Table 8 November 1970 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: 120,701 82,181 68.1 65,888 54.6 18 - 20 yrs 1/ 433 179 41.3 111 25.6 21 - 24 yrs 12,594 5,144 40.8 3,834 30.4 25 - 44 yrs 47,056 30,603 65.0 24,406 51.9 45 - 64 yrs 41,477 32,151 77.5 26,631 64.2 65 yrs & over 19,141 14,104 73.7 10,906 57.0 Male: 56,431 39,275 69.6 32,048 56.8 18 - 20 yrs 204 82 40.2 49 24.0 21 - 24 yrs 5,740 2,364 41.2 1,769 30.8 25 - 44 yrs 22,639 4,781 65.3 11,834 52.3 45 - 64 yrs 19,715 15,559 78.9 13,080 66.3 65 yrs & over 8,133 6,489 79.8 5,316 65.4 Female: 64,270 42,905 66.8 33,840 52.7 18 - 20 yrs 231 92 39.8 61 26.4 21 - 24 yrs 6,854 2,781 40.6 2,065 30.1 25 - 44 yrs 24,418 15,822 64.8 12,572 51.5 45 - 64 yrs 21,762 16,595 76.3 13,552 62.3 65 yrs & over 11,005 7,615 69.2 5,590 50.8 RACE White 107,997 74,672 69.1 60,426 56.0 Black 11,472 6,971 60.8 4,992 43.5 REGION North & West 83,515 58,474 70.0 49,264 59.0 South 37,186 23,707 63.8 16,624 44.7 EDUCATION Elem: 0 - 8 yrs 29,174 17,854 61.2 12,675 43.4 High: 1 - 3 yrs 20,290 12,765 62.9 9,557 47.1 4 years 42,927 30,327 70.6 25,062 58.4 Coll: 1 - 3 yrs 14,419 10,378 72.0 8,845 61.3 4 or more yrs 13,892 10,855 78.1 9,748 70.2 LABOR FORCE In labor force 74,782 51,629 69.0 42,234 56.5 Employed 71,548 49,941 69.8 40,904 57.2 Unemployed 3,235 1,688 52.2 1,331 41.1 Not in lab force 45,919 30,552 66.5 23,654 51.5 ______________________________________________________________________ 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. 228