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Reasons for not Voting, by Sex, Age, Race and Hispanic Origin: November 2000 Source: U.S. Census Bureau Internet Release date: February 27, 2002 (In thousands) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Reasons for not voting | Total non-voting | Sex | | | registered |-------------------------------------| | | population | Male | Female | | |------------------+------------------+------------------| | | Number |Percent| Number |Percent| Number |Percent| |-----------------------------------------------------+----------+-------+----------+-------+----------+-------| |All reasons | 18,724| 100.0| 8,814| 100.0| 9,909| 100.0| |Illness or disability (own or family's) | 2,765| 14.8| 871| 9.9| 1,894| 19.1| |Out of town or away from home | 1,916| 10.2| 1,173| 13.3| 744| 7.5| |Forgot to vote (or send in absentee ballot) | 742| 4.0| 339| 3.8| 404| 4.1| |Not interested, felt vote would not make a difference| 2,292| 12.2| 1,139| 12.9| 1,153| 11.6| |Too busy, conflicting schedule | 3,917| 20.9| 1,983| 22.5| 1,934| 19.5| |Transportation problems | 443| 2.4| 138| 1.6| 305| 3.1| |Did not like candidates or campaign issues | 1,443| 7.7| 678| 7.7| 766| 7.7| |Registration problems | 1,284| 6.9| 539| 6.1| 745| 7.5| |Bad weather conditions | 119| 0.6| 22| 0.2| 97| 1.0| |Inconvenient polling place or hours or lines too long| 489| 2.6| 232| 2.6| 257| 2.6| |Other reason, not specified | 1,901| 10.2| 889| 10.1| 1,012| 10.2| |Refused or don't know | 1,412| 7.5| 814| 9.2| 598| 6.0| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table 12. Reasons for not Voting, by Sex, Age, Race and Hispanic Origin: November 2000 (In thousands) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Reasons for not voting | Total non-voting | Age | | | registered |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | population | 18 to 24 years | 25 to 44 years | 45 to 64 years |65 years and over | | |------------------+------------------+------------------+------------------+------------------| | | Number |Percent| Number |Percent| Number |Percent| Number |Percent| Number |Percent| |-----------------------------------------------------+----------+-------+----------+-------+----------+-------+----------+-------+----------+-------| |All reasons | 18,724| 100.0| 3,487| 100.0| 8,031| 100.0| 4,409| 100.0| 2,796| 100.0| |Illness or disability (own or family's) | 2,765| 14.8| 116| 3.3| 588| 7.3| 656| 14.9| 1,406| 50.3| |Out of town or away from home | 1,916| 10.2| 431| 12.4| 816| 10.2| 473| 10.7| 196| 7.0| |Forgot to vote (or send in absentee ballot) | 742| 4.0| 264| 7.6| 250| 3.1| 177| 4.0| 51| 1.8| |Not interested, felt vote would not make a difference| 2,292| 12.2| 428| 12.3| 1,050| 13.1| 546| 12.4| 268| 9.6| |Too busy, conflicting schedule | 3,917| 20.9| 834| 23.9| 2,178| 27.1| 823| 18.7| 82| 2.9| |Transportation problems | 443| 2.4| 79| 2.3| 145| 1.8| 104| 2.4| 115| 4.1| |Did not like candidates or campaign issues | 1,443| 7.7| 193| 5.5| 617| 7.7| 453| 10.3| 180| 6.4| |Registration problems | 1,284| 6.9| 318| 9.1| 603| 7.5| 243| 5.5| 120| 4.3| |Bad weather conditions | 119| 0.6| 16| 0.5| 27| 0.3| 24| 0.5| 52| 1.9| |Inconvenient polling place or hours or lines too long| 489| 2.6| 81| 2.3| 279| 3.5| 103| 2.3| 25| 0.9| |Other reason, not specified | 1,901| 10.2| 342| 9.8| 922| 11.5| 441| 10.0| 196| 7.0| |Refused or don't know | 1,412| 7.5| 385| 11.0| 556| 6.9| 366| 8.3| 105| 3.8| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table 12. Reasons for not Voting, by Sex, Age, Race and Hispanic Origin: November 2000 (In thousands) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Reasons for not voting | Race/Hispanic Origin | | |-------------------------------------| | |White non-Hispanic| Hispanic origin | | |------------------+------------------| | | Number |Percent| Number |Percent| |-----------------------------------------------------+----------+-------+----------+-------| |All reasons | 14,120| 100.0| 1,612| 100.0| |Illness or disability (own or family's) | 2,086| 14.8| 255| 15.8| |Out of town or away from home | 1,581| 