CODEBOOK ORANGE COUNTY ANNUAL SURVEY 1999 1,000 Cases ORANGE COUNTY ANNUAL SURVEY 1999 Page i CONTENTS item page Introduction iv IDENTIFICATION CASEID RESPONDENT ID 1 ANALYSIS WEIGHT ADMINISTRATIVE VARIABLES YEAR YEAR OF SURVEY 1 BACKGROUND VARIABLES SEX GENDER (sex) 1 LANG LANGUAGE OF INTERVIEW 1 Q61 AGE (range) 2 Q1 RESIDENCE TYPE 2 Q2 YEARS OF RESIDENCE (range) 2 Q3 OWN CURRENT RESIDENCE? 3 Q4 MONTHLY RENT (range) 3 Q5 MONTHLY MORTGAGE (range) 4 Q34 WORK STATUS 4 Q36 PARTY REGISTRATION 5 Q62 LAST GRADE OF SCHOOL COMPLETED 5 Q63 HAVE KIDS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS? 5 Q65 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME (range) 6 Q66 RACE AND ETHNICITY 6 GEOGRAPHIC Q64 CITY OR COMMUNITY OF RESIDENCE 7 ORANGE COUNTY ISSUES Q6 FINANCIALLY BETTER OFF THAN LAST YEAR? 8 Q7 BETTER OFF NEXT YEAR? 8 Q11 ORANGE COUNTY ECONOMY 9 Q12 INVESTING IN HOMES IN ORANGE COUNTY 9 Q13 QUALITY OF LIFE? 10 Q14 MOST IMPORTANT ISSULE FACING ORANGE COUNTY? 11 Q15 ORANGE COUNTY A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE? 11 Q16 CITY GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE 12 May 1, 2009 ORANGE COUNTY ANNUAL SURVEY 1999 Page ii item page Q17 COUNTY GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE 12 Q18 COUNTY'S ATTENTION PAID TO PEOPLE 13 Q19 COUNTY WASTING TAXES? 13 Q20 COUNTY & EL TORO 14 Q21 FAVOR EL TORO AIRPORT? 14 Q22 ORANGE COUNTY AIR TRAVEL NEEDS 15 Q23 SAFE AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE 15 Q24 VOTE IF INITIATIVE STOPS AIRPORT 16 Q25 SATISFIED WITH LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS? 16 Q26 RAISE TAXES FOR LOCAL SCHOOLS 17 Q27 PASS SCHOOL BONDS WITH SIMPLE MAJORITY 17 Q28 CONFIDENCE IN LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 18 Q30 SATISFIED WITH LOCAL FREEWAYS? 18 Q31 SATISFIED WITH USE OF MEASURE M FUNDS 19 Q32 EXTENDING MEASURE M? 19 Q33 PASS TRANSPORTATION TAXES WITH SIMPLE MAJORITY 20 Q35 TRAFFIC CONGESTION DURING COMMUTE 20 Q37 CONSIDER YOURSELF POLITICALLY 21 Q38 HOW INTERESTED IN POLITICS 21 Q39 FOLLOW GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS 22 Q40 VOTE FREQUENCY 22 Q46 WATCH LOCAL NEWS ON TV 23 Q47 READ LOCAL NEWSPAPER 23 Q48 FOLLOWED EL TORO STORIES 24 Q49 FOLLOWED LITTLE SAIGON PROTEST STORIES 24 Q50 FOLLOWED COSTA MESA PRESCHOOL STORIES 25 Q51 FOLLOWED NG TRIAL STORIES 25 Q52 FOLLOWED SWITCHED BABIES STORIES 26 Q53 EARNING MONEY 26 Q54 TAKING CARE OF FAMILY 27 Q55 VISITING FRIENDS 27 Q56 RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES 28 Q57 POLITICAL ACTIVITIES 28 Q58 WORKING ON LOCAL ISSUES 29 Q59 WORKING ON STATE ISSUES 29 Q60 VOLUNTEER WORK 30 STATE ISSUES Q29 SCHOOL VOUCHERS 30 NATIONAL ISSUES Q8 U.S. BUSINESS CONDITIONS NEXT 12 MONTHS 31 Q9 U.S. BUSINESS CONDITIONS NEXT 5 YEARS 31 Q10 MAJOR HOUSEHOLD PURCHASES 32 May 1, 2009 ORANGE COUNTY ANNUAL SURVEY 1999 Page iii item page Q41 TRUST GOVERNMENT TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT? 32 Q42 GOVERNMENT WASTES TAX MONEY? 33 Q43 GOVERNMENT RUN BY BIG INTERESTS? 33 Q44 PEOPLE HAVE SAY IN WHAT GOVERNMENT DOES 34 Q45 ELECTIONS MAKE GOVERNMENT PAY ATTENTION 34 APPENDIX APPENDIX 35 May 1, 2009 ORANGE COUNTY ANNUAL SURVEY 1999 Page iv This eighteenth report of the Orange County Annual Survey, UCI, continues to monitor social, economic and political trends. The 1999 survey was conducted September 1-13, and included random telephone interviews with 1,000 Orange County adults in English and Spanish. