Would you say that Orange County is in an economic recession or not? (if yes: Do you think it is in a serious, a moderate, or a mild recession?)

On another subject, Orange County is home to increasing numbers of people from many different racial and ethnic groups—including Asians, Latinos, black, and whites. On balance, do you think that having increasing numbers of people from different racial and ethnic groups makes Orange County a better place to live or a worse place to live, or doesn’t it make much difference either way?

In your own daily life, how often do you come into contact with people from racial groups different from your own—very often, fairly often, once in a while, or hardly ever?

How do you think you would react if someone in your family told you they were going to marry someone from another racial or ethnic group? Would it be fine with you, would it bother you but you would come to accept it, or would you not be able to accept it? (if necessary: By family we mean a member of your immediate family such as a child, brother, or sister)

Overall, how satisfied are you with your commute to work? Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied?

Are you concerned that you or someone in your family will lose their job in the next year or not? (if yes: Are you very concerned or somewhat concerned?)

Some people think that California is divided into economic groups, the haves and have-nots, while others think it is not divided that way. Do you think that California is divided into haves and have nots, or do you think that California is not divided that way?

If you had to choose, which of these groups are you in—the haves or have-nots?

Do you think that in California today (rotate) (a) all people have an equal opportunity to get ahead, or (b) the government should do more to make sure that all Californians have an equal opportunity to get ahead.

And turning to the state, overall do you approve or disapprove of the way that Gray Davis is handling his job as governor of California?

Do you approve or disapprove of the way that Governor Davis is handling the issue of jobs and the economy in California?

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?

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?

Thinking 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?

Would you consider yourself to be politically very liberal, somewhat liberal, middle-of-the-road, somewhat conservative, or very conservative?

On another topic, overall, do you approve or disapprove of the way that George W. Bush is handling his job as president of the United States?

Do you approve or disapprove of the way that President Bush is handling economic issues?