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PPIC STATEWIDE SURVEY: SPECIAL SURVEY OF ORANGE COUNTY AUGUST 20-31, 2001 2,004 ORANGE COUNTY ADULT RESIDENTS; ENGLISH AND SPANISH MARGIN OF ERROR +/- 2% AT 95% CONFIDENCE LEVEL FOR TOTAL SAMPLE 1. Is the place where you currently live a single family detached home, an attached home such as a condo or townhouse, an apartment, or a mobile home? 57% single family detached 18 attached 22 apartment 3 mobile home 2. Do you own or rent your present residence? 65% own 35 rent 3. How satisfied are you with the house or apartment in which you live - very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? 67% very satisfied 26 somewhat satisfied 4 somewhat dissatisfied 3 very dissatisfied 4. How satisfied are you with the neighborhood in which you live? 68% very satisfied 25 somewhat satisfied 4 somewhat dissatisfied 3 very dissatisfied I'd like to ask how you would rate some of the public services in your local area. 5. How about local freeways, streets, and roads? Would you say they are excellent, good, fair, or poor? 19% excellent 49 good 22 fair 10 poor 6. How about local parks, beaches, and other public recreational facilities? Would you say they are excellent, good, fair, or poor? 34% excellent 47 good 13 fair 4 poor 2 don't know 7. How about local police protection? Would you say this is excellent, good, fair, or poor? 36% excellent 46 good 11 fair 3 poor 4 don't know 8. How about local public schools? Would you say they are excellent, good, fair, or poor? 24% excellent 37 good 12 fair 6 poor 21 don't know 9. In the past few years, do you think the population of your city or community has been growing rapidly, growing slowly, staying about the same, or declining? 65% growing rapidly 21 growing slowly 14 staying about the same 0 declining 10. Do you think that government regulations aimed at controlling growth in your city or community are too strict, about right, or not strict enough? 9% too strict 55 about right 36 not strict enough I am going to read to you a list of problems other people have told us about. For each one, please tell me if you think it is a big problem, somewhat of a problem, or not a problem in your part of Orange County. 11. How about traffic congestion on freeways and major roads? 54% big problem 35 somewhat of a problem 10 not a problem 1 don't know 12. How about population growth and development? 29% big problem 38 somewhat of a problem 30 not a problem 3 don't know 13. How about the availability of housing you can afford? 48% big problem 28 somewhat of a problem 20 not a problem 4 don't know 14. How about the lack of opportunities for well-paying jobs? 19% big problem 28 somewhat of a problem 44 not a problem 9 don't know I am going to read some of the reasons people give for the problems in Orange County. For each, please tell me if you think this is a major cause or a minor cause of the problems facing your part of Orange County. 15. What about the government spending money on the wrong things? 52% major cause 37 minor cause 11 don't know 16. What about too-fast growth? 55% major cause 41 minor cause 4 don't know 17. What about a lack of convenient public transportation? 39% major cause 53 minor cause 8 don't know 18. Overall, do you think that your local government does or does not have adequate funding for the roads, transit, and other infrastructure projects that are needed to prepare for future growth in your part of Orange County? 58% does 31 does not 11 don't know 19. Next, we are interested in your opinions about Orange County as a whole. First, what do you think is the most important issue facing Orange County today? (Code, don't read) 21% population, growth and development 14 El Toro Marine Air Base controversy 13 housing issues 12 traffic and transportation 7 schools and education 5 crime and gangs 4 environment and pollution 4 jobs and the economy 3 immigration, legal and illegal 1 drugs and drug abuse 1 electricity problem 1 government regulations 1 local government 1 poverty, the poor, the homeless, welfare 2 other 10 don't know 20. In general, how would you rate the economy in Orange County today - excellent, good, fair, or poor? 21% excellent 53 good 21 fair 4 poor 1 don't know 21. Do you think that buying a home in Orange County today is an excellent, good, fair, or poor investment? 35% excellent 44 good 13 fair 7 poor 1 don't know 22. Thinking about the quality of life in Orange County, how do you think things are going - very well, somewhat well, somewhat badly, or very badly? 36% very well 54 somewhat well 8 somewhat badly 2 very badly 23. How would you rate the performance of county government in solving problems in Orange County - excellent, good, fair, or poor? 4% excellent 39 good 38 fair 14 poor 5 don't know 24. When your county government's officials decide what policies to adopt, how much attention do you think they pay to what the people think - a lot, some, very little, or no attention? 9% a lot 48 some 29 very little 9 no attention 5 don't know 25. In general, do you think the people who run the county government waste a lot, waste some, waste very little, or waste none of the money we pay in taxes? 37% waste a lot 46 waste some 10 waste very little 1 waste none 6 don't know 26. 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? 25% approve 49 disapprove 26 don't know 27. Do you favor or oppose the proposal to transform the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station into an international airport? 38% favor 52 oppose 10 don't know 28. The current proposal for an El Toro airport includes about 28 million annual passengers. Some have suggested an airport with fewer passengers. Do you favor or oppose the El Toro airport if it includes a limit of about 18 million passengers? 