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3% at the 95% confidence level for the total sample. Survey was conducted by Mark Baldassare and Cheryl Katz of the UCI Department of Urban and Regional Planning School of Social Ecology. May 1, 2009 ORANGE COUNTY ANNUAL SURVEY 1999 Page 1 CASEID RESPONDENT ID 1,000 cases (Range of valid codes: 1-1127) Data type: numeric Record/columns: 1/1-4 ________________________________________________________________________ YEAR YEAR OF SURVEY % N VALUE LABEL 100.0 1,000 1999 YEAR OF SURVEY ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/columns: 1/75-78 ________________________________________________________________________ SEX GENDER (sex) % N VALUE LABEL 50.0 500 1 MALE 50.0 500 2 FEMALE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/73 ________________________________________________________________________ LANG LANGUAGE OF INTERVIEW % N VALUE LABEL 89.0 890 1 ENGLISH 11.0 110 2 SPANISH ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/74 May 1, 2009 ORANGE COUNTY ANNUAL SURVEY 1999 Page 2 Q61 AGE (range) % N VALUE LABEL 34.7 347 1 18-34 39.9 399 2 35-54 23.2 232 3 55+ 2.2 22 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/66 ________________________________________________________________________ Q1 RESIDENCE TYPE Is the place where you currently live a: % N VALUE LABEL 52.4 524 1 SINGLE FAMILY 19.2 192 2 ATTACHED 22.1 221 3 APARTMENT 3.2 32 4 MOBILE 3.0 30 5 OTHER 0.1 1 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/5 ________________________________________________________________________ Q2 YEARS OF RESIDENCE (range) How long have you lived at your current residence? % N VALUE LABEL 32.4 324 1 0-2 YRS 20.6 206 2 3-5 YRS 17.2 172 3 6-10 YRS 15.1 151 4 11-20 YRS 14.7 147 5 21+ YRS 0.0 0 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/6 May 1, 2009 ORANGE COUNTY ANNUAL SURVEY 1999 Page 3 Q3 OWN CURRENT RESIDENCE? Do you own or rent your present residence? % N VALUE LABEL 61.3 613 1 OWN 37.6 376 2 RENT 1.1 11 9 DK, REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/7 ________________________________________________________________________ Q4 MONTHLY RENT (range) What is your current monthly rental payment? % N VALUE LABEL 5.4 54 1 UNDER $500 10.0 100 2 $501-$750 11.1 111 3 $751-$1,000 6.5 65 4 $1,001-$1,500 2.2 22 5 $1,501+ 64.8 648 9 NA, REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/8 May 1, 2009 ORANGE COUNTY ANNUAL SURVEY 1999 Page 4 Q5 MONTHLY MORTGAGE (range) What is your current monthly mortgage payment, not including taxes and insurance? % N VALUE LABEL 10.5 105 1 NOTHING 4.6 46 2 $1-$500 3.7 37 3 $501-$750 7.4 74 4 $751-$1,000 14.2 142 5 $1,001-$1,500 5.0 50 6 $1,501-$2,000 4.4 44 7 $2,001+ 50.2 502 9 NA, REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/9 ________________________________________________________________________ Q34 WORK STATUS What is your current work status? % N VALUE LABEL 58.9 589 1 FULL-TIME 13.0 130 2 PART-TIME 27.3 273 3 NOT EMPLOYED 0.8 8 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/39 May 1, 2009 ORANGE COUNTY ANNUAL SURVEY 1999 Page 5 Q36 PARTY REGISTRATION 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? % N VALUE LABEL 25.1 251 1 DEMOCRAT 35.5 355 2 REPUBLICAN 11.8 118 3 INDEP/OTHER 23.9 239 4 NOT REGD 3.7 37 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/41 ________________________________________________________________________ Q62 LAST GRADE OF SCHOOL COMPLETED % N VALUE LABEL 9.4 94 1 < H.S. 18.5 185 2 H.S. GRAD 30.6 306 3 SOME COLLEGE 24.5 245 4 COLLEGE GRAD 14.7 147 5 POST GRAD 2.3 23 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/67 ________________________________________________________________________ Q63 HAVE KIDS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS? % N VALUE LABEL 27.2 272 1 YES, PUBLIC SCHOOL 13.2 132 2 YES, NO PUB SCH 57.6 576 3 NO CHILDREN 0.0 0 8 DK 2.0 20 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/68 May 1, 2009 ORANGE COUNTY ANNUAL SURVEY 1999 Page 6 Q65 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME (range) % N VALUE LABEL 28.4 284 1 UNDER $36,000 12.5 125 2 $36,000-$50,000 18.1 181 3 $50,001-$79,999 24.4 244 4 $80,000+ 16.6 166 9 DK, REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/71 ________________________________________________________________________ Q66 RACE AND ETHNICITY % N VALUE LABEL 7.5 75 1 ASIAN 1.4 14 2 BLACK 22.3 223 3 HISPANIC 62.8 628 4 CAUCASIAN 0.9 9 5 OTHER 5.1 51 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/72 May 1, 2009 ORANGE COUNTY ANNUAL SURVEY 1999 Page 7 Q64 CITY OR COMMUNITY OF RESIDENCE % N VALUE LABEL 1.3 13 1 ALISO VIEJO 12.1 121 2 ANAHEIM 1.6 16 3 BREA 2.2 22 4 BUENA PARK 0.2 2 5 CAPO BCH 4.0 40 6 COSTA MESA 0.2 2 7 COTO DE CAZA 1.5 15 8 CYPRESS 1.0 10 9 DANA POINT 2.1 21 10 EL TORO 1.4 14 11 FOUNT VAL 4.6 46 12 FULLERTON 5.1 51 13 G GROVE 7.1 71 14 HUNT BCH 5.6 56 15 IRVINE 1.1 11 16 LAGUNA BCH 1.7 17 17 LAGUNA HLS 1.4 14 18 LAGUNA NIG 2.2 22 19 LA HABRA 0.4 4 20 LA PALMA 0.6 6 21 LOS AL 0.3 3 22 MIDWAY CITY 2.5 25 23 MISSION V 4.4 44 24 NPT BEACH 5.7 57 25 ORANGE 1.6 16 26 PLACENTIA 0.0 0 27 PORTOLA HILLS 2.8 28 28 R SANTA MARG 0.1 1 29 ROSSMOOR 2.4 24 30 SAN CLEM 2.2 22 31 S J CAPO 11.9 119 32 SANTA ANA 0.9 9 33 SEAL BCH 0.3 3 34 SILVERADO 0.5 5 35 STANTON 0.1 1 36 SUNSET BCH 1.0 10 37 TRABUCO 1.5 15 38 TUSTIN 0.0 0 39 TUST FTHLS 0.3 3 40 VILLA PK 2.2 22 41 WESTMINST 1.9 19 42 YORBA L 0.0 0 98 OTHER OC 0.0 0 99 REFUSE ----- ----- May 1, 2009 ORANGE COUNTY ANNUAL SURVEY 1999 Page 8 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/columns: 1/69-70 ________________________________________________________________________ Q6 FINANCIALLY BETTER OFF THAN LAST YEAR? Would you say you (and your family) are financially better off or worse off than you were a year ago? % N VALUE LABEL 54.1 541 1 BETTER OFF 11.6 116 2 WORSE OFF 32.8 328 3 SAME 1.5 15 9 DK, REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/10 ________________________________________________________________________ Q7 BETTER OFF NEXT YEAR? Now looking ahead, 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? % N VALUE LABEL 50.8 508 1 BETTER OFF 3.6 36 2 WORSE OFF 41.1 411 3 SAME 4.5 45 8 DK 0.0 0 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/11 May 1, 2009 ORANGE COUNTY ANNUAL SURVEY 1999 Page 9 Q11 ORANGE COUNTY ECONOMY In general, how would you rate the economy in Orange County today? % N VALUE LABEL 24.4 244 1 EXCELLENT 53.9 539 2 GOOD 18.6 186 3 FAIR 2.3 23 4 POOR 0.0 0 5 NOT IN CITY 0.8 8 8 DK 0.0 0 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/15 ________________________________________________________________________ Q12 INVESTING IN HOMES IN ORANGE COUNTY And, in general, do you think that buying a home in Orange County today is an excellent, good, only fair or a poor investment? % N VALUE LABEL 17.4 174 1 EXCELLENT 50.5 505 2 GOOD 21.7 217 3 FAIR 8.0 80 4 POOR 0.0 0 5 NOT IN CITY 2.3 23 8 DK 0.1 1 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/16 May 1, 2009 ORANGE COUNTY ANNUAL SURVEY 1999 Page 10 Q13 QUALITY OF LIFE? Thinking about the quality of life in Orange County, how do you think things are going? % N VALUE LABEL 36.3 363 1 VERY WELL 54.0 540 2 SOMEWHAT WELL 6.3 63 3 SOMEWHAT BADLY 2.0 20 4 VERY BADLY 1.4 14 9 DK, REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/17 May 1, 2009 ORANGE COUNTY ANNUAL SURVEY 1999 Page 11 Q14 MOST IMPORTANT ISSULE FACING ORANGE COUNTY? Considering all the public policy issues in Orange County, what do you think is the most important problem today? % N VALUE LABEL 2.3 23 1 ECONOMY 24.3 243 2 CRIME 15.9 159 3 SCHOOLS 4.1 41 4 IMMIGRATION 7.8 78 5 TRAFFIC 4.6 46 6 HOUSING 2.6 26 7 ENVIRONMENT 5.9 59 8 GROWTH 7.7 77 9 AIRPORT 1.3 13 10 RACE RELATIONS 1.6 16 11 LOCAL GOVT 0.6 6 12 TAXES 0.7 7 13 GOVT REGS 1.9 19 14 POVERTY 2.9 29 15 DRUGS 1.9 19 16 HEALTH CARE 2.4 24 17 VALUES 0.4 4 97 OTHER 10.9 109 98 DK 0.2 2 99 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/columns: 1/18-19 ________________________________________________________________________ Q15 ORANGE COUNTY A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE? In