PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government (PPIC Publication)

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PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government
Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Sonja Petek, and Jui Shrestha

May 2011

Full Report
[PDF, 457K]

Press Release
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Read in Spanish

Some findings of the current survey:

About half of Californians say there need to be major changes in the relationship between state and local governments.
Most Californians generally approve of Governor Jerry Brown’s revised budget plan but less than half support the proposal to extend temporary tax and fee increases.
Sixty-two percent of California adults support cutting funding to state prisons and corrections.

Job Approval Ratings:
Governor Brown [PDF]
California State Legislature [PDF]

Time Trends of Job Approval Ratings:
Governor Brown [XLS]
California State Legislature [XLS]

Mood of Californians:
General Direction of Things in California [PDF]
Economic Outlook for California [PDF]

Time Trends for the Mood of Californians:
General Direction of Things in California [XLS]
Economic Outlook for California [XLS]

This survey was supported with funding from The James Irvine Foundation.

Statewide Survey Interactive Tools

The Changing State and Local Relationship

Time Trends for Job Approval Ratings

Time Trends for the Mood of Californians

Rethinking the State-Local Relationship: An Overview

California's State Budget

PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government, March 2011

Government
Political Participation
Public Finance

Mark Baldassare
Dean Bonner
Sonja Petek
Jui Shrestha

Read our survey methodology

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