"In general, how would you rate the economy in Orange County today?"

All Adults

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

Excellent/ Good

19%

20%

28%

19%

44%

63%

76%

78%

79%

74%

Fair

52

49

54

50

45

32

20

19

17

21

Poor

28

30

17

30

10

4

3

2

2

4

Don't know

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

1

Source for Orange County from 1987 to 2000 is the Orange County Annual Survey at UCI by Mark Baldassare and
Cheryl Katz.

"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?"

All Adults

'87

'88

'89

'90

'91

'92

'93

'94

'95

'96

'97

'98

'99

'00

2001

Going well

88%

85%

77%

75%

66%

60%

60%

71%

68%

82%

88%

91%

92%

91%

90%

Going badly

12

15

23

25

34

40

40

29

32

18

12

9

8

9

10

Source for Orange County from 1987 to 2000 is the Orange County Annual Survey at UCI by Mark Baldassare and Cheryl Katz.