the future, do you think Orange County will be: % N VALUE LABEL 38.1 381 1 BETTER PLACE 23.7 237 2 WORSE PLACE 35.9 359 3 NO CHANGE 2.2 22 8 DK 0.1 1 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/20 May 1, 2009 ORANGE COUNTY ANNUAL SURVEY 1999 Page 12 Q16 CITY GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE On another topic, overall, how would you rate the performance of your city government in solving problems in your community? % N VALUE LABEL 9.6 96 1 EXCELLENT 39.5 395 2 GOOD 37.1 371 3 FAIR 8.4 84 4 POOR 0.0 0 5 NOT IN CITY 4.5 45 8 DK 0.9 9 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/21 ________________________________________________________________________ Q17 COUNTY GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE And, overall, how would you rate the performance of county government in solving problems in Orange County? % N VALUE LABEL 4.6 46 1 EXCELLENT 34.9 349 2 GOOD 44.6 446 3 FAIR 12.1 121 4 POOR 0.0 0 5 NOT IN CITY 3.8 38 8 DK 0.0 0 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/22 May 1, 2009 ORANGE COUNTY ANNUAL SURVEY 1999 Page 13 Q18 COUNTY'S ATTENTION PAID TO PEOPLE When your county government's officials decide what policies to adopt, how much attention do you think they pay to what the people think? % N VALUE LABEL 12.1 121 1 A LOT 49.5 495 2 SOME 29.0 290 3 VERY LITTLE 6.8 68 4 NONE 2.6 26 8 DK 0.0 0 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/23 ________________________________________________________________________ Q19 COUNTY WASTING TAXES? In general, do you think the people who run county government... % N VALUE LABEL 34.7 347 1 WASTE A LOT 47.4 474 2 WASTE SOME 9.8 98 3 WASTE LITTLE 2.0 20 4 WASTE NONE 6.1 61 8 DK 0.0 0 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/24 May 1, 2009 ORANGE COUNTY ANNUAL SURVEY 1999 Page 14 Q20 COUNTY & EL TORO 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? % N VALUE LABEL 29.5 295 1 APPROVE 41.7 417 2 DISAPROVE 28.1 281 8 DK 0.7 7 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/25 ________________________________________________________________________ Q21 FAVOR EL TORO AIRPORT? Do you favor or oppose the proposal to transform the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station into an international airport? % N VALUE LABEL 41.8 418 1 FAVOR 46.0 460 2 OPPOSE 11.9 119 8 DK 0.3 3 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/26 May 1, 2009 ORANGE COUNTY ANNUAL SURVEY 1999 Page 15 Q22 ORANGE COUNTY AIR TRAVEL NEEDS And which of these do you most prefer to meet Orange County's air travel needs? (rotate) % N VALUE LABEL 46.5 465 1 JOHN WAYNE ONLY 9.6 96 2 EL TORO ONLY 36.2 362 3 BOTH 1.7 17 4 OTHER 5.8 58 8 DK 0.2 2 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/27 ________________________________________________________________________ Q23 SAFE AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE A proposed measure on the March 2000 Orange County ballot would require the approval of two-thirds of voters countywide for county projects to build or expand airports, hazardous waste landfills or large jails. If the election were held today, would you vote yes or no on this measure? % N VALUE LABEL 50.9 509 1 YES 39.6 396 2 NO 9.1 91 8 DK 0.4 4 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/28 May 1, 2009 ORANGE COUNTY ANNUAL SURVEY 1999 Page 16 Q24 VOTE IF INITIATIVE STOPS AIRPORT If the measure passes, it could stop the county's plans for an international airport at El Toro. Knowing this, would you vote yes or no on the measure? % N VALUE LABEL 46.7 467 1 YES 44.1 441 2 NO 8.8 88 8 DK 0.4 4 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/29 ________________________________________________________________________ Q25 SATISFIED WITH LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS? On another topic, how would you rate your local public schools? % N