All Voters
| Are you:
|
Male |
61.7% |
| Female |
38.3% |
Would you define yourself as a :
|
Mexican-American/ Mexican/ Chicano |
92.6% |
| Puerto Rican |
1.0% |
Cuban/Cuban-American |
0.2% |
| Central American |
0.8% |
| South American |
0.6% |
| Other Latino or Hispanic |
3.3% |
| Other Race/Ethnicity |
1.4% |
| DON'T KNOW |
0% |
| REFUSED TO ANSWER |
0.2% |
What age group best describes you:
|
18-24 |
13.8% |
| 25-29 |
9.6% |
| 30-34 |
8.8% |
| 35-39 |
8.6% |
| 40-44 |
10.9% |
| 45-49 |
7.0% |
| 50-54 |
7.2% |
| 55-59 |
7.4% |
| 60-64 |
7.6% |
| 65 or older |
18.3% |
| DON'T KNOW |
0.0% |
| REFUSED TO ANSWER |
0.8% |
If you added together your entire Household's Income would it be:
|
under $5,000 |
13.3% |
| $5,000-$15,000 |
22.9% |
| $15,000-$25,000 |
19.5% |
| $25,000-$40,000 |
15.4% |
| $40,000-$60,000 |
8.0% |
| More than $60,000 |
6.4% |
| DON'T KNOW |
9.2% |
| REFUSED TO ANSWER |
5.3% |
Are you?
|
Married |
56.2% |
| Single |
21.4% |
| Divorced |
8.8% |
| Widowed |
10.1% |
| Separated |
2.9% |
| REFUSED TO ANSWER |
0.6% |
Are you?:
|
Employed full-time |
36.6% |
| Employed part-time |
9.7% |
Self employed |
5.1% |
| Not employed |
37.4% |
| OTHER |
10.5% |
| DON'T KNOW |
0.6% |
What is the highest grade in school you completed?
|
Some high school or less |
41.5% |
| High school graduate |
26.2% |
Some college |
18.0% |
| College graduate |
8.6% |
| Graduate Education or more |
3.7% |
| DON'T KNOW |
1.4% |
| REFUSED TO ANSWER |
0.6% |
What is the primary language used in your household?
|
English |
26.1% |
| Spanish |
26.8% |
Another language |
0.2% |
| Both English and Spanish |
45.9% |
| English and another language |
1.0% |
In what country were you born?
|
United States |
74.3% |
Mexico |
22.4% |
El Salvador |
0.2% |
Other Central American country |
0.6% |
Puerto Rico |
1.2% |
Cuba |
0.2% |
South American country |
0.6% |
Other _________________(specify) |
0.6% |
Are you or any member of your household a member of a union?
|
Yes, I am a member of a union |
6.6% |
I am not, but a member of my household is part of a union |
8.6% |
No one in my household is a union member |
83.9% |
REFUSED TO ANSWER |
1.0% |
Do you or anyone in your family have plans to fill out the Census form in April 2000?
|
Yes |
78.7% |
| No |
9.8% |
| DON'T KNOW |
11.4% |
| REFUSED TO ANSWER |
0.2% |
If no, why not?
|
Privacy Issue |
26.5% |
| Not Interested |
27.9% |
| Someone will come by my house later |
8.8% |
| Other |
25.0% |
| REFUSED TO ANSWER |
11.8% |
Did you fill out a Census in 1990?
|
Yes |
58.6% |
| No |
17.7% |
| Do Not Remember |
23.5% |
| REFUSED TO ANSWER |
0.2% |
Next, the following questions will focus on your Presidential preferences.
Did you intend to vote in the 2000 March Primary Election?
|
Yes |
89.4% |
| No |
6.3% |
| DON'T KNOW |
3.3% |
| REFUSED TO ANSWER |
1.0% |
If so, do you plan to vote in the Democratic or Republican Primary Election in 2000?
|
Democratic |
63.0% |
| Republican |
21.1% |
| REFUSED TO ANSWER |
15.9% |
If the election were held today, for whom would you vote?
|
Bill Bradley |
7.6% |
| Al Gore |
76.4% |
| Other Candidate |
16.0% |
If the election were held today, for whom would you vote?
|
Lamar Alexander |
8.8% |
| Gary Bauer |
1.0% |
| Patrick Buchanan |
1.0% |
| George Bush |
71.6% |
| Elizabeth Dole |
4.9% |
| Steve Forbes |
0.0% |
| Orrin Hatch |
0.0% |
| Dan Quayle |
3.9% |
| Other Candidate |
8.8% |
Do you intend to vote in the upcoming 2000 General Election for President?
