ÿþ<!-- saved from url=(0123)http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http://pri.sfsu.edu/reports/SFSU-PRI_RCV_final_report_July_17_2006.pdf --> <html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> </head><body bgcolor="#ffffff" vlink="blue" link="blue"> <meta name="CreationDate" content="D:20060717145442-07&#39;00&#39;"> <meta name="ModDate" content="D:20060717145442-07&#39;00&#39;"> <meta name="Producer" content="BCL easyPDF 4.30 (0410)"> <meta name="Creator" content="easyPDF SDK 4.3"> <title>An Assessment of Ranked-Choice Voting in the San Francisco 2005 Election Final Report July 2006</title> <font size="5" face="Times"><span style="font-size:37px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:240;left:170"><nobr>Public Research</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:285;left:197"><nobr>Institute</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:10px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:250;left:474"><nobr>San Francisco State University</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:263;left:474"><nobr>1600 Holloway Ave.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:277;left:474"><nobr>San Francisco, CA 94132</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:291;left:474"><nobr>Ph.415.338.2978, Fx.415.338.6099</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" color="#0000ff" face="Times"><span style="font-size:10px;font-family:Times;color:#0000ff"> <div style="position:absolute;top:305;left:474"><nobr>http://pri.sfsu.edu</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="5" face="Times"><span style="font-size:39px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:516;left:306"><nobr>An Assessment of</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:564;left:175"><nobr>Ranked-Choice Voting in the San</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:613;left:255"><nobr>Francisco 2005 Election</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:709;left:363"><nobr>Final Report</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:806;left:384"><nobr>July 2006</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:1034;left:108"><nobr>Francis Neely</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:1055;left:108"><nobr>Assistant Professor of Political Science</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:1096;left:108"><nobr>Corey Cook</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:1117;left:108"><nobr>Assistant Professor of Political Science</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:1158;left:108"><nobr>Lisel Blash</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:1179;left:108"><nobr>Senior Researcher, Public Research Institute</nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:1363;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="2"><b>Page 2</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:2430;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:2453;left:468"><nobr>i</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:1475;left:362"><nobr><b>TABLE OF CONTENTS</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:1537;left:108"><nobr>EXECUTIVE SUMMARY& & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & .. ii</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:1558;left:108"><nobr>INTRODUCTION& & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & ........ 1</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:1578;left:108"><nobr>METHODOLOGY. . & ..& & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & . 2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:1599;left:108"><nobr>FINDINGS& & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & ...& </nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:1599;left:775"><nobr>6</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:1620;left:162"><nobr>AWARENESS OF RCV& & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & ...... 6</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:1641;left:162"><nobr>OVERALL UNDERSTANDING OF RCV& & & & & & & & & & & & & & ..... 10</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:1661;left:162"><nobr>RANKING CANDIDATES& & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & .& 16</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:1682;left:162"><nobr>OPINIONS ABOUT RCV& & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & .& .. 24</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:1703;left:108"><nobr>SUMMARY& & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & .& 35</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:1723;left:108"><nobr>APPENDIX A (SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE)& & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & . 38</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:1744;left:108"><nobr>APPENDIX B (FREQUENCY TABLES)& & & & & & & & & & .& & & & & & & & .. 40</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:1765;left:108"><nobr>APPENDIX C (BIVARIATE TABLES)& & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & . 49</nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:2551;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="3"><b>Page 3</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:3618;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:3641;left:468"><nobr>ii</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:2684;left:355"><nobr><b>EXECUTIVE SUMMARY</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:2725;left:108"><nobr><i><b>Purpose</b></i></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:2766;left:108"><nobr>In the general election of November, 2005, the City and County of San Francisco used an</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:2787;left:108"><nobr>Instant-Runoff Voting system, called Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV), for the second time. It was</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:2808;left:108"><nobr>the first citywide application of RCV. Voters in four Board of Supervisors districts used it for the</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:2829;left:108"><nobr>first time while those in the other seven used it for the second time. The purpose of this report is</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:2849;left:108"><nobr>to evaluate the transition from the former runoff system to RCV. We surveyed 1923 voters to</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:2870;left:108"><nobr>better understand their experience. This assessment considers four main indicators:</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:2907;left:135"><nobr>" Whether voters knew they would be asked to rank their preferences before coming to the</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:2933;left:162"><nobr>polls or casting their absentee ballots,</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:2950;left:135"><nobr>" Whether voters reported understanding Ranked-Choice Voting after having used it,</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:2972;left:135"><nobr>" Whether voters tended to rank three candidates, and if not then why not, and</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:2994;left:135"><nobr>" What voters thought about RCV whether they prefer it to the former runoff system, and</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:3020;left:162"><nobr>which system they think produces more fair results.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:3062;left:108"><nobr><i><b>Methodology</b></i></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:3098;left:135"><nobr>" Voters were surveyed in two ways: an exit poll of polling place voters (n = 1291) and a</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:3125;left:162"><nobr>mail-in survey of absentee voters (n = 632).</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:3141;left:135"><nobr>" A purposive sample design was used in the exit poll: 26 precincts were chosen by how</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:3167;left:162"><nobr>well they represented their BOS district, and 3 precincts were polled to oversample</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:3188;left:162"><nobr>Asian-Americans, Latinos, and African-Americans. In the survey of absentee voters,</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:3209;left:162"><nobr>respondents were chosen at random from official records.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:3225;left:135"><nobr>" Response rates at the precincts ranged from 25% to 69%; the mail-in survey response rate</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:3252;left:162"><nobr>was 18%.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:3268;left:135"><nobr>" Survey forms were made available in English, Spanish and Chinese.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:3315;left:108"><nobr><i><b>Prior Knowledge of Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV)</b></i></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:3352;left:135"><nobr>" A narrow majority of voters surveyed (54%) knew before voting that they would be</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:3378;left:162"><nobr>asked to rank candidates for City Treasurer and Assessor in the 2005 election.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:3395;left:135"><nobr>" The proportion of voters who had prior knowledge of RCV was lower in 2005 (54%)</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:3421;left:162"><nobr>than in the 2004 election for the Board of Supervisors (67%).</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:3437;left:135"><nobr>" Those with lower rates of prior knowledge tended to be those who were less educated,</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:3464;left:162"><nobr>reported having lower incomes, and spoke a primary language other than Spanish.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:3480;left:135"><nobr>" African Americans were considerably less likely than other racial and ethnic groups</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:3506;left:162"><nobr>(41.9%) to know they would be ranking their choices for these offices.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:3523;left:135"><nobr>" Voters residing in districts that used RCV for the 2004 election for the Board of</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:3549;left:162"><nobr>Supervisors were more likely to know that they would be ranking their choices in 2005</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:3570;left:162"><nobr>(57%) than those from districts using RCV for the first time (49%).</nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:3739;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="4"><b>Page 4</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:4806;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:4829;left:468"><nobr>iii</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:3851;left:108"><nobr><i><b>Overall Understanding of RCV</b></i></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:3888;left:135"><nobr>" The wide majority of voters said that they understood Ranked-Choice Voting either</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:3914;left:162"><nobr> fairly well or  perfectly well (87%).</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:3931;left:135"><nobr>" The proportion of voters indicating they understood RCV in 2005 (87%) is about the</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:3957;left:162"><nobr>same as those saying they understood RCV in the 2004 Board of Supervisors election</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:3978;left:162"><nobr>(86%).</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:3994;left:135"><nobr>" Self-reported levels of understanding were lowest among voters with low levels of</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:4020;left:162"><nobr>education and those for whom Chinese was their first language.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:4062;left:108"><nobr><i><b>Use of the Ranked Choice Ballot</b></i></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:4099;left:135"><nobr>" The majority of voters reported ranking three candidates in the race for City Treasurer</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:4125;left:162"><nobr>(57%), while 33% reported selecting only one candidate.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:4142;left:135"><nobr>" Few systematic differences were found between demographic groups, however African</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:4168;left:162"><nobr>Americans were far more likely to rank three choices (73%) than Whites (51%) and the</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:4189;left:162"><nobr>lowest proportions were found among the oldest voters (38%) and those with both the</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:4209;left:162"><nobr>lowest and highest levels of education (44% and 50%, respectively).</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:4226;left:135"><nobr>" The primary reasons voters gave for ranking less than three choices was that they felt</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:4252;left:162"><nobr>they did not have enough information about other candidates (31%) or they found other</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:4273;left:162"><nobr>candidates to be unacceptable to them (21%).</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:4289;left:135"><nobr>" A small proportion of voters (9%) reported selecting less than three candidates in the</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:4315;left:162"><nobr>Treasurer race because they did not know they could do so or did not understand that part</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:4336;left:162"><nobr>of the ballot.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:4352;left:135"><nobr>" By a wide margin, more voters said the ranking task easy or very easy (46%) than said it</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:4379;left:162"><nobr>was difficult or very difficult (16%).</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:4420;left:108"><nobr><i><b>Opinions of RCV</b></i></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:4457;left:135"><nobr>" By a margin of three to one, voters preferred the ranked-choice voting system to the prior</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:4483;left:162"><nobr>two-stage runoff election system: 51% preferred RCV; 17% preferred the traditional</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:4504;left:162"><nobr>runoff method, while the remainder expressed no preference.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:4520;left:135"><nobr>" Younger voters, those whose first language was English, and those with more education</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:4547;left:162"><nobr>and income were more likely to voice a preference for RCV.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:4563;left:135"><nobr>" Among racial and ethnic groups, African Americans (32%) were by far the least likely to</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:4590;left:162"><nobr>say that they preferred ranked-choice voting.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:4606;left:135"><nobr>" By a margin of greater than two to one (37% to 15%), voters perceived the Ranked-</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:4632;left:162"><nobr>Choice Voting system as more fair than the runoff system. However, a plurality of those</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:4653;left:162"><nobr>surveyed said there was no difference between the two.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:4669;left:135"><nobr>" Older voters and self-reported conservatives were the least likely to perceive RCV as</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:4696;left:162"><nobr>more fair than the runoff system.</nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:4927;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="5"><b>Page 5</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:5994;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:6017;left:468"><nobr>1</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:5060;left:387"><nobr><b>INTRODUCTION</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:5101;left:108"><nobr>This report contains results of a survey of voters in the San Francisco municipal election of</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:5122;left:108"><nobr>November, 2005. In that election, the City and County of San Francisco used an Instant-Runoff</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:5142;left:108"><nobr>Voting system, called Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV), for the second time. It was the first</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:5163;left:108"><nobr>citywide application of RCV. Voters in four Board of Supervisors districts used it for the first</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:5184;left:108"><nobr>time while those in the other seven used it for the second time. Candidates for City Assessor and</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:5205;left:108"><nobr>Treasurer were elected using this method of voting. The election for the City Attorney did not</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:5225;left:108"><nobr>use RCV since the incumbent ran unopposed.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:5267;left:108"><nobr>San Francisco is the first jurisdiction in the U.S. to elect government offices with this type of</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:5287;left:108"><nobr>election system since Ann Arbor, Michigan used it in the 1970s. Other jurisdictions are</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:5308;left:108"><nobr>considering adopting similar election reform, or have already begun to implement Instant-Runoff</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:5329;left:108"><nobr>Voting systems. Therefore, it is useful to track the experience of San Francisco and to examine</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:5349;left:108"><nobr>the outcome of this historic electoral reform.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:5391;left:108"><nobr>The primary purpose of this study is to gauge the ease or difficulty with which voters expressed</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:5412;left:108"><nobr>their preferences on this form of ballot and to get their reactions after having used the RCV</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:5432;left:108"><nobr>system. This study follows a similar survey taken during the November 2004 election for seven</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:5453;left:108"><nobr>members to the Board of Supervisors. We consider four main indicators: (1) Whether voters</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:5474;left:108"><nobr>knew in advance that they would be permitted to rank their preferences in these races before</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:5494;left:108"><nobr>coming to the polls or casting their absentee ballot; (2) Whether voters reported understanding</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:5515;left:108"><nobr>the ranked-choice process after having used it; (3) Whether voters fully utilized the preference</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:5536;left:108"><nobr>rankings, why they did not for those voters who ranked less than three choices, and whether they</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:5556;left:108"><nobr>found that ranking task to be difficult or easy; and (4) Once having used the ranked-choice</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:5577;left:108"><nobr>system, whether voters perceive Ranked-Choice Voting to be fair and prefer that voting system</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:5598;left:108"><nobr>to the previously used two-stage runoff election.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:5639;left:108"><nobr>We examine these questions in part by exploring differences between demographic groups that</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:5660;left:108"><nobr>might have experienced relatively higher levels of difficulty with the unfamiliar ballot. Those</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:5681;left:108"><nobr>include groups based on language, race and ethnicity, age, education, and income.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:5722;left:108"><nobr>The two principal investigators are Francis Neely and Corey Cook, both assistant professors of</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:5743;left:108"><nobr>political science at San Francisco State University (SFSU). Lisel Blash of the Public Research</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:5763;left:108"><nobr>Institute (PRI) at SFSU managed the study in the field and contributed throughout the project. </nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:5784;left:108"><nobr>PRI s John Rogers and Jim Wiley also provided valuable support and suggestions. In addition,</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:5805;left:108"><nobr>Richard DeLeon, professor emeritus of political science at SFSU, gave advice on the design and</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:5826;left:108"><nobr>implementation, and provided the precinct sample demographic indices. Finally, the study could</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:5846;left:108"><nobr>not have been conducted without the conscientious efforts of student volunteers who collected</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:5867;left:108"><nobr>the exit poll data, and assisted with the mail-in absentee survey and data entry.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:5908;left:108"><nobr>This study was funded by the City and County of San Francisco, and by the College of</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:5929;left:108"><nobr>Behavioral and Social Sciences and the Office of Community Service Learning at San Francisco</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:5950;left:108"><nobr>State University.</nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:6115;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="6"><b>Page 6</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:7182;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:7205;left:468"><nobr>2</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:6269;left:384"><nobr><b>METHODOLOGY</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6310;left:108"><nobr><i><b>Study Design</b></i></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6330;left:108"><nobr>Voters were surveyed to obtain measures of public opinion on the questions mentioned above.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6351;left:108"><nobr>The goal was to draw inferences to all voters those who fill out and cast ballots at the polling</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6372;left:108"><nobr>places on Election Day and those who vote with an absentee ballot submitted through the mail.</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:10px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:6368;left:792"><nobr>1</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:6414;left:108"><nobr><i><b>Sample Design</b></i></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6434;left:108"><nobr><i>Exit Poll Sample: </i>A purposive sample design was used. The basic sample includes two or three</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6455;left:108"><nobr>precincts per district, twenty-six precincts in all, chosen for how well they represent their district.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6475;left:108"><nobr>Two steps were taken to identify representative precincts. First, from census data an index was</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6496;left:108"><nobr>built from ten demographic indicators (race and ethnicity, income, home ownership, households</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6517;left:108"><nobr>with children, nativity, age, and education). The indicators were standardized and deviations</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6537;left:108"><nobr>were calculated and summed to create an aggregate measure of typicality. The second step was</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6558;left:108"><nobr>to consider the ideology of the precincts. This was done to avoid sampling precincts that are</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6579;left:108"><nobr>ideologically extreme, compared to the rest of the district. Richard DeLeon s Progressive Voting</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6600;left:108"><nobr>Index is a measure of progressivism based on past voting records. Deviations from the district</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6620;left:108"><nobr>average were calculated and plotted against the demographic index of deviation. A low score on</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6641;left:108"><nobr>both of these indices means that a precinct is very much like the district overall in its</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6662;left:108"><nobr>demographic makeup and in its ideology. These were the precincts chosen for the survey of</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6682;left:108"><nobr>polling place voters, ranked below by how well they reflect the nature of their district.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6724;left:300"><nobr><b>Table 1. Precincts in the Exit Poll Sample</b></nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:6765;left:229"><nobr><b>D1</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6765;left:284"><nobr><b>D2</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6765;left:339"><nobr><b>D3</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6765;left:394"><nobr><b>D4</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6765;left:449"><nobr><b>D5</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6765;left:504"><nobr><b>D6</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6765;left:559"><nobr><b>D7</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6765;left:614"><nobr><b>D8</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6765;left:669"><nobr><b>D9</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6765;left:720"><nobr><b>D10</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6765;left:775"><nobr><b>D11</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6783;left:222"><nobr>2111</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6783;left:277"><nobr>3217</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6783;left:332"><nobr>3324</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6783;left:387"><nobr>2447</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6783;left:442"><nobr>3513</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6783;left:497"><nobr>3617</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6783;left:552"><nobr>2725</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6783;left:607"><nobr>3851</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6783;left:662"><nobr>3921</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6783;left:717"><nobr>3024</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6783;left:772"><nobr>1101</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6801;left:222"><nobr>2103</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6801;left:277"><nobr>2212</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6801;left:332"><nobr>3322</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6801;left:387"><nobr>2423</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6801;left:442"><nobr>3548</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6801;left:497"><nobr>3611</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6801;left:552"><nobr>2724</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6801;left:607"><nobr>3846</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6801;left:662"><nobr>3931</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6801;left:717"><nobr>3025</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6801;left:772"><nobr>1105</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6800;left:111"><nobr>Basic Sample</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6819;left:277"><nobr>3218</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6819;left:332"><nobr>3341</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6819;left:442"><nobr>3526</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6819;left:607"><nobr>3847</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6855;left:114"><nobr>Over-sample</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6855;left:332"><nobr>3336</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6855;left:442"><nobr>3522</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6855;left:662"><nobr>3918</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6873;left:108"><nobr>Cell entries are precinct numbers. D1 = Board of Supervisor District 1.</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:6912;left:108"><nobr>In addition to the basic sample, three groups were oversampled: Asian-Americans, Latinos, and</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6933;left:108"><nobr>African-Americans. To do this, three additional precincts were chosen using 2000 census data to</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6953;left:108"><nobr>identify precincts with high concentrations of residents from each group. Precinct 3336 contains</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6974;left:108"><nobr>92% Asian/Pacific Islanders; precinct 3522 has 66% African-American/Black residents; and</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:6995;left:108"><nobr>precinct 3918 is made up of 77% Latinos. Those three precincts were surveyed, and the results</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:7015;left:108"><nobr>from voters in each group were added to the basic sample. Oversampling allows more accurate</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:7036;left:108"><nobr>estimates to be made about subgroups within populations.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:7077;left:108"><nobr><i>Absentee Voters Sample: </i>The sample of absentee voters was generated from the Department of</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:7098;left:108"><nobr>Election registration files, obtained through their office. A random 3600 records were chosen</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:7119;left:108"><nobr>that contained the names and addresses of voters in San Francisco who are under a permanent</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="2" face="Times"><span style="font-size:7px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:7159;left:108"><nobr>1 <font style="font-size:12px">Note that this study excludes a small proportion of voters who cast ballots early at City Hall.</font></nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:7303;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="7"><b>Page 7</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:8370;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:8393;left:468"><nobr>3</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:7415;left:108"><nobr>absentee status. Surveys were mailed to those voters, along with pre-addressed and postage-paid</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:7436;left:108"><nobr>return envelopes. Approximately seven days later a follow-up postcard reminder was sent.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:7477;left:108"><nobr><i><b>The Instrument</b></i></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:7498;left:108"><nobr>The questionnaire was designed to pursue the main research questions mentioned above: How</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:7518;left:108"><nobr>easy or difficult was it for voters to use the RCV system? And what did they think of it, after</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:7539;left:108"><nobr>having used it? We see these as fundamental questions in assessing the success of implementing</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:7560;left:108"><nobr>a new election system.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:7601;left:108"><nobr>Those issues were examined in four main questions: (1) Did voters know about RCV before</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:7622;left:108"><nobr>voting? (2) How easy or difficult it was for them to use RCV? (3) How many candidates did</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:7643;left:108"><nobr>people tend to rank? (4) How did voters compare RCV to the former runoff system? Measures</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:7663;left:108"><nobr>were included that would allow us to examine voters experience among various groups,</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:7684;left:108"><nobr>especially those based on education, income, language, and race or ethnicity.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:7725;left:108"><nobr>The survey was relatively brief, fitting on one piece of legal-sized paper, printed on both sides. It</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:7746;left:108"><nobr>was translated into Spanish and Chinese (See the Appendix for the English version). The</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:7767;left:108"><nobr>absentee version was also available in three languages. The questionnaire sent to absentee voters</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:7788;left:108"><nobr>varied only minimally from the version used for polling place voters. Most questions were</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:7808;left:108"><nobr>identical, but some required rewording. For instance, the seventh question in the exit poll read,</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:7829;left:108"><nobr> Before coming to vote today, what was your opinion of Ranked-Choice Voting (Instant Runoff</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:7850;left:108"><nobr>Voting)? In the absentee version, the wording was,  Before casting your absentee ballot, what</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:7870;left:108"><nobr>was your opinion of Ranked-Choice Voting (Instant Runoff Voting)? </nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:7912;left:108"><nobr><i><b>Surveying Voters</b></i></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:7932;left:108"><nobr><i>Exit Poll of Polling Place Voters: </i>We recruited 115 volunteer interviewers from political science</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:7953;left:108"><nobr>and urban studies courses at San Francisco State University. They were trained in two ways.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:7974;left:108"><nobr>First, each successfully completed the National Institute of Health s on-line accreditation</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:7995;left:108"><nobr>program for research involving human subjects. Second, each attended a three-hour training</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:8015;left:108"><nobr>session conducted by Lisel Blash and professors Neely or Cook. The students received credit</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:8036;left:108"><nobr>toward various courses for their efforts.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:8077;left:108"><nobr>Interviewers worked in pairs and surveyed voters in six hour shifts.</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:10px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:8073;left:593"><nobr>2</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:8077;left:603"><nobr>Polling places in San</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:8098;left:108"><nobr>Francisco open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 8:00 p.m. Our interviewers worked either a 7:00 a.m. to</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:8119;left:108"><nobr>1:00 p.m. shift, or a 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. shift. Because of known interviewer effects, nearly all</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:8139;left:108"><nobr>of the pairs included one female and one male.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:8181;left:108"><nobr>Voters who completed the survey did so unassisted, and then folded and placed their forms in a</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:8202;left:108"><nobr>box in order to preserve anonymity. The interviewers asked each person leaving the polling place</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:8222;left:108"><nobr>to participate. This worked fairly well since interviewers worked in pairs, and since the rate at</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:8243;left:108"><nobr>which people leave the polling place is more regular than the rate at which they arrive.