VALUE LABEL 16.5 165 1 EXCELLENT 37.6 376 2 GOOD 26.0 260 3 FAIR 11.3 113 4 POOR 0.0 0 5 NOT IN CITY 8.3 83 8 DK 0.3 3 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/30 May 1, 2009 ORANGE COUNTY ANNUAL SURVEY 1999 Page 17 Q26 RAISE TAXES FOR LOCAL SCHOOLS Suppose the local schools said they needed much more money. At this time, would you vote to raise local taxes for this purpose, or would you vote against raising local taxes for this purpose? % N VALUE LABEL 50.5 505 1 FOR TAX HIKE 45.8 458 2 AGAINST TAX HIKE 3.2 32 8 DK 0.5 5 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/31 ________________________________________________________________________ Q27 PASS SCHOOL BONDS WITH SIMPLE MAJORITY Do you favor or oppose allowing local school construction bonds to pass with a simple majority instead of two-thirds vote? % N VALUE LABEL 52.2 522 1 FAVOR 40.0 400 2 OPPOSE 7.7 77 8 DK 0.1 1 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/32 May 1, 2009 ORANGE COUNTY ANNUAL SURVEY 1999 Page 18 Q28 CONFIDENCE IN LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Do you have a lot of confidence, some confidence, or not much confidence that your local school district spends school funds wisely? % N VALUE LABEL 22.2 222 1 A LOT 41.4 414 2 SOME 27.3 273 3 NOT MUCH 8.8 88 8 DK 0.3 3 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/33 ________________________________________________________________________ Q30 SATISFIED WITH LOCAL FREEWAYS? Next, as for the Orange County transportation system, which of the following best describes how you feel about the freeways in Orange County? % N VALUE LABEL 23.6 236 1 SATISFACTORY 47.7 477 2 MORE LANES ONLY 22.2 222 3 NEW FREEWAYS 6.5 65 9 DK, REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/35 May 1, 2009 ORANGE COUNTY ANNUAL SURVEY 1999 Page 19 Q31 SATISFIED WITH USE OF MEASURE M FUNDS 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? % N VALUE LABEL 17.3 173 1 VERY SATISFIED 57.8 578 2 SOMEWHAT SATISFIED 17.3 173 3 NOT SATISFIED 0.0 0 4 NOT WORKING 7.5 75 8 DK 0.1 1 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/36 ________________________________________________________________________ Q32 EXTENDING MEASURE M? 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? % N VALUE LABEL 56.7 567 1 YES 36.6 366 2 NO 6.4 64 8 DK 0.3 3 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/37 May 1, 2009 ORANGE COUNTY ANNUAL SURVEY 1999 Page 20 Q33 PASS TRANSPORTATION TAXES WITH SIMPLE MAJORITY Do you favor or oppose allowing local sales taxes for transportation to pass with a simple majority instead of two-thirds vote? % N VALUE LABEL 43.0 430 1 FAVOR 50.7 507 2 OPPOSE 6.2 62 8 DK 0.1 1 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/38 ________________________________________________________________________ Q35 TRAFFIC CONGESTION DURING COMMUTE On a typical day, how much of a problem is traffic congestion when you travel to and from work? Would you say it is.... % N VALUE LABEL 25.9 259 1 NO PROBLEM 29.9 299 2 SOME PROBLEM 15.9 159 3 GREAT PROBLEM 28.3 283 9 NA ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/40 May 1, 2009 ORANGE COUNTY ANNUAL SURVEY 1999 Page 21 Q37 CONSIDER YOURSELF POLITICALLY Would you consider yourself to be politically: % N VALUE LABEL 7.6 76 1 VERY LIBERAL 21.2 212 2 SOMEWHAT LIBERAL 30.1 301 3 MIDDLE OF ROAD 26.3 263 4 SOMEWHAT CONSERV 11.9 119 5 VERY CONSERV 2.9 29 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/42 ________________________________________________________________________ Q38 HOW INTERESTED IN POLITICS Generally speaking, how much interest would you say you have in politics? % N VALUE LABEL 17.6 176 1 GREAT DEAL 46.6 466 2 FAIR AMT 29.3 293 3 A LITTLE 5.9 59 4 NONE 0.2 2 8 DK 0.4 4 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/43 May 1, 2009 ORANGE COUNTY ANNUAL SURVEY 1999 Page 22 Q39 FOLLOW GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS 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… % N VALUE LABEL 37.0 370 1 MOST OF TIME 36.5 365 2 SOME OF TIME 18.0 180 3 NOW AND THEN 7.1 71 4 HARDLY AT ALL 1.1 11 8 DK 0.3 3 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/44 ________________________________________________________________________ Q40 VOTE FREQUENCY How often would you say you vote? % N VALUE LABEL 48.4 484 1 ALWAYS 17.7 177 2 NEARLY ALWAYS 10.0 100 3 PART OF TIME 5.6 56 4 SELDOM 15.1 151 5 NEVER 2.5 25 6 OTHER 0.3 3 8 DK 0.4 4 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/45 May 1, 2009 ORANGE COUNTY ANNUAL SURVEY 1999 Page 23 Q46 WATCH LOCAL NEWS ON TV On another topic, how often do you watch local news on television? % N VALUE LABEL 61.3 613 1 EVERY DAY 24.9 249 2 FEW X / WK 6.8 68 3 1 X / WK 2.9 29 4 <1 X / WK 3.5 35 5 NEVER 0.1 1 8 DK 0.5 5 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/51 ________________________________________________________________________ Q47 READ LOCAL NEWSPAPER How often do you read a local newspaper? % N VALUE LABEL 45.9 459 1 EVERY DAY 18.5 185 2 FEW X / WK 15.9 159 3 1 X / WK 8.0 80 4 <1 X / WK 11.3 113 5 NEVER 0.0 0 8 DK 0.4 4 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/52 May 1, 2009 ORANGE COUNTY ANNUAL SURVEY 1999 Page 24 Q48 FOLLOWED EL TORO STORIES Plans to build a commercial airport at the closed El Toro Marine Base? % N VALUE LABEL 31.9 319 1 VERY CLOSELY 37.7 377 2 FAIRLY CLOSELY 18.6 186 3 NOT TOO CLOSELY 10.4 104 4 NOT AT ALL 0.9 9 8 DK 0.5 5 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/53 ________________________________________________________________________ Q49 FOLLOWED LITTLE SAIGON PROTEST STORIES The anti-communist protests in Orange County's Little Saigon? % N VALUE LABEL 26.9 269 1 VERY CLOSELY 35.7 357 2 FAIRLY CLOSELY 19.8 198 3 NOT TOO CLOSELY 15.4 154 4 NOT AT ALL 1.7 17 8 DK 0.5 5 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/54 May 1, 2009 ORANGE COUNTY ANNUAL SURVEY 1999 Page 25 Q50 FOLLOWED COSTA MESA PRESCHOOL STORIES Two children killed when a man rammed his car into the playground of a Costa Mesa preschool? % N VALUE LABEL 47.0 470 1 VERY CLOSELY 31.5 315 2 FAIRLY CLOSELY 12.0 120 3 NOT TOO CLOSELY 8.2 82 4 NOT AT ALL 1.0 10 8 DK 0.3 3 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/55 ________________________________________________________________________ Q51 FOLLOWED NG TRIAL STORIES The Orange County trial of convicted mass-murderer Charles Ng? % N VALUE LABEL 20.6 206 1 VERY CLOSELY 28.8 288 2 FAIRLY CLOSELY 27.1 271 3 NOT TOO CLOSELY 21.5 215 4 NOT AT ALL 1.7 17 8 DK 0.3 3 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/56 May 1, 2009 ORANGE COUNTY ANNUAL SURVEY 1999 Page 26 Q52 FOLLOWED SWITCHED BABIES STORIES Babies being accidentally switched and given to the wrong parents at an Orange County hospital? % N VALUE LABEL 31.7 317 1 VERY CLOSELY 32.5 325 2 FAIRLY CLOSELY 20.4 204 3 NOT TOO CLOSELY 13.3 133 4 NOT AT ALL 1.9 19 8 DK 0.2 2 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/57 ________________________________________________________________________ Q53 EARNING MONEY Making a living and earning money? Are you…. % N VALUE LABEL 62.3 623 1 VERY INVOLVED 18.5 185 2 SOMEWHAT INVOLVED 17.1 171 3 NOT REALLY INVOLVED 1.1 11 8 DK 1.0 10 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/58 May 1, 2009 ORANGE COUNTY ANNUAL SURVEY 1999 Page 27 Q54 TAKING CARE OF FAMILY Keeping up your home or taking care of family who live with you? % N VALUE LABEL 77.2 772 1 VERY INVOLVED 16.9 169 2 SOMEWHAT INVOLVED 5.2 52 3 NOT REALLY INVOLVED 0.2 2 8 DK 0.5 5 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/59 ________________________________________________________________________ Q55 VISITING FRIENDS Entertaining and visiting friends, or going out with friends