Means (1 to 7) for each item, percentages for each level
±5% error margin with 394 responses (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
5.80  The war in Iraq, war on terror
  01.0  
  01.2  
  03.2  
  10.4  
  17.5  
  27.4  
  39.0  
5.86  Job market, economy
  01.0  
  00.7  
  02.2  
  06.6  
  21.1  
  32.0  
  36.1  
5.76  Higher education funding
  01.2  
  02.5  
  02.8  
  08.6  
  16.8  
  32.3  
  35.4  
4.96  Envrionmental issues
  02.2  
  04.8  
  09.9  
  17.0  
  27.4  
  19.3  
  19.0  
5.23  Health care, health insurance
  01.0  
  03.0  
  06.8  
  17.7  
  25.1  
  24.1  
  22.0  
4.74  Abortion
  07.1  
  06.3  
  06.3  
  21.6  
  17.8  
  14.7  
  23.4  
4.35  Gay marriage, civil union
  10.9  
  09.9  
  10.4  
  21.1  
  14.5  
  15.5  
  17.5  
4.99  Cutting taxes, government spending
  02.8  
  02.5  
  06.8  
  22.4  
  26.0  
  23.9  
  15.3  
4.65  Immigration, affirmative action
  04.8  
  06.6  
  09.4  
  26.2  
  19.6  
  16.3  
  16.8  
2. How much do each of these influence your political views?
 

Not at all
influential

 <---->

Extremely
influential
3.74  Your religion or faith
  28.4  
  10.0  
  07.4  
  14.1  
  11.7  
  08.9  
  19.2  
4.42  Your family
  10.9  
  09.2  
  10.2  
  14.5  
  19.4  
  22.2  
  13.2  
3.71  Your friends
  14.8  
  12.3  
  15.6  
  22.8  
  16.9  
  13.0  
  04.3  
3.03  Your teachers or professors
  26.0  
  19.1  
  15.5  
  15.5  
  14.5  
  06.6  
  02.5  
3.17  Organizations you belong to
  26.5  
  13.7  
  14.0  
  18.8  
  16.3  
  08.6  
  01.7  
4.04  News media you rely upon
  11.4  
  07.9  
  16.5  
  20.1  
  22.1  
  15.8  
  05.8  
1.90  Entertainment media, celebrities
  57.5  
  19.4  
  08.1  
  08.9  
  03.3  
  01.0  
  01.5  
3. How significant are these factors in helping form your political views?
 

Not at all
significant

 <---->

Extremely
significant
3.40  Your gender
  28.3  
  11.9  
  06.3  
  20.4  
  16.5  
  09.6  
  06.6  
2.72  Your sexual orientation
  41.1  
  14.3  
  07.1  
  18.4  
  09.9  
  04.6  
  04.3  
3.56  Your racial / ethnic background
  26.4  
  11.0  
  08.2  
  17.9  
  15.3  
  12.8  
  08.2  
3.89  How affluent your family is / was
  18.6  
  08.6  
  09.7  
  20.9  
  19.9  
  13.8  
  08.1  
4.22  Where you grew up
  15.0  
  08.9  
  05.6  
  18.4  
  21.9  
  20.4  
  09.4  
4. To what extent has your life or the life of someone close to you been affected by:
 

