December 2006 Values Update Survey - Analysis
CVOTE06A (Weighted by WEIGHT)
In the 2006 election for Congress, did things come up which kept you from voting, or did you happen to vote?
Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
---|---|---|
1) Yes, voted | 63.1% | 63.1% |
2) No, didn't vote | 35.6% | 98.7% |
3) No, too young to vote | 0.7% | 99.5% |
9) DK/Refused | 0.5% | 100.0% |
Age (I-AGE)
18-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes, voted | 33.6% | 50.6% | 60.2% | 70.4% | 73.4% | 84.1% | 31 | 62.9% |
No, didn't vote | 60.9% | 49.4% | 39.1% | 29.4% | 25.9% | 14.7% | 5 | 36.0% |
No, too young to vote | 5.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0 | 0.7% |
DK/Refused | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 2 | 0.4% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Yes, voted | 64.0% | 62.2% | 0 | 63.1% |
No, didn't vote | 35.1% | 36.1% | 0 | 35.6% |
No, too young to vote | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0 | 0.8% |
DK/Refused | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0 | 0.5% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% |
Education (I-EDUC)
Less than high school | High school graduate | Some college | College graduate and above | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes, voted | 39.9% | 55.3% | 66.7% | 82.1% | 8 | 63.1% |
No, didn't vote | 57.4% | 43.8% | 31.5% | 17.4% | 5 | 35.6% |
No, too young to vote | 1.8% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.7% |
DK/Refused | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0 | 0.5% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Republican | Democrat | Independent | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes, voted | 72.5% | 69.4% | 57.2% | 62 | 65.1% |
No, didn't vote | 26.3% | 29.0% | 42.1% | 69 | 33.8% |
No, too young to vote | 1.2% | 1.1% | 0.4% | 0 | 0.8% |
DK/Refused | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 6 | 0.3% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Race (I-RACE)
White non-Hispanic | Black non-Hispanic | Hispanic or other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes, voted | 68.5% | 63.7% | 40.5% | 18 | 62.9% |
No, didn't vote | 30.4% | 35.8% | 57.2% | 3 | 35.8% |
No, too young to vote | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1.4% | 0 | 0.7% |
DK/Refused | 0.4% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1 | 0.5% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% |