Wave 1 (2015)
Wave 2 (first half of 2016)
Wave 3 (second half of 2016)
Wave 4 (first half of 2017)
Wave 5 (second half of 2017)
Wave 6 (2018)
Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
less than $15,000
$15,000-$30,000
$30,000-$50,000
$50,000-$75,000
$75,000-$100,000
$100,000-$150,000
$150,000-$200,000
$200,000 or above
Married/Civil Union
In a registered partnership
A member of an unmarried couple living together
Divorced
Widow/Widower
Separated
Single, never married
0
1
2
3
4
5 or more
City
Suburb
Small town
Rural community
Alameda
Alpine
Amador
Butte
Calaveras
Colusa
Contra Costa
Del Norte
El Dorado
Fresno
Glenn
Humboldt
Imperial
Inyo
Kern
Kings
Lake
Lassen
Los Angeles
Madera
Marin
Mariposa
Mendocino
Merced
Modoc
Mono
Monterey
Napa
Nevada
Orange
Placer
Plumas
Riverside
Sacramento
San Benito
San Bernadino
San Diego
San Francisco
San Joaquin
San Luis Obispo
San Mateo
Santa Barbara
Santa Clara
Santa Cruz
Shasta
Sierra
Siskiyou
Solano
Sonoma
Stanislaus
Sutter
Tehama
Trinity
Tulare
Tuolumne
Ventura
Yolo
Yuba
Very satisfied
Somewhat satisfied
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
Somewhat dissatisfied
Very dissatisfied
Generally positive
Somewhat positive
Neither positive nor negative
Somewhat negative
Generally negative
disagree
Excellent
Very Good
Good
Fair
Poor
Yes
No
Don't know/not sure
Republican
Democrat
Independent/Unaffiliated
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I never vote
I hardly ever vote
I sometimes vote
I vote most of the time
I always vote
Independent
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Strong Democrat
Not strong Democrat
Strong Republican
Not strong Republican
Lean more towards the Democratic Party
Lean more towards the Republican Party
Neither
Very progressive
Progressive
Moderate, middle of the road
Conservative
Very conservative
Most of the time
Some of the time
Only now and then
Hardly at all
Just about always
Only some of the time
Never
1 day
2 days
3 days
4 days
5 days
6 days
7 days
No days
FOX
CNN
MSNBC
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Hardly ever
A few times a year
About once a month or so
Most weeks
Every week
More than once a week
From time to time
At least once a week
Multiple times per week
Every day
Multiple times per day
Protestant Christian
Catholic Christian
Latter Day Saints ("Mormon") Christian
Other Christian (please specify):
Jewish
Muslim
Unitarian Universalist
Buddhist
Spiritual but not traditionally religious
Agnostic
Atheist
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Episcopal
Lutheran
Presbyterian
Baptist
Methodist
Non-denominational
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Don't Know
It is the authoritative Word of God and is without error
It is the inspired Word of God but it is not meant to be interpreted literally w
It is a book that contains many wise and helpful teachings, but it is not sacred
It is just a book, like any other book
18-25
26-34
35-49
50-64
65 or older
Straight or heterosexual
Lesbian or gay
Bisexual
Queer, pansexual, and/or questioning
Other
Decline to answer
Out of work but looking for work
Out of work; not looking for work
Employed full-time
Employed part time but looking for full-time work
Employed part time; not looking for full-time work
Contract worker or consultant
Employed for wages
Self-employed
Out of work for 1 year or more
Out of work for less than 1 year
Stay-at-home parent / homemaker
Student
Retired
Unable to work
Less than high-school
Grade 12 or GED (high school graduate)
College 1 to 3 years, no degree
Associate’s degree (for example: AA, AS)
Bachelor’s degree (for example: BA, BS)
Postgraduate degree (MA, MBA, PhD, MD, etc.)
Spanish
Chinese
Tagalog
Vietnamese
Korean
Persian
Armenian
Arabic
Hindi
Russian
Japanese
Punjabi
French
White
Black or African American
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
Middle Eastern or North African
Male
Female
Genderqueer / gender non-binary
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Strongly in favor
Somewhat in favor
Somewhat opposed
Strongly opposed
Undecided/Don't know
13
14
15
16
Huge Problem
Significant Problem
Just a minor problem
Not a problem at all
I am less likely to go to big public gatherings
I still go to big public gatherings, but I’m more worried when I’m there
I don’t think about it much
I purposely go to big public gatherings to defy the will of people like the perp
Helpful
Dangerous
Strongly Oppose
Somewhat oppose
Somewhat support
Strongly support
Much more important to protect right to own any gun
Somewhat more important to protect right to own any gun
Somewhat more important to regulate some guns for public safety purposes
Much more important to regulate some guns for public safety purposes
Strongly oppose
California voters
State legislature
Both are equally good ways to make decisions
America used to be great but has lost her way
America has problems, but is already great and is getting better
American greatness is irrelevant. We are no more or less important than the rest
None of the above
Much more hopeful than scared
Somewhat more hopeful than scared
Neither hopeful nor scared
Somewhat more scared than hopeful
Much more scared than hopeful
Major problem
Minor problem
Not much of a problem
Strengthen the economy a lot
Strengthen the economy a little
Weakens it a little
Weakens it a lot
I’m not sure
Threatens it a lot
Threatens it a little
Enriches it a little
Enriches it a lot
Weakens the economy a lot
Weakens the economy a little
Strengthens the economy a little
Strengthens the economy a lot
Gotten Better
Gotten Worse
Stayed about the same
Better off
Worse off
Very proud
Moderately proud
Only a little proud
Not proud at all
I don't consider myself a Californian
Don’t know/No opinion
Very Special
Somewhat Special
Like any other place
Undecided/Don’t know
Strongly Favor
Somewhat Favor
Somewhat Oppose
Kamala Harris
Loretta Sanchez
Someone else
Don't Know/Undecided
Hillary Clinton, Democratic Party
Donald Trump, Republican Party
Gary Johnson, Libertarian Party
Jill Stein, Green Party