</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="2" face="Times"><span style="font-size:7px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:8347;left:108"><nobr>2 <font style="font-size:12px">Several of the interviewer teams included a third person.</font></nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:8491;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="8"><b>Page 8</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:9558;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:9581;left:468"><nobr>4</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:8603;left:108"><nobr><i><b>Response Rates</b></i></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:8624;left:108"><nobr>In the exit poll, among precincts that were staffed for the full day, the response rate ranged from</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:8644;left:108"><nobr>25% to 69% (number of voters completing the survey / total number of polling place voters). In</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:8665;left:108"><nobr>the absentee mail-in survey, of the 3600 requests sent out 632 completed forms were returned,</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:8686;left:108"><nobr>for a response rate of 18%.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:8727;left:108"><nobr><i><b>The Data</b></i></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:8748;left:108"><nobr>In the polling place sample, the total number of completed surveys collected was 1291. The total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:8769;left:108"><nobr>number of completed absentee surveys was 632. The following tables display the number of</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:8789;left:108"><nobr>completes per district.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:8831;left:225"><nobr><b>Table 2. Exit Poll and Absentee Surveys Collected by District</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:8873;left:151"><nobr><b>BOS District</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:8873;left:298"><nobr><b>Number of Exit Poll Surveys Number of Absentee Surveys</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:8894;left:151"><nobr>D1</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:8894;left:394"><nobr>104</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:8894;left:642"><nobr>47</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:8916;left:151"><nobr>D2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:8916;left:394"><nobr>137</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:8916;left:642"><nobr>72</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:8937;left:151"><nobr>D3</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:8937;left:389"><nobr>142</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:10px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:8933;left:421"><nobr>a</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:8937;left:642"><nobr>46</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:8959;left:151"><nobr>D4</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:8959;left:399"><nobr>86</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:8959;left:642"><nobr>56</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:8980;left:151"><nobr>D5</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:8980;left:389"><nobr>184</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:10px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:8976;left:420"><nobr>b</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:8980;left:642"><nobr>56</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:9001;left:151"><nobr>D6</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:9001;left:399"><nobr>72</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:9001;left:642"><nobr>47</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:9023;left:151"><nobr>D7</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:9023;left:399"><nobr>97</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:9023;left:642"><nobr>75</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:9044;left:151"><nobr>D8</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:9044;left:394"><nobr>151</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:9044;left:642"><nobr>90</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:9066;left:151"><nobr>D9</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:9066;left:389"><nobr>146</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:10px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:9061;left:421"><nobr>c</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:9066;left:642"><nobr>37</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:9087;left:151"><nobr>D10</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:9087;left:399"><nobr>99</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:9087;left:642"><nobr>39</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:9109;left:151"><nobr>D11</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:9109;left:399"><nobr>73</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:9109;left:642"><nobr>34</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:9130;left:151"><nobr>Unknown</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:10px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:9126;left:226"><nobr>d</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:9130;left:403"><nobr>0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:9130;left:642"><nobr>33</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:9154;left:151"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:9154;left:390"><nobr>1291</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:9154;left:637"><nobr>632</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:9177;left:162"><nobr>a: 44 of the 142 are oversampled cases; b: 31 of the 184 are oversampled cases; c: 67 of the 146 are</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:9194;left:162"><nobr>oversampled cases; d: 33 absentee surveys were returned with the precinct information removed.</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:9267;left:108"><nobr><i>Weighting the Data: </i>The results reported below are from weighted data, based on three factors.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:9288;left:108"><nobr>First, in order to gauge the opinions of all voters in the election, the polling place and absentee</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:9309;left:108"><nobr>data were combined. In doing so, the proportion of each type of voter in the data matters. Among</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:9329;left:108"><nobr>the 1923 voters surveyed, 632 (32.87%) were absentee voters. This is somewhat smaller than the</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:9350;left:108"><nobr>proportion of actual absentee votes cast during the election (40.41%).</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:10px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:9346;left:608"><nobr>3</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:9350;left:619"><nobr>Weighting adjusts for this</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:9371;left:108"><nobr>discrepancy. Second, the exit poll data were weighted to adjust for discrepancies between the</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:9391;left:108"><nobr>proportion of completed surveys collected in a district and the polling place turnout in that</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:9412;left:108"><nobr>district. These discrepancies arose because of differences in staffing and differences in response</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:9433;left:108"><nobr>rates across the districts. Finally, in order to improve the estimates among subgroups of voters</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:9453;left:108"><nobr>that are typically underrepresented in exit poll surveys, three precincts were over-sampled. </nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:9474;left:108"><nobr>Those were located in Chinatown, the Mission, and Western Addition. Once the over-sampled</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="2" face="Times"><span style="font-size:7px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:9518;left:108"><nobr>3 <font style="font-size:12px">The number of absentee and polling place voters was acquired from the Statement of the Vote, retrieved from the</font></nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:9538;left:108"><nobr>San Francisco Department of Elections web pages.</nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:9679;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="9"><b>Page 9</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:10746;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:10769;left:468"><nobr>5</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:9791;left:108"><nobr>cases were added, the proportions of each group were adjusted within that district to match the</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:9812;left:108"><nobr>original proportions in the basic sample. Weighting the data improves the accuracy of the report,</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:9832;left:108"><nobr>although in this study the effect is minimal the results from weighted and un-weighted data</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:9853;left:108"><nobr>reported in the tables below typically vary by less than 2%.</nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:10867;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="10"><b>Page 10</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:11934;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:11957;left:468"><nobr>6</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:11000;left:415"><nobr><b>FINDINGS</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:11041;left:108"><nobr>The reported findings are organized around four main measures of interest:</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:11082;left:189"><nobr>1. Did voters know about Ranked-Choice Voting before coming to vote?</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:11103;left:189"><nobr>2. Did they understand the ballot?</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:11124;left:189"><nobr>3. What was voters experience with the ranking task: Was it easy? Did they rank</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:11145;left:216"><nobr>three candidates? If not, then why not?</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:11165;left:189"><nobr>4. What do voters think of RCV?</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:11207;left:108"><nobr>Though we highlight what we see as the most relevant findings here, in the appendices we report</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:11227;left:108"><nobr>the frequencies of responses to questions asked of polling place voters as well as bivariate</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:11248;left:108"><nobr>reports on several key variables for further information.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:11289;left:108"><nobr>We report the results on select variables whether the observed differences are statistically</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:11310;left:108"><nobr>significant or not. Readers should be aware that a Chi-square test that produces a <i>p </i>value of less</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:11331;left:108"><nobr>than .05 means that the differences observed in the sample are very likely to exist in the</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:11352;left:108"><nobr>population; specifically, we are 95% certain that the differences among surveyed voters also</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:11372;left:108"><nobr>exist among all voters.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:11414;left:108"><nobr><b>1. Awareness of RCV Prior to Election Day</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:11455;left:108"><nobr>The San Francisco Department of Elections informed voters in a variety of ways about Ranked-</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:11476;left:108"><nobr>Choice Voting and its use in the November, 2005 election. They conducted 241 separate</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:11496;left:108"><nobr>outreach events, all of which included information about RCV. In addition to a citywide mailing</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:11517;left:108"><nobr>to registered voters and paid advertisements in neighborhood newspapers, the department</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:11538;left:108"><nobr>produced and distributed a multilingual brochure and audio and video public service</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:11559;left:108"><nobr>announcements. To gauge voters awareness of RCV respondents were asked,  Before coming to</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:11579;left:108"><nobr>vote today, did you know you would be asked to rank your choices for the Treasurer and</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:11600;left:108"><nobr>Assessor? Just over one-half of the voters (54%) said that they knew they would be asked to</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:11621;left:108"><nobr>rank their choices. This figure is quite a bit lower than the proportion of respondents who</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:11641;left:108"><nobr>indicated during the November 2004 election that they were aware RCV would be used in</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:11662;left:108"><nobr>elections for the Board of Supervisors (69%). However, it is encouraging that voters surveyed in</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:11683;left:108"><nobr>those precincts that had previously voted in district elections for the Board of Supervisors using</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:11703;left:108"><nobr>the ranked-choice ballot in 2004 were substantially more likely to know that the ranked-choice</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:11724;left:108"><nobr>ballot would be used for Treasurer and Assessor in this election.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:11766;left:264"><nobr><b>Table 3. Prior Knowledge of RCV by District Type</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:11787;left:307"><nobr><b>(Chi-square = 12.01, p &lt; .001, N = 1902)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:11828;left:569"><nobr> Yes-Knew </nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:11870;left:256"><nobr>Districts held 2004 BOS Election</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:11870;left:592"><nobr>57.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:11891;left:256"><nobr>Districts did not hold 2004 BOS Election</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:11891;left:592"><nobr>49.2%</nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:12055;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="11"><b>Page 11</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:13122;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:13145;left:468"><nobr>7</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:12188;left:108"><nobr>Differences in prior knowledge were observed across age groups, but not in any meaningful</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:12208;left:108"><nobr>pattern. Further, those differences are not statistically significant.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:12250;left:300"><nobr><b>Table 4. Prior Knowledge of RCV by Age</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:12271;left:311"><nobr><b>(Chi-square = 11.50, p &lt; .12, N = 1894)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:12312;left:481"><nobr> Yes-Knew </nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:12354;left:344"><nobr>18-24 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:12354;left:504"><nobr>51.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:12375;left:344"><nobr>25-29 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:12375;left:504"><nobr>50.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:12396;left:344"><nobr>30-39 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:12396;left:504"><nobr>54.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:12417;left:344"><nobr>40-49 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:12417;left:504"><nobr>52.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:12439;left:344"><nobr>50-59 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:12439;left:504"><nobr>50.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:12460;left:344"><nobr>60-69 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:12460;left:504"><nobr>63.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:12481;left:344"><nobr>70-79 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:12481;left:504"><nobr>56.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:12502;left:344"><nobr>80 years &amp; older</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:12502;left:504"><nobr>55.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:12544;left:108"><nobr>Education, however, was strongly related to the likelihood that voters knew that they would be</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:12564;left:108"><nobr>asked to rank candidates. Those with less than a high school education were less likely to know</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:12585;left:108"><nobr>(43% knew), and voters with coursework beyond the BA/BS level were more likely to know</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:12606;left:108"><nobr>(61%). These findings are consistent with those from the prior election.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:12648;left:275"><nobr><b>Table 5. Prior Knowledge of RCV by Education</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:12668;left:307"><nobr><b>(Chi-square = 16.50, p &lt; .003, N = 1876)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:12710;left:477"><nobr> Yes-Knew </nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:12752;left:348"><nobr>Less than HS</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:12752;left:500"><nobr>43.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:12773;left:348"><nobr>HS grad</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:12773;left:500"><nobr>53.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:12794;left:348"><nobr>Some college</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:12794;left:500"><nobr>50.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:12815;left:348"><nobr>College grad</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:12815;left:500"><nobr>52.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:12836;left:348"><nobr>Post-grad study</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:12836;left:500"><nobr>60.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:12878;left:108"><nobr>By a small margin, voters who learned Spanish as their first language were more likely than</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:12898;left:108"><nobr>others (61% knew) to be aware that they would be asked to rank their choices for Treasurer and</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:12919;left:108"><nobr>Assessor. However, when comparing all four groups, the differences are not statistically</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:12940;left:108"><nobr>significant. Still, it is worth noting that this finding varies from the previous election. In 2004,</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:12961;left:108"><nobr>native English (70%) and Chinese (69%) speakers were the most likely to report prior</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:12981;left:108"><nobr>knowledge, while native Spanish speakers (56%) reported significantly lower levels of</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:13002;left:108"><nobr>awareness.</nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:13243;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="12"><b>Page 12</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:14310;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:14333;left:468"><nobr>8</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:13355;left:256"><nobr><b>Table 6. Prior Knowledge of RCV by First Language</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:13376;left:316"><nobr><b>(Chi-square = 4.30, p &lt; .24, N = 1874)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:13417;left:452"><nobr> Yes-Knew </nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:13459;left:373"><nobr>English</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:13459;left:475"><nobr>54.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:13481;left:373"><nobr>Chinese</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:13481;left:475"><nobr>53.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:13502;left:373"><nobr>Spanish</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:13502;left:475"><nobr>61.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:13523;left:373"><nobr>Other</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:13523;left:475"><nobr>47.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:13564;left:108"><nobr>Income was not systematically related to one s likelihood of knowing about RCV before voting. </nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:13585;left:108"><nobr>As seen in Table 7, the largest difference is between the least wealthy voters who were least</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:13606;left:108"><nobr>likely to know (49%) and those with $75,000 to $100,000 household incomes who were most</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:13627;left:108"><nobr>likely (59%). But the pattern is not consistent and the differences could have occurred by</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:13647;left:108"><nobr>chance.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:13689;left:286"><nobr><b>Table 7. Prior Knowledge of RCV by Income</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:13710;left:357"><nobr><b>Chi-square = 4.68, p &lt; .46)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:13751;left:487"><nobr> Yes-Knew </nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:13793;left:338"><nobr>Less than $10,000</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:13793;left:510"><nobr>49.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:13814;left:338"><nobr>$10,000 - $19,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:13814;left:510"><nobr>55.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:13836;left:338"><nobr>$20,000 - $49,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:13836;left:510"><nobr>53.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:13857;left:338"><nobr>$50,000 - $74,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:13857;left:510"><nobr>52.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:13878;left:338"><nobr>$75,000 - $99,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:13878;left:510"><nobr>59.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:13899;left:338"><nobr>$100,000 or more</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:13899;left:510"><nobr>54.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:13940;left:108"><nobr>Across racial and ethnic groups, Latinos were most likely to have prior knowledge of RCV</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:13961;left:108"><nobr>(59%) while African-Americans were least likely (42%). About 52% of Asians and Pacific</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:13982;left:108"><nobr>Islanders knew they would be asked to rank candidates, as did 56% of whites, and 46% of those</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14003;left:108"><nobr>of  other races and ethnicities.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14044;left:257"><nobr><b>Table 8. Prior Knowledge of RCV by Race/Ethnicity</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14065;left:350"><nobr><b>(Chi-square = 12.58, p &lt; .02)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14106;left:510"><nobr> Yes-Knew </nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14149;left:316"><nobr>Hispanic/Latino</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14149;left:533"><nobr>59.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14170;left:316"><nobr>Asian/PI</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14170;left:533"><nobr>51.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14191;left:316"><nobr>African American/Black</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14191;left:533"><nobr>41.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14212;left:316"><nobr>White</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14212;left:533"><nobr>56.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14233;left:316"><nobr>Other</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14233;left:533"><nobr>50.4%</nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:14431;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="13"><b>Page 13</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:15498;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:15521;left:468"><nobr>9</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:14543;left:108"><nobr>However, for all ethnic and racial groups, respondents residing in districts with prior experience</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14564;left:108"><nobr>with the ranked-choice ballot reported higher levels of knowledge that the ballot would be used</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14584;left:108"><nobr>in the 2005 general election. This trend was particularly pronounced among Asian and Pacific</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14605;left:108"><nobr>Islanders. Among members of this group, rates of knowledge about RCV were 20 points higher</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14626;left:108"><nobr>in districts that had previously used ranked-choice balloting.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14667;left:112"><nobr><b>Figure 1: Relationship Between District Type, Race/Ethnicity, and Level of Understanding</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14688;left:389"><nobr><b>of RCV (n = 1875)</b></nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="2" face="Times"><span style="font-size:6px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:15116;left:617"><nobr>Other</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:15116;left:530"><nobr>White</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:15116;left:440"><nobr>African</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:15126;left:420"><nobr>American/Black</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:15116;left:340"><nobr>Asian/Pacific</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:15126;left:354"><nobr>Islander</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:15116;left:250"><nobr>Hispanic/Latino</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="2" face="Times"><span style="font-size:8px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:14732;left:203"><nobr>70</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14785;left:203"><nobr>60</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14838;left:203"><nobr>50</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14890;left:202"><nobr>40</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14943;left:203"><nobr>30</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14996;left:203"><nobr>20</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:15049;left:204"><nobr>10</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:15101;left:210"><nobr>0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14990;left:191"><nobr>P</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14984;left:191"><nobr>ercen</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14962;left:191"><nobr>t K</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14949;left:191"><nobr>n</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14944;left:191"><nobr>ew</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14930;left:191"><nobr>th</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14921;left:191"><nobr>at R</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14905;left:191"><nobr>C</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14898;left:191"><nobr>V</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14888;left:191"><nobr>w</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14880;left:191"><nobr>o</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14875;left:191"><nobr>u</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14870;left:191"><nobr>ld</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14859;left:191"><nobr>b</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14854;left:191"><nobr>e U</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14840;left:191"><nobr>sed</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="2" face="Times"><span style="font-size:7px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:14963;left:637"><nobr>53%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14950;left:552"><nobr>58%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14982;left:465"><nobr>46%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14947;left:380"><nobr>59%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14934;left:294"><nobr>64%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14977;left:602"><nobr>47%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14962;left:516"><nobr>53%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14998;left:430"><nobr>40%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:15000;left:345"><nobr>39%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14964;left:259"><nobr>52%</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="2" face="Times"><span style="font-size:8px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:14768;left:712"><nobr>District held 2004 BOS</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14780;left:712"><nobr>election</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14741;left:712"><nobr>District held no 2004</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:14753;left:712"><nobr>BOS election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:10px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:15195;left:162"><nobr>Within racial group comparisons across district differences: Chi-square Latino = 1.96, p&lt;.11; Chi-square Asian = 10.34, p&lt;.001; Chi-</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:15208;left:162"><nobr>square Black = .42, p&lt;.32; Chi-square White = 2.15, p&lt;.08; Chi-square Other = .39, p&lt;.33 Within district group comparisons across</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:15222;left:162"><nobr>racial and ethnic groups: Chi-Square 2004 District = 5.40, p&lt;.25; Chi-square Non-2004 District = 10.24, p&lt;.04</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:15258;left:108"><nobr><i>Summary</i></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:15300;left:108"><nobr>While most voters knew before they voted that they would be asked to rank the candidates for</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:15320;left:108"><nobr>City Treasurer and Assessor/Recorder, nearly half did not. Voters with more education were</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:15341;left:108"><nobr>more likely to have prior knowledge of RCV, as were voters who lived in districts that used RCV</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:15362;left:108"><nobr>in the 2004 Board of Supervisors election. Black voters were less aware of RCV than others. </nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:15382;left:108"><nobr>Controlling for race and ethnicity, the influence of having had a 2004 RCV election was greatest</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:15403;left:108"><nobr>among Asian-American voters. While levels of prior knowledge of RCV were not significantly</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:15424;left:108"><nobr>different across language groups, it is worth noting that native Spanish speakers reported being</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:15444;left:108"><nobr>relatively more aware of RCV in 2005 than in 2004.</nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:15619;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="14"><b>Page 14</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:16686;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:16709;left:468"><nobr>10</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:15731;left:108"><nobr><b>2. Overall Understanding of Ranked-Choice Voting</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:15772;left:108"><nobr>Voters were asked to describe their overall experience with Ranked-Choice Voting by answering</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:15793;left:108"><nobr>the following question:  Overall, how would you describe your experience with Ranked-Choice</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:15814;left:108"><nobr>Voting for City Treasurer and/or Assessor-Recorder? By using the word  overall we hoped to</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:15834;left:108"><nobr>avoid reports on specific difficulty people had with, say, the form of the ballot (like the size of</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:15855;left:108"><nobr>the print or layout of the page). By asking about their  experience we hoped to avoid reports of</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:15876;left:108"><nobr>how well they grasped other aspects of RCV, like the way the votes would be tallied, or the</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:15897;left:108"><nobr>method for transferring a vote from a first preference to a second preference. We selected a</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:15917;left:108"><nobr>measure that would most cleanly gauge the degree to which voters were able to navigate the new</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:15938;left:108"><nobr>system to express their preferences on the ballot.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:15979;left:108"><nobr>Generally speaking, voters across all categories reported high levels of understanding. About</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:16000;left:108"><nobr>87% of those responding said that they understood it either perfectly well or fairly well. And</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:16021;left:108"><nobr>slightly over one-half (52%) of voters said they understood it perfectly well. These figures</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:16041;left:108"><nobr>tracked closely to the results from the previous election. By nearly identical proportions, a</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:16062;left:108"><nobr>sizeable majority of voters in the 2004 election reported general understanding (86% to 14%). In</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:16083;left:108"><nobr>the following tables we consider levels of understanding based on the same variables in the last</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:16104;left:108"><nobr>section: age, education, first language, race/ethnicity, and income. To present the results more</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:16124;left:108"><nobr>clearly, we collapse the two categories indicating a general understanding ( understood it</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:16145;left:108"><nobr>perfectly well or  understood it fairly well, and the two that indicate some degree of not</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:16166;left:108"><nobr>understanding ( did not understand it entirely or  did not understand it at all ). Because the</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:16186;left:108"><nobr>concern in changing election systems and voting procedures centers on voters who might have</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:16207;left:108"><nobr>difficulty expressing their preferences, we report the proportions who indicated they did not</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:16228;left:108"><nobr>understand RCV.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:16269;left:305"><nobr><b>Table 9. Overall Understanding of RCV</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:16290;left:419"><nobr><b>(N = 1633)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:16332;left:286"><nobr>Understood it perfectly well</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:16332;left:550"><nobr>51.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:16353;left:286"><nobr>Understood it fairly well</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:16353;left:550"><nobr>35.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:16374;left:286"><nobr>Did not understand it entirely</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:16374;left:554"><nobr>9.