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The Field Poll
Reasons why Yes voters are supporting Prop. 67 |
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Late Oct. | Late Sept. |
August |
The additional telephone fee is modest/would not cost much |
22% |
13% |
7% |
Emergency services are important, will provide better emergency room services |
19 |
22 |
24 |
Emergency services are underfunded, they need more money |
19 |
28 |
21 |
It would help the people who are unable to pay for care, the uninsured, poor people |
14 |
18 |
15 |
Doctors, emergency room personnel should be fairly reimbursed, compensated |
13 |
13 |
16 |
It's needed, worth it |
7 |
7 |
6 |
To improve the 911 system |
5 |
6 |
4 |
Will improve the quality of the health care system |
3 |
8 |
9 |
Other reasons (less than 1% each) |
1 |
7 |
5 |
Don't know/no answer |
15 |
12 |
10 |
| Reasons why No voters are opposed to Prop. 67 (among likely voters intending to vote No) |
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Late Oct. | Late Sept. |
August |
Oppose adding a surcharge to phone bills, phone bills are already too high |
32% |
28% |
25% |
It's another tax increase, oppose tax increases, already paying too much in taxes |
27 |
20 |
32 |
Phone users shouldn't have to shoulder the costs for health care, find other ways to fund emergency services |
13 |
19 |
18 |
Hospitals/doctors already have enough money, they are mismanaged, should spend the money they have more wisely |
11 |
11 |
14 |
Very little would go to fund emergency services, the money wouldn't go where it's supposed to |
10 |
4 |
4 |
Oppose paying for the health care costs of people who don't have insurance, illegal immigrants |
3 |
14 |
10 |
Other reasons (less than 2% each) |
4 |
15 |
10 |
Don't know/no answer |
14 |
8 |
5 |
The Field Poll #2147
Sunday, October 31, 2004 Pages 8-9
Proposition 67
Voter preference among likely voters
The Field Poll
Republicans and non-partisans oppose Prop. 67 by greater than two to one margins. Democrats are in favor but by just a narrower fourteen-point margin.
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Proposition 67
Voter preference among likely voters
The Field Poll
The most frequently mentioned reasons for opposing Prop. 67 are financially related. For example, 28 percent say they "oppose adding a surcharge to phone bills/phone bills are already too high". Another 20 percent mention that "it is another tax increase, already paying too much in taxes".
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Proposition 67
Voter preference among likely voters
The Field Poll
Voter awareness of Proposition 67, the initiative to provide additional funding for emergency medical services through a surcharge on telephone users, is relatively low. Less than 20 percent of respondents say they had heard of the measure prior to being read a summary of the official ballot description. More voters are lining up on the "No" side (47 percent) than the "Yes" side (37 percent) on Proposition 67.
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