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Statewide Proposition 23
Survey PPIC Statewide Survey, October 2010

Proposition 23 is called the “Suspends Implementation of Air Pollution Control Law (AB 32) Requiring Major
Sources of Emissions to Report and Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions That Cause Global Warming, Until
Unemployment Drops to 5.5 Percent or Less for Full Year. Initiative Statute.”

Likely Voters Only Yes No Don’t Know

Likely Voters 37% 48% 15%

Democrats 31 53 16

Party Republicans 46 38 16

Independents 35 54 11

Liberals 20 66 14

Political Ideology Moderates 38 49 13

Conservatives 49 35 16

Men 44 48 8
Gender
Women 31 48 21

Latinos 44 42 14
Race/Ethnicity
Whites 34 51 15

Under $40,000 39 46 15

Household Income $40,000 to under $80,000 38 47 15

$80,000 or more 37 50 13

18–34 41 47 12

Age 35–54 39 46 15

55 and older 34 51 15

High school or less 48 37 15

Education Some college 41 40 19

College graduate 33 55 12

Central Valley 42 41 17

San Francisco Bay Area 28 61 11

Region
Los Angeles 36 49 15

Other Southern California 42 42 16

Children Age 18 Yes 45 41 14

or Younger No 33 52 15

Own 37 48 15
Home
Rent 36 49 15

Born Again/Evangelical Yes 46 38 16

Christian No 34 51 15

PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government October 2010. Includes 2,002 adults, 1,582 registered voters, and 1,067 likely
voters. Interviews took place October 10–17, 2010. Numbers in above table are for likely voters. Margin of error 3.5%.

Supported with funding from The James Irvine Foundation.

contact: surveys@ppic.org