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Created: October 30, 2003
Latest Update: October 30, 2003
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Frist Draft Unedited CRS Report

Site Copyright: Jeanne Curran and Susan R. Takata and Joyce Jones, October 2003.
"Fair use" encouraged.

The class conducted a survey three weeks prior to the election for California governor. Eighty-five surveys were issued. There were eighty-one response's to the question of gender, even though, four participates did not state their gender. There were fifty-six female respondents, making up sixty-six percent and twenty-nine males, counting for almost thirty percent.

Of the eighty respondent's, the majority age group were those between 21-30 years of age, which is fifty-two percent representing forty-four participates. The smallest group, which was eight, participates represented less than ten percent of those over the age of 50. The second and third largest group was the age group of 31-40 year olds, which consisted of 14, participates, but less than seventeen percent and a little less than twelve percent was 41-50 years of age of only ten participates. Less than five percent of those issued a survey were under the age of 20.

Only seventy-seven of the respondent's exposed their political party interest. Thirty-five participates declared Neutral, collectively forty-one percent. Twenty-six respondent's making up thirty-one percent claimed Liberal. The smallest groups where those declaring Conservatives (8%) and less than (4%) claimed Reactionary. Those claiming the Radical party made up seven percent. Interestingly, almost ten percent did not state what their political party interest was. What is not known at this time is whether participates understood what their political party and the others mission statement was about or what the party itself stood for.

Forty-six percent of the respondent's thought the election was very important and less than forty-four percent thought the election was somewhat important. Only less than five percent, which were four participates felt the election was not important.

Thirty-seven respondents did not vote in the last Gubernatorial election representing fifty-two percent of the responses. Less than five percent skipped this question on the survey, but more than forty percent did not vote at all in the last Gubernatorial election.

A majority said yes, that they would vote in the Recall election at seventy-one percent, which consisted of sixty, participates. Respondent's who would not vote or where uncertain nearly tied at thirteen and twelve percent.

When asked is the recall democratically justified, the respondent's who said yes, including those that were undecided both represented twelve percent, while less than eighteen percent felt it was not democratically justified. Forty-four participates did not receive this question on their survey due to a photocopy error, but further investigations are necessary since it affects the numerical outcomes. However, seven percent thought the recall was somewhat justified.

Out of eight-one responses, ninety-three percent were against California citizens sponsoring the recall. Only two participates felt that citizens should pay for the recall. Less than five percent of the respondent's skipped this question.

About six percent of the respondent's felt that the recall is a plausible solution to California's economic problem. More than half (59%) felt it was not a plausible solution to California's economic problem. Those that felt the recall was plausible represented only thirteen percent. Disturbingly, twenty-three percent answered undecided.

Although forty-four participates did not have the following question: Do you think the recall will affect California's economy, more than thirty percent felt that the recall would affect our economy. Less than three percent felt that the recall would not. The response to somewhat and undecided on whether it would affect our economy made up seven percent. Forty-four participates did not receive this question on their survey due to a photocopy error, but further investigations are necessary since it affects the numerical outcomes.

Given the photocopy error, which eliminated the question: Which candidate can help reduce our budget and create more jobs, from forty-five surveys issued, only forty participates received the question. More than a quarter felt that someone other than Bustamante and Schwarznegger could help reduce our budget and create more jobs (25.9%). Bustamante received nearly sixteen percent of the votes over Schwarnegger by nine percent. Schwarnegger received less than six percent of the votes to help reduce our budget and create more jobs.

A majority of the respondent's believed the recall was to remove Democrats out of office so the Republicans can take control at more than forty-five percent. Twenty-one percent felt this was somewhat an explanation. Thirteen percent responded no and fifteen percent responded undecided. Only four participates did not answer the question at all.

A total of eighty respondent's answered whether their satisfied with California's current governor. Forty-four percent answered no. Twenty-three percent said yes and almost thirty percent answered undecided and five people skipped the question. Further investigations are needed because this is a larger percent that affects the numerical outcomes.

ix percent skipped the question of whether or not they believe Davis should stay in office. Twenty-six were undecided and forty-one answered yes and twenty-seven answered no. Again, further investigations are needed because this is a larger percent that affects the numerical.

Why do you think Davis is being recalled went unanswered by two people at less than three percent? Forty-six percent felt the recall was a result of poor job performance and twenty-seven percent answered to conspiracy, and less than eight percent answered to personality, and almost eighteen percent felt the recall was due to other reasons not specified.

Forty-four percent believed Schwarzenegger will benefit from the recall, which further investigation is recommended due to almost forty percent answering to the variable of other, which is a limitless possibility. Bustamante received seventeen percent of a chance of benefiting from the recall. Only one respondent did not answer this question of their survey.

About eleven percent of the respondent did not answer who would be most affected if Davis were removed from office. Almost sixty percent were undecided, which less than thirty percent felt women would be most affected, and men as an explanation was less than six percent. Further investigations are needed because the undecided is a large percent that affects the numerical outcomes.

Twelve respondents did not answer who would be most affected. Further investigations are required since forty-five percent answered undecided, which is a large percent that affects the numerical outcomes. Twenty percent felt younger adults would be most affected, while less than seventeen percent felt children would be most affected.

Further investigations are required concerning whether or not Proposition 54 is constitutional because forty-four participates did not receive this question on their survey due to a photocopy error, which affects the numerical outcomes. Forty-one of the respondent's did receive the question. Less than four percent felt that Proposition 54 is constitutional, and twenty-seven percent answered no and seventeen percent answered undecided.

Only five respondents' skipped the question: Do you want Proposition 54 to pass? Fourteen percent did not know what the Proposition was about, while eight percent were undecided. Sixty-six percent answered no and less than six percent answered yes.

The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of respondents of an answer by the total number of survey's conducted. The valid percentage is calculated by dividing the number of respondents of an answer by the total number of those that choose one of the answers.