Appendix 9: Responses by Age

Appendix 9: Responses by Age
T=Total
1 = 18 to 24
2 = 25 to 34
3 = 35 to 44
4 = 45 to 54
5 = 55 to 64
6 = 65 or Older
(#)
1
2a
2b
2c
2d
2e
2f
2g
(Before)
T
1
Question
To begin with, all in all, on a 0 to 10 scale, where 0 is "extremely poorly, 10 is
extremely well, and 5 is exactly in the middle, how well or poorly would you say
the system of democracy in California works these days?
(After)
T
1
Well
Undecided
Not well
21%
18%
61%
23%
37%
40%
29%
17%
55%
20%
16%
64%
20%
12%
68%
19%
18%
63%
17%
17%
65%
38%
15%
47%
15%
24%
61%
43%
11%
46%
49%
12%
39%
30%
15%
54%
42%
14%
44%
43%
15%
43%
Desirable
Undecided
Undesirable
60%
19%
21%
72%
13%
16%
58%
18%
24%
59%
20%
20%
62%
19%
19%
57%
17%
26%
57%
24%
19%
76%
9%
16%
74%
6%
21%
76%
8%
16%
68%
11%
21%
75%
10%
15%
82%
5%
14%
77%
11%
12%
Desirable
Undecided
Undesirable
37%
14%
49%
31%
13%
56%
26%
17%
57%
41%
12%
47%
33%
18%
49%
43%
13%
44%
43%
9%
49%
34%
17%
49%
31%
23%
46%
36%
2%
62%
31%
15%
54%
38%
15%
47%
27%
19%
53%
41%
23%
36%
Desirable
Undecided
Undesirable
32%
17%
50%
41%
25%
34%
42%
18%
40%
27%
24%
49%
25%
17%
58%
34%
13%
54%
33%
14%
53%
30%
13%
58%
24%
15%
61%
27%
21%
52%
27%
10%
63%
32%
10%
57%
28%
10%
61%
35%
15%
51%
Desirable
Undecided
Undesirable
43%
13%
44%
44%
19%
38%
52%
13%
35%
41%
11%
48%
42%
12%
46%
42%
8%
50%
40%
20%
40%
37%
12%
51%
33%
24%
42%
45%
6%
49%
39%
10%
52%
38%
15%
48%
42%
8%
51%
28%
15%
57%
Desirable
Undecided
Undesirable
25%
15%
61%
32%
16%
52%
30%
15%
55%
31%
19%
51%
16%
13%
71%
20%
15%
65%
29%
13%
58%
18%
9%
73%
15%
6%
79%
20%
6%
73%
20%
5%
75%
17%
10%
73%
17%
10%
72%
16%
14%
70%
Desirable
Undecided
Undesirable
47%
21%
32%
34%
19%
47%
42%
24%
33%
34%
28%
38%
52%
22%
26%
57%
15%
28%
49%
20%
30%
57%
17%
26%
38%
34%
28%
47%
15%
38%
46%
23%
31%
68%
13%
19%
67%
10%
23%
55%
18%
27%
Desirable
Undecided
Undesirable
88%
6%
5%
86%
9%
6%
87%
4%
9%
88%
8%
3%
91%
6%
4%
89%
5%
6%
88%
7%
5%
84%
7%
9%
82%
6%
12%
91%
4%
4%
79%
11%
10%
84%
8%
8%
83%
6%
12%
88%
6%
7%
Creating a formal review process to allow an initiatives proponents to amend an

initiative following public input
Allowing the Legislature to remove an initiative from the ballot by enacting it into
law
Allowing a simple majority of the State Legislature to place a countermeasure to an

already qualified initiative on the ballot next to that initiative
Allowing the Legislature to amend an initiative that has already passed, subject to a
public review and the agreement of the initiatives proponents
Allowing the Legislature to amend an initiative that has already passed, subject to a
two-thirds vote, even if an initiatives proponents do not agree with the amendment
Allowing an initiatives proponents to withdraw it after it qualifies for the ballot
Allowing an initiatives proponents to withdraw it after it qualifies for the ballot

