United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

Voter Participation 493
No. 806. P a r t i c i p a t i o n in N a t i o n a l E l e c t i o n s , 1 9 6 4 t o 1 9 8 0 , a n d by P o p u l a t io n
C h a r a c t e r i s t i c s , 1 9 8 0
[As of November. Covers civilian noninstitutional population IS years old and over, except 1964-1970, 21 years old and over (see
also footnote 1, table 801). Includes aliens. Figures are based on Current Population Survey (see text, p. 2, and Appendix III)
and differ from those In tables 801 and 804 based on population estimates and official vote counts. Differences in percentages
may also be due to overreporting of voting (reluctance of some persons In the sample who actually did not vote to so report)]
YEAR AND C HARACTERISTIC
Persons
of
voting
age
(m il.)
PERSONS
REPORTING
T H E Y
REGISTERED
Total
(mil.)
PERSONS
REPORTING
TH EY VOTED
Total
(mil.)
PERSONS REPORTING T H EY D ID
Total >
(mil.)
NOT VO TE
Percent
Percent
Registered
(mil.)
Not
registered 1
Percent
not a
citizen
Number
(m il.)
Percent
REASONS FOR
NOT
REGISTERING
Percent
unable
to
register
1 9 6 4 .................................................................... 1 1 0 .6 (NA) (NA) 7 6 .7 6 9 .3 3 3 .9 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1 9 6 6 1 1 2 .8 7 9 .3 7 0 .3 6 2 .5 5 5 .4 5 0 .3 16 .8 33 .1 2 9 .3 (NA) 2 .0
1 9 6 8 1 1 0 .5 8 6 .6 7 4 .3 7 9 .0 6 7 .8 3 7 .6 7 .6 3 0 .0 2 5 .7 (NA) 2 .3
1 9 7 0 1 2 0 .7 6 2 .2 6 8 .1 6 5 .9 5 4 .6 5 4 .8 16 .3 3 8 .5 3 1 .9 (NA) 2 .5
1 9 7 2 1 3 6 .2 9 8 .5 7 2 .3 8 5 .8 6 3 .0 5 0 .4 1 2 .7 3 7 .7 2 7 .7 (NA) 2 .6
1 9 7 4 1 4 1 .3 8 7 .9 6 2 .2 6 3 .2 4 4 .7 78 .1 2 4 .7 5 3 .4 3 7 .8 1 1 .4 2 .8
1 9 7 6 1 4 6 .5 9 7 .8 6 6 .7 8 6 .7 5 9 .2 5 9 .9 11.1 4 8 .8 3 3 .3 5 .7 3 .0
1 9 7 8 1 5 1 .6 9 4 .9 6 2 .6 6 9 .6 4 5 .9 82 .1 2 5 .3 5 6 .8 3 7 .4 8 .0 3 .5
1980, total *........................... 157.1 105.0 66.9 93.1 59.2 64.0 12.0 52.1 33.1 6.2 4.0
Male.................................... ........ 7 4 .1 4 9 .3 6 6 .6 4 3 .8 59.1 3 0 .3 5 .6 2 4 .7 3 3 .4 6 ,0 4 .0
Female.......................................... 8 3 .0 5 5 .7 67 .1 4 9 .3 5 9 .4 3 3 .7 6 .4 2 7 .3 3 2 .9 6 .4 4.1
White............................................ 1 3 7 .7 94 .1 6 8 .4 8 3 .9 6 0 .9 5 3 .8 1 0 .3 4 3 .6 3 1 .6 6 .0 3 .5
Black............................................ 1 6 .4 9 .8 6 0 .0 8 .3 5 0 .5 8.1 1.6 6 .6 4 0 .0 7 .8 2 .9
