The purpose of this survey is to gather information on the political attitudes and opinions of young American women.

What will you do with the results?
The survey results will be used for educational and informational purposes. Knowing your political attitudes and opinions will help us better serve you.

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Look for the questions without asterisks throughout the survey for those that may not pertain to you or are not required.

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1. Did you vote in the 2004 presidential election?**  
   Yes
   No
2. If you did not vote in the 2004 presidential election, why?  
   Did not like the candidates
   Did not have time
   Did not think my vote would make a difference
   Did not know enough about the candidates
   Was unable to access a voting facility
   Was too young
   Other
3. Would you vote for a candidate based on gender?**  
   Yes
   No
4. Would you vote for a candidate based on race?**  
   Yes
   No
5. Would you vote for a candidate based on religion?**  
   Yes
   No
6. Would you vote for a candidate based on one issue, such as the Iraq war?**  
   Yes
   No
7. How often do you and your partner talk politics?**  
   Daily
   Couple times a week
   Couple times a month
   About once a month
   Almost never
8. How informed on the issues do you consider yourself?**  
   Very informed
   Somewhat informed
   Hardly informed
   Not at all informed
9. How informed on the candidates do you consider yourself?**  
   Very informed
   Somewhat informed
   Hardly informed
   Not at all informed
10. How often do you talk politics with your friends?**  
    Daily
    Couple times a week
    Couple times a month
    About once a month
    Almost never
11. How often do you talk politics at work?**  
    Daily
    Couple times a week
    Couple times a month
    About once a month
    Almost never
12. Where do you primarily get your political news?**  
    Online news websites
    Political blogs
    Radio
    Newspapers
    Magazines
    TV
    Word of mouth
    Other
    I don't keep up
13. Are you affiliated with a political party? If so, which one?  
    Democratic
    Green Party
    Independent
    Republican
    Other
    Unaffiliated
14. Do you share the same political beliefs as your parents?**  
    Yes
    No
    Some, but not all
15. How involved do you think the government should be with abortion legislation?**  
    There should be limits placed on abortion but it should not be outlawed
    Abortion should not be limited and should be left up to each individual
    Abortion should be outlawed
    Abortion is an issue to be left up to the state
    Other
16. What do you think America should do with the troops in Iraq?**  
    We should withdraw our troops immediately
    We should set up a timetable to withdraw our troops
    We should remain in Iraq until we feel it is stable
    Other
17. What do you think about the environment as a political issue?**  
    We’re making too big a deal over it
    We need to make the environment a governmental issue so that we can begin to lessen our country’s environmental impact
    Protecting our environment should not be a federal issue -- individuals should handle environmental protection
    The environment should be our country's number one issue
    Other
18. What do you think about government funded private school vouchers?**  
    The government should fund vouchers to allow parents to put their children into the public or private school of their choice
    The government should not fund private schools and should give more money to the public school system
    Other
19. How do you think the government should handle same-sex marriage?**  
    Same-sex marriage should be outlawed
    Same-sex marriage is an issue to be left up to each state
    Same-sex marriage should be outlawed but same-sex couples should be allowed to have civil unions
    Same-sex marriage should be legalized and same-sex couples should receive the same rights as married couples
    Other
20. How do you think health care should be managed?**  
    The government should set up a universal healthcare plan that covers all U.S. citizens
    The government should encourage private healthcare in order to keep healthcare costs down
    The government should regulate private healthcare systems to bring down the high cost of healthcare
    Other
21. What do you think should be done about tax reform?**  
    The system should remain as is
    We should have a flat tax (with household tax at one fixed rate)
    We should have a national sales tax
    We should raise taxes for the top 1 percent and lower them for the middle class
    Other
22. Should businesses be required to hire more women and minorities?**  
    Yes
    No
23. What do you think about the No Child Left Behind act, (calls for increased standardized testing and higher test scores)?**  
    It has overall proved successful
    It needs to be reformed
    It needs to be completely rewritten
    Other
24. What's the most important issue to you?**  
    Abortion
    Education
    Environment
    Health care
    Immigration
    Iraq war
    Same-sex marriage
    Taxes
    Other
25. If you care to, please explain why the issue is most important to you.  
26. Who is your favorite candidate?**  
    Joe Biden
    Sam Brownback
    Hillary Clinton
    Chris Dodd
    John Edwards
    Rudy Giuliani
    Mike Gravel
    Mike Huckabee
    Duncan Hunter
    Dennis Kucinich
    John McCain
    Barack Obama
    Ron Paul
    Bill Richardson
    Mitt Romney
    Tom Tancredo
    Undecided
27. What is your gender?**  
    Male
    Female
28. How old are you?**  
    18-25
    26-30
    31-35
    36-40
    41-45
    46-50
    56-60+