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Survey
Questions
- Is the place where you currently live a:
- Single family detached home
- Attached home such as a condo or townhouse
- Apartment
- Mobile home
- Other
- Refuse
- How long have you lived at your current residence?
- 2 years or less
- 3 to 5 years
- 6 to 10 years
- 11 to 20 years
- More than 20 years
- Refuse
- Do you own or rent your present residence?
- Own
- Rent
- Don't know, refuse
- What is your current monthly rental payment?
- Under $500
- $501 to $750
- $751 to $1,000
- $1,001 to $1,500
- More than $1,500
- Don't know, refuse
- What is your current monthly mortgage payment, not including taxes and insurance?
- Nothing
- $1 to $500
- $501 to $750
- $751 to $1,000
- $1,001 to $1,500
- $1,501 to $2,000
- Over $2,000
- Don't know, refuse
- Would you say you (and your family) are financially better off or worse off than you were a year ago?
- Better off
- Worse off
- Same
- Don't know
- Refuse
- Now looking ahead, do you think that a year from now you (and your family) will be better off, worse off, or just about the same as now?
- Better off
- Worse off
- Same
- Don't know
- Refuse
- Turning to business conditions in the country as a whole, do you think that during the next 12 months we will have good times financially or bad times?
- Good times
- Bad times
- Don't know
- Refuse
- Looking ahead, in the country as a whole will we have continued good times during the next 5 years or will we have periods of widespread unemployment or depression?
- Good times
- Depression or unemployment
- Don't know
- Refuse
- About the big things that people buy for their homes, such as furniture, a refrigerator, a stove, television and things like that-- generally speaking, do you think now is a good or a bad time for people to buy major household items?
- Good time
- Bad time
- Neither, don't know
- Refuse
- In general, how would you rate the economy in Orange County today?
- Excellent
- Good
- Fair
- Poor
- Don't know
- Refuse
- And, in general, do you think that buying a home in Orange County today is an excellent, good, only fair or a poor investment?
- Excellent
- Good
- Fair
- Poor
- Don't know
- Refuse
- Thinking about the quality of life in Orange County, how do you think things are going?
- Very well
- Somewhat well
- Somewhat badly
- Very badly
- Don't know
- Refuse
- Considering all the public policy issues in Orange County, which of these do you think is the most serious problem?
- Population growth and development
- Transportation and traffic congestion
- Housing cost and availability
- Crime and public safety
- Quality of public schools
- Foreign immigration
- Jobs and the economy
- Financial crisis or bankruptcy
- Or something else (specify)
- Don't know, refuse
- As for health and social issues, which of these do you think is Orange County's most serious problem?
- Health care
- Child care
- Race relations
- The homeless
- Drug abuse
- Aids
- Or something else (specify)
- Don't know
- refuse
- In the future, do you think Orange County will be:
- A better place to live than it is now
- A worse place to live than it is now
- Or there will be no change
- Don't know
- Refuse
- On another topic, overall, how would you rate the performance of county government in solving problems in Orange County?
- Excellent
- Good
- Fair
- Poor
- Don't know
- Refuse
- And when your county government leaders decide what policies to adopt, how much attention do you think they pay to what the people think?
- A lot of attention
- Some attention
- Very little attention
- No attention
- Don't know
- Refuse
- And, in general, do you think the people who run county government
- Waste a lot of the money we pay in taxes
- Waste some of the money we pay in taxes
- Waste very little of the money we pay in taxes
- Waste none of the money we pay in taxes
- Don't know
- Refuse
- On another topic, do you approve or disapprove of the way that county government is handling the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station conversion issue?
- Approve
- Disapprove
- Don't know
- Refuse
- Do you favor or oppose the proposal to transform the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station into a commercial airport?
- Favor
- Oppose
- Don't know
- Refuse
- Which of the following do you most prefer as the future use of the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station?
- Regional transit center
- Sports arena and entertainment complex
- Commercial airport
- An education center
- Residential and commercial development
- Public park
- Other
- Don't know
- Refuse
- And which of these do you most prefer to meet Orange County’s air travel needs?
- Continue to use John Wayne as Orange County’s only commercial airport
- Close John Wayne and develop El Toro as Orange County’s only commercial airport
- Develop El Toro and continue to use John Wayne so that Orange County has two commercial airports
- Other
- Don't know
- Refuse
- On another topic, how would you rate your local public schools?