36% favor 54 oppose 10 don't know 29. An initiative for the March 2002 ballot would authorize the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station to be used only for non-aviation purposes, including a multipurpose central park, open space, a nature preserve, school facilities, and other uses. If an election were held today, would you vote yes or no on this initiative? 62% yes 31 no 7 don't know 30. What is your current work status - full-time employed, part-time employed, or not employed? 60% full-time employed 11 part-time employed 29 not employed (skip to question 33) 31. How do you usually commute to work - drive alone, carpool, employer vanpool, public bus or public transit, or some other means? 81% drive alone 8 carpool 1 employer vanpool 4 public bus or public transit 6 other 32. 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, somewhat of a problem, or a great problem? 40% no problem 39 somewhat of a problem 21 great problem 33. Which of the following transportation projects do you consider to be the priority for Orange County if public funds become available? 36% building a light rail system 33 widening freeways 16 expanding the public bus system 13 adding carpool lanes to existing freeways 2 don't know 34. Do you think that the three toll roads - the Foothill, the San Joaquin Hills, and the Eastern Corridor - have been a good thing or a bad thing for the Orange County transportation system, or have they made no difference? 54% good thing 12 bad thing 25 no difference 9 don't know 35. Do you favor or oppose construction of the Foothill Toll Road South, which will run from the I-5 south of San Clemente to the existing Foothill Toll Road along Mission Viejo? 59% favor 26 oppose 15 don't know 36. According to the 2000 census, Orange County's population has grown by 435,000 residents since 1990 - from about 2.4 million to 2.8 million. Do you think this is a good thing or a bad thing or does it make no difference? 22% good thing 41 bad thing 37 no difference, don't know 37. Which of the following do you think is the single
biggest factor that is causing Orange County's population to grow:
(a) children born to current residents; (b) immigration from other
countries; 48% immigration from other countries 34 migration from elsewhere in California 7 children born to current residents 3 state and local policies 8 other (volunteered) / don't know 38. Which of the following do you think is the most negative consequence of Orange County's population growth: (a) traffic congestion; (b) high housing costs; (c) pollution; (d) the loss of open space? 37% high housing costs 31 traffic congestion 16 the loss of open space 11 pollution 5 other (volunteered) / don't know 39. Which of the following do you think is the most
positive consequence of Orange County's population growth: improving
the job market and economy; 41% improving the job market and economy 21 increasing social diversity 15 more state and local tax revenues 13 more services and amenities 10 other (volunteered) / don't know 40. By 2020, Orange County is predicted to reach a population of about 3.5 million, gaining about 650,000 more people. Do you think this will make Orange County a more desirable or a less desirable place to live, or will it make no difference? 10% more desirable 65 less desirable 23 no difference 2 don't know 41. Would you say that you and your family are financially better off or worse off than you were a year ago? 55% better off 21 worse off 21 same 3 don't know 42. 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? 45% better off 7 worse off 45 same 3 don't know 43. 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? 48% good times 45 bad times 7 don't know 44. 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? 46% good times 45 periods of unemployment and depression 9 don't know 45. About the big things that people buy for their homes, such as furniture, a refrigerator, a stove, a 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? 63% good time 26 bad time 11 don't know 46. On another subject, do you yourself use a computer at home, at work, or at school? (if yes: Do you use it often or only sometimes?) 63% yes, often 17 yes, sometimes 20 no (skip to q. 48) 47. Do you ever go on line to access the Internet or World Wide Web or to send or receive e-mail? (if yes: Do you do this often or only sometimes?) 54% yes, often 17 yes, sometimes 9 no 20 don't use a computer
48. Do you have any type of personal computer, including laptops, in your home? These do not include game machines such as Nintendo or Sega. (if yes: Do you use it often, only sometimes, or never?) 48% yes, often 19 yes, sometimes 5 yes, never 28 no 49. On another topic, some people are registered to vote and others are not. Are you absolutely certain you are registered to vote? (if yes: Are you registered as a Democrat, a Republican, another party, or as an independent?) 27% yes, Democrat 35 yes, Republican 3 yes, other party 12 yes, independent 23 no, not registered 50. Would you consider yourself to be politically very liberal, somewhat liberal, middle-of-the-road, somewhat conservative, or very conservative? 9% very liberal 20 somewhat liberal 28 middle-of-the-road 28 somewhat conservative 12 very conservative 3 don't know 51.On another topic, overall, do you approve or disapprove of the way that George W. Bush is handling his job as President? 57% approve 36 disapprove 7 don't know 52. Do you approve or disapprove of the way that President Bush is handling economic issues? 56% approve 36 disapprove 8 don't know 53. Do you approve or disapprove of the way that Gray Davis is handling his job as governor of California? 40% approve 53 disapprove 7 don't know 54. Do you approve or disapprove of the way that Governor Davis is handling the issue of electricity in California? 31% approve 63 disapprove 6 don't know
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