.0  
  03.4  
3.18  Your teachers or professors
  24.4  
  16.4  
  15.3  
  16.4  
  16.4  
  08.5  
  02.2  
3.26  Organizations you belong to
  26.7  
  11.3  
  13.6  
  19.3  
  17.6  
  09.0  
  02.2  
4.18  News media you rely upon
  11.3  
  06.8  
  14.7  
  17.0  
  23.8  
  21.5  
  04.5  
2.17  Entertainment media, celebrities
  45.4  
  23.2  
  10.7  
  12.5  
  06.2  
  00.5  
  01.1  
3. How significant are these factors in helping form your political views?
 

Not at all
significant

 <---->

Extremely
significant
3.39  Your gender
  28.8  
  12.4  
  04.5  
  19.7  
  20.9  
  06.2  
  07.3  
2.95  Your sexual orientation
  36.3  
  13.0  
  09.0  
  18.1  
  13.0  
  03.9  
  06.2  
3.69  Your racial / ethnic background
  25.0  
  09.6  
  07.9  
  18.1  
  15.9  
  14.2  
  09.0  
3.89  How affluent your family is / was
  20.9  
  09.0  
  06.7  
  18.6  
  20.3  
  15.8  
  08.4  
4.23  Where you grew up
  15.2  
  09.0  
  04.5  
  18.0  
  23.1  
  21.4  
  08.4  
4. To what extent has your life or the life of someone close to you been affected by:
 

Not at all

<---->

Extensively
3.57  Becoming a parent at a young age
  36.1  
  05.0  
  08.4  
  09.0  
  14.6  
  10.1  
  16.3  
2.72  Having an abortion
  51.4  
  08.4  
  05.0  
  12.9  
  06.2  
  04.5  
  11.2  
3.98  Serving in the military
  22.0  
  07.9  
  07.9  
  13.5  
  22.0  
  13.5  
  12.9  
3.12  Being deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan
  42.9  
  05.6  
  08.4  
  11.2  
  12.4  
  08.4  
  10.7  
3.96  Losing a job because of the economy
  25.4  
  07.3  
  06.7  
  11.8  
  16.9  
  18.0  
  13.5  
4.03  Feeling significant economic hardship
  18.7  
  07.3  
  11.9  
  17.0  
  15.3  
  17.6  
  11.9  
4.48  Seriously struggling to pay for college
  14.6  
  06.2  
  11.8  
  13.5  
  12.9  
  18.0  
  22.5  
4.06  Altering college plans because of cost
  21.4  
  07.9  
  07.9  
  18.0  
  11.2  
  16.9  
  16.3  
3.12  Being uninsured
  40.1  
  11.2  
  04.5  
  14.1  
  09.6  
  10.1  
  10.1  
3.27  Needing medical care you can't afford
  37.8  
  08.4  
  07.9  
  13.5  
  09.0  
  12.4  
  10.7  
2.53  Suffering under excessive regulation
  46.3  
  11.2  
  09.0  
  16.3  
  11.2  
  04.5  
  01.1  
3.29  Being discriminated against
  35.0  
  07.9  
  12.9  
  10.1  
  15.2  
  07.3  
  11.2  
2.69  Being gay
  52.5  
  06.2  
  08.4  
  08.4  
  09.6  
  05.6  
  09.0  
5. How often do you use these media to get news?
 

Not at all

<---->

Very often

4.50  Newspapers
  06.7  
  07.3  
  10.7  
  20.3  
  24.2  
  19.2  
  11.2  
3.31  News magazines
  20.5  
  15.4  
  17.1  
  21.1  
  13.1  
  09.7  
  02.8  
3.96  Internet sites run by media companies
  17.6  
  12.5  
  13.0  
  13.6  
  12.5  
  17.0  
  13.6  
2.62  Other internet sites or "blogs"
  43.7  
  15.3  
  08.5  
  14.2  
  06.2  
  09.0  
  02.8  
3.01  Radio news programs
  28.9  
  15.9  
  13.6  
  17.0  
  16.4  
  06.2  
  01.7  
2.50  Radio talk shows
  38.6  
  23.2  
  11.3  
  10.7  
  09.0  
  05.1  
  01.7  
5.13  Television news programs
  05.6  
  03.9  
  05.1  
  14.2  
  18.1  
  33.5  
  19.3  
4.03  Entertainment or comedy shows
  17.6  
  08.5  
  07.3  
  21.0  
  19.8  
  15.9  
  09.6  
6. Do you know how to . . .
         
Yes
No
Register to vote?
  96.0  
  03.9  
Get an absentee ballot?
  53.4  
  46.5  
Find your polling place?
  70.2  
  29.7  
Determine what identification is needed to vote?
  72.1  
  27.8  
Vote by telephone in a presidential election?
  05.1  
  94.8  
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.
  13.8  
An organization approached me and registered me to vote.
  10.9  
I registered to vote at a campus kiosk operated by the county.
  10.4  
I registered to vote at a booth or during an event.
  16.1  
I registered to vote at a DMV driver's license facility.
  10.4  
I registered to vote on my own.
  38.1  
8. Which one of these four statements best describes you?
I have not visited a DMV driver's license facility since turning 18.
  42.1  
A DMV worker asked me whether I wanted to register to vote.
  21.0  
No one at the DMV asked me about registering to vote.
  21.6  
I am not sure whether anyone at the DMV asked me about registering.
  15.2  
         
Yes
No
Have you ever voted before?
  100.0  
Do you plan to vote Nov. 2?
  100.0  
Would you be more likely to choose to vote:
In your hometown, either in person or by absentee ballot?
  37.9  
In the town where you go to school?
  62.0  
9. Even if you are an independent, which political party is closest to your views?
The Democratic Party
  51.1  
The Republican Party
  31.6  
A third party
  02.2  
None of the above
  04.0  
I'd rather not say
  10.9  
Please supply the following demographic information about yourself:
  44.2   Male   55.7   Female
  34.1   Member of racial / ethnic minority   65.8   Not a minority
  97.0   Age 25 or younger   02.9   Older than 25
  83.9   Rely on family for financial support   16.0   On my own financially