Religion and Politics Survey, 1996 - Analysis
VOTE94 (Weighted by WEIGHT)
In the 1994 elections for Congress last November, did things come up which kept you from voting, or did you happen to vote?
Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
---|---|---|
1) Yes, voted | 58.4% | 58.4% |
2) No, didn't vote/Too young | 38.0% | 96.4% |
3) Don't remember if voted | 3.3% | 99.7% |
4) Refused | 0.3% | 100.0% |
Age (I-AGE)
18 - 29 years | 30 - 49 years | 50 and older | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes, voted | 30.3% | 60.2% | 74.3% | 23 | 57.9% |
No, didn't vote/Too young | 67.2% | 36.9% | 20.3% | 1 | 38.4% |
Don't remember if voted | 2.3% | 2.7% | 4.9% | 0 | 3.4% |
Refused | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0 | 0.3% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Sex (I-SEX)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Yes, voted | 58.8% | 57.9% | 0 | 58.4% |
No, didn't vote/Too young | 38.8% | 37.2% | 0 | 38.0% |
Don't remember if voted | 2.0% | 4.5% | 0 | 3.3% |
Refused | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0 | 0.3% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Republican | Democrat | Independent or other party | No preference | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes, voted | 69.5% | 62.4% | 47.2% | 44.0% | 4 | 58.8% |
No, didn't vote/Too young | 27.2% | 34.2% | 49.5% | 41.8% | 18 | 37.6% |
Don't remember if voted | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 14.3% | 1 | 3.3% |
Refused | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Region (I-REGION)
East | Midwest | South | West | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes, voted | 62.3% | 59.3% | 57.3% | 55.1% | 0 | 58.4% |
No, didn't vote/Too young | 36.0% | 35.9% | 37.3% | 43.5% | 0 | 38.0% |
Don't remember if voted | 1.4% | 4.5% | 5.0% | 1.4% | 0 | 3.3% |
Refused | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.3% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
Christian | Jewish | Muslim | Other non-Christian | No preference | Agnostic or Atheist | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes, voted | 60.2% | 83.0% | 66.7% | 50.0% | 45.4% | 39.3% | 7 | 58.5% |
No, didn't vote/Too young | 36.1% | 14.9% | 33.3% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 60.7% | 7 | 37.9% |
Don't remember if voted | 3.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.5% | 0.0% | 1 | 3.3% |
Refused | 0.2% | 2.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.3% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |