California Congressional District 17 Voter Survey

Sample Size=400; Margin of Error=4.9%

Interview Dates: October 8 - 9, 2014
Survey Length: 6 minutes
Respondents: 400 registered voters, randomly chosen, living in CA CD17, who screen as likely to vote in November
2014 and who meet one of the following:
A: Voted in 11/12 plus one of: 5/09, 6/10, 11/10, 6/12
B: PAV who reg after 6/12 and voted in 11/12
C: Reg after 11/12
D: Voted in 6/12
Hello. This is __________________________ from ___________, an independent public opinion research firm.
May I please speak with (NAME ON SAMPLE SHEET)? We are conducting a short research poll of local issues in your
area and would like to ask you some questions. This survey may be monitored for quality assurance purposes.
(IF ASKED HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE, RESPOND: About 5 minutes.)
(IF NECESSARY, SAY, "We are only interested in your opinions and are definitely not selling anything.")
SECTION 1. SCREENING
1.

First, have I reached you today on a cell phone or a landline?

CELL PHONE
LAND LINE

27
73

IF CELL PHONE, FOLLOW-UP:

2.

Are you in a safe place where you can take a survey over your cell phone?
YES

3.

Are you employed as a news reporter, an elected official, staff to an elected official, or as a high level
employee of local government?
NO

4.

100

100

In November of this year, there will be a general election in California in which voters will choose
candidates for Governor, Congress, state legislature, and to decide some other contests. What are the
chances that you will vote in that election? Will you definitely vote, will you probably vote, are the
chances about 50-50, will you probably not vote, will you definitely not vote, or have you already voted?
10/9

DEFINITELY
PROBABLY
ALREADY VOTED
DONT KNOW

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DBR CD17 Tracker, page 1
Field Date: October 8th 9th, 2014

7/12

82
17
1
0

80
20
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SECTION 2. 1ST ASK & FAVORABILITIES

5.

[IF NOT ALREADY VOTED FROM Q4:]

If the election to choose a member of Congress for your district were held today, and the candidates
were.. (READ LIST. RANDOMIZE), for whom would you vote?
IF UNDECIDED, FOLLOW-UP: If you had to decide today, toward which candidate do you lean?
[IF ALREADY VOTED FROM Q4:]
Which of the following candidates for Congress did you vote for? (READ LIST, RANDOMIZE]
[NOTE: USE ANSWER CATEGORIES 1 OR 3 BELOW. THERE SHOULD BE NO OTHER RESPONSES.]
[IF REFUSE TO STATE, FOLLOW-UP:] For purposes of this research study it is important that you answer
this question. We want to once again assure you that your answer is strictly confidential.
Economics author and educator Ro Khanna, a Democrat
OR
United States Congressman Mike Honda, a Democrat
10/9

KHANNA
UNDECIDED, LEAN KHANNA
HONDA
UNDECIDED, LEAN HONDA
UNDECIDED

33
5
34
4
24

7/12

26
3
48
4
19

38%
38%

29%
52%

Is your opinion of (READ NAME. ROTATE) Very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very
unfavorable?
FAVORABLE

6.

Economics author and educator

Ro Khanna

7.

Member of Congress Mike Honda

8.

10/9
7/12
10/9
7/12

UNFAVORABLE

NO OPINION

SUMMARY

Strong

Somewhat

Somewhat

Strong

Heard
of, No
Opinion

Have
Not
Heard
Name

17
12

40
26

9
12

5
5

18
17

11
28

57
38

14
17

22
23

35
41

17
10

11
11

12
10

3
5

57
64

28
21

Favorable

Unfavorable

Recently there have been reports in the press that Congressman Hondas staff campaigned and ran his
personal errands on official time, violating ethical rules How much have you heard about this?
(READ CHOICES. DO NOT ROTATE)
Quite a bit
Some
Just a little
Nothing at all
PREFER NOT TO SAY

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Field Date: October 8th 9th, 2014

13
18
21
47
1

NOTE: IF ALREADY VOTED, SKIP TO DEMOGRAPHICS

CONTINUE NEXT TWO QUESTIONS ONLY IF NOT YET VOTED
9.
Press reports have suggested that that Hondas Congressional office illegally coordinated with campaign
staff by inviting people to an official State Department event for the purposes of securing campaign
donations, and that his staff violated ethics rules by running his personal errands on official time.
If these allegations were proven true, would you be very concerned, somewhat concerned, not too
concerned, or not concerned at all?
Very
Some
Just a little
Not at all
NOT TRUE (VOL)
PREFER NOT TO SAY

10.

32
35
8
20
1
4

If these ethical issues about Congressman Honda are proven true, would this make you more likely to vote
for Khanna, more likely to vote for Honda, or does this make no difference to you?
MORE LIKELY KHANNA
MORE LIKELY HONDA
MAKES NO DIFFERENCE
NOT TRUE (VOL)
PREFER NOT TO SAY

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Field Date: October 8th 9th, 2014

32
8
53
1
6

DEMOGRAPHICS
Thank you for your patience. Now some last questions about yourself for statistical purposes.
11.

First, what is your age? (IF REFUSE: Can you tell us approximately how old you are?) (CODE 99 FOR
FINAL REFUSE.)
Under 30
30-39
40-49
50-64
65+
PREFER NOT TO SAY

12.

8
8
15
28
31
10

Which of the following ethnic groups describes you? You can stop me when Ive read your group.
(READ LIST.)
White or Caucasian
Black or African American
Latino, Hispanic, or Mexican
Chinese
Filipino
Vietnamese
South Asian or Indian
Japanese
Korean
Other Asian or Pacific Islander
Native American
Mixed Race
Other (SPECIFY: (_______)
REFUSE

51
3
12
8
4
3
9
1
<1
3
<1
2
0
4

IF PRIOR QUESTION = NOT LATINO.

13.
And are you of Hispanic or Latino descent? (n=365)
YES
NO
PREFER NOT TO SAY

Thats all the questions I have. Thank you for your time.

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Field Date: October 8th 9th, 2014

3
93
4

14.

RECORD GENDER:
FEMALE
MALE

15.

50
50

RECORD PARTY:
DEMOCRAT
REPUBLICAN
DECLINE TO STATE
MINOR PARTY

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DBR CD17 Tracker, page 5
Field Date: October 8th 9th, 2014

46
23
27
4