Means (1 to 7) for each item, percentages for each level
MINORITY 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
5.69  The war in Iraq, war on terror
  02.7  
  00.9  
  05.5  
  11.9  
  11.0  
  29.3  
  38.5  
6.05  Job market, economy
  00.9  
  01.8  
  05.5  
  17.4  
  30.2  
  44.0  
5.98  Higher education funding
  01.8  
  00.9  
  01.8  
  05.6  
  13.0  
  35.5  
  41.1  
5.00  Envrionmental issues
  00.9  
  05.5  
  07.3  
  20.1  
  30.2  
  16.5  
  19.2  
5.57  Health care, health insurance
  02.7  
  02.7  
  16.5  
  22.9  
  22.0  
  33.0  
4.53  Abortion
  06.4  
  06.4  
  06.4  
  30.2  
  17.4  
  10.0  
  19.2  
4.25  Gay marriage, civil union
  13.7  
  08.2  
  07.3  
  24.7  
  15.5  
  15.5  
  14.6  
5.28  Cutting taxes, government spending
  02.7  
  01.8  
  02.7  
  16.5  
  28.4  
  28.4  
  19.2  
5.33  Immigration, affirmative action
  03.6  
  02.7  
  03.6  
  15.5  
  23.8  
  21.1  
  29.3  
2. How much do each of these influence your political views?
 

Not at all
influential

 <---->

Extremely
influential
3.97  Your religion or faith
  25.0  
  09.2  
  04.6  
  16.6  
  12.0  
  13.8  
  18.5  
4.30  Your family
  12.9  
  12.0  
  09.2  
  11.1  
  22.2  
  16.6  
  15.7  
3.76  Your friends
  18.5  
  10.1  
  11.1  
  22.2  
  18.5  
  12.9  
  06.4  
3.38  Your teachers or professors
  23.1  
  11.1  
  15.7  
  16.6  
  23.1  
  07.4  
  02.7  
3.40  Organizations you belong to
  25.0  
  10.1  
  09.2  
  25.0  
  18.5  
  09.2  
  02.7  
4.44  News media you rely upon
  07.4  
  05.5  
  14.8  
  17.5  
  24.0  
  23.1  
  07.4  
2.28  Entertainment media, celebrities
  47.2  
  19.4  
  05.5  
  17.5  
  07.4  
  00.9  
  01.8  
3. How significant are these factors in helping form your political views?
 

Not at all
significant

 <---->

Extremely
significant
3.68  Your gender
  25.0  
  11.1  
  06.4  
  18.5  
  17.5  
  09.2  
  12.0  
2.79  Your sexual orientation
  39.8  
  12.0  
  09.2  
  18.5  
  11.1  
  06.4  
  02.7  
4.62  Your racial / ethnic background
  11.1  
  07.4  
  08.3  
  13.8  
  16.6  
  25.9  
  16.6  
4.30  How affluent your family is / was
  12.0  
  11.1  
  04.6  
  21.2  
  22.2  
  14.8  
  13.8  
4.44  Where you grew up
  14.8  
  08.3  
  02.7  
  15.7  
  21.2  
  24.0  
  12.9  
4. To what extent has your life or the life of someone close to you been affected by:
 

