In 1984, voter turnout rose for the first time in a Presidential election since it began falling during the mid-1960’s. Results from the November 1984 supplement to the Current Population Survey (CPS) show that 60 percent of persons 18 years old and over reported that they had voted. This is 1 percentage point higher than in both 1980 and 1976 and clearly marks a reversal of the downward trend from 1954 to 1976 (table A).

Appendix B [<1.0 MB]

Appendix C [<1.0 MB]

Table 1. Reported Voting and Registration, by Single Years of Age and Sex [<1.0 MB]

Table 2. Reported Voting and Registration, by Race, Spanish Origin, Sex, and Age, for the United States and Regions [<1.0 MB]

Table 3. Reported Voting and Registration, by Race, Spanish Origin, and Age, for the United States and Divisions [<1.0 MB]

Table 4. Reported Voting and Registration of Family Householders, by Race, Spanish Origin, Sex, Tenure, and Presence of Own Children Under 18 Years [<1.0 MB]

Table 5. Reported Voting and Registration of Family Householders, by Race, Spanish Origin, Tenure, and Presence of Own Children Under 18 Years, and Age of Householder [<1.0 MB]

Table 6. Reported Voting and Registration of Family and Nonfamily Householders, by Race, Spanish Origin, Sex, and Age [<1.0 MB]

Table 7. Reported Voting and Registration of Persons 18 to 24 Years Old, by Race, Spanish Origin, Sex, and School Enrollment [<1.0 MB]

Table 8. Reported Voting and Registration, by Age, Sex, and Years of School Completed [<1.0 MB]

Table 9. Reported Voting and Registration, by Race, Spanish Origin, Sex, and Years of School Completed [<1.0 MB]

Table 10. Reported Voting and Registration, by Age, Sex, Employment Status, and Class of Worker [<1.0 MB]

Table 11. Reported Voting and Registration, by Race, Spanish Origin, Sex, Employment Status, and Class of Worker [<1.0 MB]

Table 12. Reported Voting and Registration of Employed Persons, by Race, Spanish Origin, Sex, and Major Occupation Group [<1.0 MB]

Table 13. Reported Voting and Registration of Family Members, by Age and Family Income [<1.0 MB]

Table 14. Reported Voting and Registration of Family Members, by Race, Spanish Origin, and Family Income [<1.0 MB]

Table 15. Reported Voting in 1984 and 1980 for Persons 22 Years Old and Over, by Race, Spanish Origin, Sex, and Age [<1.0 MB]

Table 16. Reported Time of Day and Method of Voting, by Race, Spanish Origin, and Age, for the United States and Regions [<1.0 MB]

Table 17. Reported Voting of Married-Couple Family Husbands and Wives, by Selected Characteristics [<1.0 MB]

Table 18. Reported Voting and Registration, by Race, Spanish Origin, Sex, and Type of Responden [<1.0 MB]

Appendix A. Historical Summary Tables [<1.0 MB]

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July 1985

Detailed tabulations provide statistics on the marital status and living arrangements of the United States population using data from the 1984 CPS.

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Postwar Migration and Its Causes in the U.S.: Aug. 1945 to Oct. 1946

October 07, 1947

This report identifies and explains postwar migration and its causes in the United States during August 1945 to October 1946.

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Geographical Mobility: March 1983 to March 1984

September 1986

This report provides information on the geographical mobility of Americans between March 1983 and March 1984.

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