(#)
2h
2i
2j
2k
2l
2m
2n
2o
2p
2q
Question
Requiring all ballot measures that require new expenditures to indicate how they
will be paid for
Desirable
Undecided
Undesirable
87%
7%
6%
91%
3%
6%
87%
2%
11%
89%
8%
3%
82%
13%
6%
85%
7%
7%
90%
4%
6%
91%
5%
4%
94%
6%
0%
90%
4%
6%
85%
8%
7%
88%
7%
6%
95%
1%
3%
94%
3%
3%
Desirable
Undecided
Undesirable
67%
20%
13%
71%
21%
7%
62%
22%
16%
59%
23%
18%
72%
18%
10%
74%
15%
11%
61%
26%
13%
67%
19%
13%
77%
20%
3%
67%
21%
12%
59%
28%
14%
62%
23%
15%
72%
13%
15%
72%
14%
14%
Desirable
Undecided
Undesirable
82%
9%
8%
79%
6%
15%
85%
2%
13%
81%
11%
8%
72%
21%
7%
87%
5%
8%
92%
3%
5%
91%
4%
5%
85%
12%
3%
94%
2%
4%
92%
2%
7%
87%
4%
9%
94%
2%
3%
93%
5%
1%
Desirable
Undecided
Undesirable
61%
17%
23%
72%
19%
9%
73%
11%
16%
57%
18%
25%
54%
17%
29%
57%
17%
26%
63%
17%
20%
62%
17%
21%
63%
17%
20%
72%
11%
17%
64%
17%
19%
59%
16%
24%
55%
18%
26%
65%
18%
17%
Desirable
Undecided
Undesirable
48%
19%
33%
63%
17%
20%
57%
18%
25%
43%
30%
27%
38%
25%
38%
49%
9%
42%
48%
16%
35%
49%
17%
34%
59%
15%
26%
60%
16%
23%
58%
23%
19%
38%
15%
48%
43%
18%
39%
49%
16%
35%
Desirable
Undecided
Undesirable
32%
25%
43%
19%
31%
50%
40%
20%
40%
28%
32%
40%
35%
27%
38%
31%
23%
46%
35%
20%
45%
42%
15%
43%
52%
9%
39%
44%
8%
48%
50%
13%
37%
47%
15%
38%
31%
18%
51%
40%
18%
42%
Desirable
Undecided
Undesirable
45%
13%
42%
35%
3%
61%
48%
14%
39%
42%
24%
34%
47%
10%
43%
47%
13%
41%
44%
14%
42%
26%
9%
64%
26%
11%
63%
32%
11%
57%
21%
10%
69%
33%
3%
64%
23%
10%
67%
24%
13%
63%
Desirable
Undecided
Undesirable
57%
19%
24%
64%
21%
15%
58%
24%
18%
61%
20%
19%
58%
20%
22%
54%
15%
31%
50%
18%
32%
46%
18%
36%
57%
14%
29%
47%
12%
41%
51%
13%
36%
41%
23%
36%
45%
18%
36%
43%
23%
35%
Desirable
Undecided
Undesirable
61%
13%
26%
56%
21%
24%
68%
11%
21%
63%
12%
25%
64%
12%
24%
54%
14%
32%
61%
12%
27%
57%
13%
30%
65%
12%
24%
62%
11%
28%
62%
5%
33%
51%
19%
30%
59%
13%
28%
52%
14%
34%
Desirable
Undecided
Undesirable
46%
14%
40%
55%
9%
36%
52%
13%
35%
36%
21%
43%
34%
14%
52%
52%
10%
38%
54%
14%
32%
81%
8%
11%
71%
3%
26%
81%
9%
11%
79%
7%
15%
80%
10%
10%
88%
8%
5%
82%
9%
8%
Requiring the ballot pamphlet to provide an analysis by the Legislative Analyst of

how new initiative programs will likely be paid for
Making the vote threshold needed to pass an initiative the same as any vote
threshold that the initiative itself requires of the public in the future
Increasing the number of Assembly districts from 80 to 120
Expanding the size of districts and electing more than one legislative representative
from each district
Replacing the current State Senate and Assembly with a single house of 120
members
Making the State Legislature part-time and paying legislators
Reducing the length of the state legistlative session and requiring legislators to
spend more time in their districts
Allowing voters to rank the candidates in order of preference,so that the winner can
be decided without a second election
Lengthening Assembly terms from 2 years to 4, and Senate terms from 4 years to 6