Not at all

<---->

Extensively
3.17  Becoming a parent at a young age
  41.6  
  10.0  
  06.1  
  09.5  
  11.3  
  06.9  
  14.3  
2.43  Having an abortion
  56.0  
  09.5  
  05.6  
  13.1  
  03.8  
  03.3  
  08.4  
3.90  Serving in the military
  25.8  
  06.9  
  07.1  
  13.2  
  18.4  
  14.8  
  13.5  
3.12  Being deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan
  43.0  
  07.1  
  06.1  
  12.3  
  11.2  
  09.2  
  10.7  
3.79  Losing a job because of the economy
  28.1  
  09.7  
  06.9  
  11.5  
  13.2  
  14.5  
  15.8  
3.99  Feeling significant economic hardship
  21.1  
  08.4  
  10.7  
  15.5  
  12.5  
  16.5  
  15.0  
4.29  Seriously struggling to pay for college
  17.6  
  09.2  
  09.7  
  11.7  
  14.5  
  14.8  
  22.2  
3.86  Altering college plans because of cost
  25.5  
  09.4  
  08.4  
  14.5  
  10.7  
  13.5  
  17.6  
3.08  Being uninsured
  42.1  
  10.4  
  06.1  
  11.7  
  08.9  
  08.4  
  12.0  
3.15  Needing medical care you can't afford
  39.5  
  10.4  
  09.4  
  09.9  
  08.4  
  10.4  
  11.7  
2.52  Suffering under excessive regulation
  47.4  
  11.5  
  10.2  
  14.3  
  08.7  
  03.8  
  03.8  
3.32  Being discriminated against
  34.8  
  09.6  
  11.9  
  10.9  
  10.9  
  07.8  
  13.7  
2.59  Being gay
  55.7  
  07.1  
  07.1  
  06.6  
  07.4  
  05.9  
  09.7  
5. How often do you use these media to get news?
 

Not at all

<---->

Very often

4.54  Newspapers
  06.0  
  10.9  
  10.4  
  16.7  
  21.5  
  19.5  
  14.7  
3.33  News magazines
  18.6  
  17.6  
  18.3  
  18.3  
  14.2  
  09.9  
  02.8  
4.39  Internet sites run by media companies
  13.7  
  10.4  
  08.9  
  14.5  
  13.9  
  18.3  
  20.1  
2.80  Other internet sites or "blogs"
  38.6  
  16.2  
  08.6  
  16.0  
  07.8  
  07.3  
  05.0  
3.04  Radio news programs
  29.5  
  18.0  
  11.1  
  17.5  
  12.2  
  06.6  
  04.8  
2.55  Radio talk shows
  40.4  
  19.3  
  12.9  
  10.4  
  07.6  
  06.6  
  02.5  
4.81  Television news programs
  08.1  
  06.6  
  06.1  
  16.5  
  17.0  
  28.2  
  17.3  
3.76  Entertainment or comedy shows
  22.3  
  10.1  
  10.1  
  18.3  
  13.9  
  14.5  
  10.4  
6. Do you know how to . . .
         
Yes
No
Register to vote?
  91.8  
  08.1  
Get an absentee ballot?
  57.9  
  42.0  
Find your polling place?
  71.0  
  28.9  
Determine what identification is needed to vote?
  74.7  
  25.2  
Vote by telephone in a presidential election?
  06.6  
  93.3  
7. Which one of these eight statements best describes you?
I am not eligible to register (not a citizen, too young, etc.).
  10.2  
I am not registered and don't plan to register before this election.
  02.8  
I am not registered but plan to register in time for this election.
  08.2  
An organization approached me and registered me to vote.
  06.4  
I registered to vote at a campus kiosk operated by the county.
  08.2  
I registered to vote at a booth or during an event.
  11.5  
I registered to vote at a DMV driver's license facility.
  11.0  
I registered to vote on my own.
  41.5  
8. Which one of these four statements best describes you?
I have not visited a DMV driver's license facility since turning 18.
  33.2  
A DMV worker asked me whether I wanted to register to vote.
  23.6  
No one at the DMV asked me about registering to vote.
  25.2  
I am not sure whether anyone at the DMV asked me about registering.
  17.8  
         
Yes
No
Have you ever voted before?
  42.5  
  57.4  
Do you plan to vote Nov. 2?
  82.8  
  17.1  
Would you be more likely to choose to vote:
In your hometown, either in person or by absentee ballot?
  41.5  
In the town where you go to school?
  58.4  
9. Even if you are an independent, which political party is closest to your views?
The Democratic Party
  47.5  
The Republican Party
  30.3  
A third party
  04.6  
None of the above
  10.0  
I'd rather not say
  07.4  
Please supply the following demographic information about yourself:
  48.3   Male   51.6   Female
  32.0   Member of racial / ethnic minority   67.9   Not a minority
  85.5   Age 25 or younger   14.4   Older than 25
  69.5   Rely on family for financial support   30.4   On my own financially