just for fun? % N VALUE LABEL 37.0 370 1 VERY INVOLVED 45.6 456 2 SOMEWHAT INVOLVED 16.5 165 3 NOT REALLY INVOLVED 0.3 3 8 DK 0.6 6 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/60 May 1, 2009 ORANGE COUNTY ANNUAL SURVEY 1999 Page 28 Q56 RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES Religious or spiritual activities, including time spent with religious organizations? % N VALUE LABEL 22.4 224 1 VERY INVOLVED 38.1 381 2 SOMEWHAT INVOLVED 38.6 386 3 NOT REALLY INVOLVED 0.2 2 8 DK 0.7 7 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/61 ________________________________________________________________________ Q57 POLITICAL ACTIVITIES Political activities related to political parties, candidates, and election campaigns? % N VALUE LABEL 6.0 60 1 VERY INVOLVED 23.7 237 2 SOMEWHAT INVOLVED 69.3 693 3 NOT REALLY INVOLVED 0.3 3 8 DK 0.7 7 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/62 May 1, 2009 ORANGE COUNTY ANNUAL SURVEY 1999 Page 29 Q58 WORKING ON LOCAL ISSUES Working on local issues and neighborhood problems? % N VALUE LABEL 11.1 111 1 VERY INVOLVED 34.8 348 2 SOMEWHAT INVOLVED 53.3 533 3 NOT REALLY INVOLVED 0.1 1 8 DK 0.7 7 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/63 ________________________________________________________________________ Q59 WORKING ON STATE ISSUES Working on public issues or problems at the state or national level? % N VALUE LABEL 4.7 47 1 VERY INVOLVED 22.3 223 2 SOMEWHAT INVOLVED 71.7 717 3 NOT REALLY INVOLVED 0.6 6 8 DK 0.7 7 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/64 May 1, 2009 ORANGE COUNTY ANNUAL SURVEY 1999 Page 30 Q60 VOLUNTEER WORK Volunteer or charity work for which you are not paid? % N VALUE LABEL 17.8 178 1 VERY INVOLVED 36.7 367 2 SOMEWHAT INVOLVED 44.5 445 3 NOT REALLY INVOLVED 0.2 2 8 DK 0.8 8 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/65 ________________________________________________________________________ Q29 SCHOOL VOUCHERS And do you favor or oppose providing parents with tax-supported vouchers to send their children to any public, private, or parochial school they choose? % N VALUE LABEL 59.3 593 1 FAVOR 34.3 343 2 OPPOSE 6.0 60 8 DK 0.4 4 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/34 May 1, 2009 ORANGE COUNTY ANNUAL SURVEY 1999 Page 31 Q8 U.S. BUSINESS CONDITIONS NEXT 12 MONTHS 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? % N VALUE LABEL 70.6 706 1 GOOD TIMES 16.0 160 2 BAD TIMES 13.2 132 8 DK 0.2 2 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/12 ________________________________________________________________________ Q9 U.S. BUSINESS CONDITIONS NEXT 5 YEARS 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? % N VALUE LABEL 57.6 576 1 GOOD TIMES 25.1 251 2 DEPRESSION 16.7 167 8 DK 0.6 6 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/13 May 1, 2009 ORANGE COUNTY ANNUAL SURVEY 1999 Page 32 Q10 MAJOR HOUSEHOLD PURCHASES About the big things that people buy for their homes, such as furniture, a refrigerator, a stove, 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? % N VALUE LABEL 72.0 720 1 GOOD TIME 11.6 116 2 BAD TIME 15.8 158 8 NEITHER, DK 0.6 6 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/14 ________________________________________________________________________ Q41 TRUST GOVERNMENT TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT? 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? % N VALUE LABEL 4.8 48 1 NEARLY ALWAYS 23.4 234 2 MOST OF TIME 63.2 632 3 SOME OF TIME 7.1 71 4 NONE 1.1 11 8 DK 0.4 4 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/46 May 1, 2009 ORANGE COUNTY ANNUAL SURVEY 1999 Page 33 Q42 GOVERNMENT WASTES TAX MONEY? 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? % N VALUE LABEL 54.8 548 1 A LOT 36.6 366 2 SOME 5.6 56 3 NOT MUCH 2.6 26 8 DK 0.4 4 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/47 ________________________________________________________________________ Q43 GOVERNMENT RUN BY BIG INTERESTS? 