(#)
2r
2s
2t
2u
2v
2w
2x
2y
2z
Question
Requiring economic impact analyses of major legislation
before passage
Desirable
Undecided
Undesirable
89%
8%
3%
85%
15%
0%
83%
10%
6%
92%
3%
5%
90%
8%
2%
94%
5%
1%
85%
11%
4%
90%
5%
5%
88%
9%
3%
94%
4%
2%
84%
5%
11%
91%
4%
4%
92%
5%
3%
89%
5%
5%
Desirable
Undecided
Undesirable
86%
8%
6%
83%
9%
9%
87%
6%
6%
81%
10%
10%
85%
13%
2%
91%
5%
4%
86%
7%
7%
90%
6%
5%
89%
3%
9%
90%
4%
6%
79%
11%
10%
90%
7%
3%
97%
3%
0%
91%
5%
4%
Desirable
Undecided
Undesirable
57%
25%
18%
47%
31%
22%
42%
42%
16%
52%
29%
20%
63%
18%
19%
58%
26%
16%
67%
17%
16%
73%
15%
13%
52%
21%
27%
75%
13%
13%
72%
15%
13%
70%
15%
16%
77%
13%
10%
79%
15%
5%
Desirable
Undecided
Undesirable
81%
12%
8%
72%
13%
16%
80%
11%
9%
77%
12%
11%
86%
10%
5%
76%
15%
9%
87%
10%
3%
83%
9%
7%
62%
12%
26%
88%
6%
6%
89%
5%
7%
80%
14%
6%
84%
10%
6%
88%
8%
4%
Desirable
Undecided
Undesirable
66%
16%
17%
68%
13%
19%
65%
19%
16%
70%
18%
12%
65%
19%
16%
64%
15%
21%
68%
12%
20%
73%
14%
13%
78%
16%
6%
79%
13%
8%
67%
13%
20%
74%
16%
10%
74%
6%
21%
69%
21%
9%
Desirable
Undecided
Undesirable
55%
15%
30%
48%
24%
27%
64%
13%
22%
45%
18%
37%
53%
13%
34%
57%
13%
30%
59%
13%
28%
63%
16%
22%
63%
19%
19%
67%
9%
24%
59%
11%
30%
59%
20%
20%
60%
15%
24%
70%
16%
14%
Desirable
Undecided
Undesirable
67%
22%
12%
53%
33%
13%
64%
23%
13%
71%
14%
14%
65%
20%
15%
66%
22%
12%
72%
23%
5%
67%
21%
11%
61%
13%
26%
83%
12%
5%
78%
7%
16%
61%
31%
8%
62%
24%
14%
67%
27%
5%
Desirable
Undecided
Undesirable
75%
13%
12%
74%
16%
10%
70%
15%
15%
75%
12%
14%
77%
13%
10%
75%
9%
16%
77%
14%
9%
76%
12%
12%
77%
10%
13%
76%
11%
13%
67%
15%
18%
76%
13%
10%
75%
11%
14%
84%
10%
7%
Desirable
Undecided
Undesirable
89%
7%
4%
76%
21%
3%
87%
7%
7%
88%
3%
8%
88%
5%
7%
91%
6%
2%
94%
6%
0%
92%
5%
3%
91%
9%
0%
91%
6%
2%
89%
3%
8%
95%
2%
2%
92%
6%
2%
92%
7%
1%
Establishing clear goals for each government program and assessing whether
progress is being made toward these goals at least once every ten years
Requiring the Governor and the Legislature to adopt

two-year instead of one-year budgets
Requiring the Governor and the Legislature to publish three and five year budget
projections prior to the budget vote each year
Transferring from the state to local governments control and financing of services
provided at the local level and requiring minimum standards for delivering them
Allowing local governments to raise taxes for local services in exchange for
increased coordination of service delivery and public reporting of performance
Creating a stable source of funds for regional priorities by dedicating a portion of tax
revenue from economic growth to those priorities
Direct any savings resulting from successful local management of state resources to
those local governments, in exchange for monitoring their own performance and
being accountable and innovative in their operations
Requiring state and local governments to identify policy goals and publish their
progress toward meeting them