Spanish origin * ............................. 8 .2 3 .0 3 6 .3 2 .5 2 9 .9 5 .8 .5 5 .3 6 3 .7 6 .5 3 2 .2
1 8 - 2 0 yr. old................................. 1 2 .3 5 .5 4 4 .7 4 .4 3 5 .7 7 .9 1.1 6 .8 5 5 .3 1 ( 5.1
j 8.U
2 1 - 2 4 yr. old................................. 1 5 .9 8 .4 5 2 .7 6 .8 43.1 9 .0 1 .5 7 .5 4 7 .3
1 4 .8
2 5 - 3 4 yr. old................................. 3 5 .7 2 2 .2 6 2 .0 1 9 .5 5 4 .6 1 6 .2 2 .7 1 3 .6 3 8 .0 7 .2 5.1
3 5 - 4 4 yr. old................................. 2 5 .6 1 8 .0 7 0 .6 1 6 .5 6 4 .4 9.1 1 .6 7 .5 2 9 .4 4 .7 4 .8
4 5 - 6 4 yr. old................................. 4 3 .6 3 3 .0 7 5 .8 3 0 .2 6 9 .3 1 3 .4 2 .8 1 0 .5 2 4 .2 3 .8 3.1
8 5 yr. and over............................. 24 .1 1 0 .0 7 4 .6 1 5 .7 65 .1 8 .4 2 .3 6.1 2 5 .4 6 .7 2 .4
Median age 4 (yr.).......................... 4 0 .7 4 4 .2 (X) 4 4 .6 (X) 3 4 .3 3 9 .5 3 3 .6 (X) (X) (X)
North and West5........................... 1 0 6 .5 7 2 .3 6 7 .9 6 5 .0 6 1 .0 4 1 .6 7 .3 3 4 .2 32 .1 (NA) 4 .5
South8.......................................... 5 0 .6 3 2 .7 6 4 .6 28.1 5 5 .6 2 2 .5 4 .6 1 7 .8 3 5 .2 (NA) 3 .0
Metropolitan fi................................ 1 0 6 .7 70 .1 6 5 .8 8 2 .7 5 8 .6 4 3 .9 7.4 3 6 .5 3 4 .2 (NA) 5 .3
In central cities.......................... 4 4 .0 2 7 .9 6 3 .5 2 4 .6 5 6 .3 1 9 .2 3 .2 16.1 3 6 .5 (NA) 7 .0
O u ts id e c e n tr a l c it ie s ........................... 6 2 .6 4 2 .2 6 7 .3 3 7 .9 6 0 .6 2 4 .7 4 .2 2 0 .4 3 2 .7 (NA) 4.1
Nonmetropolitan............................ ' 5 0 .6 3 4 .8 6 6 .2 3 0 .4 6 0 ,2 20.1 4 .6 1 5 .5 3 0 ,6 (NA) 1.4
School years completed:
8 yr. o r le s s ............................................... 2 2 .7 1 2 .0 5 3 .0 9 ,6 42.6 1 3 .0 2.4 10.7 4 7 .0 (NA) 1 0 .3
High school:
1 - 3 y r s ..................................................... 2 2 .5 1 2 .3 5 4 .6 1 0 .2 4 5 .6 1 2 .2 2 .0 1 0 .2 4 5 ,4 (NA) 3 .4
4 yrs...................................... 6 1 .2 4 0 .6 6 6 .4 3 6 .0 5 6 .9 2 5 .2 4 .6 2 0 .6 3 3 .6 (NA) 2 .6
College:
8.8 6.8 1 - 3 y r s .................................................... 2 6 .7 1 9 .9 7 4 .4 1 8 .0 6 7 .2 1 .9 2 5 .6 (NA) 3 .0
4 yrs. or more........................ 2 4 .0 2 0 .3 6 4 .3 1 9 .2 79.9 4 .8 1.0 3 .8 1 5 .7 (NA) 3 .4
Civilian la b o r f o r c e 9.................................. 1 0 1 .9 6 8 .7 6 7 .4 6 1 .6 6 0 .4 4 0 .3 7.1 3 3 .2 3 2 .6 5 .7 4 .0