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:16395;left:286"><nobr>Did not understand it at all</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:16395;left:554"><nobr>3.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:16437;left:108"><nobr>As shown in Table 10, self-reported levels of understanding were higher in districts that held a</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:16457;left:108"><nobr>previous election using RCV than those that did not, although the difference is at the margins of</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:16478;left:108"><nobr>statistical significance.</nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:16807;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="15"><b>Page 15</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:17874;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:17897;left:468"><nobr>11</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:16919;left:236"><nobr><b>Table 10. Overall Understanding of RCV by District Type</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:16940;left:327"><nobr><b>(Chi-square 2.56, p&lt;.11, N = 1633)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:16981;left:507"><nobr>Did not understand entirely or</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:17002;left:528"><nobr>did not understand at all</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:17044;left:194"><nobr>Districts held 2004 BOS Election</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:17044;left:592"><nobr>11.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:17065;left:194"><nobr>Districts did not hold 2004 BOS Election</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:17065;left:592"><nobr>14.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:17107;left:108"><nobr>No systematic differences in understanding were observed across age groups as shown in the</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:17128;left:108"><nobr>below table. Although one group stands out voters 80 years and older as more likely to report</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:17148;left:108"><nobr>not understanding, that difference is not significant when considered against the other age</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:17169;left:108"><nobr>categories separately. When compared against all others combined, however, it is marginally</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:17190;left:108"><nobr>significant (Chi-square = 3.21, p &lt; .08).</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:17232;left:303"><nobr><b>Table 11. Understanding of RCV by Age</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:17252;left:316"><nobr><b>(Chi-square = 5.30, p &lt; .63, N = 1625)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:17294;left:419"><nobr>Did not understand entirely or</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:17314;left:440"><nobr>did not understand at all</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:17356;left:282"><nobr>18-24 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:17356;left:504"><nobr>13.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:17378;left:282"><nobr>25-29 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:17378;left:504"><nobr>10.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:17399;left:282"><nobr>30-39 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:17399;left:504"><nobr>11.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:17420;left:282"><nobr>40-49 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:17420;left:504"><nobr>13.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:17441;left:282"><nobr>50-59 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:17441;left:504"><nobr>13.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:17462;left:282"><nobr>60-69 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:17462;left:504"><nobr>12.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:17483;left:282"><nobr>70-79 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:17483;left:504"><nobr>10.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:17504;left:282"><nobr>80 years &amp; older</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:17504;left:504"><nobr>20.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:17567;left:108"><nobr>Levels of education were related to levels of understanding. Nearly one-fourth (24%) of the</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:17587;left:108"><nobr>voters in the least educated group indicated that they did not understand RCV, compared to only</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:17608;left:108"><nobr>one-tenth (10%) of those with the most years of formal education. These proportions closely</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:17629;left:108"><nobr>matched those observed in the 2004 election where by far the single largest percentage of those</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:17649;left:108"><nobr>reporting a lack of understanding were those without a high school diploma (27%).</nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:17995;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="16"><b>Page 16</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:19062;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:19085;left:468"><nobr>12</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:18107;left:279"><nobr><b>Table 12. Understanding of RCV by Education</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:18128;left:316"><nobr><b>(Chi-square = 9.69, p &lt; .05, N = 1409)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:18169;left:415"><nobr>Did not understand entirely or</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:18190;left:436"><nobr>did not understand at all</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:18232;left:286"><nobr>Less than HS</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:18232;left:500"><nobr>23.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:18253;left:286"><nobr>HS grad</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:18253;left:500"><nobr>15.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:18274;left:286"><nobr>Some college</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:18274;left:500"><nobr>13.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:18295;left:286"><nobr>College grad</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:18295;left:500"><nobr>13.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:18316;left:286"><nobr>Post-grad study</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:18316;left:500"><nobr>10.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:18358;left:108"><nobr>One s understanding of RCV was also related to one s first language. A higher proportion of</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:18379;left:108"><nobr>voters who learned Chinese as their first language said they did not understand RCV (22%) than</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:18400;left:108"><nobr>did voters who first learned Spanish (9%) or English (12%).</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:18442;left:259"><nobr><b>Table 13. Understanding of RCV by First Language</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:18462;left:311"><nobr><b>(Chi-square = 10.08, p &lt; .02, N = 1610)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:18503;left:390"><nobr>Did not understand entirely or</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:18524;left:411"><nobr>did not understand at all</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:18566;left:311"><nobr>English</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:18566;left:475"><nobr>12.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:18588;left:311"><nobr>Chinese</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:18588;left:475"><nobr>21.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:18609;left:311"><nobr>Spanish</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:18609;left:480"><nobr>9.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:18630;left:311"><nobr>Other</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:18630;left:475"><nobr>13.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:18671;left:108"><nobr>For both native and non-native English speakers, lack of understanding was substantially higher</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:18692;left:108"><nobr>among voters who had been unaware that they would be asked to rank their choices for Assessor</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:18713;left:108"><nobr>and Treasurer. Still, statistically significant differences remained between those whose first</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:18733;left:108"><nobr>language is English and those whose first language is another language among those aware that</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:18754;left:108"><nobr>RCV would be used in this election.</nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:19183;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="17"><b>Page 17</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:20250;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:20273;left:468"><nobr>13</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:19295;left:120"><nobr><b>Figure 2. Relationship between First Language, Prior Knowledge, and Understanding of</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:19316;left:329"><nobr><b>Ranked-Choice Voting (N = 1602)</b></nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:19770;left:461"><nobr>Other Language</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:19770;left:281"><nobr>English</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="2" face="Times"><span style="font-size:8px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:19365;left:185"><nobr>25</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:19441;left:185"><nobr>20</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:19518;left:186"><nobr>15</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:19595;left:186"><nobr>10</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:19672;left:191"><nobr>5</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:19748;left:191"><nobr>0</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:19736;left:174"><nobr><b>P</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:19725;left:174"><nobr><b>e</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:19716;left:174"><nobr><b>rc</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:19700;left:174"><nobr><b>e</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:19691;left:174"><nobr><b>n</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:19681;left:174"><nobr><b>t In</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:19657;left:174"><nobr><b>d</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:19647;left:174"><nobr><b>ic</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:19633;left:174"><nobr><b>a</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:19624;left:174"><nobr><b>tin</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:19604;left:174"><nobr><b>g</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:19590;left:174"><nobr><b>a</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:19576;left:174"><nobr><b>L</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:19566;left:174"><nobr><b>a</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:19557;left:174"><nobr><b>c</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:19548;left:174"><nobr><b>k</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:19534;left:174"><nobr><b>o</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:19525;left:174"><nobr><b>f U</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:19503;left:174"><nobr><b>n</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:19493;left:174"><nobr><b>d</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:19483;left:174"><nobr><b>e</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:19474;left:174"><nobr><b>rs</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:19458;left:174"><nobr><b>ta</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:19444;left:174"><nobr><b>n</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:19434;left:174"><nobr><b>d</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:19424;left:174"><nobr><b>in</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:19409;left:174"><nobr><b>g</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:19395;left:174"><nobr><b>o</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:19385;left:174"><nobr><b>f R</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:19363;left:174"><nobr><b>C</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:19351;left:174"><nobr><b>V</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:19560;left:541"><nobr>24%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:19593;left:329"><nobr>20%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:19671;left:464"><nobr>10%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:19702;left:256"><nobr>6%</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="2" face="Times"><span style="font-size:8px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:19397;left:369"><nobr>no</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:19381;left:368"><nobr>yes</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:19365;left:277"><nobr>Aware that RCV would be used</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:10px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:19847;left:162"><nobr>Within language group comparisons across district differences: Chi-square English = 61.42, p&lt;.001; Chi-square Not English = 11.20,</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:19860;left:162"><nobr>p&lt;.001 Within knowledge group comparisons across language groups: Chi-Square Prior Awareness= 3.00, p&lt;.08; Chi-square No Prior</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:19874;left:162"><nobr>Awareness = 1.15, p&lt;.28</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:19910;left:108"><nobr>Although some differences in levels of understanding were observed across racial and ethnic</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:19931;left:108"><nobr>groups, those were not statistically significant. The proportions of voters who indicated they did</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:19951;left:108"><nobr>not understand RCV ranged from 10% (Latinos) to 16% (African-Americans), a difference that</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:19972;left:108"><nobr>could have occurred by chance.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:20014;left:261"><nobr><b>Table 14. Understanding of RCV by Race/Ethnicity</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:20035;left:316"><nobr><b>(Chi-square = 3.23, p &lt; .52, N = 1613)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:20076;left:447"><nobr>Did not understand entirely or</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:20097;left:469"><nobr>did not understand at all</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:20139;left:254"><nobr>Hispanic/Latino</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:20139;left:532"><nobr>10.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:20160;left:254"><nobr>Asian/PI</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:20160;left:532"><nobr>14.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:20181;left:254"><nobr>African American/Black</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:20181;left:532"><nobr>16.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:20202;left:254"><nobr>White</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:20202;left:532"><nobr>12.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:20223;left:254"><nobr>Other</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:20223;left:532"><nobr>14.7%</nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:20371;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="18"><b>Page 18</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:21438;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:21461;left:468"><nobr>14</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:20504;left:108"><nobr>Figure 3 displays the influence of prior knowledge on levels of understanding, across race and</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:20524;left:108"><nobr>ethnic groups. By comparing the bars within each racial/ethnic group we see large differences in</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:20545;left:108"><nobr>how well voters understood RCV based on whether they knew before voting that they would be</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:20566;left:108"><nobr>asked to rank candidates. Prior knowledge tended to improve one s understanding of RCV,</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:20586;left:108"><nobr>especially among Latino and white voters.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:20628;left:108"><nobr>We can also examine the differences across racial and ethnic groups, among those who did and</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:20649;left:108"><nobr>did not have prior knowledge of RCV. Differences among those who did not know they would</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:20669;left:108"><nobr>be asked to rank candidates are indicated by comparing the lightly shaded bars, and they are not</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:20690;left:108"><nobr>statistically significant. In other words, for voters who did not know about RCV, we observe no</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:20711;left:108"><nobr>meaningful differences in levels of understanding across race and ethnic groups. However,</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:20731;left:108"><nobr>among voters who did know (indicated by the darker bars) Latinos and whites reported</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:20752;left:108"><nobr>significantly higher levels of understanding. It must be strongly emphasized, however, that all of</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:20773;left:108"><nobr>these groups expressed overall high levels of understanding. Those saying they understood RCV</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:20793;left:108"><nobr>the least were Latinos who did not have prior knowledge; yet a full three-fourths of them said</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:20814;left:108"><nobr>they understood RCV  fairly well or  perfectly well. </nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:21559;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="19"><b>Page 19</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:22626;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:22649;left:468"><nobr>15</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:21671;left:142"><nobr><b>Figure 3. Relationship Between Ethnicity, Prior Knowledge, and Understanding of</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:21692;left:329"><nobr><b>Ranked-Choice Voting (N = 1603)</b></nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="2" face="Times"><span style="font-size:8px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:22155;left:562"><nobr>Other</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:22155;left:477"><nobr>White</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:22155;left:389"><nobr>African</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:22167;left:370"><nobr>American/Black</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:22155;left:291"><nobr>Asian/Pacific</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:22167;left:304"><nobr>Islander</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:22155;left:203"><nobr>Hispanic/Latino</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:22192;left:346"><nobr><b>Race / Ethnicity</b></nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="2" face="Times"><span style="font-size:9px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:21742;left:156"><nobr>25</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:21821;left:156"><nobr>20</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:21900;left:157"><nobr>15</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:21979;left:157"><nobr>10</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:22058;left:163"><nobr>5</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:22137;left:163"><nobr>0</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:22115;left:144"><nobr><b>P</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:22104;left:144"><nobr><b>e</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:22095;left:144"><nobr><b>rc</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:22080;left:144"><nobr><b>e</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:22070;left:144"><nobr><b>n</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:22060;left:144"><nobr><b>t In</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:22036;left:144"><nobr><b>d</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:22026;left:144"><nobr><b>ic</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:22012;left:144"><nobr><b>a</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:22003;left:144"><nobr><b>tin</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:21983;left:144"><nobr><b>g</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:21968;left:144"><nobr><b>L</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:21958;left:144"><nobr><b>a</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:21949;left:144"><nobr><b>c</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:21940;left:144"><nobr><b>k</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:21926;left:144"><nobr><b>o</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:21916;left:144"><nobr><b>f U</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:21894;left:144"><nobr><b>n</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:21884;left:144"><nobr><b>d</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:21874;left:144"><nobr><b>e</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:21865;left:144"><nobr><b>rs</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:21849;left:144"><nobr><b>ta</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:21834;left:144"><nobr><b>n</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:21824;left:144"><nobr><b>d</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:21814;left:144"><nobr><b>in</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:21800;left:144"><nobr><b>g</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:21785;left:144"><nobr><b>o</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:21775;left:144"><nobr><b>f R</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:21753;left:144"><nobr><b>C</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:21741;left:144"><nobr><b>V</b></nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:21996;left:579"><nobr>18%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:21972;left:494"><nobr>21%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:21965;left:409"><nobr>22%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:21997;left:326"><nobr>18%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:21949;left:241"><nobr>24%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:22049;left:545"><nobr>11%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:22092;left:463"><nobr>6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:22064;left:379"><nobr>9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:22046;left:292"><nobr>11%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:22121;left:210"><nobr>2%</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="2" face="Times"><span style="font-size:9px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:21777;left:505"><nobr>no</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:21759;left:505"><nobr>yes</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:21742;left:404"><nobr>Aware that RCV would be used</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:10px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:22273;left:162"><nobr>Within racial group comparisons across district differences: Chi-square Latino = 15.75, p&lt;.001; Chi-square Asian = 1.87, p&lt;.012; Chi-</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:22286;left:162"><nobr>square Black = 2.75, p&lt;.08; Chi-square White = 53.88, p&lt;.001; Chi-square Other = .85, p&lt;.26 Within knowledge group comparisons</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:22300;left:162"><nobr>across racial and ethnic groups: Chi-Square Prior Awareness= 10.34, p&lt;.04; Chi-square No Prior Awareness = 1.29, p&lt;.86</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:22336;left:108"><nobr>As expected, given findings for the previous year, income was correlated with levels of</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:22357;left:108"><nobr>understanding, with the wealthiest voters least likely to say they did not understand the ranked</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:22377;left:108"><nobr>choice balloting method. Approximately ten percent gave those responses. Meanwhile, about</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:22398;left:108"><nobr>23% of voters with household incomes of $10,000 to $20,000 indicated they did not understand</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:22419;left:108"><nobr>entirely or did not understand at all.</nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:22747;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="20"><b>Page 20</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:23814;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:23837;left:468"><nobr>16</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:22859;left:290"><nobr><b>Table 15. Understanding of RCV by Income</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:22880;left:311"><nobr><b>(Chi-square = 16.55, p &lt; .01, N = 1559)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:22921;left:425"><nobr>Did not understand entirely or</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:22942;left:446"><nobr>did not understand at all</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:22984;left:276"><nobr>Less than $10,000</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:22984;left:510"><nobr>14.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:23005;left:276"><nobr>$10,000 - $19,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:23005;left:510"><nobr>23.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:23026;left:276"><nobr>$20,000 - $49,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:23026;left:510"><nobr>13.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:23047;left:276"><nobr>$50,000 - $74,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:23047;left:510"><nobr>12.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:23068;left:276"><nobr>$75,000 - $99,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:23068;left:510"><nobr>11.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:23089;left:276"><nobr>$100,000 or more</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:23089;left:514"><nobr>9.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:23131;left:108"><nobr><i>Summary</i></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:23173;left:108"><nobr>Voters tended to say they understood RCV. Nearly nine in ten (87%) said they understood it</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:23194;left:108"><nobr>fairly well or perfectly well. When examining the types of voters who understood it less than</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:23214;left:108"><nobr>others, we find that those who are the least educated, whose first language was Chinese, and</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:23235;left:108"><nobr>those with relatively low income ($10,000 to $20,000) were more likely to say they did not</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:23256;left:108"><nobr>understand it. Voter eighty years old and older were also more likely to indicate they did not</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:23276;left:108"><nobr>understand RCV, however that difference is not statistically significant. It is worth reiterating the</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:23297;left:108"><nobr>positive nature of these findings. Across these various categories of voters, the single highest</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:23318;left:108"><nobr>proportion of voters reporting a lack of understanding was less than one in four, with 24% of the</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:23338;left:108"><nobr>least educated indicating they did not understand RCV. But that leaves over three-fourths of</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:23359;left:108"><nobr>those in that income bracket who said that they did understand it.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:23401;left:108"><nobr><b>3. Ranking Candidates</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:23442;left:108"><nobr>Respondents were asked about their votes for Treasurer. On the survey form we formatted three</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:23462;left:108"><nobr>columns to resemble the actual ballot. Each column contained a full list of the candidates in the</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:23483;left:108"><nobr>order they appeared on the ballot. Voters were asked,  How did you rank your preferences for</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:23504;left:108"><nobr>City Treasurer? Put an  X in the boxes below to show the choices you marked on the actual</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:23525;left:108"><nobr>ballot. (If you didn t vote for Treasurer, then go to question 26). </nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:10px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:23520;left:577"><nobr>4</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:23566;left:108"><nobr>Of the respondents we surveyed, 71% filled out this section. Of those, nearly three in five (57%)</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:23587;left:108"><nobr>ranked three candidates on the questionnaire, indicating that they had ranked three on the ballot.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:23607;left:108"><nobr>About one-third (33%) said they voted for only one candidate for Treasurer, while 10% said they</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:23628;left:108"><nobr>ranked two candidates. In the following tables we report the proportions of voters ranking three</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:23649;left:108"><nobr>candidates, among those who filled out this portion of the survey.</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="2" face="Times"><span style="font-size:7px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:23757;left:108"><nobr>4 <font style="font-size:12px">One of the candidates for Treasurer was mistakenly omitted from the list on the forms that were sent to absentee</font></nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:23777;left:108"><nobr>voters. Results reported on the number of candidates ranked and the follow-up questions about the reasons for</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:23794;left:108"><nobr>ranking fewer than three (Q20 and Q21a-g) are therefore limited to polling place voters. </nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:23935;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="21"><b>Page 21</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:25002;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:25025;left:468"><nobr>17</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:24047;left:301"><nobr><b>Table 16. Number of Candidates Ranked</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:24068;left:423"><nobr><b>(N = 921)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:24109;left:346"><nobr>Chose one</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:24109;left:502"><nobr>33.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:24130;left:346"><nobr>Ranked two</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:24130;left:502"><nobr>10.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:24151;left:346"><nobr>Ranked three</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:24151;left:502"><nobr>56.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:24193;left:108"><nobr>Although voters residing in those districts that had previously elected candidates for the Board of</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:24214;left:108"><nobr>Supervisors were generally more knowledgeable about the use of RCV and reported higher</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:24235;left:108"><nobr>levels of understanding about the task of ranking voters than those residing in other districts, they</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:24255;left:108"><nobr>were no more likely than others to rank three candidates. The difference, about four percentage</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:24276;left:108"><nobr>points, could have occurred by chance.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:24318;left:225"><nobr><b>Table 17. Voters Ranking Three Candidates by District Type</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:24339;left:320"><nobr><b>(Chi-square = 1.87, p &lt; .40, N = 921)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:24380;left:568"><nobr>Ranked three</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:24422;left:255"><nobr>Districts held 2004 BOS Election</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:24422;left:592"><nobr>54.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:24443;left:255"><nobr>Districts did not hold 2004 BOS Election</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:24443;left:592"><nobr>59.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:24485;left:108"><nobr>Differences in voters tendencies to rank three candidates based on one s age were evident, but</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:24506;left:108"><nobr>once again inconsistent. As Table 18 indicates, the youngest voters were most likely to report</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:24526;left:108"><nobr>having ranked three candidates (74% of those voters under 25 years old ranked three), and the</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:24547;left:108"><nobr>oldest voters were least likely (38% of those 80 and older did).</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:24589;left:260"><nobr><b>Table 18. Voters Ranking Three Candidates by Age</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:24609;left:316"><nobr><b>(Chi-square = 28.52, p &lt; .02, N = 915)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:24651;left:480"><nobr>Ranked three</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:24714;left:343"><nobr>18-24 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:24714;left:504"><nobr>73.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:24735;left:343"><nobr>25-29 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:24735;left:504"><nobr>57.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:24756;left:343"><nobr>30-39 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:24756;left:504"><nobr>52.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:24777;left:343"><nobr>40-49 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:24777;left:504"><nobr>55.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:24798;left:343"><nobr>50-59 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:24798;left:504"><nobr>62.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:24819;left:343"><nobr>60-69 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:24819;left:504"><nobr>48.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:24840;left:343"><nobr>70-79 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:24840;left:504"><nobr>56.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:24861;left:343"><nobr>80 years &amp; older</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:24861;left:504"><nobr>37.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:24903;left:108"><nobr>Education was related to voters tendencies to rank three candidates, but not in an intuitive way.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:24924;left:108"><nobr>The least educated and the most educated voters were less likely to rank three candidates. About</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:24944;left:108"><nobr>44% of those with less than a high school education ranked three, and about half of those with</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:24965;left:108"><nobr>more than a bachelor s degree ranked three. Meanwhile, nearly two-thirds (65%) of voters with </nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:25123;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="22"><b>Page 22</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:26190;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:26213;left:468"><nobr>18</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:25235;left:108"><nobr>some college coursework but no bachelor s degree reported ranking three candidates for</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:25256;left:108"><nobr>Treasurer.