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The Field Poll
What are some of the reasons why you intend to vote Yes to approve Prop. 71? (among likely voters intending to vote Yes) |
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| Late Oct. | Late Sept. | |
We need more medical research/believe in medical advances |
48% |
56% |
To find cures for diseases/to help treat people and save lives |
44 |
40 |
Will benefit all mankind/improve the human condition |
8 |
6 |
Will help a family member, others I know who are afflicted |
8 |
6 |
Will make California a leader in bio-technology, medical research, will benefit the state's economy |
3 |
6 |
Oppose the federal government limiting, interfering in scientific research/should not be tied up in politics, religion |
2 |
6 |
If federal government refuses to fund this, the state should |
1 |
1 |
Other mentions |
3 |
5 |
Don't know / no answer |
5 |
3 |
What are some of the reasons why you intend to vote No to oppose Prop. 71? |
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| Late Oct. | Late Sept. | |
It's too expensive/state can't afford it/creates too much debt/oppose new bonds |
24% |
20% |
Oppose retrieving stem cells from embryos, aborted fetuses/am pro-life/anti-abortion |
23 |
26 |
It's immoral, unethical/scientists shouldn't be playing God/violates God's law |
21 |
10 |
Oppose using public, tax money for this/let private industry pay for this |
12 |
13 |
The federal government should be paying for it, not California |
9 |
4 |
Its benefits are overblown, exaggerated |
7 |
6 |
It moves us closer to cloning humans/oppose human cloning |
4 |
13 |
Creates more government, bureaucracy/government is wasteful, inefficient |
1 |
2 |
It's poorly written/too vague/not enough safeguards |
1 |
2 |
Other mentions |
5 |
11 |
Don't know / no answer |
12 |
9 |
The Field Poll #2147
Sunday, October 31, 2004 Pages 4-5
Proposition 71
Voter preference among likely voters
The Field Poll
There are clear partisan differences of opinion regarding Prop. 71. Democrats and supporters of John Kerry for President are overwhelmingly supportive. On the other hand, Republicans and those favoring George W. Bush's re-election stand opposed.
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PPIC Proposition 71
October 2004
Public Policy Institute of California Statewide Survey
Conservatives are less likely than liberals (28 percent to 73 percent), and evangelical Christians are less likely than others (32 percent to 55 percent), to believe federal suport is too small. Among college graduates and voters with incomes of $80,000 or more, six in 10 say the government spends too little on stem cell research.
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Proposition 71
Voter preference among likely voters
The Field Poll
Democrats appear to favor Proposition 71 at nearly twice the rate of Republicans (57 percent versus 32 percent), while Non-partisans/others are 46 percent in favor.
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