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Religion and Public Life Survey, 2006 - Analysis

VOTE04 (Weighted by WEIGHT)

In the 2004 presidential election between George W. Bush and John Kerry, did things come up that kept you from voting, or did you happen to vote?
 PercentCumulative Percent
1) Voted72.9%72.9%
2) Did not vote (includes too young to vote)25.6%98.5%
8) Don't remember if voted0.4%99.0%
9) Refused1.0%100.0%





Age (I-AGE)

 18-2425-3435-4445-6465+MissingTotal
Voted36.7%66.3%77.3%81.6%84.9%1673.3%
Did not vote (includes too young to vote)62.9%33.4%22.5%17.5%13.1%225.9%
Don't remember if voted0.0%0.3%0.3%0.7%0.3%00.4%
Refused0.4%0.0%0.0%0.1%1.7%40.4%
Missing00000220
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1981

Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)

 More than once a weekOnce a weekOnce or twice a monthA few times a yearSeldomNeverMissingTotal
Voted74.9%80.8%73.9%73.4%68.3%58.5%1173.0%
Did not vote (includes too young to vote)22.4%18.6%25.7%25.5%30.7%39.3%125.8%
Don't remember if voted0.0%0.2%0.3%1.1%0.0%0.9%00.4%
Refused2.7%0.4%0.0%0.0%1.0%1.3%10.8%
Missing000000130
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1990

Education (I-EDUC)

 Less than high schoolHigh school graduate (Grade 12 or GED certificate)Some college, no 4-year degree (or Vocational or Technical degree AFTER high school)College graduate (B.S., B.A., or other 4-year degree)Post-graduate training or professional schooling after college (e.g., toward a master's Degree or Ph.D.; law or medical schoolMissingTotal
Voted46.9%70.6%76.1%88.0%88.6%573.4%
Did not vote (includes too young to vote)50.2%28.9%23.9%10.8%11.4%125.9%
Don't remember if voted1.8%0.0%0.0%0.9%0.0%00.4%
Refused1.1%0.4%0.0%0.3%0.0%50.4%
Missing00000110
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1992

Gender (I-GENDER)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
Voted71.7%74.1%072.9%
Did not vote (includes too young to vote)27.0%24.4%025.7%
Don't remember if voted0.0%0.8%00.4%
Refused1.3%0.7%01.0%
Missing0000
Total 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 2003

Household income (I-INCOME)

 Less than $20,00020 to under $30,00030 to under $50,00050 to under $75,00075 to under $100,000$100,000 or moreMissingTotal
Voted49.2%76.7%79.4%81.2%75.1%82.9%20873.7%
Did not vote (includes too young to vote)48.3%21.9%20.6%18.8%24.5%15.6%4925.4%
Don't remember if voted0.9%1.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%30.3%
Refused1.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.4%1.5%60.6%
Missing0000002660
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1737

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

 MarriedDivorced or separatedWidowedNever been marriedMissingTotal
Voted79.8%68.0%83.0%56.2%673.4%
Did not vote (includes too young to vote)19.4%30.7%15.8%43.5%025.8%
Don't remember if voted0.6%0.3%0.6%0.0%00.5%
Refused0.2%1.0%0.6%0.2%60.4%
Missing0000120
Total 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1991

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