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<br />• HERTZOG RESEARCH, LLC <br />PROJECT N0.8005 <br />ORANGE COUNTY GOVERNMENT <br />CITIZEN SURVEY ON TAX MEASURES <br />FGI #163-1007 February 2008 <br />Final Questionnaires Wednesday, 30 January 2008 <br />METHODOLOGICAL NOTES <br />Required: 400 completed interviews total (or as close thereto as possible within the time <br />frame available for interviewing) from registered and likely voters in Orange County. <br />Screeners below are to verify that we have the right respondent (the registered voter, not for <br />example a teenage child of the same name), that s/he lives in and is registered to vote in Orange <br />County, and will or may vote in the May 2008 primary election. <br />uotas: Completed interviews should closely approximate Orange County's actual voter turnout <br />in the November 2006 general election, with regard to age categories, race, and gender. It <br />should also approximate the Orange County voter registration list with regard to geographic <br />dispersion. <br />Sample Source: A random sample of several thousand registered voters, roughly proportional <br />• to each precinct's, share of the total county voter registration base, will be drawn by FGI <br />Research from the registered voters' database provided by the Orange County Board of . <br />Elections. Phone numbers will be appended to the sample by FGI Research. <br />Fields Needed in Sample File: "NAME: FIRST," "NAME: LAST," "ZIP," "PRECINCT," <br />"AGE," "RACE CODE," "GENDER CODE," "MUNICIPALITY." <br />QUESTIONNAIRE SCRIPT <br />INTROl: <br />Hello, may I please speak with [RESTORE "NAME: FIRST" AND "NAME: LAST" FROM <br />SAMPLE]? <br />[IF ASKED WHY CALLING:] I'm calling on behalf of the Orange County government. <br />We're conducting a brief survey of Orange County residents. This will only take about five <br />minutes. <br />1. Yes, speaking [CONTINUE WITH 1NTR02.] <br />2. Yes, available [CONTINUE WITH 1NTR02 WHEN RESPONDENT <br />COMES TO PHONE.] <br />3. No, not available [DETERMINE CALLBACK AVAILABILITY] <br />• <br />