|
Yes |
92.1% |
| No |
3.5% |
| DON'T KNOW |
3.1% |
| REFUSED TO ANSWER |
1.2% |
Is it because:
|
You are not interested |
42.4% |
| You don't like the candidates |
15.2% |
| You believe the system doesn't work |
3.0% |
| You don't have time |
15.2% |
| An other reason _________________ |
9.1% |
| DON'T KNOW |
12.1% |
| REFUSED TO ANSWER |
3.0% |
If the election for President were held today, would you vote for Al Gore or George Bush?
|
Al Gore |
38.5% |
| George Bush |
40.6% |
| Other __________________ |
2.3% |
| Undecided |
14.3% |
| DON'T KNOW |
4.3% |
Do you approve or disapprove of the way President Bill Clinton is handling his job?
|
Approve |
77.4% |
| Disapprove |
13.8% |
| DON'T KNOW |
8.0% |
| REFUSED TO ANSWER |
0.8% |
Now, I'm going to ask some questions pertaining to your perception of state government and elected officials:
Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Governor is handling his job in his first 6 months as governor?
|
Approve |
69.4% |
| Disapprove |
9.9% |
| No opinion |
11.3% |
| DON'T KNOW |
8.4% |
| REFUSED TO ANSWER |
1.0% |
Do you approve or disapprove of the way the California legislature is handling its job in 1999?
|
Approve |
55.3% |
| Disapprove |
11.3% |
| No opinion |
15.2% |
| DON'T KNOW |
17.2% |
| REFUSED TO ANSWER |
1.0% |
Now, I'm going to ask some questions pertaining to your perception of immigration:
Do you support a new amnesty or legalization program for "illegal" immigrants that have been living in the US for over ten years and have no criminal background?
|
Support |
77.4% |
| Do Not Support |
14.2% |
| DON'T KNOW |
7.4% |
| REFUSED TO ANSWER |
1.0% |
Do you feel "illegal immigrants" are taking jobs U.S. citizens want?
|
Yes |
27.9% |
| No |
64.1% |
| DON'T KNOW |
8.0% |
| REFUSED TO ANSWER |
0.0% |
Do you believe that children of "illegal immigrants" should be denied citizenship, health care, and education?
|
Yes |
19.7% |
| No |
71.0% |
| DON'T KNOW |
9.2% |
| REFUSED TO ANSWER |
0.2% |
Do you support building walls and fences along the U.S./ Mexican border to help curb illegal immigration?
|
Yes |
34.5% |
| No |
53.3% |
| DON'T KNOW |
11.0% |
| REFUSED TO ANSWER |
1.2% |
Do you believe "illegal" immigrants should have the same civil and legal rights as do U.S. citizens?
|
Yes |
53.7% |
| No |
36.3% |
| DON'T KNOW |
9.6% |
| REFUSED TO ANSWER |
0.4% |
During the 1940's, 50's, and 60's, the U.S. and Mexico had a migrant worker program called the "bracero program" that brought thousands of Mexican workers to the U.S. to work in the fields.
Have you ever heard of the "bracero program"?
|
1. Yes, I have heard of the "bracero program." |
45.9% |
| 2. No, I have not heard of the "bracero program." |
54.1% |
How would you describe the "bracero program"?
|
A useful program that provided Mexican workers with jobs and filled labor shortages in the U.S. |
50.7% |
| An exploitative program that deprived Mexican workers of their rights and took jobs from Americans. |
11.4% |
| A little of both. |
20.2% |
| No opinion |
16.5% |
| REFUSED TO ANSWER |
1.1% |
The following section deals with "farmworker" related issues. Current U.S. law deprives farmworkers of many labor rights/protections that other U.S. workers enjoy. In additon, temporary foreign farmworkers are prohibited from seeking non-agricultural jobs. Experts say that most of farmworkers are "illegal immigrants". Some analysts say that a labor shortage exists in agriculture. Others argue that better wages and working conditions will attract sufficient labor.
Would you support a program that brings in increased numbers of immigrants on a temporary basis for farm labor, if there is a labor shortage?
|
Support |
75.4% |
| Do Not Support |
15.6% |
| DON'T KNOW |
9.1% |
Do you support the unionization of farm workers?
|
Support |
67.3% |
| Do Not Support |
16.0% |
| DON'T KNOW |
16.0% |
| REFUSED TO ANSWER |
0.8% |
Do you think "illegal immigrant" farmworkers:
|
Generally take jobs that Americans do not want |
71.6% |
| Generally take jobs from Americans who could take them |
8.9% |
| No opinion |
17.3% |
| REFUSED TO ANSWER |
2.1% |
Do you think programs that allow foreign farmworkers to enter the U.S. legally to do seasonal farm work and return home after the job is done:
|
Hurt American workers |
15.2% |
| Help American workers |
43.2% |
| Have little or no effect on American workers |
27.6% |
| No opinion |
12.4% |
| REFUSED TO ANSWER |
1.6% |
Do you think the U.S. should:
|
Try its best to keep "illegal immigrants" from working in the United States |
13.3% |
| Look the other way and continue to allow illegal immigration |
5.1% |
| Enact a program that allows "immigrants" to work temporarily in the U.S. legally |
71.5% |
| No opinion |
9.8% |
| REFUSED TO ANSWER |
0.4% |
Would you support a program that allows "illegal immigrant" farmworkers to get work permits and eventually become permanent residents, in exchange for several mandatory years of agricultural labor?