- Excellent
- Good
- Fair
- Poor
- Don't know
- Refuse
- Suppose the local schools said they needed much more money. At this time, would you vote to raise local taxes for this purpose, or would you vote against raising local taxes for this purpose?
- Vote to raise taxes
- Vote against raising taxes
- Don't know
- Refuse
- Do you favor or oppose allowing local school districts to raise local taxes with a simple majority instead of two-thirds vote?
- Favor
- Oppose
- Don't know
- Refuse
- Do you favor or oppose allowing local school construction bonds to pass with a simple majority instead of two-thirds vote?
- Favor
- Oppose
- Don't know
- Refuse
- And as for the Orange County transportation system, which of the following best describes how you feel about the freeways in Orange County?
- The current freeway system is satisfactory
- More lanes should be added to the existing freeways but no new freeways should be built
- Or we need to build new freeways
- Other
- Don't know, refuse
- Measure M, the one-half cent sales tax approved by Orange County voters seven years ago, is funding freeway projects, public transit and local street improvements. In general, how satisfied are you with the way that Measure M funds are being used on transportation projects in Orange County?
- Very satisfied
- Somewhat satisfied
- Not satisfied
- Don't know
- Refuse
- Next, what is your current work status?
- Full-time employed
- Part-time employed
- Not employed
- Refuse
- On a typical day, how much of a problem is traffic congestion when you travel to and from work? Would you say it is ...
- No problem at all
- Somewhat of a problem
- A great problem
- Don't know, refuse
Now I have a few questions about your personal motivations that may involve both charitable giving of money and volunteering time, in general, not just last year. For the following items, please tell me if it is a major motivation, minor motivation, or no motivation at all for your volunteering or giving.
- First, what about helping individuals to meet their material needs
- Major motivation
- Minor motivation
- No motivation
- Don’t know
- Refuse
- Being asked to contribute by a personal friend or business associate
- Major motivation
- Minor motivation
- No motivation
- Don’t know
- Refuse
- Giving back to society some of the benefits that it gave to you
- Major motivation
- Minor motivation
- No motivation
- Don’t know
- Refuse
- Keeping taxes and other costs down
- Major motivation
- Minor motivation
- No motivation
- Don’t know
- Refuse
- Being encouraged by an employer
- Major motivation
- Minor motivation
- No motivation
- Don’t know
- Refuse
- Feeling that those who have more should help those who have less
- Major motivation
- Minor motivation
- No motivation
- Don’t know
- Refuse
- Do you have the opportunity to give through payroll deductions at your place of work? (If yes, do you personally give through payroll deduction?)
- Yes, give
- Yes, don’t give
- Yes, don’t know if give
- No or not employed
- Don’t know
- Refuse
- For your 1996 federal tax return that is normally due by April 15, 1997, did you itemize deductions, that is, the 1040 Long Form on Schedule A? (If yes, did you claim a deduction for charitable donations, or not?)
- Yes, claimed deduction
- Yes, did not claim deduction
- Yes, don’t know if claim deduction
- No
- Don’t know
- Refuse
- Have you or your spouse made a will? (If yes, have you left a bequest to a charitable or religious organization in your will?)
- Yes, left a bequest
- Yes, did not leave a bequest
- Yes, don’t know if left a bequest
- No
- Don’t know
- Refuse
- Have you and the members of your family or household been asked to give money or other property to charitable organizations, including religious organizations, in the past year?
- Yes,
- No
- Don’t know
- Refuse
- About how much money did you give to all charities in the past year?
- Nothing
- $1 to $100
- $101 to $250
- $251 to $500
- $501 to $999
- $1,000 or more
- Don't know
- Refuse
- On a related topic, there are many different areas in which people do volunteer activity. By volunteering time, I mean not just belonging to a service organization, but actually working in some way to help others for no monetary pay. Have you done some volunteer work in the past 12 months? (If yes, was that for only one organization, or more than one?)
- Yes, only one
- Yes, more than one
- No
- Don't know
- Refuse
- On another topic, are you currently registered to vote as a Democrat, a Republican, another party or indepedent or are you not registered to vote?
- Democrat
- Republican
- Independent or other party
- Not registered
- Refuse
- Would you consider yourself to be politically:
- Very liberal
- Somewhat liberal
- Middle-of-the-road
- Somewhat conservative
- Very conservative
- Don't know
- Refuse
- Generally speaking, how much interest would you say you have in politics?