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:25297;left:236"><nobr><b>Table 19. Voters Ranking Three Candidates by Education</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:25318;left:316"><nobr><b>(Chi-square = 17.74, p &lt; .03, N = 916)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:25359;left:476"><nobr>Ranked three</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:25402;left:347"><nobr>Less than HS</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:25402;left:500"><nobr>44.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:25423;left:347"><nobr>HS grad</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:25423;left:500"><nobr>61.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:25444;left:347"><nobr>Some college</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:25444;left:500"><nobr>64.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:25465;left:347"><nobr>College grad</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:25465;left:500"><nobr>58.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:25486;left:347"><nobr>Post-grad study</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:25486;left:500"><nobr>50.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:25528;left:108"><nobr>Race and ethnicity were also strongly related to the likelihood that someone ranked three</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:25548;left:108"><nobr>candidates. About 72% of African Americans ranked three, while only about a half (51%) of</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:25569;left:108"><nobr>whites did. About two-thirds of Latinos (67%) and Asian (65%) voters said they ranked</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:25590;left:108"><nobr>candidates. Meanwhile, 56% of voters of other ethnicities and races ranked three. These findings</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:25610;left:108"><nobr>are seemingly counter-intuitive given the above findings that African Americans tended to be</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:25631;left:108"><nobr>less aware than other groups that they would be expected to rank their preferences in these races.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:25652;left:108"><nobr>However, this seeming contradiction assumes that voters have three clear preferences to express.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:25672;left:108"><nobr>For instance, it is possible that those aware they would be ranking their preferences strategically</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:25693;left:108"><nobr>chose to vote only for their most preferred choice or found it more difficult to discern between</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:25714;left:108"><nobr>what they deemed to be inferior choices. As discussed below, there are various explanations to</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:25735;left:108"><nobr>account for why voters rank less than three choices.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:25776;left:219"><nobr><b>Table 20. Voters Ranking Three Candidates by Race/Ethnicity</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:25797;left:311"><nobr><b>(Chi-square = 23.82, p &lt; .003, N = 909)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:25838;left:508"><nobr>Ranked three</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:25881;left:314"><nobr>Hispanic/Latino</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:25881;left:533"><nobr>67.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:25902;left:314"><nobr>Asian/PI</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:25902;left:533"><nobr>64.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:25923;left:314"><nobr>African American/Black</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:25923;left:533"><nobr>72.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:25944;left:314"><nobr>White</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:25944;left:533"><nobr>51.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:25965;left:314"><nobr>Other</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:25965;left:533"><nobr>56.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:26007;left:108"><nobr>Looking across income groups, we see no systematic relationship in the tendency to rank three</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:26027;left:108"><nobr>candidates. About 70% of those with a household income of less than $10,000 said they ranked</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:26048;left:108"><nobr>three candidates, relatively more than any other group. When compared all income categories,</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:26069;left:108"><nobr>the difference is not statistically significant. However, a comparison between the lowest income</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:26090;left:108"><nobr>group and all other voters combined does lead to a statistically significant difference (Chi-square</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:26110;left:108"><nobr>= 4.02, p &lt; .05).</nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:26311;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="23"><b>Page 23</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:27378;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:27401;left:468"><nobr>19</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:26423;left:247"><nobr><b>Table 21. Voters Ranking Three Candidates by Income</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:26444;left:316"><nobr><b>(Chi-square = 12.77, p &lt; .24, N = 893)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:26485;left:485"><nobr>Ranked three</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:26527;left:337"><nobr>Less than $10,000</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:26527;left:510"><nobr>69.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:26549;left:337"><nobr>$10,000 - $19,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:26549;left:510"><nobr>55.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:26570;left:337"><nobr>$20,000 - $49,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:26570;left:510"><nobr>52.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:26591;left:337"><nobr>$50,000 - $74,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:26591;left:510"><nobr>57.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:26612;left:337"><nobr>$75,000 - $99,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:26612;left:510"><nobr>53.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:26633;left:337"><nobr>$100,000 or more</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:26633;left:510"><nobr>60.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:26675;left:108"><nobr>The tendency to rank three candidates was also related to one s first language. Those who first</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:26695;left:108"><nobr>learned English were much less likely to rank three candidates (54% did) than were those who</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:26716;left:108"><nobr>first learned something other than English, Spanish, or Chinese (81% of those voters ranked</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:26737;left:108"><nobr>three). About two-thirds of the voters who first learned Chinese or Spanish ranked three</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:26758;left:108"><nobr>candidates.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:26799;left:217"><nobr><b>Table 22. Voters Ranking Three Candidates by First Language</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:26820;left:311"><nobr><b>(Chi-square = 19.20, p &lt; .005, N = 906)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:26861;left:451"><nobr>Ranked three</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:26904;left:372"><nobr>English</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:26904;left:475"><nobr>53.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:26925;left:372"><nobr>Chinese</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:26925;left:475"><nobr>65.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:26946;left:372"><nobr>Spanish</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:26946;left:475"><nobr>67.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:26967;left:372"><nobr>Other</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:26967;left:475"><nobr>81.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:27008;left:108"><nobr>These data are sufficiently rich to look more closely at another mechanism by which ranking</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:27029;left:108"><nobr>decisions might vary: ideology. As the left portion of Figure 4 shows, among native English</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:27050;left:108"><nobr>speakers, the more conservative a voter was, the more likely he or she was to rank three</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:27071;left:108"><nobr>candidates; nearly three-fourths of the self-described conservatives ranked three, while only half</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:27091;left:108"><nobr>of the liberal voters ranked three. This contrasts to the influence of ideology among voters</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:27112;left:108"><nobr>whose first language was something other than English. Among those voters the influence of</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:27133;left:108"><nobr>ideology was reversed. Among the liberals, 80% said they ranked three candidates. Meanwhile</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:27153;left:108"><nobr>only about one-fourth of the conservatives ranked three candidates.</nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:27499;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="24"><b>Page 24</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:28566;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:28589;left:468"><nobr>20</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:27611;left:137"><nobr><b>Figure 4. Relationship between Ideology, Language, and Ranking Three Candidates</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:27632;left:423"><nobr><b>(N = 892)</b></nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="2" face="Times"><span style="font-size:9px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:28109;left:482"><nobr>Other Language</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:28109;left:276"><nobr>English</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:28132;left:294"><nobr><b>Respondents' First Language</b></nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="2" face="Times"><span style="font-size:9px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:27683;left:157"><nobr>100</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:27765;left:163"><nobr>80</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:27846;left:163"><nobr>60</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:27928;left:163"><nobr>40</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:28009;left:163"><nobr>20</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:28091;left:170"><nobr>0</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:28008;left:144"><nobr><b>P</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:27997;left:144"><nobr><b>e</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:27988;left:144"><nobr><b>rc</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:27972;left:144"><nobr><b>e</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:27963;left:144"><nobr><b>n</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:27953;left:144"><nobr><b>t R</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:27931;left:144"><nobr><b>a</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:27922;left:144"><nobr><b>n</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:27912;left:144"><nobr><b>k</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:27902;left:144"><nobr><b>in</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:27888;left:144"><nobr><b>g</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:27873;left:144"><nobr><b>T</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:27863;left:144"><nobr><b>h</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:27853;left:144"><nobr><b>re</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:27837;left:144"><nobr><b>e</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:27824;left:144"><nobr><b>C</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:27812;left:144"><nobr><b>a</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:27803;left:144"><nobr><b>n</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:27793;left:144"><nobr><b>d</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:27783;left:144"><nobr><b>id</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:27768;left:144"><nobr><b>a</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:27759;left:144"><nobr><b>te</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:27744;left:144"><nobr><b>s</b></nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:28037;left:568"><nobr>26%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:27939;left:338"><nobr>74%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:27940;left:511"><nobr>73%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:27964;left:281"><nobr>62%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:27928;left:455"><nobr>80%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:27988;left:224"><nobr>50%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:27723;left:406"><nobr>Conservative or Very Conservative</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:27704;left:406"><nobr>Moderate</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:27684;left:406"><nobr>Liberal or Very Liberal</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:10px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:28213;left:162"><nobr>Within language group comparisons across ideological differences: Chi-square English = 14.43, p&lt;.002; Chi-square Not English =</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:28226;left:162"><nobr>18.99, p&lt;.001 Within ideology comparisons across language groups: Chi-Square Liberal = 22.35, p&lt;.001; Chi-square Moderate =</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:28240;left:162"><nobr>.2.17, p&lt;.15;</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:28254;left:162"><nobr>Chi-square Conservative = 11.52, p&lt; .002</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:28290;left:108"><nobr><i>Summary</i></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:28331;left:108"><nobr>About one-third of the electorate reported choosing only one candidate on the RCV ballot for</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:28352;left:108"><nobr>Treasurer. About 57% said they ranked three candidates. Several demographic factors were</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:28373;left:108"><nobr>related to the likelihood that voters ranked three candidates. Voters most likely to rank three</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:28393;left:108"><nobr>were the youngest (under 25 years), the moderately educated, the least wealthy, and those who</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:28414;left:108"><nobr>first learned a language other than English. African-American voters were more likely to rank</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:28435;left:108"><nobr>three, and whites were less likely. Among voters whose first language is English, the more</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:28455;left:108"><nobr>conservative, the more likely one is to rank three. Among those whose first language is</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:28476;left:108"><nobr>something else, the more conservative, the <i>less </i>likely one is to rank three candidates. Next, we</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:28497;left:108"><nobr>look at the reasons voters gave for not ranking three candidates.</nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:28687;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="25"><b>Page 25</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:29754;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:29777;left:468"><nobr>21</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:28799;left:108"><nobr><i>Reasons given for not ranking three candidates: </i>Ranking as many candidates as was allowed in</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:28820;left:108"><nobr>the San Francisco 2005 election is a good thing for a voter who has at least three preferences</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:28840;left:108"><nobr>among the candidates running. Those voters will express themselves as fully as possible by</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:28861;left:108"><nobr>ranking those preferences on the ballot. However, some voters will probably not have at least</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:28882;left:108"><nobr>three preferences. For instance, someone may find one candidate acceptable and all of the others</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:28902;left:108"><nobr>equally unacceptable. That voter may fully express his or her preferences by choosing only one</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:28923;left:108"><nobr>candidate.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:28965;left:108"><nobr>It is useful, therefore, to consider the above results regarding ranking candidates along with a</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:28985;left:108"><nobr>question that helps determine why voters did not rank three candidates. We asked it this way:  If</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:29006;left:108"><nobr>you ranked fewer than three candidates for Treasurer, what best describes the reason? (check all</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:29027;left:108"><nobr>that apply). Note that this was asked only of respondents who voted for City Treasurer, and only</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:29047;left:108"><nobr>those who did not rank three candidates.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:29089;left:108"><nobr>The most common reason voters gave for not ranking three candidates was that they did not</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:29109;left:108"><nobr>know enough about the other candidates on the ballot. Nearly one-third (31%) of the voters who</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:29130;left:108"><nobr>did not rank three candidates checked that as a reason. Just over one in five (21%) said that none</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:29151;left:108"><nobr>of the other candidates were acceptable to them and about 8% said that they will probably always</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:29172;left:108"><nobr>just pick one candidate. In other words, a sizeable majority of those ranking less than three</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:29192;left:108"><nobr>candidates may have made a conscious or strategic choice to do so. However, a small proportion</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:29213;left:108"><nobr>of voters (9%) reported ranking fewer than three choices because they did not know they could</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:29234;left:108"><nobr>do so.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:29275;left:248"><nobr><b>Table 23. Why Voters Did Not Rank Three Candidates</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:29317;left:614"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:29338;left:250"><nobr>I didn t know enough about the other candidates 31.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:29359;left:250"><nobr>No other candidates were acceptable to me</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:29359;left:618"><nobr>21.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:29380;left:250"><nobr>I didn t know I could rank three</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:29380;left:623"><nobr>8.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:29401;left:250"><nobr>I ll probably always just pick one</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:29401;left:623"><nobr>7.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:29422;left:250"><nobr>I didn t understand that part of the ballot</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:29422;left:623"><nobr>2.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:29443;left:250"><nobr>My favorite candidate suggested that strategy</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:29443;left:623"><nobr>2.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:29485;left:108"><nobr><i>Ease with which voters ranked candidates: </i>We asked voters how easy it was to rank the</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:29506;left:108"><nobr>candidates for City Treasurer. First, we asked how easy it was to choose a favorite candidate;</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:29526;left:108"><nobr>that was followed by,  What about ranking your top three choices for Treasurer? Was that: The</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:29547;left:108"><nobr>answer options ranged from very easy to very difficult. Nearly half (46%) said it was either easy</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:29568;left:108"><nobr>or very easy, while about 16% said it was either difficult or very difficult. In the tables below the</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:29588;left:108"><nobr>responses were collapsed to report the proportions of voters who answered either  easy or  very</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:29609;left:108"><nobr>easy across the categories of age, education, first language, race/ethnicity, and income.</nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:29875;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="26"><b>Page 26</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:30942;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:30965;left:468"><nobr>22</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:30008;left:277"><nobr><b>Table 24. Voters Saying that Ranking was Easy</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:30029;left:419"><nobr><b>(N = 1236)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:30070;left:333"><nobr>Very Easy</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:30070;left:538"><nobr>14.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:30091;left:333"><nobr>Easy</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:30091;left:538"><nobr>32.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:30112;left:333"><nobr>Neither Easy nor Difficult 37.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:30133;left:333"><nobr>Difficult</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:30133;left:538"><nobr>13.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:30154;left:333"><nobr>Very Difficult</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:30154;left:538"><nobr>2.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:30196;left:108"><nobr>Voters between the ages of 40 and 79 tended to find the ranking task easier than others. About</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:30217;left:108"><nobr>half of those voters said it was easy or very easy. Conversely, the youngest voters were least</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:30237;left:108"><nobr>likely to say that ranking candidates was easy, with a little less than one-third (31%) giving those</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:30258;left:108"><nobr>responses.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:30300;left:248"><nobr><b>Table 25. Voters Saying that Ranking was Easy by Age</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:30321;left:311"><nobr><b>(Chi-square = 24.28, p &lt; .05, N = 1228)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:30362;left:460"><nobr>Easy or Very Easy</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:30425;left:323"><nobr>18-24 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:30425;left:504"><nobr>31.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:30446;left:323"><nobr>25-29 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:30446;left:504"><nobr>38.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:30467;left:323"><nobr>30-39 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:30467;left:504"><nobr>41.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:30488;left:323"><nobr>40-49 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:30488;left:504"><nobr>48.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:30509;left:323"><nobr>50-59 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:30509;left:504"><nobr>50.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:30530;left:323"><nobr>60-69 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:30530;left:504"><nobr>50.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:30551;left:323"><nobr>70-79 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:30551;left:504"><nobr>52.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:30572;left:323"><nobr>80 years &amp; older</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:30572;left:504"><nobr>44.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:30614;left:108"><nobr>Education was related to the ease with which voters ranked candidates. However, counter to our</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:30635;left:108"><nobr>expectations, those voters without a high school diploma were the most likely to say that it was</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:30656;left:108"><nobr>easy. Nearly two-thirds (66%) of voters with less than a high school education said ranking was</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:30676;left:108"><nobr>easy, compared to 43% of the voters who were most educated.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:30718;left:223"><nobr><b>Table 26. Voters Saying that Ranking was Easy by Education</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:30739;left:311"><nobr><b>(Chi-square = 19.49, p &lt; .02, N = 1225)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:30780;left:456"><nobr>Easy or Very Easy</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:30822;left:327"><nobr>Less than HS</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:30822;left:500"><nobr>65.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:30843;left:327"><nobr>HS grad</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:30843;left:500"><nobr>48.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:30864;left:327"><nobr>Some college</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:30864;left:500"><nobr>48.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:30885;left:327"><nobr>College grad</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:30885;left:500"><nobr>45.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:30907;left:327"><nobr>Post-grad study</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:30907;left:500"><nobr>42.6%</nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:31063;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="27"><b>Page 27</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:32130;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:32153;left:468"><nobr>23</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:31196;left:108"><nobr>Voters whose first language was Spanish were considerably more likely than others to say that</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:31216;left:108"><nobr>ranking candidates was easy or very easy. Almost two-thirds (66%) gave those responses,</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:31237;left:108"><nobr>compared to 45% among those who first learned English, 48% for those with Chinese as their</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:31258;left:108"><nobr>first language, and 40% among voters who first learned some other language.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:31299;left:204"><nobr><b>Table 27. Voters Saying that Ranking was Easy by First Language</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:31320;left:311"><nobr><b>(Chi-square = 13.07, p &lt; .05, N = 1217)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:31362;left:431"><nobr>Easy or Very Easy</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:31404;left:352"><nobr>English</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:31404;left:475"><nobr>45.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:31425;left:352"><nobr>Chinese</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:31425;left:475"><nobr>48.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:31446;left:352"><nobr>Spanish</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:31446;left:475"><nobr>65.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:31467;left:352"><nobr>Other</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:31467;left:475"><nobr>39.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:31509;left:108"><nobr>Race and ethnicity were also related to the reported ease with which voters ranked the candidates</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:31529;left:108"><nobr>for Treasurer. Latinos were more likely to say that ranking was easy or very easy (58%). Just</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:31550;left:108"><nobr>under half of voters of all other ethnic or racial backgrounds (varying between 43% and 48%)</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:31571;left:108"><nobr>indicated that it was easy.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:31612;left:206"><nobr><b>Table 28. Voters Saying that Ranking was Easy by Race/Ethnicity</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:31633;left:311"><nobr><b>(Chi-square = 17.79, p &lt; .03, N = 1223)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:31675;left:489"><nobr>Easy or Very Easy</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:31717;left:295"><nobr>Hispanic/Latino</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:31717;left:532"><nobr>58.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:31738;left:295"><nobr>Asian/PI</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:31738;left:532"><nobr>43.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:31759;left:295"><nobr>African American/Black</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:31759;left:532"><nobr>48.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:31780;left:295"><nobr>White</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:31780;left:532"><nobr>45.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:31801;left:295"><nobr>Other</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:31801;left:532"><nobr>43.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:31843;left:108"><nobr>We found no systematic differences across income levels in how easy it was for voters to rank</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:31864;left:108"><nobr>candidates. While the proportions who gave those responses varied from about 42% to 54% with</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:31884;left:108"><nobr>those in the lowest income grouping and those in the second highest income category reporting</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:31905;left:108"><nobr>greater levels of ease, those differences were not statistically significant.</nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:32251;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="28"><b>Page 28</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:33318;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:33341;left:468"><nobr>24</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:32384;left:235"><nobr><b>Table 29. Voters Saying that Ranking was Easy by Income</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:32405;left:311"><nobr><b>(Chi-square = 14.98, p &lt; .14, N = 1194)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:32446;left:466"><nobr>Easy or Very Easy</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:32488;left:318"><nobr>Less than $10,000</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:32488;left:510"><nobr>54.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:32509;left:318"><nobr>$10,000 - $19,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:32509;left:510"><nobr>43.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:32530;left:318"><nobr>$20,000 - $49,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:32530;left:510"><nobr>46.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:32551;left:318"><nobr>$50,000 - $74,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:32551;left:510"><nobr>41.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:32572;left:318"><nobr>$75,000 - $99,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:32572;left:510"><nobr>51.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:32593;left:318"><nobr>$100,000 or more</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:32593;left:510"><nobr>44.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:32635;left:108"><nobr><i>Summary</i></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:32677;left:108"><nobr>Many more voters said the ranking task was easy (46%) than said it was difficult (16%). Those</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:32698;left:108"><nobr>who were more likely to say it was easy or very easy were middle-aged and older voters (40 to</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:32718;left:108"><nobr>79 years), the least educated, voters whose first language was Spanish, and Latino voters.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:32760;left:108"><nobr><b>4. Opinions about RCV</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:32801;left:108"><nobr>We asked three questions to gauge voters opinions about the RCV system. First, we asked those</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:32822;left:108"><nobr>who ranked candidates whether they were satisfied with number of candidates they could rank in</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:32842;left:108"><nobr>the contest for City Treasurer. Four candidates competed for the office, but voters were allowed</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:32863;left:108"><nobr>to rank only their top three choices. Second, we asked whether voters preferred RCV to the</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:32884;left:108"><nobr>former two-stage runoff system. Finally, we asked what they thought about the fairness of the</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:32904;left:108"><nobr>results under RCV compared to the former runoff system. The questions were worded this way:</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:32946;left:162"><nobr>How satisfied were you with the number of candidates you were allowed to rank?</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:32966;left:216"><nobr>I was satisfied ranking three or fewer</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:32987;left:216"><nobr>I wanted to rank more than three</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:33029;left:162"><nobr>What is your opinion of the Ranked-Choice Voting system (Instant Runoff)?