|
Support |
67.3% |
| Do not support |
20.0% |
| No opinion |
10.6% |
| REFUSED TO ANSWER |
2.2% |
Do you agree that farmworkers should receive higher wages even if it causes food prices to rise?
|
Strongly Agree |
23.2% |
| Somewhat Agree |
14.2% |
| Agree |
18.9% |
| Disagree |
24.8% |
| Somewhat Disagree |
7.2% |
| Strongly Disagree |
3.3% |
| DON'T KNOW |
7.2% |
| REFUSED TO ANSWER |
1.2% |
Who do you believe should pay for improving housing and providing health benefits for farmworkers?
|
Employers of farmworkers |
28.8% |
| Federal/State Government |
11.9% |
| A Combination of Employers and Federal/State Government |
46.4% |
| Neither, they should receive no benefits |
4.5% |
| No opinion |
7.4% |
| REFUSED TO ANSWER |
1.0% |
Now, I'm going to ask some questions pertaining to your perception of the "War on Drugs":
Do you believe that the United States' "War on Drugs" has been effective in curbing the drug flow into the US?
|
Yes |
42.0% |
| No |
46.3% |
| DON'T KNOW |
10.5% |
| REFUSED TO ANSWER |
1.2% |
In your opinion, are drugs a larger or smaller issue as compared to ten years ago?
|
Larger |
73.7% |
| Smaller |
12.7% |
| About the same |
9.0% |
| DON'T KNOW |
4.1% |
| REFUSED TO ANSWER |
0.6% |
Now, I'm going to ask some questions pertaining to your perception of US/Cuba Policy:
Do you think the United States should lift the trade embargo against Cuba?
|
Yes |
34.8% |
| No |
34.1% |
| DON'T KNOW |
28.0% |
| REFUSED TO ANSWER |
3.1% |
Do you think that the United States should re-establish diplomatic relations with Cuba?
|
Yes |
49.9% |
| No |
25.6% |
| DON'T KNOW |
21.1% |
| REFUSED TO ANSWER |
3.3% |
Do you think that the United States should re-establish diplomatic relations with Cuba under the Fidel Castro regime?
|
Yes |
25.0% |
| No |
51.2% |
| DON'T KNOW |
21.3% |
| REFUSED TO ANSWER |
2.5% |
The following are statements. I will ask your opinion on how strongly you agree/disagree with the statements.
Fidel Castro is a communist and the embargo should continue until he is gone.
|
Strongly Agree |
24.6% |
| Somewhat Agree |
9.6% |
| Agree |
17.6% |
| Disagree |
16.6% |
| Somewhat Disagree |
4.1% |
| Strongly Disagree |
2.9% |
| No Opinion |
20.9% |
| REFUSED TO ANSWER |
3.7% |
The embargo only strengthens Fidel Castro and lifting it would do more to democratize Cuba.
|
Strongly Agree |
16.4% |
| Somewhat Agree |
8.8% |
| Agree |
14.3% |
| Disagree |
17.6% |
| Somewhat Disagree |
6.3% |
| Strongly Disagree |
5.3% |
| No Opinion |
25.8% |
| REFUSED TO ANSWER |
5.5% |
The embargo only hurts the Cuban people; medicines and foods should be exempt from the trade embargo.
|
Strongly Agree |
25.6% |
| Somewhat Agree |
8.4% |
| Agree |
20.1% |
| Disagree |
13.9% |
| Somewhat Disagree |
3.1% |
| Strongly Disagree |
4.7% |
| No opinion |
20.1% |
| REFUSED TO ANSWER |
4.1% |
The United Nations is a worldwide organization of all governments of the world founded in 1942. The United States helped found and fund the United Nations.
Overall, how effective of an organization do you feel is the United Nations?
|
Very Effective |
30.2% |
| Pretty Effective |
13.8% |
| Somewhat Effective |
28.5% |
| Not that Effective |
7.8% |
| Not at all Effective |
3.1% |
| No opinion |
14.2% |
| REFUSED TO ANSWER |
2.3% |
The United States has not paid approximately $1 billion and nearly two years worth of United Nations United Nations dues and assessments.
How important is it that we pay these dues and assessments to the United Nations?
|
Very Important |
42.1% |
| Somewhat Important |
23.8% |
| Not Too Important |
8.2% |
| Not Important at All |
7.6% |
| No opinion |
16.0% |
| REFUSED TO ANSWER |
2.3% |
Sources: WCVI - MirRam Group Opinion Poll