- A great deal
- Fair amount
- Only a little
- None
- Don't know
- Refuse
- Some people seem to follow what’s going on in government and public affairs most of the time, whether there’s an election or not. Others aren't that interested. Would you say you follow what’s going on in government and public affairs ...
- Most of the time
- Some of the time
- Only now and then
- Hardly at all
- Don't know
- Refuse
- How often would you say you vote?
- Always
- Nearly always
- Part of the time
- Seldom
- Never
- Other
- Don't know
- Refuse
Now, I’m going to read you some pairs of statements. As I read each pair, please tell me whether the first statement or the second statement comes closer to your own views—even if neither is exactly right. The first pair is ... (read and rotate)
- (a) Government is almost always wasteful and inefficient.
(b) Government often does a better job than what people give it credit for.
- Government wasteful
- Government does a better job
- Neither, don't know
- Refuse
- (a) Government regulation of business is necessary to protect the public interest.
(b) Government regulation of business usually does more harm than good.
- Government regulation necessary
- Government regulation more harm
- Neither, don't know
- Refuse
- (a) Poor people today have it easy because they can get government benefits without doing anything in return.
(b) Poor people have hard lives because government benefits don’t go far enough to help them live decently.
- Poor have it easy
- Poor have hard lives
- Neither, don't know
- Refuse
- (a) The government should do more to help needy Americans, even if it means going deeper into debt.
(b) The government today can’t afford to do much more to help the needy.
- Government should do more to help
- Government can’t afford to do more
- Neither, don't know
- Refuse
- (a) Business corporations make too much profit.
(b) Most corporations make a fair and reasonable amount of profit.
- Corporations make too much profit
- Corporations make fair amount of profit
- Neither, don't know
- Refuse
- (a) Most elected officials care what people like me think.
(b) Most elected officials don’t care what people like me think.
- Most elected officials care
- Most elected officials don’t care
- Neither, don't know
- Refuse
- (a) Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy.
(b) Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost.
- Stricter environmental laws cost jobs
- Stricter envirnomental laws worth cost
- Neither, don't know
- Refuse
- (a) Homosexuality is a way of life that should be accepted by society.
(b) Homosexuality is a way of life that should be discouraged by society.
- Homosexuality should be accepted
- Homosexuality should be discouraged
- Neither, don't know
- Refuse
- (a) Books that contain dangerous ideas should be banned from public school libraries.
(b) Public school libraries should be allowed to carry any books they want.
- Books should be banned
- Libraries should carry any book
- Neither, don't know
- Refuse
- (a) Immigrants today strengthen our country because of their hard work and talents.
(b) Immigrants today are a burden on our country because they take our jobs, housing and health care.
- Immigrants strengthen our country
- Immigrants are a burden on our country
- Neither, don't know
- Refuse
- If the government had a choice between reducing taxes or spending more on social programs like health care, social security, and unemployment benefits, which do you think it should do? (rotate)
(a) Reduce taxes, even if this means spending less on social programs.
(b) Spend more on social programs even if this means higher taxes.
- Reduce taxes, spend less
- Spend more, higher taxes
- Don't know
- Refuse
- Do you consider the amount of federal income tax you pay as too high, about right or too low?
- Too high
- About right
- Too low
- Don't know
- Refuse
Finally, we have a few demographic questions for statistical purposes
- What is your age?
- 18 to 24
- 25 to 34
- 35 to 44
- 45 to 54
- 55 to 64
- 65 or older
- Refuse
- What was the last grade of school that you completed?
- Some high school or less
- High school graduate
- Some college
- College graduate
- Post-graduate degree
- Refuse
- Do you have any children—18 or under--currently living in your household? (If yes, are any in kindergarten through 12th grade in a local public school?)
- Yes, children in a public school
- Yes, no children in a public school
- No children
- Don't know
- Refuse
- What is the city or community of your current residence?
- Which of the following categories best describes your total household income before taxes, from all sources?
- Under $25,000
- $25,000 to $35,999
- $36,000 to $50,000
- $50,001 to $65,999
- $66,000 to $79,999
- $80,000 to $110,000
- Over $110,000
- Refuse
- And finally, how would you describe your race and ethnicity?
- Asian
- Black or African American
- Hispanic or Latino
- Caucasian or white
- Other (specify)
- Don't know, refuse
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