</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:33049;left:216"><nobr>I prefer Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV) to the former runoff system</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:33070;left:216"><nobr>No difference to me between RCV and the former runoff system</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:33091;left:216"><nobr>I prefer the former runoff system to RCV</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:33132;left:162"><nobr>How about the fairness of the results from Ranked-Choice Voting and the former runoff</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:33153;left:162"><nobr>system? Would you say:</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:33173;left:216"><nobr>RCV produces results that are more fair than the former runoff system</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:33194;left:216"><nobr>No difference in the fairness of the results</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:33215;left:216"><nobr>The former runoff system produces results that are more fair than RCV</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:33256;left:108"><nobr><i>Satisfaction with the limit on the number of rankings: </i>Only six percent of those who voted for</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:33277;left:108"><nobr>Treasurer said they wanted to rank more than three candidates. Looking at the factors examined </nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:33439;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="29"><b>Page 29</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:34506;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:34529;left:468"><nobr>25</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:33551;left:108"><nobr>above  age, education, race/ethnicity, language, and income  we see some differences. For</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:33572;left:108"><nobr>instance, around 14% of the least educated voters said they wanted to rank more candidates,</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:33592;left:108"><nobr>compared to only 3% of the most educated voters. About 4% of Asian voters and 5% of whites</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:33613;left:108"><nobr>wanted to rank more candidates. This compares to 8% of Latinos, 9% of African Americans, and</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:33634;left:108"><nobr>13% of voters of other races and ethnicities. We saw no statistically significant differences in</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:33654;left:108"><nobr>how satisfied voters were with the number of candidates they could rank based on age, first</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:33675;left:108"><nobr>language, or income.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:33717;left:108"><nobr><i>Preference for RCV versus runoff: </i>As for preferences between RCV and the former runoff</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:33737;left:108"><nobr>system, over three times as many voters prefer RCV (55%) than prefer the former runoff system</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:33758;left:108"><nobr>(17%). A little over one-quarter (28%) expressed no difference between the two systems.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:33779;left:108"><nobr>Significant variation in opinions was observed across types of voters, as reported below. In doing</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:33799;left:108"><nobr>so, we report the proportion preferring RCV for all factors except voters age where we report</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:33820;left:108"><nobr>the proportion preferring a runoff. We have chosen the data we believe are the most informative,</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:33841;left:108"><nobr>and encourage readers to turn to the appendix for fuller results.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:33882;left:108"><nobr>First, it is worth noting that most voters did not change their opinions in regard to Ranked-</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:33903;left:108"><nobr>Choice Voting and the former runoff system after having participated in the election. As the left</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:33924;left:108"><nobr>portion of Figure 5 shows, about 85% of those who came to vote preferring RCV still preferred it</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:33944;left:108"><nobr>after voting. On the right-hand side of the figure we see that 71% of those who preferred the</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:33965;left:108"><nobr>runoff continued to prefer it after having used RCV. It is useful to look at those voters who said</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:33986;left:108"><nobr>they saw no difference between the two systems before voting that is, the middle cluster of</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:34006;left:108"><nobr>bars. Among such voters, we see that two in five (40%) prefer RCV to the runoff after voting,</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:34027;left:108"><nobr>compared to fewer than one in five (18%) who prefer the runoff system.</nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:34627;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="30"><b>Page 30</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:35694;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:35717;left:468"><nobr>26</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:34760;left:208"><nobr><b>Figure 5. Comparing Prior Opinions to Current Opinions of RCV</b></nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:35236;left:524"><nobr>Opposed</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:35236;left:384"><nobr>Neither</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:35236;left:228"><nobr>Supported</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:35260;left:288"><nobr><b>Opinion of RCV Before Voting</b></nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="2" face="Times"><span style="font-size:9px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:34811;left:149"><nobr>100</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:34892;left:155"><nobr>80</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:34973;left:155"><nobr>60</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:35054;left:155"><nobr>40</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:35135;left:155"><nobr>20</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:35216;left:162"><nobr>0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:35073;left:578"><nobr>71%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:35182;left:433"><nobr>17%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:35212;left:290"><nobr>2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:35181;left:541"><nobr>17%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:35128;left:393"><nobr>43%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:35190;left:249"><nobr>13%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:35192;left:502"><nobr>12%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:35135;left:355"><nobr>40%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:35043;left:210"><nobr>85%</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:34849;left:388"><nobr>Prefer runoff to RCV</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:34829;left:388"><nobr>No difference between RCV and runoff</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:34809;left:388"><nobr>Prefer RCV to runoff</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:35342;left:108"><nobr>Age is strongly related to whether voters prefer RCV or the former runoff. Younger voters are</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:35363;left:108"><nobr>less likely to prefer the runoff system. For example, among those 25 to 29 years old, only 8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:35383;left:108"><nobr>gave that response. Meanwhile, three times that proportion of older voters said they prefer a</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:35404;left:108"><nobr>runoff  27% of voters in the sixties and 23% of voters in their seventies. And four times that</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:35425;left:108"><nobr>proportion (33%) of voters eighty and older said they prefer the runoff system.</nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:35815;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="31"><b>Page 31</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:36882;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:36905;left:468"><nobr>27</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:35927;left:307"><nobr><b>Table 30. Prefer Runoff to RCV by Age</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:35948;left:307"><nobr><b>(Chi-square = 60.06, p &lt; .001, N = 1708)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:35989;left:478"><nobr>Prefer Runoff</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:36031;left:341"><nobr>18-24 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:36031;left:504"><nobr>12.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:36053;left:341"><nobr>25-29 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:36053;left:509"><nobr>8.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:36074;left:341"><nobr>30-39 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:36074;left:504"><nobr>12.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:36095;left:341"><nobr>40-49 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:36095;left:504"><nobr>14.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:36116;left:341"><nobr>50-59 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:36116;left:504"><nobr>18.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:36137;left:341"><nobr>60-69 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:36137;left:504"><nobr>26.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:36158;left:341"><nobr>70-79 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:36158;left:504"><nobr>22.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:36179;left:341"><nobr>80 years &amp; older</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:36179;left:504"><nobr>33.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:36221;left:108"><nobr>We also see relatively large differences in voters preferences for RCV based on one s first</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:36242;left:108"><nobr>language. If that is English, then about 57% prefer RCV, if it is Chinese, 52% prefer RCV, if</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:36262;left:108"><nobr>Spanish, then only 43% prefer RCV, and for those who first learned some other language, 42%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:36283;left:108"><nobr>prefer RCV to a runoff system.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:36325;left:263"><nobr><b>Table 31. Prefer RCV to Runoff by First Language</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:36345;left:307"><nobr><b>(Chi-square = 21.77, p &lt; .001, N = 1695)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:36387;left:456"><nobr>Prefer RCV</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:36429;left:377"><nobr>English</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:36429;left:475"><nobr>56.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:36450;left:377"><nobr>Chinese</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:36450;left:475"><nobr>52.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:36471;left:377"><nobr>Spanish</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:36471;left:475"><nobr>43.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:36492;left:377"><nobr>Other</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:36492;left:475"><nobr>41.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:36534;left:108"><nobr>Education is also strongly related to these opinions. Among the most educated, the proportion of</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:36555;left:108"><nobr>voters preferring RCV approaches two-thirds (64%), while less than half of other voters</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:36575;left:108"><nobr>expressed that preference. The less education voters have, the less likely they are to say they</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:36596;left:108"><nobr>prefer RCV.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:36638;left:282"><nobr><b>Table 32. Prefer RCV to Runoff by Education</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:36658;left:307"><nobr><b>(Chi-square = 50.44, p &lt; .001, N = 1696)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:36700;left:481"><nobr>Prefer RCV</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:36742;left:352"><nobr>Less than HS</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:36742;left:500"><nobr>42.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:36763;left:352"><nobr>HS grad</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:36763;left:500"><nobr>44.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:36784;left:352"><nobr>Some college</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:36784;left:500"><nobr>48.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:36805;left:352"><nobr>College grad</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:36805;left:500"><nobr>53.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:36826;left:352"><nobr>Post-grad study</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:36826;left:500"><nobr>63.5%</nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:37003;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="32"><b>Page 32</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:38070;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:38093;left:468"><nobr>28</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:37115;left:108"><nobr>These attitudes also vary by race and ethnicity. Whites are most likely to say they prefer RCV,</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:37136;left:108"><nobr>with 59% expressing that opinion. By contrast, under one-third (32%) of African Americans said</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:37156;left:108"><nobr>they prefer RCV. About half (51%) of Asian voters prefer RCV, as do 47% of Latinos we</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:37177;left:108"><nobr>surveyed. Among voters of other races and ethnicities, 54% said they prefer RCV to a runoff</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:37198;left:108"><nobr>system.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:37239;left:265"><nobr><b>Table 33. Prefer RCV to Runoff by Race/Ethnicity</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:37260;left:307"><nobr><b>(Chi-square = 49.73, p &lt; .001, N = 1695)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:37302;left:513"><nobr>Prefer RCV</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:37344;left:320"><nobr>Hispanic/Latino</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:37344;left:532"><nobr>47.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:37365;left:320"><nobr>Asian/PI</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:37365;left:532"><nobr>50.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:37386;left:320"><nobr>African American/Black</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:37386;left:532"><nobr>32.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:37407;left:320"><nobr>White</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:37407;left:532"><nobr>59.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:37428;left:320"><nobr>Other</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:37428;left:532"><nobr>54.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:37470;left:108"><nobr>The interaction between ethnicity and education level provides an interesting glimpse into</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:37490;left:108"><nobr>voters expressed preferences for Ranked-Choice Voting. First, compare the pattern within the</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:37511;left:108"><nobr>clusters of bars in Figure 6, noting the influence of education within racial and ethnic groups. </nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:37532;left:108"><nobr>For most groups, higher education levels is related to increased support for RCV, most obviously</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:37552;left:108"><nobr>so for African Americans. Next, compare the bars across race and ethnicities within education</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:37573;left:108"><nobr>categories. Here we see that, controlling for education, the differences between groups remains</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:37594;left:108"><nobr>significant, especially among the least educated, with white voters the most likely and African</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:37615;left:108"><nobr>American voters the least likely to express a preference for RCV. Overall, what this shows is</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:37635;left:108"><nobr>that both race/ethnicity and education are factors that explain preferences for the RCV system. </nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:37656;left:108"><nobr>Further, education is much more strongly related to one s opinion of RCV among Black voters</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:37677;left:108"><nobr>than among other voters.</nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:38191;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="33"><b>Page 33</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:39258;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:39281;left:468"><nobr>29</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:38303;left:159"><nobr><b>Figure 6. Relationship Between Education, Ethnicity, and Preference for RCV</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38324;left:419"><nobr><b>(N = 1688)</b></nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="2" face="Times"><span style="font-size:8px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:38787;left:562"><nobr>Other</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38787;left:477"><nobr>White</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38787;left:389"><nobr>African</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38799;left:370"><nobr>American/Black</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38787;left:291"><nobr>Asian/Pacific</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38799;left:304"><nobr>Islander</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38787;left:203"><nobr>Hispanic/Latino</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:38824;left:346"><nobr><b>Race / Ethnicity</b></nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="2" face="Times"><span style="font-size:9px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:38374;left:156"><nobr>70</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38431;left:156"><nobr>60</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38487;left:156"><nobr>50</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38543;left:156"><nobr>40</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38600;left:156"><nobr>30</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38656;left:156"><nobr>20</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38713;left:157"><nobr>10</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38769;left:163"><nobr>0</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:38701;left:144"><nobr><b>P</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38690;left:144"><nobr><b>e</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38680;left:144"><nobr><b>rc</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38665;left:144"><nobr><b>e</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38656;left:144"><nobr><b>n</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38646;left:144"><nobr><b>t P</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38625;left:144"><nobr><b>re</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38609;left:144"><nobr><b>fe</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38594;left:144"><nobr><b>rrin</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38567;left:144"><nobr><b>g</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38552;left:144"><nobr><b>R</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38541;left:144"><nobr><b>C</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38529;left:144"><nobr><b>V</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38513;left:144"><nobr><b>a</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38504;left:144"><nobr><b>fte</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38484;left:144"><nobr><b>r U</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38461;left:144"><nobr><b>s</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38452;left:144"><nobr><b>in</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38437;left:144"><nobr><b>g</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38423;left:144"><nobr><b>It</b></nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:38620;left:591"><nobr>53</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38583;left:506"><nobr>66</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38624;left:422"><nobr>51</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38594;left:338"><nobr>62</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38607;left:253"><nobr>57</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38606;left:568"><nobr>58</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38616;left:483"><nobr>54</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38677;left:399"><nobr>32</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38631;left:314"><nobr>49</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38642;left:230"><nobr>45</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38647;left:544"><nobr>43</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38612;left:460"><nobr>55</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38729;left:377"><nobr>14</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38650;left:291"><nobr>42</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38649;left:207"><nobr>42</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="2" face="Times"><span style="font-size:9px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:38411;left:213"><nobr>Grad School</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38392;left:212"><nobr>Some College or BA</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38374;left:213"><nobr>High School or Less</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:10px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:38905;left:162"><nobr>Within racial group comparisons across education differences: Chi-square Latino = 2.48, p&lt;.65; Chi-square Asian = 7.55, p&lt;.11; Chi-</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38918;left:162"><nobr>square Black = 7.85, p&lt;.10; Chi-square White = 31.11, p&lt;.001; Chi-square Other = 3.90, p&lt;.42 Within education level group</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38932;left:162"><nobr>comparisons across racial and ethnic groups: Chi-Square High School or Less= 19.07, p&lt;.01; Chi-square Some College or BA =</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:38946;left:162"><nobr>18.33, p&lt; .02; Chi-square Grad School = 19.59, p&lt;.01</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:38982;left:108"><nobr>Across income groups we also see large differences. The main one is between voters in</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:39003;left:108"><nobr>households where the annual income is $100,000 or more and the rest of the voters. Among</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:39023;left:108"><nobr>those with the most income, 63% prefer RCV. Among other voters, the proportions preferring</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:39044;left:108"><nobr>RCV range from 48% to 55%.</nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:39379;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="34"><b>Page 34</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:40446;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:40469;left:468"><nobr>30</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:39491;left:294"><nobr><b>Table 34. Prefer RCV to Runoff by Income</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:39512;left:307"><nobr><b>(Chi-square = 40.61, p &lt; .001, N = 1642)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:39553;left:490"><nobr>Prefer RCV</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:39595;left:342"><nobr>Less than $10,000</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:39595;left:510"><nobr>48.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:39617;left:342"><nobr>$10,000 - $19,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:39617;left:510"><nobr>54.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:39638;left:342"><nobr>$20,000 - $49,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:39638;left:510"><nobr>50.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:39659;left:342"><nobr>$50,000 - $74,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:39659;left:510"><nobr>53.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:39680;left:342"><nobr>$75,000 - $99,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:39680;left:510"><nobr>52.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:39701;left:342"><nobr>$100,000 or more</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:39701;left:510"><nobr>63.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:39743;left:108"><nobr>We uncover only a small difference in voters preferences between those districts with prior</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:39763;left:108"><nobr>experience using the ranked choice ballot and other districts. While 56% of voters residing in</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:39784;left:108"><nobr>areas that elected a district Supervisor in 2004 preferred RCV, 52% of voters in other districts</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:39805;left:108"><nobr>expressed a preference for ranked-choice voting, a difference that could have occurred by</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:39826;left:108"><nobr>chance.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:39867;left:271"><nobr><b>Table 35. Prefer RCV to Runoff by District Type</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:39888;left:316"><nobr><b>(Chi-square = 3.35, p &lt; .19, N = 1716)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:39929;left:573"><nobr>Prefer RCV</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:39972;left:260"><nobr>Districts held 2004 BOS Election</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:39972;left:592"><nobr>56.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:39993;left:260"><nobr>Districts did not hold 2004 BOS Election</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:39993;left:592"><nobr>52.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:40034;left:108"><nobr><i>Summary</i></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:40076;left:108"><nobr>Voters were satisfied with ranking three of the four candidates for Treasurer, with relatively few</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:40096;left:108"><nobr>people saying they wanted to rank more than three. Voters expressed a preference for the RCV</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:40117;left:108"><nobr>system over the former runoff system by a ratio greater than three to one. Over half (55%) said</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:40138;left:108"><nobr>they prefer RCV. Older voters were more likely than younger voters to prefer the runoff system.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:40159;left:108"><nobr>Voters who tended to express more preference for RCV were those with some graduate school</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:40179;left:108"><nobr>training, those whose first language was English or Chinese, white voters, and those in the top</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:40200;left:108"><nobr>income category. Voters who were the least likely to prefer RCV were African Americans (32%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:40221;left:108"><nobr>preferred RCV versus 21% who preferred the runoff) and the elderly, 80 years and older (44%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:40241;left:108"><nobr>preferred RCV versus 33% for a runoff system). Note that, even among these voters who favored</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:40262;left:108"><nobr>RCV the least, more of them preferred RCV than preferred the former runoff system.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:40303;left:108"><nobr><i>Relative fairness: </i>Voters were asked to compare RCV with the former runoff system in terms of</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:40324;left:108"><nobr>the perceived fairness of the election results. Over twice as many respondents said that they</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:40345;left:108"><nobr>thought RCV produces results that are more fair than those indicating that the previous voting</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:40366;left:108"><nobr>method was more fair. Thirty-seven percent responded that way, compared to 15% who said the</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:40386;left:108"><nobr>former runoff system produced better outcomes. The plurality of voters, very nearly one-half</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:40407;left:108"><nobr>(48%) saw no difference between the different voting systems.</nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:40567;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="35"><b>Page 35</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:41634;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:41657;left:468"><nobr>31</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:40700;left:173"><nobr><b>Table 36. Opinion about the Fairness of Results under RCV versus Runoff</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:40721;left:419"><nobr><b>(N = 1629)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:40762;left:204"><nobr>RCV results are more fair than the former runoff system</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:40762;left:647"><nobr>37.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:40783;left:204"><nobr>No Difference</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:40783;left:647"><nobr>48.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:40804;left:204"><nobr>Former runoff system results are more fair than RCV</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:40804;left:647"><nobr>15.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:40846;left:108"><nobr>Only minimal differences are found between those areas with prior experience with the ranked-</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:40867;left:108"><nobr>choice ballot. In both sets of precincts voters perceived RCV as more fair than the runoff system</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:40887;left:108"><nobr>by wide margins.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:40929;left:109"><nobr><b>Table 37. Opinion about the Fairness of Results under RCV versus Runoff by District Type</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:40950;left:316"><nobr><b>(Chi-square = 1.07, p &lt; .59, N = 1629)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:40991;left:560"><nobr>Runoff more fair</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:41012;left:587"><nobr>than RCV</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:41033;left:188"><nobr>Districts held 2004 BOS Election</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:41033;left:598"><nobr>14.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:41054;left:188"><nobr>Districts did not hold 2004 BOS Election</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:41054;left:598"><nobr>16.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:41116;left:108"><nobr>Age is strongly related to these attitudes. Nearly one-third of the oldest voters (30%) said the</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:41137;left:108"><nobr>former system produced more fair results, while only 7% of the youngest voters gave that</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:41158;left:108"><nobr>response.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:41200;left:144"><nobr><b>Table 38. Opinion about the Fairness of Results under RCV versus Runoff by Age</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:41220;left:307"><nobr><b>(Chi-square = 50.14, p &lt; .001, N = 1622)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:41262;left:484"><nobr>Runoff more fair</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:41282;left:511"><nobr>than RCV</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:41325;left:259"><nobr>18-24 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:41325;left:526"><nobr>7.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:41346;left:259"><nobr>25-29 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:41346;left:526"><nobr>8.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:41367;left:259"><nobr>30-39 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:41367;left:526"><nobr>9.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:41388;left:259"><nobr>40-49 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:41388;left:522"><nobr>13.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:41409;left:259"><nobr>50-59 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:41409;left:522"><nobr>15.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:41430;left:259"><nobr>60-69 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:41430;left:522"><nobr>23.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:41451;left:259"><nobr>70-79 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:41451;left:522"><nobr>20.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:41472;left:259"><nobr>80 years &amp; older</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:41472;left:522"><nobr>30.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:41514;left:108"><nobr>The degree to which one s age explains one s preference for RCV versus the runoff system</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:41535;left:108"><nobr>depends on ones ideology. Figure 7 displays this. Among respondents who call themselves</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:41555;left:108"><nobr>liberal or very liberal, older voters tend to prefer the runoff more than do younger voters. By</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:41576;left:108"><nobr>contrast, among conservatives we see similar attitudes across age groups, with about one-third</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:41597;left:108"><nobr>preferring the former runoff system to RCV. Meanwhile, although the pattern among moderate </nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:41755;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="36"><b>Page 36</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:42822;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:42845;left:468"><nobr>32</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:41867;left:108"><nobr>voters resembles that of liberal voters, those differences are not statistically significant. It</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:41888;left:108"><nobr>appears that among conservatives one s ideology trumps one s age as a factor that shapes</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:41908;left:108"><nobr>opinions about the fairness of the two election systems.