(#)
Question
Requiring legislation creating new programs that cost
2aa
$25 million or more to indicate how they will be paid for
2ab
2ac
2ad
2ae
2af
2ag
2ah
2ai
2aj
Desirable
Undecided
Undesirable
91%
5%
4%
81%
11%
8%
88%
8%
4%
92%
2%
6%
93%
6%
1%
95%
3%
3%
89%
6%
6%
90%
5%
5%
82%
12%
6%
90%
2%
8%
89%
5%
7%
91%
8%
1%
92%
3%
5%
91%
4%
5%
Desirable
Undecided
Undesirable
84%
6%
10%
86%
9%
6%
85%
2%
13%
82%
8%
10%
86%
7%
7%
79%
8%
14%
85%
4%
10%
84%
8%
8%
82%
15%
3%
86%
0%
14%
87%
2%
11%
79%
15%
6%
85%
8%
7%
89%
6%
6%
Desirable
Undecided
Undesirable
84%
8%
8%
89%
8%
3%
89%
2%
9%
77%
8%
15%
86%
8%
6%
81%
12%
8%
86%
7%
7%
88%
7%
6%
85%
9%
6%
91%
0%
9%
85%
5%
10%
86%
11%
2%
89%
6%
6%
89%
7%
4%
Desirable
Undecided
Undesirable
80%
12%
8%
73%
13%
13%
63%
23%
14%
81%
14%
5%
79%
10%
11%
84%
10%
5%
89%
6%
5%
84%
7%
9%
79%
6%
15%
85%
4%
10%
82%
5%
13%
81%
9%
9%
90%
5%
6%
85%
9%
5%
Desirable
Undecided
Undesirable
66%
21%
13%
48%
24%
27%
51%
22%
27%
71%
16%
13%
69%
17%
14%
65%
27%
8%
75%
19%
6%
67%
19%
14%
60%
20%
20%
69%
0%
31%
59%
27%
14%
71%
21%
8%
74%
13%
12%
63%
26%
11%
Desirable
Undecided
Undesirable
38%
17%
45%
45%
21%
33%
45%
20%
34%
29%
22%
49%
40%
14%
45%
38%
14%
48%
33%
18%
48%
45%
14%
41%
60%
11%
29%
40%
22%
38%
40%
12%
48%
54%
11%
34%
41%
17%
42%
39%
14%
47%
Desirable
Undecided
Undesirable
23%
16%
61%
26%
15%
59%
28%
21%
51%
19%
15%
66%
29%
15%
56%
25%
12%
63%
15%
17%
68%
20%
10%
70%
32%
6%
62%
15%
15%
71%
20%
7%
73%
20%
10%
70%
18%
10%
71%
18%
12%
70%
Desirable
Undecided
Undesirable
43%
21%
36%
37%
47%
16%
49%
24%
27%
38%
24%
38%
42%
10%
48%
44%
16%
40%
45%
28%
28%
44%
17%
40%
31%
31%
38%
43%
20%
38%
45%
16%
40%
36%
13%
51%
47%
16%
37%
54%
15%
31%
Desirable
Undecided
Undesirable
53%
20%
27%
60%
28%
12%
59%
17%
24%
46%
31%
23%
44%
16%
40%
53%
17%
31%
62%
21%
17%
72%
13%
16%
73%
18%
9%
69%
10%
20%
70%
13%
16%
68%
10%
22%
72%
11%
17%
78%
16%
5%
Desirable
Undecided
Undesirable
35%
25%
40%
42%
33%
25%
47%
24%
29%
35%
35%
31%
24%
22%
54%
33%
21%
47%
40%
25%
35%
33%
20%
47%
42%
19%
38%
35%
15%
50%
40%
19%
41%
25%
20%
55%
30%
21%
49%
37%
21%
43%
Requiring legislation creating tax cuts that cost $25 million or more to indicate how
they will be paid for
Requiring legislation creating new programs or tax cuts thatcost $25 million or
more to indicate how they will be paid for
Requiring that one-time revenue spikes only be spent on

one-time projects, paying off debt, and filling the state rainy-day fund
Increasing the size of the States rainy-day fund from

