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Orange County Sales Tax Survey, 2008 <br />Final Questionnaire <br />30 January 2008 <br />S4. Are you currently registered to vote in Orange County? <br />1. Yes <br />2. No [SKIP TO TERMINATE SCRIPT] <br />3. DK/NA/Refused [SKIP TO TERMINATE SCRIPT] <br />S5.. As you may know, there is a primary election scheduled for Tuesday, May 6t". How <br />likely are you to vote in the May 6th primary? Would you say that you... (READ LIST; <br />SELECT ONE. DO NOT READ SKIP INSTRUCTIONS.) <br />1. Definitely will vote [SKIP TO Q 1 INTRO] <br />2. Probably will vote [SKIP TO Q1 INTRO] <br />3. Might or might not vote [SKIP TO Q1 INTRO] <br />4. Probably will not vote, or [GO TO TERMINATE SCRIPT] <br />5. Definitely will not vote [GO TO TERMINATE SCRIPT] <br />I <br />TERMINATE SCRIPT: Unfortunately, we're only interviewing likely voters who live in <br />Orange County. Thank you very much for your time; that's all the questions I have. Have a nice <br />day/evening. <br />Tax Proposals <br />Q1 INTRO. I'd like to ask you about a couple of tax proposals that may be placed on the May <br />6th primary election ballot. Neither would take effect unless they are approved by Orange <br />County voters at the May primary. <br />Q1. One proposal is to increase the sales tax on NON-food items by one-quarter of 1%. That is, <br />you would pay an extra 25 cents on a $100 purchase of NON-food items. There would be NO <br />sales tax increase on food. It's estimated that this tax would raise $3 million in the first full year, <br />and COULD keep property taxes below what they would be otherwise. If this were placed on <br />the ballot, how would you vote on a one-quarter of 1 % increase in the sales tax on NON-food <br />items? (PROMPT IF NEEDED:) Would you vote "yes" or "no"? <br />1. Yes [SKIP TO Q3] <br />2. No [SKIP TO Q2] <br />3. DK/Not Sure [GO TO Q1 A] <br />4. NA/Refused [SKIP TO Q3] <br />Drafted by Hertzog Research, LLC -3-