Table with row headers in column A and column headers in rows 5 through 7.,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Table 12. Reasons for Not Voting, by Selected Characteristics: November 2006",,,,,,,,,,,,,
(In thousands),,,,,,,,,,,,,
(leading dots indicate subparts),,,,,,,,,,,,,
Characteristic,Total,Percent distribution of reasons for not voting,,,,,,,,,,,
,,Illness or disability,Out of town,Forgot to vote,Not interested,"Too busy, conflicting schedule",Transportation problems,Did not like candidates or campaign issues,Registration problems,Bad weather conditions,Inconvenient polling place,Other reason,Don't know or refused
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TOTAL,"39,728",12.4,10.7,5.7,11.5,27.3,2.0,7.3,3.9,0.6,2.5,9.1,7.2
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Age,,,,,,,,,,,,,
.18 to 24 years,"6,030",2.7,13.9,6.3,11.7,29.5,1.3,4.3,5.3,0.3,3.1,7.9,13.6
.25 to 44 years,"16,883",6.1,9.1,5.9,12.4,34.9,1.6,6.3,4.5,0.4,2.7,9.3,6.7
.45 to 64 years,"11,446",12.4,12.4,5.4,11.3,25.3,1.6,9.9,2.7,0.7,2.5,9.4,6.3
.65 years and over,"5,369",42.8,8.4,4.5,8.8,5.3,4.6,8.5,2.5,1.1,1.1,9.1,3.2
Sex,,,,,,,,,,,,,
.Male,"18,307",8.3,13.3,5.5,11.9,28.1,1.3,7.6,3.8,0.3,2.7,8.7,8.5
.Female,"21,421",15.8,8.5,5.8,11.2,26.7,2.6,7.1,3.9,0.7,2.3,9.5,6.0
Race and Hispanic Origin,,,,,,,,,,,,,
.White alone,"32,748",12.4,11.0,5.3,11.7,27.7,1.7,7.8,3.8,0.5,2.4,9.0,6.6
..White non-Hispanic alone,"29,340",12.5,11.5,4.6,11.7,27.2,1.6,8.1,3.9,0.6,2.4,9.1,6.8
.Black alone,"4,828",13.1,7.6,7.5,11.2,24.4,4.1,5.6,3.6,0.7,2.7,9.7,9.9
.Asian alone,"1,100",7.7,13.7,7.1,7.5,28.0,0.7,5.0,4.9,0.2,2.7,10.6,11.9
.Hispanic (of any race),"3,708",11.3,7.4,11.0,11.8,31.1,2.0,4.8,2.8,-,3.1,8.7,6.0
.White alone or in combination,"33,334",12.4,11.1,5.3,11.7,27.7,1.7,7.7,3.8,0.5,2.4,9.0,6.6
.Black alone or in combination ,"4,973",13.1,7.6,7.6,11.2,24.5,4.1,5.4,3.6,0.7,2.7,9.6,9.9
.Asian alone or in combination,"1,194",7.7,13.1,6.7,8.2,28.9,0.7,4.9,4.9,0.2,2.7,9.9,12.1
Educational attainment,,,,,,,,,,,,,
.Less than high school graduate,"4,895",25.7,6.0,7.7,12.6,16.3,4.4,7.2,3.2,0.6,2.1,9.1,5.1
.High school graduate,"13,870",13.8,8.5,5.6,13.6,25.5,2.3,8.0,2.9,0.6,2.2,9.4,7.7
.Some college,"12,624",9.0,12.1,5.9,10.3,29.7,1.5,7.2,4.1,0.7,2.7,9.2,7.5
.Bachelors degree or more,"8,339",7.4,14.9,4.2,9.2,33.2,0.7,6.5,5.3,0.3,2.8,8.5,7.0
Nativity,,,,,,,,,,,,,
.Native-born citizen,"37,272",12.2,10.6,5.7,11.7,27.2,2.1,7.4,3.8,0.6,2.5,9.2,7.2