5% to 10% of the State budget
Applying the sales tax to services as well as goods while

reducing the sales tax rate
Applying the sales tax to services as well as goods while

keeping the current sales tax rate
Limiting the current California state income tax deduction for home mortgage
interest payments to $25,000 per year
Reassessing non-residential property more frequently than now
Reassessing all property values more frequently while adjusting the current property
tax exemption for inflation to about $28,000 and allowing the exemption to rise
with property values going forward

(#)
Question
Allowing local electorates to raise the property tax rate above the current 1% rate
2ak
cap
2al
2am
Desirable
Undecided
Undesirable
28%
11%
61%
29%
14%
57%
31%
15%
54%
26%
16%
59%
26%
9%
66%
28%
10%
62%
30%
7%
63%
28%
13%
59%
44%
15%
41%
31%
16%
53%
29%
11%
60%
21%
9%
70%
26%
16%
58%
31%
13%
57%
Desirable
Undecided
Undesirable
46%
17%
38%
47%
19%
34%
46%
13%
41%
45%
22%
33%
46%
16%
38%
46%
15%
39%
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42%
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41%
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24%
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51%
7%
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35%
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38%
14%
49%
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47%
19%
34%
Desirable
Undecided
Undesirable
32%
9%
59%
29%
9%
62%
32%
13%
55%
30%
12%
58%
27%
12%
60%
36%
4%
60%
36%
9%
55%
50%
8%
43%
59%
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22%
48%
6%
46%
52%
10%
38%
38%
5%
57%
51%
8%
41%
56%
5%
38%
A simple majority (50% plus

1)
55%
A two-thirds majority
13%
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12%
10%
12%
9%
3%
12%
14%
6%
6%
11%
18%
69%
21%
62%
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66%
16%
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72%
25%
65%
14%
74%
27%
65%
41%
56%
16%
71%
27%
59%
29%
65%
26%
68%
25%
65%
Fewer legislators
Exactly in the middle
More legislators
20%
23%
57%
14%
19%
67%
17%
28%
54%
24%
24%
52%
22%
25%
53%
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58%
18%
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63%
10%
20%
70%
6%
15%
79%
8%
10%
82%
7%
18%
75%
14%
24%
62%
11%
23%
66%
7%
22%
71%
Not at all
As could be expected
67%
16%
17%
52%
30%
18%
59%
17%
24%
67%
16%
16%
70%
13%
17%
73%
16%
11%
70%
13%
17%
69%
10%
21%
62%
18%
21%
64%
8%
28%
72%
10%
18%
77%
6%
17%
69%
11%
20%
66%
12%
22%
Not at all
Completely
27%
8%
65%
39%
6%
55%
20%
4%
76%
24%
10%
66%
34%
12%
55%
21%
6%
73%
28%
8%
64%
21%
6%
73%
26%
6%
68%
18%
2%
80%
25%
7%
69%
30%
8%
63%
16%
1%
83%
15%
9%
76%
Lowering local vote requirement to adopt taxes dedicated to specific purposes, to a

simple majority so that it is the same as the vote requirement to adopt taxes for
general purposes
Decreasing the super-majority vote required in the Legislature to raise taxes (about
67%) to 55%
If the Legislature is allowed to amend an initiative that has already passed, by what
sort of majority should it be able to do so?
Some people think that the Legislature should contain fewer Legislators, even if that
means that each Legislator represents more people. Suppose these people are at
one end of a 1-to-7 scale, at point 1. Other people think that each Legislator should
represent fewer people, even if that means that the Legislature contains more
Legislators. Suppose these people are at the other end of the scale, at point 7.
People who are exactly in the middle are at point 4, and of course other people have
opinions at other points between 1 and 7. Where would you place yourself on this
scale, or wouldnt you have any opinion about that?
On a 0 to 10 scale, where 0 is "not at all, 10 is as much as could reasonably be

