Table 7. November 1966 Congressional Election Voting & Registration Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Release date: August 1996 (Numbers in thousands. Civilian noninstitutional population) ______________________________________________________________________ Registered Voted Voting-age Characteristic population Number Percent Number Percent ______________________________________________________________________ GENDER AND AGE Both sexes: 112,800 79,295 70.3 62,518 55.4 18 - 20 yrs 1/ 498 169 33.9 108 21.9 21 - 24 yrs 10,253 4,588 44.6 3,247 31.7 25 - 44 yrs 45,061 30,483 67.6 23,926 53.1 45 - 64 yrs 39,171 30,916 78.9 25,249 64.5 65 yrs & over 17,817 13,159 73.9 9,987 56.1 Male: 52,799 38,120 72.2 30,714 58.2 18 - 20 yrs 214 64 29.9 56 26.2 21 - 24 yrs 4,612 2,079 45.1 1,504 32.6 25 - 44 yrs 21,464 14,609 68.1 11,621 54.1 45 - 64 yrs 18,762 15,178 80.9 12,559 66.9 65 yrs & over 7,747 6,190 79.9 4,974 64.2 Female: 60,001 41,175 68.6 31,804 53.0 18 - 20 yrs 284 105 37.0 53 18.7 21 - 24 yrs 5,641 2,489 44.1 1,743 30.9 25 - 44 yrs 23,597 15,874 67.3 12,305 52.1 45 - 64 yrs 20,409 15,738 77.1 12,690 62.2 65 yrs & over 10,070 6,969 69.2 5,013 49.8 RACE White 101,205 72,517 71.7 57,757 57.1 Black 10,533 6,345 60.2 4,398 41.8 REGION North & West 78,355 57,862 73.8 47,712 60.9 South 34,445 21,433 62.2 14,806 43.0 EDUCATION Elem: 0 - 8 yrs 31,795 20,257 63.7 14,174 44.6 High: 1 - 3 yrs 20,126 13,432 66.7 10,040 49.9 4 years 38,004 27,941 73.5 22,840 60.1 Coll: 1 - 3 yrs 11,558 8,725 75.5 7,487 64.8 4 or more yrs 11,318 8,942 79.0 7,978 70.5 LABOR FORCE In labor force 69,204 49,488 71.5 39,981 57.8 Employed 67,331 48,459 72.0 39,227 58.3 Unemployed 1,873 1,028 54.9 753 40.2 Not in lab force 43,597 29,807 68.4 22,537 51.7 ______________________________________________________________________ 1/ Includes persons 18 to 20 years old in Georgia and Kentucky, 19 and 20 in Alaska, and 20 in Hawaii. Source: Current Population Reports, Series P20, No. 174