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There are Cubans And There AreCubans:
Comparison of Ideological
Tendencies of Cuban-Americans byWaves and Means of Arrival in the
South Florida Area-- Evidence fromthe FIU Cuba Poll 2004
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2004 FIU Cuba Poll
Cuban Research Institute
Institute for Public
Opinion ResearchSchool of Journalism and
Mass Communication
Florida International
University
1,201 randomly selected Cuban-
American respondents were polled
in Miami-Dade County and 606 inBroward. Interviews were completed
on March 16, 2004. The margin of
error for the overall poll is plus or
minus 2.4%. This is the seventh in
the series of FIU/Cuba Polls
conducted since 1991. Overall
results are weighted to be
representative of South Florida as a
whole.
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Figure 1: 2000 Cuban Population Concentration by County
(1.24 Million)
O r
D
53
r w rH
3 r : 3
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Figure 2: uban Migrationby Wave of Arrival
-0,000
100,0001 0,000200,0002 0,00000,0000,000
19 9-
1964
196 -
197
1974-
1979
1980 1981-
1989
1990-
2000
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Table 1: Cuban merican Profile: 2000
Source:Census 2000 SF4
Ethnicity
Foreign
Born
College Degree
or Higher
Below
Poverty
edian
Household
Income
Cuban 68. % 21.2% 14.6% $ 42,642
Hispanic or Latino 40.2% 10.4% 22.6% $ 4, 97
Non-Hispanic White . % 27.0% 8.1% $ 4,698
Total Population 11.1% 24.4% 12.4% $ 0,046
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Mode Of Arrival
0.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
DIRECT
FLIGHT TO
THE U.S.
FLIGHT TO
ANOTHER
COUNTRY
BY BOAT BY RAFT OTHER,
SPECIFY
%
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Mode of Arrival by Waves
0.0%
10.0%20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
90.0%
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Wave of Arrival
Meanage
Medianage
1.5Gen
Collegegraduate
and more
Householdincome
below
20,000
HouseholdIncome
50,000
and more
Race:hite
Gender:Female
Before 1959 7 74 9% 41% 26% 100% %
1959-1964 70 70 12% 49% 22% 44% 98% 8%
1965-1974 6 66 1 % 28% 4% % 96% 6%
1975-1984 4 12% 26% 8% 2 % 94% 0%
After 1985 44 41 1% 0% 8% 17% 91% 47%
US Born 4 29 NA 4 % 9% 61% 88% 44%
Mode of Arrival
Flight to US 57 60 20% 2% 6% 29% 95% 57%
Flight to Other
County
56 58
14% 9% % 27% 96% 54%
By Boat 60 51 1 % 25% % 2 % 9 % 7%
By Raft 41 9 6% 2 % 24% 29% 85% 26%
* 1.5 Generation refer to those who came to the U.S. aged 1-14.
Socio Economic Profile by Wave and Mode ofArrival
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Mean ge b Wave and Mode o Arrival
0
10
20
30
40
50
6070
80
1959-1964 1965-1974 1975-1984 After 1985 US Born Boat Raft
% Mean age
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Median Age by Wave/Mode of Arrival
0
20
40
60
80
1959-
1964
1965-
1974
1975-
1984
After
1985
US Born Boat Raft
% Median Age
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1.5 Generation by Wave/Mode of Arrival
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
1959-
1964
1965-
1974
1975-
1984
After
1985
Boat Raft
1.5 Gener-ation*
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Receiving a College Degree+
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
1959-
1964
1965-
1974
1975-
1984
After
1985
US
Born
Boat Raft
College graduates and more
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Household income below 20,000 By Wave/Mode
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
1959-
1964
1965-
1974
1975-
1985
After
1985
US Born Boat Raft
Household income below 20,000
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House old income 50 000+ By Wave and Mode of Arrival
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
1959
1964
1965
1974
1975
1984
e
1985
a a
Household income 50,000 and
more
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Self Identified Race as White by Wave and Mode of Arrival
75%
80%
85%
90%
95%
100%
1959-
1964
1965-
1974
1975-
1984
After
1985
US Born Boat Raft
Race: White
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Female Percentage of Population by Wave/Mode of Arrival
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%50%