expected, and 5 is exactly in the middle, how much or little would you say the
California State Legislature is able to get important things done?
On another 0 to 10 scale, where 0 is not at all, 10 is completely, and 5 is exactly

in the middle, to what extent is the ability of the State Legislature to get things done
affected by tensions between the political parties?

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Question
And, on another 0 to 10 scale, where 0 is completely at the local level, 10 is

completely at the State level, and 5 is exactly in the middle, how much decisionmaking authority should there be at the local level versus the State level?
Local level
State level
42%
32%
27%
51%
31%
17%
40%
27%
33%
41%
34%
25%
39%
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47%
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24%
39%
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Local level
State level
34%
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32%
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36%
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39%
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Local level
State level
25%
30%
44%
31%
14%
56%
30%
22%
48%
22%
38%
40%
29%
36%
35%
22%
24%
54%
21%
38%
41%
25%
26%
49%
29%
23%
49%
40%
18%
42%
37%
18%
45%
25%
29%
46%
17%
30%
53%
12%
34%
54%
By voters in referendums
By the State Legislature
31%
25%
45%
33%
33%
33%
33%
30%
38%
36%
20%
44%
30%
28%
42%
26%
21%
53%
30%
21%
49%
29%
26%
45%
39%
30%
30%
35%
27%
39%
20%
34%
46%
37%
18%
45%
25%
26%
49%
23%
28%
49%
Reflect local community

Dominated by special interests
Replacing the current State Senate and Assembly with a single house would make it
13a
easier to pass important legislation
Agree strongly
Agree somewhat
47%
25%
28%
59%
19%
22%
41%
29%
29%
43%
21%
36%
49%
27%
23%
51%
25%
25%
40%
28%
31%
56%
23%
21%
61%
19%
19%
60%
21%
19%
57%
17%
27%
55%
28%
17%
55%
22%
23%
53%
28%
19%
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35%
20%
18%
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26%
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21%
15%
35%
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21%
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22%
13%
48%
14%
19%
24%
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24%
39%
15%
29%
41%
18%
35%
37%
9%
28%
31%
14%
28%
36%
16%
19%
44%
13%
14%
42%
21%
Disagree somewhat
Disagree strongly
16%
12%
6%
12%
12%
12%
20%
8%
18%
12%
14%
10%
21%
16%
13%
9%
6%
6%
13%
7%
21%
7%
11%
10%
13%
12%
15%
8%
Agree strongly
Agree somewhat
31%
26%
20%
32%
23%
35%
28%
28%
19%
29%
32%
22%
32%
20%
24%
32%
26%
14%
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30%
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36%
9%
17%
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19%
29%
29%
12%
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33%
8%
31%
24%
18%
13%
9%
6%
3%
21%
5%
8%
8%
11%
13%
18%
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10%
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10%
9%
9%
24%
9%
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10%
16%
14%
23%
5%
15%
13%
10
11
And, on the same scale, how much taxation power should there be at the local level
versus State level?
On the same scale, where would you say the most important public policy decisions
should be made?
On another 0 to 10 scale, where 0 is completely by voters in referendums, 10 is

completely by the State Legislature, and 5 is exactly in the middle, how many of
the States major decisions should be made by voters in referendums versus by the
State Legislature?
Some people think that decisions made at the local level reflect the will of the local
community more closely than decisions made at the state level. Suppose these
people are at one end of a 1-to-7 scale, at point 1.Other people think that decisions
made at the local level are more dominated by powerful special interests than
decisions made at the state level. Suppose these people are at the other end of the
scale, at point 7. People who are exactly in the middle are at point 4, and of course
other people have opinions at other points between 1 and 7. Where would you
place yourself on this scale, or wouldnt you have any opinion about that?
Neither agree nor disagree
13b
Replacing the current State Senate and Assembly with a single house would deprive
the system of important checks and balances

