Variations in Political Involvement and Attitudes among Latinos by Place of Birth and Citizenship: Findings from the Chicago-Area Survey

1 The 2003 Chicago-Area Survey was a randomized sample of 1,512 Latino, 411 non-Latino white, and 403 non-Latino black households in metropolitan Chicago (Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties). The lines of inquiry and questionnaire were designed by a group of scholars working with the Institute for Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Field work was conducted by NuStats Corporation of Austin, Texas. Approximately 21,750 households were eligible for interviewing. A total of 2,326 interviews were completed among Latinos, whites, and blacks in the Chicago region. Respondents were 18 years and older; interviews were conducted in both English and Spanish. For more detailed information about the survey visit the website: http://www.nd.edu/~latino/CAS. Survey data in this report are from the 1,512 surveys completed among Latino respondents. of US-born Latinos from those of the foreign born and those of citizens from those of noncitizens. Fifty-one percent of CAS respondents are foreignborn or first-generation Latinos. Thirty-one percent of first-generation Latinos are naturalized citizens. Overall, 65 percent of CAS respondents are citizens.2