60%
70%
1959-
1964
1965-
1974
1975-
1984
After
1985
US Born Boat Raft
Gender: Female
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Measures for Exile Ideology
Cubans
M-D andBroward
1959-
1964
1965-
1974
1975-
1984
After
1985
Born
in U.S. Boteros Balseros
Very Important: Political candidate's
position on Cuba 54% 57% 59% 51% 58% 33% 49% 67%
Views Supporting Stronger Opposition
Not Heard in Miami 59% 60% 63% 60% 60% 48% 52% 73%
Strongly Oppose to selling medicine toCuba 25% 32% 35% 31% 15% 17% 23% 14%
Strongly Oppose to selling food to Cuba 35% 49% 48% 41% 21% 21% 35% 35%
Strongly Oppose national dialogue
among Cuban exiles, dissidents,and representatives of the Cuban
government 37% 50% 49% 40% 27% 21% 35% 32%
Should not allow unrestricted travel to
Cuba 54% 72% 70% 59% 32% 50% 59% 31%
In Favor of Continuing the U.S. embargo 66% 75% 77% 68% 56% 54% 69% 54%
Against re-establishing US diplomatic
relations with Cuba 57% 71% 74% 62% 39% 44% 56% 43%
Exile Ideology Measures
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Import nc of Cand dat 's Pos t on on Cuba
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Gen Pop 1959-1964 1965-1974 1975-1984 After 1985 US Born Boat Raft
Very Important: Polit ical
candidate's position on Cuba
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Salience of Cuba and Perception of Public Discourse
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Gen Pop 1959-1964 1965-1974 1975-1984 After 1985 US Born Boat Raft
Very Important: Polit ical
candidate's position on Cuba
Views Supporting Stronger
Opposition Not Heard in
Miami
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Strongly Oppose Medicine and Food Sales
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
General
Pop
1965-
1974
After
1985
Boat
Strongly Oppose toselling medicine to CubaStrongly Oppose to
selling food to Cuba
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Dialogue, Embargo and Diplomatic Relations
0%
10%
20%30%
40%50%
60%70%
80%90%
Gen
Pop
1959-
1964
1965-
1974
1975-
1984
After
1985
US
Born
Boat Raft
Oppose Dialogue
Favor Continuing Embargo
Against Diplomatic Relations
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Remittances and Voting
Cubans
M-D and
Broward
1959-
1964
1965-
1974
1975-
1984
After
1985
US
Born Boteros Balseros
Send Remittances to Relatives in
Cuba 54% 31% 44% 53% 75% 42% 60% 71%
Traveled to Cuba since Leaving 36% 23% 33% 37% 45% NA 37% 53%
Should not allow unrestricted
travel to Cuba 54% 72% 70% 59% 32% 50% 59% 31%
U.S. Citizen 67% 96% 90% 71% 24% 98% 66% 30%
Registered To Vote 90% 95% 93% 86% 82% 86% 88% 74%
Registered Republican 69% 74% 80% 68% 67% 42% 73% 53%
The Issue ofRemittances, Travel and Voting
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Travel and Travel Restrictions
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Gen Pop 1959-1964 1965-1974 1975-1984 After
1985
Boat Raft
Should not allow
unrestricted travel
Traveled to Cuba
since Leaving
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Remittances by Wave and Mode ofArrival
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Gen Pop 1959-1964 1965-1974 1975-1984 After1985 USBorn Boat Raft
Sends
Re ittances
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Remittances by Citizenship Status
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
Gen Pop 1959-
1964
1965-
1974
1975-
1984
After
1985
US Born Boat Raft
Sends
RemittancesU.S. Citizen
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Travel and Citizenship
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
Gen Pop 1959-1964 1965-1974 1975-1984 After 1985 Boat Raft
Should not allow
unrestricted travel to CubaTraveled to Cuba since
LeavingU.S. Citizen
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Citizenship and VoterRegistration
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
en Pop 1959-1964 1965-1974 1975-1984 Af ter1985 US Born Boat Raft
U.S. Citizen
Registered To Vote
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Registration and Republican Party
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
en Pop 1959-1964 1965-1974 1975-1984 Af ter1985 US Born Boat Raft
Registered To Vote
Registered Republican