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:41950;left:142"><nobr><b>Figure 7. Relationship Between Ideology, Age, and Perceptions of Fairness of RCV</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:41971;left:419"><nobr><b>(N = 1596)</b></nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="2" face="Times"><span style="font-size:9px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:42434;left:494"><nobr>Conservative or Very</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:42448;left:517"><nobr>Conservative</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:42434;left:382"><nobr>Moderate</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:42434;left:202"><nobr>Liberal or Very Liberal</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:42471;left:374"><nobr><b>Ideology</b></nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="2" face="Times"><span style="font-size:9px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:42021;left:156"><nobr>40</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:42120;left:156"><nobr>30</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:42219;left:156"><nobr>20</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:42317;left:157"><nobr>10</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:42416;left:163"><nobr>0</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:42338;left:144"><nobr><b>P</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:42327;left:144"><nobr><b>e</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:42318;left:144"><nobr><b>rc</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:42303;left:144"><nobr><b>e</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:42294;left:144"><nobr><b>n</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:42284;left:144"><nobr><b>t S</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:42262;left:144"><nobr><b>a</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:42253;left:144"><nobr><b>y</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:42244;left:144"><nobr><b>in</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:42230;left:144"><nobr><b>g</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:42215;left:144"><nobr><b>R</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:42203;left:144"><nobr><b>u</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:42193;left:144"><nobr><b>n</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:42183;left:144"><nobr><b>o</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:42173;left:144"><nobr><b>ff is</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:42139;left:144"><nobr><b>M</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:42125;left:144"><nobr><b>o</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:42115;left:144"><nobr><b>re</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:42095;left:144"><nobr><b>F</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:42085;left:144"><nobr><b>a</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:42076;left:144"><nobr><b>ir</b></nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:42258;left:577"><nobr>32%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:42306;left:431"><nobr>22%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:42310;left:285"><nobr>21%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:42268;left:538"><nobr>30%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:42344;left:394"><nobr>14%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:42365;left:248"><nobr>10%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:42242;left:500"><nobr>35%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:42372;left:358"><nobr>9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:42386;left:213"><nobr>6%</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="2" face="Times"><span style="font-size:9px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:42065;left:233"><nobr>60 and older</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:42047;left:233"><nobr>30 - 59 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:42029;left:233"><nobr>18 - 29 years</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:10px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:42551;left:162"><nobr>Within ideological group comparisons across age groups: Chi-square liberal = 24.50, p &lt; .001; Chi-square moderate = 6.82, p&lt;.15;</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:42565;left:162"><nobr>Chi-Square conservative = 3.96, p&lt;.42. Within age group comparisons across ideology groups: Chi-Square 18  29 yrs = 14.81, p&lt;.01;</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:42579;left:162"><nobr>Chi-square 30  59 yrs = 32.83, p&lt;.001; Chi-square 60 yrs and over = 11.35, p&lt; .05</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:42615;left:108"><nobr>Voters with less than a high school education were more likely to say that the runoff system</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:42636;left:108"><nobr>produces better results than RCV. One in five (21%) of those voters gave that response, a higher</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:42656;left:108"><nobr>rate than was seen among voters with more education (between 13% and 17%).</nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:42943;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="37"><b>Page 37</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:44010;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:44033;left:468"><nobr>33</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:43055;left:120"><nobr><b>Table 39. Opinion about the Fairness of Results under RCV versus Runoff by Education</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:43076;left:311"><nobr><b>(Chi-square = 19.42, p &lt; .02, N = 1611)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:43117;left:462"><nobr>Runoff more fair</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:43138;left:487"><nobr>than RCV</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:43180;left:334"><nobr>Less than HS</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:43180;left:500"><nobr>20.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:43201;left:334"><nobr>HS grad</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:43201;left:500"><nobr>16.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:43222;left:334"><nobr>Some college</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:43222;left:500"><nobr>15.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:43243;left:334"><nobr>College grad</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:43243;left:500"><nobr>13.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:43264;left:334"><nobr>Post-grad study</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:43264;left:500"><nobr>15.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:43306;left:108"><nobr>Language was not meaningfully related to opinions about fairness. While voters whose first</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:43327;left:108"><nobr>language was English were less likely to say that the runoff produces fairer results, the difference</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:43348;left:108"><nobr>was about 3% and could have occurred by chance.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:43390;left:141"><nobr><b>Table 40. Opinion about the Fairness of Results under RCV versus Runoff by First</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:43410;left:275"><nobr><b>Language (Chi-square = 3.78, p &lt; .71, N = 1610)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:43451;left:437"><nobr>Runoff more fair</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:43472;left:462"><nobr>than RCV</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:43514;left:359"><nobr>English</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:43514;left:475"><nobr>14.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:43536;left:359"><nobr>Chinese</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:43536;left:475"><nobr>17.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:43557;left:359"><nobr>Spanish</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:43557;left:475"><nobr>17.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:43578;left:359"><nobr>Other</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:43578;left:475"><nobr>17.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:43619;left:108"><nobr>Some marginal differences were observed across race and ethnic groupings. Slightly larger</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:43640;left:108"><nobr>proportions of Asian (18%) and Black (19%) voters said they thought the runoff system</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:43661;left:108"><nobr>produced more fair results than did Latinos (13%), whites (14%), and voters of other races and</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:43681;left:108"><nobr>ethnicities (15%).</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:43723;left:162"><nobr><b>Table 41. Opinion about the Fairness of Results under RCV versus Runoff by</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:43744;left:252"><nobr><b>Race/Ethnicity (Chi-square = 14.46, p &lt; .07, N = 1612)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:43785;left:495"><nobr>Runoff more fair</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:43806;left:519"><nobr>than RCV</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:43848;left:301"><nobr>Hispanic/Latino</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:43848;left:533"><nobr>13.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:43869;left:301"><nobr>Asian/PI</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:43869;left:533"><nobr>18.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:43890;left:301"><nobr>African American/Black</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:43890;left:533"><nobr>18.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:43911;left:301"><nobr>White</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:43911;left:533"><nobr>13.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:43932;left:301"><nobr>Other</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:43932;left:533"><nobr>14.6%</nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:44131;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="38"><b>Page 38</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:45198;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:45221;left:468"><nobr>34</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:44243;left:108"><nobr>Meanwhile, voters income level was not systematically related to their opinions about the</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:44264;left:108"><nobr>fairness of the RCV and runoff systems.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:44305;left:131"><nobr><b>Table 42. Opinion about the Fairness of Results under RCV versus Runoff by Income</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:44326;left:316"><nobr><b>(Chi-square = 3.80, p &lt; .96, N = 1562)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:44367;left:472"><nobr>Runoff more fair</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:44388;left:497"><nobr>than RCV</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:44430;left:324"><nobr>Less than $10,000</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:44430;left:510"><nobr>13.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:44451;left:324"><nobr>$10,000 - $19,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:44451;left:510"><nobr>17.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:44472;left:324"><nobr>$20,000 - $49,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:44472;left:510"><nobr>12.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:44493;left:324"><nobr>$50,000 - $74,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:44493;left:510"><nobr>14.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:44515;left:324"><nobr>$75,000 - $99,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:44515;left:510"><nobr>15.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:44536;left:324"><nobr>$100,000 or more</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:44536;left:510"><nobr>14.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:44578;left:108"><nobr><i>Summary</i></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:44619;left:108"><nobr>Generally, San Franciscan voters think that RCV produces results that are more fair than those</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:44640;left:108"><nobr>produced under the former runoff system. Some relatively small differences in opinion were</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:44660;left:108"><nobr>found based on education and race/ethnicity, with the least educated voters and Asian and</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:44681;left:108"><nobr>African American voters more likely to say the runoff system produces fairer results. However,</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:44702;left:108"><nobr>larger differences were observed across age groups. About 30% of the oldest voters and over</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:44722;left:108"><nobr>20% of voters between 60 and 80 years think that a runoff system produces results that are more</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:44743;left:108"><nobr>fair than RCV. Among conservatives, however, we see no such differences based on age. Again,</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:44764;left:108"><nobr>we reiterate that even among the groups who express the least favorable opinions of RCV, on</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:44784;left:108"><nobr>balance those opinions are positive.</nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:45319;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="39"><b>Page 39</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:46386;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:46409;left:468"><nobr>35</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:45431;left:411"><nobr><b>SUMMARY</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:45472;left:108"><nobr>Our intention in this study was to assess the ease with which voters in San Francisco are making</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:45493;left:108"><nobr>the transition from a majority runoff system to a less common preferential voting system, called</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:45514;left:108"><nobr>Ranked-Choice Voting. We aimed to examine practical questions from the voters perspective: </nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:45534;left:108"><nobr>How easy or difficult was RCV to use? And what did voters think about the system after having</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:45555;left:108"><nobr>used it? The answers to these questions matter for the community as it moves forward under the</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:45576;left:108"><nobr>RCV system. Democratic ideals demand that the franchise be experienced equally among</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:45597;left:108"><nobr>various types of citizens. The findings are also pertinent beyond San Francisco as other</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:45617;left:108"><nobr>jurisdictions move to adopt election systems like RCV.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:45659;left:108"><nobr>An important analytical note must be emphasized: these results describe the current state of</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:45679;left:108"><nobr>affairs. Our findings do not, and cannot, identify the specific impact of reforming to the RCV</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:45700;left:108"><nobr>system. That would require comparable data from the same population of voters using the former</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:45721;left:108"><nobr>runoff system, something we do not have. Some of the differences and discrepancies we uncover</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:45741;left:108"><nobr>would undoubtedly occur regardless of what election system is in place. That said, we think that</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:45762;left:108"><nobr>this report provides valuable information about RCV and voters experience with it, particularly</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:45783;left:108"><nobr>when viewed in conjunction with our comparable study of the 2004 election.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:45824;left:108"><nobr>The evidence above suggests that most voters are readily adapting to Ranked-Choice Voting.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:45845;left:108"><nobr>Nearly nine in ten say that, overall, they understood RCV, a figure that matches findings from</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:45866;left:108"><nobr>the 2004 election survey. Some variation in levels of understanding occurred, with the least</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:45886;left:108"><nobr>educated, those whose first language was Chinese, and those with low income more likely to say</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:45907;left:108"><nobr>they did not understand it. However, in all subgroups surveyed at least three-fourths of voters</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:45928;left:108"><nobr>indicated that they understood RCV.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:45969;left:108"><nobr>Over half of the voters surveyed reported ranking three candidates, while one-third reported only</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:45990;left:108"><nobr>listing one candidate on the ranking portion of the ballot. The most common reasons given for</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:46011;left:108"><nobr>not ranking three candidates were that voters lacked information about the other candidates, and</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:46031;left:108"><nobr>voters saw the other candidates as unacceptable. Although other versions of this type of election</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:46052;left:108"><nobr>system allow or require voters to rank more than three candidates, relatively few San Francisco</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:46073;left:108"><nobr>voters were dissatisfied with being limited to three rankings. It is possible, however, that this</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:46093;left:108"><nobr>finding is particular to the election of the City Treasurer in which only four candidates were on</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:46114;left:108"><nobr>the ballot and that voters would report different attitudes in races involving greater numbers of</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:46135;left:108"><nobr>contestants. In this election, though, many more voters told us that the ranking task was easy</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:46155;left:108"><nobr>than said it was difficult.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:46197;left:108"><nobr>Opinions about RCV, though varied, are generally quite positive. Slightly over half of the voters</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:46218;left:108"><nobr>we surveyed said that they prefer it to the runoff system; however, because many respondents</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:46238;left:108"><nobr>saw no difference between the two, that figure is more than three times as many as those who</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:46259;left:108"><nobr>said that they prefer the two-stage runoff. Clear differences in preferences emerge between racial</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:46280;left:108"><nobr>and ethnic groups, with whites reporting the most positive responses and African-Americans the</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:46300;left:108"><nobr>least positive.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:46342;left:108"><nobr>Another opinion we measured was voters perceptions about the relative fairness of RCV and the</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:46362;left:108"><nobr>runoff system. The most common response was that both produce equally fair results. Of those </nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:46507;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="40"><b>Page 40</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:47574;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:47597;left:468"><nobr>36</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:46619;left:108"><nobr>who saw a difference, more than twice as many said RCV was more fair than said the runoff was</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:46640;left:108"><nobr>more fair. Differences were observed across age groups, with higher proportions of older than</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:46660;left:108"><nobr>younger voters preferring the runoff system. However, among conservatives those preferences</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:46681;left:108"><nobr>did not vary by age. On these three types of opinion, then preference between the two systems,</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:46702;left:108"><nobr>satisfaction with the three-candidate limit, and relative fairness the prevailing attitudes of</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:46722;left:108"><nobr>voters we surveyed is favorable for RCV.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:46764;left:108"><nobr>These positive reports about voter perceptions and degrees of understanding should be tempered,</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:46785;left:108"><nobr>however, with another finding. Nearly half (46%) of the voters we surveyed said they did not</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:46805;left:108"><nobr>know they would be asked to rank candidates on the fall 2005 ballot. This is a considerably</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:46826;left:108"><nobr>larger proportion than was found in the fall of 2004 (31%), and clearly puts some voters at a</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:46847;left:108"><nobr>disadvantage. Those who were least aware tended to be the least educated and African-</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:46867;left:108"><nobr>Americans. We see the issue of voter awareness as the main area of concern for San Francisco as</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:46888;left:108"><nobr>the community moves forward with RCV elections.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:46929;left:108"><nobr>As explained above, the City s Department of Elections went to considerable lengths to inform</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:46950;left:108"><nobr>voters about RCV. Over 150 presentations were conducted to educate voters, and all of these</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:46971;left:108"><nobr>included a segment on Ranked-Choice Voting. In addition, voters were informed through the</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:46992;left:108"><nobr>mail, through ads in neighborhood papers, press briefings, public service announcements, an</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:47012;left:108"><nobr>internet website, and brochures. The information was disseminated in several languages to reach</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:47033;left:108"><nobr>the diverse groups of voters in San Francisco. Notwithstanding these outreach efforts, a large</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:47054;left:108"><nobr>proportion of voters said they did not know they would be asked to rank candidates on the ballot. </nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:47095;left:108"><nobr>One possible explanation for the lower rate of awareness in 2005 is that voters paid less attention</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:47116;left:108"><nobr>to the citywide races in 2005 than they did to the district races in 2004. In the fall of 2005 many</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:47136;left:108"><nobr>voters turned out to vote because of the controversial and highly publicized ballot propositions in</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:47157;left:108"><nobr>the statewide special election. Some of those voters may have been unaware or only vaguely</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:47178;left:108"><nobr>aware of the local races. However, that reasoning might also apply in 2004 when voters turning</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:47199;left:108"><nobr>out to vote in the presidential election might have paid less attention to the local races further</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:47219;left:108"><nobr>down on the ballot. Still, the relatively competitive nature of the 2004 elections, the levels of</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:47240;left:108"><nobr>media attention devoted to those contests, and the amount of public attention surrounding the</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:47261;left:108"><nobr>first use of the RCV ballot might account for differences between the two elections.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:47302;left:108"><nobr>We see a slight improvement in awareness of RCV with experience: voters in districts that were</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:47323;left:108"><nobr>holding RCV elections for the second time tended to be more aware of RCV than voters in</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:47343;left:108"><nobr>districts using it for the first time. But even then, the numbers remain lower in 2005 than in 2004.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:47364;left:108"><nobr>Another difference was observed among language groups. Although we can provide no</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:47385;left:108"><nobr>explanation at this time, it is worth noting that native Spanish speakers were more aware of RCV</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:47406;left:108"><nobr>in 2005 than in 2004.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:47447;left:108"><nobr>To summarize, voters in San Francisco appear to be adjusting well to the Ranked-Choice Voting</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:47468;left:108"><nobr>system. From a variety of indicators we see that their experience with RCV was a positive one.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:47488;left:108"><nobr>Eighty-seven percent of those we surveyed said they understood it fairly well or perfectly well,</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:47509;left:108"><nobr>and they prefer it to the former runoff system by a three-to-one margin. Generally, voters say</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:47530;left:108"><nobr>they do not find the ranking task to be difficult. And, while a sizeable proportion did not rank</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:47550;left:108"><nobr>three candidates, their reasons are sensible. On the factors we examined, some differences </nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:47695;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="41"><b>Page 41</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:48762;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:48785;left:468"><nobr>37</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:47807;left:108"><nobr>emerge across education, language, and racial/ethnic groups. In addition, a troubling proportion</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:47828;left:108"><nobr>of voters said that they were unaware that they would be asked to rank candidates on the ballot.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:47848;left:108"><nobr>We encourage actors in the community, in both the official and advocate capacities, to attend to</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:47869;left:108"><nobr>these differences across groups, especially in regard to awareness of RCV, and to focus resources</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:47890;left:108"><nobr>on minimizing them. While the transition to RCV appears to have been a smooth one, we see this</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:47910;left:108"><nobr>as an area for improvement. As elections under RCV proceed, and as voters become more</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:47931;left:108"><nobr>familiar with that portion of the ballot, it would be useful to track their experiences and conduct</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:47952;left:108"><nobr>further assessments.</nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:48883;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="42"><b>Page 42</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:49950;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:49973;left:468"><nobr>38</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:48995;left:324"><nobr><b>Appendix A: Survey Questionnaire</b></nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:50071;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="43"><b>Page 43</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:51138;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:51161;left:468"><nobr>39</nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:51259;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="44"><b>Page 44</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:52326;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:52349;left:468"><nobr>40</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:51371;left:252"><nobr><b>Appendix B: Frequency Tables of Pertinent Variables</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51392;left:395"><nobr><b>(Weighted Data)</b></nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:51445;left:384"><nobr><b>Q1. Age of Participant</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51510;left:402"><nobr>110</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51510;left:487"><nobr>5.7</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51510;left:588"><nobr>5.7</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51510;left:689"><nobr>5.7</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51531;left:402"><nobr>169</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51531;left:487"><nobr>8.8</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51531;left:588"><nobr>8.8</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51531;left:681"><nobr>14.6</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51551;left:402"><nobr>399</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51551;left:479"><nobr>20.8</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51551;left:580"><nobr>20.9</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51551;left:681"><nobr>35.4</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51572;left:402"><nobr>371</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51572;left:479"><nobr>19.3</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51572;left:580"><nobr>19.4</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51572;left:681"><nobr>54.8</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51592;left:402"><nobr>389</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51592;left:479"><nobr>20.2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51592;left:580"><nobr>20.4</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51592;left:681"><nobr>75.2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51613;left:402"><nobr>241</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51613;left:479"><nobr>12.5</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51613;left:580"><nobr>12.6</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51613;left:681"><nobr>87.8</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51633;left:402"><nobr>152</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51633;left:487"><nobr>7.9</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51633;left:588"><nobr>7.9</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51633;left:681"><nobr>95.7</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51654;left:410"><nobr>82</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51654;left:487"><nobr>4.3</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51654;left:588"><nobr>4.3</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51654;left:673"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51674;left:394"><nobr>1912</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51674;left:479"><nobr>99.4</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51674;left:573"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51695;left:410"><nobr>11</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51695;left:494"><nobr>.6</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51715;left:394"><nobr>1923</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51715;left:471"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51509;left:277"><nobr>18-24</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51530;left:277"><nobr>25-29</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51550;left:277"><nobr>30-39</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51571;left:277"><nobr>40-49</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51591;left:277"><nobr>50-59</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51612;left:277"><nobr>60-69</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51632;left:277"><nobr>70-79</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51653;left:277"><nobr>80 &amp; older</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51673;left:277"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51509;left:208"><nobr>Valid</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51694;left:277"><nobr>System</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51694;left:208"><nobr>Missing</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51714;left:208"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51492;left:360"><nobr>Frequency</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51492;left:451"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51492;left:525"><nobr>Valid Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51475;left:632"><nobr>Cumulative</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51492;left:643"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51758;left:372"><nobr><b>Q2. Last grade completed</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51823;left:456"><nobr>54</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51823;left:533"><nobr>2.8</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51823;left:634"><nobr>2.9</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51823;left:735"><nobr>2.9</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51852;left:448"><nobr>159</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51852;left:533"><nobr>8.2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51852;left:634"><nobr>8.4</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51852;left:727"><nobr>11.2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51890;left:448"><nobr>399</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51890;left:525"><nobr>20.7</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51890;left:627"><nobr>21.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51890;left:727"><nobr>32.3</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51919;left:448"><nobr>629</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51919;left:525"><nobr>32.7</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51919;left:627"><nobr>33.2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51919;left:727"><nobr>65.5</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51940;left:448"><nobr>654</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51940;left:525"><nobr>34.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51940;left:627"><nobr>34.5</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51940;left:719"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51960;left:440"><nobr>1894</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51960;left:525"><nobr>98.5</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51960;left:619"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51980;left:456"><nobr>29</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51980;left:533"><nobr>1.5</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52001;left:440"><nobr>1923</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52001;left:517"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51822;left:230"><nobr>Did not finish high school</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51842;left:230"><nobr>High school graduate or</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51860;left:230"><nobr>GED</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51880;left:230"><nobr>Some college or</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51897;left:230"><nobr>Associate Degree</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51918;left:230"><nobr>College graduate</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51939;left:230"><nobr>Post-graduate study</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51959;left:230"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51822;left:161"><nobr>Valid</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51979;left:230"><nobr>System</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51979;left:161"><nobr>Missing</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52000;left:161"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51805;left:406"><nobr>Frequency</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51805;left:497"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51805;left:571"><nobr>Valid Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51788;left:678"><nobr>Cumulative</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:51805;left:689"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52043;left:388"><nobr><b>Q3. Race or ethnicity</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52109;left:441"><nobr>151</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52109;left:526"><nobr>7.9</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52109;left:627"><nobr>8.1</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52109;left:728"><nobr>8.1</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52129;left:441"><nobr>283</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52129;left:518"><nobr>14.7</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52129;left:620"><nobr>15.2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52129;left:720"><nobr>23.4</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52150;left:441"><nobr>129</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52150;left:526"><nobr>6.7</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52150;left:627"><nobr>6.9</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52150;left:720"><nobr>30.3</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52171;left:433"><nobr>1205</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52171;left:518"><nobr>62.7</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52171;left:620"><nobr>64.8</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52171;left:720"><nobr>95.1</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52191;left:457"><nobr>7</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52191;left:534"><nobr>.4</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52191;left:635"><nobr>.4</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52191;left:720"><nobr>95.5</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52212;left:449"><nobr>84</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52212;left:526"><nobr>4.3</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52212;left:627"><nobr>4.5</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52212;left:712"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52232;left:433"><nobr>1860</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52232;left:518"><nobr>96.7</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52232;left:612"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52253;left:449"><nobr>63</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52253;left:526"><nobr>3.3</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52273;left:433"><nobr>1923</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52273;left:510"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52108;left:238"><nobr>Hispanic/Latino</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52128;left:238"><nobr>Asian/Pacific Islander</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52149;left:238"><nobr>African American/Nlack</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52169;left:238"><nobr>White</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52190;left:238"><nobr>American Indian</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52210;left:238"><nobr>Other</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52231;left:238"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52108;left:168"><nobr>Valid</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52252;left:238"><nobr>System</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52252;left:168"><nobr>Missing</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52272;left:168"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52091;left:399"><nobr>Frequency</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52091;left:490"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52091;left:564"><nobr>Valid Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52074;left:671"><nobr>Cumulative</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52091;left:682"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:52447;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="45"><b>Page 45</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:53514;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:53537;left:468"><nobr>41</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52571;left:370"><nobr><b>Q4. First language learned</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52636;left:389"><nobr>1544</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52636;left:474"><nobr>80.3</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52636;left:575"><nobr>81.7</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52636;left:676"><nobr>81.7</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52657;left:397"><nobr>135</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52657;left:482"><nobr>7.