Disagree somewhat
Disagree strongly

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16%
27%
18%
6%
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12%
9%
33%
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8%
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Disagree somewhat
Disagree strongly
20%
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12%
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9%
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Agree strongly
Agree somewhat
30%
41%
12%
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39%
24%
28%
43%
15%
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10%
33%
31%
14%
41%
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9%
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51%
7%
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42%
12%
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41%
37%
10%
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45%
16%
30%
37%
8%
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42%
8%
19%
42%
19%
Disagree somewhat
Disagree strongly
10%
7%
12%
3%
9%
4%
17%
8%
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4%
8%
7%
7%
11%
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15%
6%
6%
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13%
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7%
Agree strongly
Agree somewhat
10%
17%
34%
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42%
14%
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34%
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27%
5%
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6%
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Disagree somewhat
Disagree strongly
22%
18%
13%
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7%
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13%
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Agree strongly
Agree somewhat
15%
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29%
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Disagree somewhat
Disagree strongly
20%
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Agree strongly
Agree somewhat
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Disagree somewhat
Disagree strongly
26%
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Agree strongly
Agree somewhat
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8%
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35%
12%
Disagree somewhat
Disagree strongly
11%
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7%
5%
4%
9%
0%
6%
6%
8%
0%
2%
7%
3%
2%
5%
4%
Extremely dissatisfied
Extremely satisfied
76%
12%
12%
74%
15%
12%
80%
7%
13%
89%
5%
7%
71%
14%
15%
70%
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10%
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73%
14%
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14%
9%
14a Part-time legislators will tend to represent their districts more closely
Agree strongly
Agree somewhat
14b Part-time legislators will be less likely to be career politicians.
14c
Part-time legislators will tend to be more open to corruption.
14d Part-time legislators will tend to be less well informed about policy issues.
15a
Increasing State Legislators terms will make them less

responsive to their districts.
15b
Increasing State Legislators terms will let them spend

less time fundraising and campaigning and more time legislating.
16a Arnold Schwarzenegger

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Extremely satisfied
30%
20%
49%
30%
23%
47%
33%
23%
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25%
26%
49%
34%
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45%
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19%
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55%
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48%
28%
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24%
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57%
Extremely satisfied
69%
19%
12%
56%
30%
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56%
22%
22%
63%
23%
14%
80%
16%
5%
74%
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64%
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67%
23%
10%
74%
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72%
16%
12%
68%
23%
10%
Extremely satisfied
68%
19%
13%
62%
23%
15%
54%
26%
21%
60%
26%
14%
76%
17%
7%
71%
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10%
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13%
Extremely satisfied
72%
18%
10%
58%
27%
15%
62%
21%
18%
67%
19%
14%
78%
14%
7%
77%
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10%
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15%
10%
67%
21%
11%
Extremely satisfied
50%
22%
28%
46%
25%
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43%
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25%
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25%
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51%
21%
28%
48%
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15%
49%
32%
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42%
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41%
Extremely satisfied
72%
15%
13%
65%
19%
16%
66%
18%
16%
73%
17%
10%
77%
10%
13%
75%
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10%
67%
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67%
13%
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16%
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74%
13%
14%
64%
22%
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52%
26%
22%
Extremely satisfied
37%
20%
43%
31%
17%
52%
36%
25%
39%
45%
20%
35%
34%
17%
49%
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23%
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26%
15%
59%
35%
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42%
22%
24%
55%
29%
19%
52%
27%
15%
58%
Extremely satisfied
39%
29%
32%
37%
26%
37%
40%
25%
35%
48%
22%
29%
40%
26%
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40%
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42%
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26%
33%
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41%
31%
30%
34%
36%
16%
34%
49%
Local communities decide

Same throughout the state
39%
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31%
47%
13%
40%
43%
20%
37%
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20%
38%
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30%
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20%
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48%
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51%
11%
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39%
16b Jerry Brown
16c
California State Senate
16d California State Assembly
16e California State Legislature
16f
Californias initiative/referendum process
16g Californias State government
16h Your city/town and countys government
16i
18
Californias local governments generally
Some people think that local communities should be able to decide their own taxes
and services, even if that means big differences between communities. Suppose
these people are at one end of a 1-to-7 scale, at point 1.Other people think that
taxes and services should be the same throughout the state, even if that means less
local control. Suppose these people are at the other end of the scale, at point 7.
People who are exactly in the middle are at point 4. Where would you place
yourself on this scale, or wouldnt you have any opinion about that?

