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
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
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
In person
Online
I did not attend a four-year college or university
I did attend a four-year college or university
I am currently attending a four-year college or university
5
6
7
8
Greater burden on low-income person
Greater burden on high-income person
I itemize my deductions
I take the standard deduction
I do not know
Do my own income taxes (either with or without an online tool such as Turbo Tax,
Have it done by someone else
Directly to county
Through mortgage
Own
Rent
1/2 percent
1 percent
3 percent
5 percent
The purchase price of the home and the number of years owned
The current price at which the owner could sell the home
The number of people living in the house
Private K-12 school
Public K-12 school
Both (one or more attend public and one or more attend private)
Property taxes
Sales taxes
Fees charged to residents who use a specific local service
Fees charged to conduct business in your locality
Residents and business pay a higher tax rate on their property's value
Residents and business keep their current property tax rates, but property value
Property taxation
Sales taxation
Higher rate of local sales taxation
Higher fees charged on only those residents/businesses who use the increased ser
A new local tax on income
More dollars raised through local property taxation
Very adequate
Somewhat adequate
Somewhat inadequate
Very inadequate
Extremely satisfied
Moderately satisfied
Slightly satisfied
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
Slightly dissatisfied
Moderately dissatisfied
Extremely dissatisfied
Somewhat agree
Neither agree nor disagree
Somewhat disagree
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
Free/Religion MUCH MORE important
Free/Religion LITTLE MORE important
Free/Religion LITTLE LESS important
Free/Religion MUCH LESS important
Free Speech MUCH MORE important
Free Speech LITTLE MORE important
Free Speech LITTLE LESS important
Free Speech MUCH LESS important
Very progressive
Progressive
Moderate, middle of the road
Conservative
Very conservative
Definitely True
Probably True
Probably False
Definitely False