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52657;left:583"><nobr>7.1</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52657;left:676"><nobr>88.8</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52677;left:405"><nobr>77</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52677;left:482"><nobr>4.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52677;left:583"><nobr>4.1</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52677;left:676"><nobr>92.9</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52698;left:397"><nobr>135</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52698;left:482"><nobr>7.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52698;left:583"><nobr>7.1</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52698;left:668"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52718;left:389"><nobr>1891</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52718;left:474"><nobr>98.3</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52718;left:568"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52739;left:405"><nobr>32</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52739;left:482"><nobr>1.7</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52759;left:389"><nobr>1923</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52759;left:466"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52635;left:282"><nobr>English</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52656;left:282"><nobr>Chinese</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52676;left:282"><nobr>Spanish</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52697;left:282"><nobr>Other</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52717;left:282"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52635;left:213"><nobr>Valid</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52738;left:282"><nobr>System</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52738;left:213"><nobr>Missing</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52758;left:213"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52618;left:355"><nobr>Frequency</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52618;left:446"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52618;left:520"><nobr>Valid Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52601;left:627"><nobr>Cumulative</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52618;left:638"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52802;left:338"><nobr><b>Q5. household's total yearly income</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52867;left:428"><nobr>105</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52867;left:513"><nobr>5.5</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52867;left:615"><nobr>5.8</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52867;left:715"><nobr>5.8</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52887;left:428"><nobr>145</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52887;left:513"><nobr>7.5</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52887;left:615"><nobr>8.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52887;left:707"><nobr>13.7</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52908;left:428"><nobr>427</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52908;left:505"><nobr>22.2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52908;left:607"><nobr>23.4</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52908;left:707"><nobr>37.2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52929;left:428"><nobr>375</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52929;left:505"><nobr>19.5</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52929;left:607"><nobr>20.6</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52929;left:707"><nobr>57.8</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52949;left:428"><nobr>275</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52949;left:505"><nobr>14.3</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52949;left:607"><nobr>15.1</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52949;left:707"><nobr>72.9</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52970;left:428"><nobr>494</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52970;left:505"><nobr>25.7</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52970;left:607"><nobr>27.1</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52970;left:699"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52990;left:420"><nobr>1821</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52990;left:505"><nobr>94.7</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52990;left:599"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53011;left:428"><nobr>102</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53011;left:513"><nobr>5.3</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53031;left:420"><nobr>1923</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53031;left:498"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52866;left:251"><nobr>Less than $10,000</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52886;left:251"><nobr>$10,000-$19,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52907;left:251"><nobr>$20,000-$49,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52928;left:251"><nobr>$50,000-$74,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52948;left:251"><nobr>$75,000-$99,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52969;left:251"><nobr>$100,000 or more</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52989;left:251"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52866;left:181"><nobr>Valid</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53010;left:251"><nobr>System</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53010;left:181"><nobr>Missing</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53030;left:181"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52849;left:386"><nobr>Frequency</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52849;left:477"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52849;left:551"><nobr>Valid Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52832;left:658"><nobr>Cumulative</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:52849;left:669"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53074;left:205"><nobr><b>Q6. Knowledge that RCV would be used in Treasurer and Assessor election</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53139;left:386"><nobr>1031</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53139;left:471"><nobr>53.6</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53139;left:572"><nobr>54.2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53139;left:673"><nobr>54.2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53160;left:393"><nobr>871</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53160;left:471"><nobr>45.3</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53160;left:572"><nobr>45.8</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53160;left:665"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53180;left:386"><nobr>1902</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53180;left:471"><nobr>98.9</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53180;left:564"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53201;left:401"><nobr>21</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53201;left:478"><nobr>1.1</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53221;left:386"><nobr>1923</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53221;left:463"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53138;left:285"><nobr>yes</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53159;left:285"><nobr>no</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53179;left:285"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53138;left:216"><nobr>Valid</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53200;left:285"><nobr>System</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53200;left:216"><nobr>Missing</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53220;left:216"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53121;left:352"><nobr>Frequency</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53121;left:442"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53121;left:517"><nobr>Valid Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53104;left:624"><nobr>Cumulative</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53121;left:635"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53264;left:342"><nobr><b>Q7. Opinion of RCV prior to voting</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53330;left:428"><nobr>740</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53330;left:505"><nobr>38.5</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53330;left:606"><nobr>39.6</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53330;left:707"><nobr>39.6</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53359;left:428"><nobr>914</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53359;left:505"><nobr>47.5</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53359;left:606"><nobr>48.9</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53359;left:707"><nobr>88.5</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53388;left:428"><nobr>214</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53388;left:505"><nobr>11.1</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53388;left:606"><nobr>11.5</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53388;left:699"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53409;left:420"><nobr>1868</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53409;left:505"><nobr>97.2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53409;left:599"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53429;left:435"><nobr>55</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53429;left:512"><nobr>2.8</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53450;left:420"><nobr>1923</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53450;left:497"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53328;left:251"><nobr>Supported it</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53349;left:251"><nobr>Neither supported</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53366;left:251"><nobr>nor opposed it</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53387;left:251"><nobr>Opposed it</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53407;left:251"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53328;left:182"><nobr>Valid</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53428;left:251"><nobr>System</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53428;left:182"><nobr>Missing</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53449;left:182"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53312;left:386"><nobr>Frequency</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53312;left:476"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53312;left:551"><nobr>Valid Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53294;left:658"><nobr>Cumulative</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53312;left:669"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:53635;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="46"><b>Page 46</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:54702;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:54725;left:468"><nobr>42</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53759;left:284"><nobr><b>Q14. How often would you say you vote in elections</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53824;left:447"><nobr>15</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53824;left:532"><nobr>.8</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53824;left:633"><nobr>.8</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53824;left:734"><nobr>.8</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53845;left:447"><nobr>34</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53845;left:524"><nobr>1.8</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53845;left:626"><nobr>1.8</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53845;left:726"><nobr>2.6</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53865;left:440"><nobr>290</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53865;left:516"><nobr>15.1</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53865;left:618"><nobr>15.3</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53865;left:718"><nobr>17.9</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53886;left:432"><nobr>1556</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53886;left:516"><nobr>80.9</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53886;left:618"><nobr>82.1</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53886;left:711"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53906;left:432"><nobr>1895</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53906;left:516"><nobr>98.5</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53906;left:610"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53927;left:447"><nobr>28</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53927;left:524"><nobr>1.5</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53947;left:432"><nobr>1923</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53947;left:509"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53823;left:243"><nobr>Never before this time</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53844;left:239"><nobr>Occationally</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53864;left:239"><nobr>Usually</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53885;left:239"><nobr>Always</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53905;left:239"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53823;left:170"><nobr>Valid</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53926;left:239"><nobr>System</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53926;left:170"><nobr>Missing</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53946;left:170"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53806;left:397"><nobr>Frequency</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53806;left:488"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53806;left:563"><nobr>Valid Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53789;left:670"><nobr>Cumulative</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53806;left:680"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:53995;left:118"><nobr><b>(Tables for Q20 through Q21g report polling place voters only. See text of the report for details.)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54042;left:213"><nobr><b>Q20. How did you rank your preferences for City Treasurer? First Choice</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54108;left:416"><nobr>633</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54108;left:493"><nobr>48.9</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54108;left:594"><nobr>69.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54108;left:695"><nobr>69.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54128;left:423"><nobr>33</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54128;left:501"><nobr>2.6</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54128;left:602"><nobr>3.6</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54128;left:695"><nobr>72.6</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54149;left:416"><nobr>181</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54149;left:493"><nobr>14.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54149;left:594"><nobr>19.7</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54149;left:695"><nobr>92.3</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54169;left:423"><nobr>70</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54169;left:501"><nobr>5.4</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54169;left:602"><nobr>7.7</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54169;left:687"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54190;left:416"><nobr>917</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54190;left:493"><nobr>70.9</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54190;left:587"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54210;left:416"><nobr>374</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54210;left:493"><nobr>28.9</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54231;left:431"><nobr>2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54231;left:508"><nobr>.1</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54251;left:416"><nobr>376</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54251;left:493"><nobr>29.1</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54272;left:408"><nobr>1292</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54272;left:485"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54107;left:263"><nobr>Jose Cisneros</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54127;left:263"><nobr>Manuel Valle</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54148;left:263"><nobr>Calvin Louie</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54168;left:263"><nobr>Isaac Wang</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54189;left:263"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54107;left:194"><nobr>Valid</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54209;left:263"><nobr>0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54230;left:263"><nobr>System</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54250;left:263"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54209;left:194"><nobr>Missing</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54271;left:194"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54090;left:374"><nobr>Frequency</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54090;left:465"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54090;left:539"><nobr>Valid Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54073;left:646"><nobr>Cumulative</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54090;left:657"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54315;left:203"><nobr><b>Q20. How did you rank your preferences for City Treasurer? Second Choice</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54380;left:416"><nobr>129</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54380;left:493"><nobr>10.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54380;left:594"><nobr>21.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54380;left:695"><nobr>21.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54401;left:416"><nobr>135</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54401;left:493"><nobr>10.4</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54401;left:594"><nobr>21.9</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54401;left:695"><nobr>42.8</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54421;left:416"><nobr>203</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54421;left:493"><nobr>15.7</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54421;left:594"><nobr>32.9</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54421;left:695"><nobr>75.8</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54442;left:416"><nobr>149</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54442;left:493"><nobr>11.6</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54442;left:594"><nobr>24.2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54442;left:687"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54462;left:416"><nobr>616</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54462;left:493"><nobr>47.6</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54462;left:587"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54483;left:416"><nobr>673</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54483;left:493"><nobr>52.1</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54503;left:431"><nobr>3</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54503;left:508"><nobr>.3</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54524;left:416"><nobr>677</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54524;left:493"><nobr>52.4</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54544;left:408"><nobr>1292</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54544;left:485"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54379;left:263"><nobr>Jose Cisneros</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54399;left:263"><nobr>Manuel Valle</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54420;left:263"><nobr>Calvin Louie</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54441;left:263"><nobr>Isaac Wang</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54461;left:263"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54379;left:194"><nobr>Valid</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54482;left:263"><nobr>0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54502;left:263"><nobr>System</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54523;left:263"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54482;left:194"><nobr>Missing</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54543;left:194"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54362;left:374"><nobr>Frequency</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54362;left:465"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54362;left:539"><nobr>Valid Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54345;left:646"><nobr>Cumulative</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54362;left:657"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:54823;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="47"><b>Page 47</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:55890;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:55913;left:468"><nobr>43</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54947;left:211"><nobr><b>Q20. How did you rank your preferences for City Treasurer? Third Choice</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55012;left:416"><nobr>106</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55012;left:501"><nobr>8.2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55012;left:594"><nobr>20.2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55012;left:695"><nobr>20.2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55033;left:416"><nobr>136</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55033;left:493"><nobr>10.5</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55033;left:594"><nobr>25.8</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55033;left:695"><nobr>46.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55053;left:416"><nobr>132</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55053;left:493"><nobr>10.2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55053;left:594"><nobr>25.2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55053;left:695"><nobr>71.2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55074;left:416"><nobr>151</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55074;left:493"><nobr>11.7</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55074;left:594"><nobr>28.8</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55074;left:687"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55095;left:416"><nobr>526</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55095;left:493"><nobr>40.7</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55095;left:587"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55115;left:416"><nobr>762</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55115;left:493"><nobr>59.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55136;left:431"><nobr>5</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55136;left:508"><nobr>.4</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55156;left:416"><nobr>767</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55156;left:493"><nobr>59.3</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55177;left:408"><nobr>1292</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55177;left:485"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55011;left:263"><nobr>Jose Cisneros</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55032;left:263"><nobr>Manuel Valle</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55052;left:263"><nobr>Calvin Louie</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55073;left:263"><nobr>Isaac Wang</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55094;left:263"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55011;left:194"><nobr>Valid</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55114;left:263"><nobr>0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55135;left:263"><nobr>System</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55155;left:263"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55114;left:194"><nobr>Missing</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55176;left:194"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54995;left:374"><nobr>Frequency</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54995;left:465"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54995;left:539"><nobr>Valid Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54977;left:646"><nobr>Cumulative</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:54995;left:657"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55219;left:333"><nobr><b>Q21a. I didn't know I could rank three</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55285;left:410"><nobr>858</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55285;left:487"><nobr>66.4</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55285;left:589"><nobr>91.1</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55285;left:689"><nobr>91.1</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55305;left:418"><nobr>84</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55305;left:495"><nobr>6.5</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55305;left:597"><nobr>8.9</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55305;left:681"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55326;left:410"><nobr>942</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55326;left:487"><nobr>72.9</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55326;left:581"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55346;left:410"><nobr>350</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55346;left:487"><nobr>27.1</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55367;left:403"><nobr>1292</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55367;left:480"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55284;left:269"><nobr>Not Checked</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55304;left:269"><nobr>Checked</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55325;left:269"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55284;left:199"><nobr>Valid</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55345;left:269"><nobr>System</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55345;left:199"><nobr>Missing</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55366;left:199"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55267;left:368"><nobr>Frequency</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55267;left:459"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55267;left:534"><nobr>Valid Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55250;left:640"><nobr>Cumulative</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55267;left:651"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55409;left:301"><nobr><b>Q21b. I didn't understand that part of the ballot</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55475;left:410"><nobr>915</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55475;left:487"><nobr>70.8</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55475;left:589"><nobr>97.1</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55475;left:689"><nobr>97.1</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55495;left:418"><nobr>27</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55495;left:495"><nobr>2.1</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55495;left:597"><nobr>2.9</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55495;left:681"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55516;left:410"><nobr>942</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55516;left:487"><nobr>72.9</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55516;left:581"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55536;left:410"><nobr>350</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55536;left:487"><nobr>27.1</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55557;left:403"><nobr>1292</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55557;left:480"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55474;left:269"><nobr>Not Checked</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55494;left:269"><nobr>Checked</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55515;left:269"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55474;left:199"><nobr>Valid</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55535;left:269"><nobr>System</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55535;left:199"><nobr>Missing</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55556;left:199"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55457;left:368"><nobr>Frequency</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55457;left:459"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55457;left:534"><nobr>Valid Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55440;left:640"><nobr>Cumulative</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55457;left:651"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55600;left:274"><nobr><b>Q21c. I didn't know enough about the other candidates</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55665;left:410"><nobr>648</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55665;left:487"><nobr>50.2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55665;left:589"><nobr>68.8</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55665;left:689"><nobr>68.8</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55685;left:410"><nobr>294</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55685;left:487"><nobr>22.7</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55685;left:589"><nobr>31.2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55685;left:681"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55706;left:410"><nobr>942</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55706;left:487"><nobr>72.9</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55706;left:581"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55726;left:410"><nobr>350</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55726;left:487"><nobr>27.1</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55747;left:403"><nobr>1292</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55747;left:480"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55664;left:269"><nobr>Not Checked</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55684;left:269"><nobr>Checked</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55705;left:269"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55664;left:199"><nobr>Valid</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55725;left:269"><nobr>System</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55725;left:199"><nobr>Missing</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55746;left:199"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55647;left:368"><nobr>Frequency</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55647;left:459"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55647;left:534"><nobr>Valid Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55630;left:640"><nobr>Cumulative</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:55647;left:651"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:56011;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="48"><b>Page 48</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:57078;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:57101;left:468"><nobr>44</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56135;left:291"><nobr><b>Q21d. No other candidates were acceptable to me</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56200;left:410"><nobr>742</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56200;left:487"><nobr>57.4</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56200;left:589"><nobr>78.7</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56200;left:689"><nobr>78.7</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56221;left:410"><nobr>200</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56221;left:487"><nobr>15.5</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56221;left:589"><nobr>21.3</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56221;left:681"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56241;left:410"><nobr>942</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56241;left:487"><nobr>72.9</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56241;left:581"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56262;left:410"><nobr>350</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56262;left:487"><nobr>27.1</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56282;left:403"><nobr>1292</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56282;left:480"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56199;left:269"><nobr>Not