Employed................................... 9 5 .0 6 5 .3 6 8 .7 5 8 .8 6 1 .8 3 6 .3 6 .5 2 9 .8 3 1 .3 5 .4 3 .9
Agriculture............................. 3 .0 2.1 68 .1 1.8 6 0 .0 1 .2 .2 1.0 3 1 .8 4.1 6 .3
Nonagriculture Industries......... 9 2 .0 6 3 .2 6 8 .7 5 7 .0 6 1 .9 35 .1 6 .2 2 8 .8 3 1 .3 5 .5 3 .9
Private wage and salary
w o r k e r s .......................................... 6 9 .2 4 5 .0 6 5 .1 40 .1 5 7 .9 29 .1 5 .0 24 .1 3 4 .9 6 .0 4 .5
G o v e r n m e n t w o r k e r s ................. 1 5 .8 1 3 .0 8 2 .0 1 2 .2 7 7 .0 3 .6 .8 2 .8 1 8 .0 3 .7 1.4
Self-employed7................... 7.1 5 .2 7 3 .7 4 .7 6 7 .0 2 .3 .5 1 .9 2 6 .3 4 .3 3 .4
Unemployed.............................. 6 .9 3 .5 5 0 .3 2 .8 4 1 .2 4.1 .6 3 .4 4 9 .7 9 .0 4 .7
White-collar workers9................. 5 2 .8 4 0 .4 7 6 .5 3 7 .4 7 0 .9 1 5 .4 3 .0 1 2 .4 2 3 .5 4 .8 2 .5
Professional, technical............ 1 6 .5 1 3 .6 8 2 .4 1 2 .8 7 7 .7 3 .7 .8 2 .9 1 7 .6 3 .9 2 .7
Managers and administrators
•.................................... 1 1 .4 8 .9 7 7 .9 8 .2 7 1 .8 3 .2 .7 2 .5 22 .1 4 .4 2 .6
Clerical and kindred workers.... 1 8 .7 1 3 .4 7 1 .3 1 2 .2 6 5 .0 6 .6 1 .2 5 .4 2 8 .7 5 .6 2 .4
Blue-collar workers9.................. 3 3 .4 1 8 .9 5 6 .6 1 6 .0 4 8 .0 1 7 .4 2 .9 1 4 .5 4 3 .4 6 .6 5 .2
Craft and kindred workers....... 1 3 .3 8 .2 6 1 .8 7 .2 5 3 .8 6.1 1.1 5.1 3 8 .2 6 .2 3 .6
Operatives, except transport... 1 1 .7 6.1 5 2 .5 5 .2 4 4 .3 6 .5 1 .0 5 .6 4 7 .5 6 .5 7 .8
1 2 .7 7 .5 5 9 .4 6 .5 1 .0 5 .2 6 .9 5 .9
Farm workers............................. 2 .6 1 .8 6 6 .0 1 .5 5 9 .9 1 .0 .2 .8 3 2 .0 3 .8 7 .0
5 5 .2 3 6 .3 6 5 .8 3 1 .4 4 .9 7 .2 4.1
Owner occupied .......................... 4 4 .2 3 4 .4 7 7 .8 3 1 .4 71 .1 1 2 .8 3 .0 9 .8 2 2 .2 (NA) 1 .9
Renter occupied *.......................... 1 4 .9 7 .5 5 0 .6 6 .3 4 2 .1 8 .6 1 .3 7 .3 4 9 .2 (NA) 2.1
NA Not available. X Not applicable. 1Includes do not know and not reported. includes characteristics not shown
separately. 3 Persons of Spanish origin may be of any race. 4 For definition of median, see Guide to Tabular Presentation.
sSee fig. 1, inside front cover. "Standard metropolitan statistical areas as defined in 1970 census publications. ’ Includes
unpaid family workers. ‘ Excludes persons on farms. ‘ Covers family households only; see text, p. 4.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, C urrent Population Reports, series P-20, No. 370, and earlier reports.