11.2| 96| 6.0| |Forgot to vote (or send in absentee ballot) | 496| 3.5| 77| 4.8| |Not interested, felt vote would not make a difference| 1,756| 12.4| 162| 10.1| |Too busy, conflicting schedule | 2,885| 20.4| 447| 27.7| |Transportation problems | 261| 1.9| 43| 2.7| |Did not like candidates or campaign issues | 1,234| 8.7| 78| 4.8| |Registration problems | 988| 7.0| 111| 6.9| |Bad weather conditions | 79| 0.6| 21| 1.3| |Inconvenient polling place or hours or lines too long| 399| 2.8| 42| 2.6| |Other reason, not specified | 1,394| 9.9| 152| 9.4| |Refused or don't know | 959| 6.8| 127| 7.9| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: Hispanics may be of any race Table 12. Reasons for not Voting, by Sex, Age, Race and Hispanic Origin: November 2000 (In thousands) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Reasons for not voting | Race | | |--------------------------------------------------------| | | | |Asian and Pacific | | | White | Black | Islander | | |------------------+------------------+------------------| | | Number |Percent| Number |Percent| Number |Percent| |-----------------------------------------------------+----------+-------+----------+-------+----------+-------| |All reasons | 15,674| 100.0| 2,431| 100.0| 425| 100.0| |Illness or disability (own or family's) | 2,327| 14.8| 363| 14.9| 53| 12.5| |Out of town or away from home | 1,669| 10.6| 176| 7.2| 55| 13.0| |Forgot to vote (or send in absentee ballot) | 570| 3.6| 144| 5.9| 11| 2.7| |Not interested, felt vote would not make a difference| 1,908| 12.2| 308| 12.7| 61| 14.3| |Too busy, conflicting schedule | 3,324| 21.2| 450| 18.5| 106| 24.9| |Transportation problems | 303| 1.9| 133| 5.5| -| -| |Did not like candidates or campaign issues | 1,312| 8.4| 86| 3.5| 24| 5.7| |Registration problems | 1,091| 7.0| 152| 6.3| 23| 5.4| |Bad weather conditions | 100| 0.6| 16| 0.6| -| -| |Inconvenient polling place or hours or lines too long| 441| 2.8| 42| 1.7| 6| 1.4| |Other reason, not specified | 1,546| 9.9| 284| 11.7| 47| 11.1| |Refused or don't know | 1,083| 6.9| 277| 11.4| 38| 9.0| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table 12. Reasons for not Voting, by Sex, Age, Race and Hispanic Origin: November 2000 (In thousands) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Reasons for not voting | | Educational Attainment | | | Total non-voting |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | registered | Not high school | High school | |Bachelor's degree | | | population | graduate | graduate | Some college | or more | | |------------------+------------------+------------------+------------------+------------------| | | Number |Percent| Number |Percent| Number |Percent| Number |Percent| Number |Percent| |-----------------------------------------------------+----------+-------+----------+-------+----------+-------+----------+-------+----------+-------| |All reasons | 18,724| 100.0| 3,677| 100.0| 7,120| 100.0| 5,362| 100.0| 2,564| 100.0| |Illness or disability (own or family's) | 2,765| 14.8| 1,012| 27.5| 986| 13.9| 517| 9.6| 250| 9.8| |Out of town or away from home | 1,916| 10.2| 197| 5.4| 606| 8.5| 665| 12.4| 447| 17.4| |Forgot to vote (or send in absentee ballot) | 742| 4.0| 147| 4.0| 261| 3.7| 256| 4.8| 79| 3.1| |Not interested, felt vote would not make a difference| 2,292| 12.2| 541| 14.7| 987| 13.9| 544| 10.2| 219| 8.5| |Too busy, conflicting schedule | 3,917| 20.9| 494| 13.4| 1,512| 21.2| 1,337| 24.9| 573| 22.4| |Transportation problems | 443| 2.4| 185| 5.0| 162| 2.3| 83| 1.6| 12| 0.5| |Did not like candidates or campaign issues | 1,443| 7.7| 276| 7.5| 634| 8.9| 391| 7.3| 142| 5.5| |Registration problems | 1,284| 6.9| 172| 4.7| 379| 5.3| 433| 8.1| 301| 11.7| |Bad weather conditions | 119| 0.6| 40| 1.1| 47| 0.7| 24| 0.4| 8| 0.3| |Inconvenient polling place or hours or lines too long| 489| 2.6| 53| 1.5| 198| 2.8| 161| 3.0| 77| 3.0| |Other reason, not specified | 1,901| 10.2| 343| 9.3| 796| 11.2| 492| 9.2| 270| 10.5| |Refused or don't know | 1,412| 7.5| 217| 5.9| 552| 7.8| 458| 8.5| 185| 7.2| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------