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19
20
Question
Some people think that government should provide certain benefits and services,
even if that means higher taxes. Suppose these people are at one end of a 1-to-7
scale, at point 1. Other people think that government should lower taxes, even if
that means reduced benefits and services. Suppose these people are at the other
end of the scale, at point 7. People who are exactly in the middle are at point 4.
Where would you place yourself on this scale, or wouldnt you have any opinion
about that?
Provide certain benefits

and services, even if that
means higher taxes
Lower taxes, even if that
means reducing
benefits and services
46%
44%
57%
44%
42%
44%
45%
57%
73%
71%
55%
45%
53%
59%
18%
37%
15%
41%
15%
28%
16%
39%
17%
41%
16%
40%
23%
32%
15%
28%
18%
9%
8%
20%
18%
27%
14%
41%
16%
31%
19%
23%
Majorities always have their way

34%
33%
33%
39%
21%
39%
42%
14%
44%
29%
37%
34%
35%
31%
34%
41%
29%
30%
23%
54%
23%
37%
33%
31%
38%
25%
38%
27%
29%
44%
38%
31%
31%
28%
41%
31%
42%
36%
22%
45%
26%
29%
Nobody can tell anybody

else what to do
Community can decide
18%
9%
22%
23%
18%
21%
10%
20%
18%
20%
26%
21%
22%
12%
19%
64%
27%
64%
9%
70%
20%
57%
19%
63%
17%
62%
22%
68%
22%
58%
35%
47%
24%
56%
18%
56%
22%
56%
18%
60%
24%
64%
Everyone votes on laws

Representatives vote on laws
34%
20%
46%
52%
18%
30%
48%
13%
39%
39%
23%
39%
36%
17%
47%
23%
24%
54%
24%
21%
55%
34%
16%
50%
45%
18%
36%
45%
22%
33%
34%
11%
54%
40%
15%
45%
24%
20%
56%
25%
13%
61%
Some people think that majorities should always have their way no matter how big
the minorities are or how strongly they feel. Suppose these people are at one end of
a 1-to-7 scale, at point 1.Other people think that minorities should have their way
when they are large enough or feel strongly enough. Suppose these people are at
the other end of the scale, at point 7. People who are exactly in the middle are at
point 4. Where would you place yourself on this scale, or wouldnt you have any
opinion about that?
Minorities have their way

when they are big enough
or feel strongly enough
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Some people think that the best society is one in which nobody can tell anybody
else what to do, even if there is a cost to others. Suppose these people are at one
end of a 1-to-7 scale, at point 1. Other people think that the best society is one in
which the community can decide together what people can and cannot do, even if
some people object. Suppose these people are at the other end of the scale, at point
7. People who are exactly in the middle are at point 4. Where would you place
yourself on this scale, or wouldnt you have any opinion about that?
Some people think that the best government is one in which everyone gets to vote
directly on making the laws. Suppose these people are at one end of a 1-to-7 scale,
at point 1. Other people think that the best government is one in which everyone
gets to vote for representatives who then vote on making the laws. Suppose these
people are at the other end of the scale, at point 7. People who are exactly in the
middle are at point 4. Where would you place yourself on this scale, or wouldnt
you have any opinion about that?

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Creating a formal review process to allow an initiatives proponents to amend an

Allowing a simple majority of the State Legislature to place a countermeasure to an

Allowing an initiatives proponents to withdraw it after it qualifies for the ballot

Allowing an initiatives proponents to withdraw it after it qualifies for the ballot