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31. Measure M, the one-half cent sales tax approved by Orange County voters, 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?

17%	very satisfied
58	somewhat satisfied
17	not satisfied
8	don't know

32. The Measure M sales tax is currently set to expire in 2011. If an election were held today, would you vote yes or no on a ballot measure to extend the half-cent sales tax another 20 years to fund transportation projects in Orange County?

57%	yes
37	no
6	don't know

33. Do you favor or oppose allowing local sales taxes for transportation to pass with a simple majority instead of two-thirds vote?

43%	favor
51	oppose
6	don't know

34. What is your current work status?

59%	full-time employed
13	part-time employed
28	not employed (skip to q.36)

35. On a typical day, how much of a problem is traffic congestion when you travel to and from work? Would you say it is....

36%	no problem at all
42	somewhat of a problem
22	a great problem

36. On another topic, are you currently registered to vote as a Democrat, a Republican, another party or independent, or are you not registered to vote?

26%	Democrat
37	Republican
12	Independent or other party
25	not registered

37. Would you consider yourself to be politically:

8%	very liberal
22	somewhat liberal
31	middle-of-the-road
27	somewhat conservative
12	very conservative

38. Generally speaking, how much interest would you say you have in politics?

18%	a great deal
47	a fair amount
29	only a little
6	none

39. 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…

38%	most of the time
37	some of the time
18	only now and then
7	hardly at all

40. How often would you say you vote?

48%	always
16	nearly always
7	part of the time
3	seldom
26	never

41. On another topic, people have different ideas about the government in Washington. These ideas don't refer to Democrats or Republicans in particular, but just to government in general. We want to see how you feel about these ideas. How much of the time do you think you can trust the government in Washington to do what is right-- just about always, most of the time, or only some of the time?

5%	just about always
23	most of the time
64	some of the time
7	none of the time
1	don't know

42. Do you think that the government in Washington wastes a lot of the money we pay in taxes, wastes some of it, or doesn't waste very much of it?

55%	a lot
37	some
6	don't waste very much
2	don't know

43. Would you say the government is pretty much run by a few big interests looking out for themselves, or that it is run for the benefit of all the people?

63%	few big interests
29	benefit of all the people
8	don't know

63% few big interests 29 benefit of all the people 8 don't know

44. Now, please tell me how much you agree or disagree with this statement -- people like me don't have any say about what the government does. Do you…..

20%	strongly agree
36	somewhat agree
7	neither agree nor disagree
24	somewhat disagree
11	strongly disagree
2	don't know

45. How much do you think that having elections makes the government pay attention to what the people think- a good deal, some, or not much?

30%	a good deal
49	some
20	not much
1	don't know

Survey Questions Continued:

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