Not at all

<---->

Extensively
3.58  Becoming a parent at a young age
  35.5  
  07.4  
  06.5  
  11.2  
  11.2  
  08.4  
  19.6  
2.83  Having an abortion
  47.6  
  07.4  
  07.4  
  16.8  
  03.7  
  05.6  
  11.2  
3.75  Serving in the military
  33.6  
  02.8  
  05.6  
  11.2  
  19.6  
  13.0  
  14.0  
3.06  Being deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan
  46.7  
  04.6  
  02.8  
  14.9  
  12.1  
  09.3  
  09.3  
4.05  Losing a job because of the economy
  26.1  
  08.4  
  05.6  
  11.2  
  09.3  
  20.5  
  18.6  
4.46  Feeling significant economic hardship
  14.8  
  09.2  
  10.1  
  08.3  
  14.8  
  23.1  
  19.4  
4.61  Seriously struggling to pay for college
  14.8  
  09.2  
  08.3  
  09.2  
  12.0  
  18.5  
  27.7  
4.19  Altering college plans because of cost
  24.2  
  06.5  
  08.4  
  11.2  
  11.2  
  12.1  
  26.1  
3.57  Being uninsured
  34.5  
  08.4  
  05.6  
  14.0  
  09.3  
  10.2  
  17.7  
3.77  Needing medical care you can't afford
  31.4  
  08.3  
  05.5  
  09.2  
  13.8  
  13.8  
  17.5  
3.12  Suffering under excessive regulation
  36.1  
  10.1  
  09.2  
  16.6  
  13.8  
  04.6  
  09.2  
4.38  Being discriminated against
  17.5  
  06.4  
  09.2  
  15.7  
  13.8  
  11.1  
  25.9  
2.83  Being gay
  52.3  
  04.6  
  06.5  
  10.2  
  09.3  
  03.7  
  13.0  
5. How often do you use these media to get news?
 

Not at all

<---->

Very often

4.58  Newspapers
  07.3  
  08.2  
  11.0  
  12.8  
  28.4  
  16.5  
  15.5  
3.46  News magazines
  20.1  
  11.9  
  16.5  
  21.1  
  15.5  
  11.9  
  02.7  
4.66  Internet sites run by media companies
  10.0  
  09.1  
  09.1  
  11.9  
  18.3  
  17.4  
  23.8  
3.41  Other internet sites or "blogs"
  27.5  
  11.9  
  08.2  
  20.1  
  11.9  
  16.5  
  03.6  
2.95  Radio news programs
  30.2  
  17.4  
  11.9  
  20.1  
  11.9  
  03.6  
  04.5  
2.59  Radio talk shows
  40.3  
  19.2  
  11.0  
  13.7  
  04.5  
  07.3  
  03.6  
5.03  Television news programs
  09.1  
  03.6  
  04.5  
  15.5  
  14.6  
  28.4  
  23.8  
3.64  Entertainment or comedy shows
  29.3  
  05.5  
  05.5  
  21.1  
  17.4  
  11.9  
  09.1  
6. Do you know how to . . .
         
Yes
No
Register to vote?
  84.1  
  15.8  
Get an absentee ballot?
  47.1  
  52.8  
Find your polling place?
  59.0  
  40.9  
Determine what identification is needed to vote?
  66.3  
  33.6  
Vote by telephone in a presidential election?
  10.3  
  89.6  
7. Which one of these eight statements best describes you?
I am not eligible to register (not a citizen, too young, etc.).
  27.1  
I am not registered and don't plan to register before this election.
  00.9  
I am not registered but plan to register in time for this election.
  10.2  
An organization approached me and registered me to vote.
  03.7  
I registered to vote at a campus kiosk operated by the county.
  08.4  
I registered to vote at a booth or during an event.
  11.2  
I registered to vote at a DMV driver's license facility.
  03.7  
I registered to vote on my own.
  34.5  
8. Which one of these four statements best describes you?
I have not visited a DMV driver's license facility since turning 18.
  31.3  
A DMV worker asked me whether I wanted to register to vote.
  11.7  
No one at the DMV asked me about registering to vote.
  35.2  
I am not sure whether anyone at the DMV asked me about registering.
  21.5  
         
Yes
No
Have you ever voted before?
  30.5  
  69.4  
Do you plan to vote Nov. 2?
  70.3  
  29.6  
Would you be more likely to choose to vote:
In your hometown, either in person or by absentee ballot?
  31.7  
In the town where you go to school?
  68.2  
9. Even if you are an independent, which political party is closest to your views?
The Democratic Party
  63.5  
The Republican Party
  14.0  
A third party
  01.8  
None of the above
  10.2  
I'd rather not say
  10.2  
Please supply the following demographic information about yourself:
  46.2   Male   53.7   Female
  100.0   Member of racial / ethnic minority Not a minority
  83.9   Age 25 or younger   16.0   Older than 25
  71.0   Rely on family for financial support   28.9   On my own financially