.Naturalized citizen,"2,455",14.3,12.6,5.4,9.0,29.5,0.8,6.3,4.0,0.2,2.7,8.4,6.7
Tenure,,,,,,,,,,,,,
.Less than 1 year,"6,935",6.3,9.5,6.4,10.4,29.0,2.6,5.8,11.5,0.4,2.2,10.4,5.6
.1 to 2 years,"6,576",8.4,9.6,5.6,11.9,30.3,2.2,6.7,5.2,0.3,3.2,11.1,5.6
.3 years or longer,"25,719",15.1,11.3,5.5,11.7,26.3,1.8,8.0,1.5,0.7,2.4,8.1,7.6
".Don't know, refused",497,9.4,8.2,6.0,12.2,17.0,1.7,2.7,1.6,-,0.3,14.4,26.4
Region,,,,,,,,,,,,,
.Northeast,"7,198",12.9,11.4,3.8,13.0,27.4,1.4,8.1,2.0,0.2,2.2,9.8,8.0
.Midwest,"8,626",11.9,11.2,4.2,12.7,27.9,2.1,8.9,3.3,0.3,2.1,8.3,7.1
.South,"17,329",13.2,10.2,6.2,10.8,27.7,2.4,6.6,4.2,0.9,2.5,8.4,6.8
.West,"6,575",10.1,10.6,8.0,10.1,25.6,1.3,6.3,5.7,0.3,3.3,11.4,7.4
Annual family income,,,,,,,,,,,,,
.Total family members,"29,159",11.7,11.1,5.6,11.4,28.9,1.5,7.1,3.4,0.5,2.6,8.6,7.7
".Less than $10,000","1,132",21.7,3.2,9.4,13.6,18.7,6.1,3.4,4.4,0.3,2.9,9.8,6.6
".$10,000 to $14,999","1,206",20.9,3.7,10.1,11.9,19.1,4.5,5.7,4.8,0.9,1.6,10.6,6.3
".$15,000 to $19,999",933,24.4,8.1,7.4,11.2,23.3,2.0,5.2,5.8,0.6,0.5,7.0,4.5
".$20,000 to $29,999","2,702",17.2,7.5,8.3,11.6,24.6,2.6,8.1,3.9,1.0,2.4,7.7,5.2
".$30,000 to $39,999","3,132",12.5,7.8,5.4,12.7,28.7,2.3,7.6,4.6,1.0,3.1,8.5,5.8
".$40,000 to $49,999","2,162",13.1,10.4,2.8,11.0,28.9,1.6,8.4,2.2,0.5,2.6,11.0,7.7
".$50,000 to $74,999","5,842",7.4,11.0,5.7,12.2,32.8,0.6,7.9,3.0,0.2,3.1,8.7,7.2
".$75,000 to $99,999","3,670",7.1,13.2,5.5,11.0,32.6,0.4,8.0,2.6,0.3,2.5,8.2,8.5
".$100,000 to $149,999","2,871",6.7,16.9,3.5,9.3,35.0,0.6,6.1,3.3,0.6,3.0,8.0,7.1
".$150,000 and over","2,026",6.1,20.9,4.1,9.1,29.4,0.2,5.4,3.6,0.2,2.6,7.9,10.6
.Income not reported,"3,483",14.9,10.4,4.9,11.8,25.2,1.1,6.7,2.7,0.3,2.0,8.2,11.8
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"Separate estimates for the race group “White Non-Hispanic Alone or in Combination,” which were included in 2004, have been removed from this ",,,,,,,,,,,,,
table. Please contact the Education and Social Stratification Branch if you have any questions (301-763-2468),,,,,,,,,,,,,

"Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, November 2006.",,,,,,,,,,,,,

"Total figure in Table 12 is the number of registered citizens who reported not voting, excluding those who were counted as ""not voting"" based on non-response to the initial question on voting. ",,,,,,,,,,,,,

"Internet Release date:  July 1, 2008"