ORANGE COUNTY ANNUAL SURVEY 1996

Introduction

This fifteenth report of the Orange County Annual Survey, UCI, examines several topics of recent 
relevance in Orange County and analyzes social, economic and political trends over time. This year, we 
measure the extent to which Orange County has recovered from the economic recession and the county 
government's bankruptcy. We do this by analyzing trends in attitudes toward the economy, quality of life, 
local government, consumer confidence and personal finance. A special focus this year is to better unders 
tand attitudes about charity and charitable giving. Finally, we continue to track trends over time in the 
county's most important problems, transportation, housing and the political climate.