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? % N VALUE LABEL 62.5 625 1 BIG INTERESTS 28.8 288 2 ALL PEOPLE 7.9 79 8 DK 0.8 8 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/48 May 1, 2009 ORANGE COUNTY ANNUAL SURVEY 1999 Page 34 Q44 PEOPLE HAVE SAY IN WHAT GOVERNMENT DOES 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….. % N VALUE LABEL 19.5 195 1 STRONGLY AGREE 35.8 358 2 SOMEWHAT AGREE 7.2 72 3 NEITHER 23.8 238 4 SOMEWHAT DISAGREE 11.4 114 5 STRONGLY DISAGREE 1.7 17 8 DK 0.6 6 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/49 ________________________________________________________________________ Q45 ELECTIONS MAKE GOVERNMENT PAY ATTENTION 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? % N VALUE LABEL 29.5 295 1 A GOOD DEAL 49.4 494 2 SOME 20.0 200 3 NOT MUCH 0.7 7 8 DK 0.4 4 9 REFUSE ----- ----- 100.0 1,000 cases Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/50 May 1, 2009 ORANGE COUNTY ANNUAL SURVEY 1999 Page 35 SURVEY METHODOLOGY The 1999 Orange County Annual Survey was directed by Mark Baldassare, professor and Roger W. and Janice M. Johnson Chair in Civic Governance and Public Management at UCI, and Senior Fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California. Cheryl Katz, research associate, was co-director. The random telephone survey included interviews with 1,000 Orange County adult residents conducted September 1 to September 13, 1999. We follow the methods used in the 17 previous surveys. Interviewing was conducted on weekend days and weekday nights, using a computer-generated random sample of telephone numbers. Within a household, adult respondents were randomly chosen for interview. Each interview took an average of 20 minutes to complete. The interviewing was conducted in English and Spanish as needed. The completion rate was 65%. Telephone interviewing was conducted by Interviewing Services of America in Van Nuys, CA. The sample's demographic characteristics were comparable to data from the U.S. Census, California Department of Finance, and previous Orange County Annual Surveys. The sampling error for this survey is +/- 3% at the 95% confidence level. This means that 95 times out of 100, the results will be within 3 percentage points of what they would be if all adults in Orange County were interviewed. The sampling error for any subgroup would be larger. Sampling error is just one type of error to which surveys are subject. Results may also be affected by factors such as question wording, ordering, and survey timing. Throughout the report, we refer to two geographic regions. North refers to cities and communities north of the 55 Freeway, including Anaheim, Orange, Villa Park, La Habra, Brea, Buena Park, Fullerton, Placentia, Yorba Linda, La Palma, Cypress, Los Alamitos, Rossmoor, Seal Beach, Westminster, Midway City, Stanton, Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach, Santa Ana, Garden Grove, Tustin, Tustin Foothills and Costa Mesa. South refers to cities and communities south of the 55 Freeway, including Newport Beach, Irvine, Lake Forest, Newport Coast, Aliso Viejo, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Mission Viejo, Portola Hills, Rancho Santa Margarita, Foothill Ranch, Coto de Caza, Trabuco, Laguna Beach, Dana Point, San Clemente, Capistrano Beach and San Juan Capistrano. In the analysis of questions on the proposed El Toro airport, we include Newport Beach in the North County. Some of the questions in this survey are repeated from national surveys conducted by the University of Michigan, the Pew Research Center and the American Association of Retired Persons. Questions with state comparisons are repeated from the Public Policy Institute of California's Statewide Surveys, directed by Mark Baldassare. May 1, 2009