Source: The Uninsured and Voting: December 2003 and February 2004
Some people are registered to vote and others are not. Are you currently registered to vote at your present address?
Total
Insured
under age 65
Uninsured
under age 65
Ages 65
and over
Yes, registered
77
78
58
90
No, not registered
22
22
41
9
Don’t have to register (vol.)
*
*
1
*
Don’t know/Refused
1
1
—
1
As you may know, around half the public does not vote in presidential elections. How about you- did you vote in the presidential election in 2000, when George W. Bush ran against Al Gore, Ralph Nader, and Pat Buchanan, or did you skip that one?
Total
Insured
under age 65
Uninsured
under age 65
Ages 65
and over
Yes, voted
67
67
45
87
No, did not vote
32
32
53
13
Don’t remember
1
1
1
*
Refused
*
*
*
*
Do you remember for sure whether you voted in the November 2002 congressional election in your district?
Total
Insured
under age 65
Uninsured
under age 65
Ages 65
and over
Yes, voted
50
49
30
70
No, did not vote
40
41
61
17
Don’t remember
10
10
8
13
Refused
*
*
1
—
Results based on combination of two surveys (in order to obtain large enough cell sizes for each group). Surveys by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Harvard School of Public Health. December 2003 survey: Fieldwork conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates, December 3-7, 2003 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,206. February 2004 survey: Fieldwork conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates, February 5-8, 2004 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,201.