Checked</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56220;left:269"><nobr>Checked</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56240;left:269"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56199;left:199"><nobr>Valid</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56261;left:269"><nobr>System</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56261;left:199"><nobr>Missing</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56281;left:199"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56183;left:368"><nobr>Frequency</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56183;left:459"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56183;left:534"><nobr>Valid Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56165;left:640"><nobr>Cumulative</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56183;left:651"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56325;left:284"><nobr><b>Q21e. My favorite candidate suggested that strategy</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56390;left:410"><nobr>915</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56390;left:487"><nobr>70.8</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56390;left:589"><nobr>97.2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56390;left:689"><nobr>97.2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56411;left:418"><nobr>27</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56411;left:495"><nobr>2.1</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56411;left:597"><nobr>2.8</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56411;left:681"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56431;left:410"><nobr>941</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56431;left:487"><nobr>72.8</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56431;left:581"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56452;left:410"><nobr>351</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56452;left:487"><nobr>27.2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56473;left:403"><nobr>1292</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56473;left:480"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56389;left:269"><nobr>Not Checked</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56410;left:269"><nobr>Checked</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56430;left:269"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56389;left:199"><nobr>Valid</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56451;left:269"><nobr>System</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56451;left:199"><nobr>Missing</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56471;left:199"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56373;left:368"><nobr>Frequency</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56373;left:459"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56373;left:534"><nobr>Valid Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56355;left:640"><nobr>Cumulative</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56373;left:651"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56515;left:329"><nobr><b>Q21f. I'll probably always just pick one</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56581;left:410"><nobr>868</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56581;left:487"><nobr>67.2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56581;left:589"><nobr>92.2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56581;left:689"><nobr>92.2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56601;left:418"><nobr>74</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56601;left:495"><nobr>5.7</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56601;left:597"><nobr>7.8</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56601;left:681"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56622;left:410"><nobr>942</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56622;left:487"><nobr>72.9</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56622;left:581"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56642;left:410"><nobr>350</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56642;left:487"><nobr>27.1</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56663;left:403"><nobr>1292</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56663;left:480"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56580;left:269"><nobr>Not Checked</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56600;left:269"><nobr>Checked</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56621;left:269"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56580;left:199"><nobr>Valid</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56641;left:269"><nobr>System</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56641;left:199"><nobr>Missing</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56662;left:199"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56563;left:368"><nobr>Frequency</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56563;left:459"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56563;left:534"><nobr>Valid Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56546;left:640"><nobr>Cumulative</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56563;left:651"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56705;left:351"><nobr><b>Q21g. I ranked three candidates</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56771;left:410"><nobr>657</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56771;left:487"><nobr>50.8</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56771;left:589"><nobr>69.7</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56771;left:689"><nobr>69.7</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56791;left:410"><nobr>285</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56791;left:487"><nobr>22.1</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56791;left:589"><nobr>30.3</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56791;left:681"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56812;left:410"><nobr>942</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56812;left:487"><nobr>72.9</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56812;left:581"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56832;left:410"><nobr>351</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56832;left:487"><nobr>27.1</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56853;left:403"><nobr>1292</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56853;left:480"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56770;left:269"><nobr>Not Checked</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56790;left:269"><nobr>Checked</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56811;left:269"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56770;left:199"><nobr>Valid</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56831;left:269"><nobr>System</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56831;left:199"><nobr>Missing</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56852;left:199"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56753;left:368"><nobr>Frequency</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56753;left:459"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56753;left:534"><nobr>Valid Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56736;left:640"><nobr>Cumulative</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:56753;left:651"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:57199;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="49"><b>Page 49</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:58266;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:58289;left:468"><nobr>45</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57323;left:168"><nobr><b>Q22. How satisfied were you with the number of candidates you were allowed to rank?</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57397;left:431"><nobr>1427</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57397;left:516"><nobr>74.2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57397;left:617"><nobr>93.2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57397;left:718"><nobr>93.2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57435;left:439"><nobr>105</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57435;left:524"><nobr>5.5</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57435;left:625"><nobr>6.8</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57435;left:710"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57464;left:431"><nobr>1532</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57464;left:516"><nobr>79.7</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57464;left:610"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57485;left:439"><nobr>391</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57485;left:516"><nobr>20.3</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57505;left:431"><nobr>1923</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57505;left:508"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57387;left:240"><nobr>I was satisfied ranking</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57405;left:240"><nobr>three or fewer</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57425;left:240"><nobr>I wanted to rank more</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57443;left:240"><nobr>than three</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57463;left:240"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57387;left:171"><nobr>Valid</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57484;left:240"><nobr>System</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57484;left:171"><nobr>Missing</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57504;left:171"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57371;left:397"><nobr>Frequency</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57371;left:488"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57371;left:562"><nobr>Valid Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57353;left:669"><nobr>Cumulative</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57371;left:680"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57548;left:162"><nobr><b>Q23. Sometimes it's easy to choose a favorite candidate,,,and other times it's hard. What</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57565;left:161"><nobr><b>about this election for Treasurer? How easy or difficult was it for you to decide who your</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57583;left:400"><nobr><b>first choice was?</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57648;left:445"><nobr>283</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57648;left:522"><nobr>14.7</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57648;left:624"><nobr>17.4</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57648;left:724"><nobr>17.4</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57668;left:445"><nobr>506</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57668;left:522"><nobr>26.3</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57668;left:624"><nobr>31.2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57668;left:724"><nobr>48.6</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57689;left:445"><nobr>570</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57689;left:522"><nobr>29.6</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57689;left:624"><nobr>35.1</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57689;left:724"><nobr>83.7</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57709;left:445"><nobr>219</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57709;left:522"><nobr>11.4</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57709;left:624"><nobr>13.5</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57709;left:724"><nobr>97.2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57730;left:453"><nobr>46</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57730;left:530"><nobr>2.4</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57730;left:631"><nobr>2.8</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57730;left:716"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57750;left:437"><nobr>1624</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57750;left:522"><nobr>84.4</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57750;left:616"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57771;left:445"><nobr>299</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57771;left:522"><nobr>15.6</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57791;left:437"><nobr>1923</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57791;left:514"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57647;left:234"><nobr>Very Easy</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57667;left:234"><nobr>Easy</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57688;left:234"><nobr>Neither difficult nor Easy</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57708;left:234"><nobr>Difficult</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57729;left:234"><nobr>Very Difficult</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57749;left:234"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57647;left:165"><nobr>Valid</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57770;left:234"><nobr>System</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57770;left:165"><nobr>Missing</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57790;left:165"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57630;left:403"><nobr>Frequency</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57630;left:494"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57630;left:568"><nobr>Valid Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57613;left:675"><nobr>Cumulative</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57630;left:686"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57835;left:215"><nobr><b>Q24. What about ranking your top three choices for Treasurer? Was that:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57900;left:447"><nobr>187</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57900;left:531"><nobr>9.7</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57900;left:625"><nobr>11.6</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57900;left:726"><nobr>11.6</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57921;left:447"><nobr>444</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57921;left:524"><nobr>23.1</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57921;left:625"><nobr>27.6</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57921;left:726"><nobr>39.2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57941;left:447"><nobr>549</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57941;left:524"><nobr>28.5</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57941;left:625"><nobr>34.1</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57941;left:726"><nobr>73.2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57962;left:447"><nobr>213</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57962;left:524"><nobr>11.1</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57962;left:625"><nobr>13.2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57962;left:726"><nobr>86.5</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57982;left:454"><nobr>46</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57982;left:531"><nobr>2.4</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57982;left:633"><nobr>2.9</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57982;left:726"><nobr>89.3</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58003;left:447"><nobr>172</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58003;left:531"><nobr>8.9</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58003;left:625"><nobr>10.7</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58003;left:718"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58023;left:439"><nobr>1611</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58023;left:524"><nobr>83.8</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58023;left:618"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58044;left:447"><nobr>312</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58044;left:524"><nobr>16.2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58064;left:439"><nobr>1923</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58064;left:516"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57899;left:232"><nobr>Very Easy</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57920;left:232"><nobr>Easy</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57940;left:232"><nobr>Neither difficult nor Easy</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57961;left:232"><nobr>Difficult</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57981;left:232"><nobr>Very Difficult</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58002;left:232"><nobr>Didn't rank three choices</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58022;left:232"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57899;left:163"><nobr>Valid</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58043;left:232"><nobr>System</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58043;left:163"><nobr>Missing</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58063;left:163"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57882;left:404"><nobr>Frequency</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57882;left:495"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57882;left:570"><nobr>Valid Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57865;left:677"><nobr>Cumulative</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:57882;left:688"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:58387;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="50"><b>Page 50</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:59454;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:59477;left:468"><nobr>46</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58511;left:155"><nobr><b>Q25. Overall, how would you describe your experience with Ranked-Choice Voting for City</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58528;left:327"><nobr><b>Treasurer and / or Assessor-Recorder?</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58602;left:442"><nobr>843</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58602;left:519"><nobr>43.8</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58602;left:620"><nobr>51.6</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58602;left:721"><nobr>51.6</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58631;left:442"><nobr>581</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58631;left:519"><nobr>30.2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58631;left:620"><nobr>35.6</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58631;left:721"><nobr>87.1</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58661;left:442"><nobr>161</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58661;left:527"><nobr>8.4</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58661;left:628"><nobr>9.9</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58661;left:721"><nobr>97.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58699;left:449"><nobr>49</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58699;left:527"><nobr>2.5</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58699;left:628"><nobr>3.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58699;left:713"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58728;left:434"><nobr>1633</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58728;left:519"><nobr>84.9</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58728;left:613"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58748;left:442"><nobr>290</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58748;left:519"><nobr>15.1</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58769;left:434"><nobr>1923</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58769;left:511"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58593;left:237"><nobr>Understood it perfectly</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58610;left:237"><nobr>well</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58630;left:237"><nobr>Understood it fairly well</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58651;left:237"><nobr>Did not understand it</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58668;left:237"><nobr>entirely</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58689;left:237"><nobr>Did not understand it at</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58706;left:237"><nobr>all</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58727;left:237"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58593;left:168"><nobr>Valid</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58747;left:237"><nobr>System</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58747;left:168"><nobr>Missing</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58768;left:168"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58576;left:400"><nobr>Frequency</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58576;left:491"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58576;left:565"><nobr>Valid Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58559;left:672"><nobr>Cumulative</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58576;left:683"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58811;left:175"><nobr><b>Q26. Before coming to vote today, how familiar were you with Ranked-Choice Voting</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58829;left:377"><nobr><b>(Instant Runoff Voting)?</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58894;left:428"><nobr>633</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58894;left:505"><nobr>32.9</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58894;left:607"><nobr>35.5</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58894;left:707"><nobr>35.5</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58915;left:428"><nobr>687</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58915;left:505"><nobr>35.7</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58915;left:607"><nobr>38.5</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58915;left:707"><nobr>74.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58935;left:428"><nobr>309</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58935;left:505"><nobr>16.1</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58935;left:607"><nobr>17.3</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58935;left:707"><nobr>91.4</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58956;left:428"><nobr>154</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58956;left:513"><nobr>8.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58956;left:615"><nobr>8.6</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58956;left:699"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58976;left:420"><nobr>1783</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58976;left:505"><nobr>92.7</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58976;left:599"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58997;left:428"><nobr>140</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58997;left:513"><nobr>7.3</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59017;left:420"><nobr>1923</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59017;left:498"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58893;left:251"><nobr>Very familiar</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58913;left:251"><nobr>Somewhat familiar</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58934;left:251"><nobr>Not very familiar</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58955;left:251"><nobr>Not at all familiar</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58975;left:251"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58893;left:181"><nobr>Valid</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58996;left:251"><nobr>System</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58996;left:181"><nobr>Missing</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59016;left:181"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58876;left:386"><nobr>Frequency</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58876;left:477"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58876;left:551"><nobr>Valid Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58859;left:658"><nobr>Cumulative</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:58876;left:669"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59060;left:188"><nobr><b>Q27. What is your opinion of the Ranked-Choice Voting system (Instant Runoff)?</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59142;left:444"><nobr>939</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59142;left:521"><nobr>48.8</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59142;left:623"><nobr>54.7</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59142;left:723"><nobr>54.7</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59198;left:444"><nobr>484</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59198;left:521"><nobr>25.2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59198;left:623"><nobr>28.2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59198;left:723"><nobr>82.9</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59253;left:444"><nobr>293</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59253;left:521"><nobr>15.2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59253;left:623"><nobr>17.1</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59253;left:716"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59290;left:437"><nobr>1716</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59290;left:521"><nobr>89.2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59290;left:615"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59311;left:444"><nobr>207</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59311;left:521"><nobr>10.8</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59331;left:437"><nobr>1923</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59331;left:514"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59124;left:234"><nobr>I prefer Ranked-Choice</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59141;left:234"><nobr>Voting to the former</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59159;left:234"><nobr>runoff system</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59179;left:234"><nobr>No difference to me</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59196;left:234"><nobr>between ranked-Choice</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59214;left:234"><nobr>voting and the for</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59234;left:234"><nobr>i prefer the former runoff</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59252;left:234"><nobr>system to</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59269;left:234"><nobr>ranked-Choice Voting</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59289;left:234"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59124;left:165"><nobr>Valid</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59310;left:234"><nobr>System</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59310;left:165"><nobr>Missing</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59330;left:165"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59108;left:402"><nobr>Frequency</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59108;left:493"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59108;left:568"><nobr>Valid Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59090;left:675"><nobr>Cumulative</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59108;left:685"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:59575;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="51"><b>Page 51</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:60642;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:60665;left:468"><nobr>47</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59699;left:172"><nobr><b>Q28. How about the fairness of the results from Ranked-Choice voting and the former</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59716;left:354"><nobr><b>runoff system? Would you say:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59799;left:439"><nobr>602</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59799;left:516"><nobr>31.3</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59799;left:617"><nobr>37.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59799;left:718"><nobr>37.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59845;left:439"><nobr>783</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59845;left:516"><nobr>40.7</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59845;left:617"><nobr>48.1</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59845;left:718"><nobr>85.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59892;left:439"><nobr>244</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59892;left:516"><nobr>12.7</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59892;left:617"><nobr>15.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59892;left:710"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59929;left:431"><nobr>1629</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59929;left:516"><nobr>84.7</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59929;left:610"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59950;left:439"><nobr>294</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59950;left:516"><nobr>15.3</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59970;left:431"><nobr>1923</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59970;left:508"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59780;left:240"><nobr>ranked-Choice Voting</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59798;left:240"><nobr>produces results that</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59815;left:240"><nobr>are more fair</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59835;left:240"><nobr>No difference in the</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59853;left:240"><nobr>fairness of the results</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59873;left:240"><nobr>The former runoff</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59891;left:240"><nobr>system produces</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59908;left:240"><nobr>results more fair</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59928;left:240"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59780;left:171"><nobr>Valid</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59949;left:240"><nobr>System</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59949;left:171"><nobr>Missing</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59969;left:171"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59764;left:397"><nobr>Frequency</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59764;left:488"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59764;left:562"><nobr>Valid Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59747;left:669"><nobr>Cumulative</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:59764;left:680"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60013;left:368"><nobr><b>Q32. What is your gender?</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60078;left:394"><nobr>948</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60078;left:471"><nobr>49.3</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60078;left:572"><nobr>52.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60078;left:672"><nobr>52.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60099;left:394"><nobr>875</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60099;left:471"><nobr>45.5</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60099;left:572"><nobr>48.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60099;left:665"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60119;left:386"><nobr>1823</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60119;left:471"><nobr>94.8</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60119;left:564"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60140;left:394"><nobr>100</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60140;left:478"><nobr>5.2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60160;left:386"><nobr>1923</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60160;left:463"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60077;left:284"><nobr>Female</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60098;left:284"><nobr>Male</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60118;left:284"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60077;left:215"><nobr>Valid</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60139;left:284"><nobr>System</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60139;left:215"><nobr>Missing</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60159;left:215"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60060;left:352"><nobr>Frequency</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60060;left:442"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60060;left:517"><nobr>Valid Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60043;left:624"><nobr>Cumulative</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60060;left:634"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60203;left:211"><nobr><b>Q33. did you happen to vote in last November's local election for Board of</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60220;left:413"><nobr><b>Supervisors?</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60286;left:399"><nobr>1565</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60286;left:484"><nobr>81.4</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60286;left:585"><nobr>86.1</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60286;left:686"><nobr>86.1</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60306;left:406"><nobr>170</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60306;left:491"><nobr>8.9</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60306;left:593"><nobr>9.4</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60306;left:686"><nobr>95.4</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60327;left:414"><nobr>83</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60327;left:491"><nobr>4.3</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60327;left:593"><nobr>4.6</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60327;left:678"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60348;left:399"><nobr>1818</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60348;left:484"><nobr>94.5</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60348;left:577"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60368;left:406"><nobr>105</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60368;left:491"><nobr>5.5</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60389;left:399"><nobr>1923</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60389;left:476"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60285;left:272"><nobr>Yes</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60305;left:272"><nobr>No</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60326;left:272"><nobr>I don't know</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60346;left:272"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60285;left:203"><nobr>Valid</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60367;left:272"><nobr>System</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60367;left:203"><nobr>Missing</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60388;left:203"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60268;left:365"><nobr>Frequency</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60268;left:455"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60268;left:530"><nobr>Valid Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60251;left:637"><nobr>Cumulative</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60268;left:648"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:60763;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="52"><b>Page 52</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:61830;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:61853;left:468"><nobr>48</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60887;left:267"><nobr><b>Q35. On most political matters, do you consider yourself:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60953;left:425"><nobr>382</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60953;left:502"><nobr>19.8</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60953;left:603"><nobr>21.2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60953;left:704"><nobr>21.2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60973;left:425"><nobr>680</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60973;left:502"><nobr>35.4</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60973;left:603"><nobr>37.8</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60973;left:704"><nobr>59.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60994;left:425"><nobr>577</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60994;left:502"><nobr>30.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60994;left:603"><nobr>32.1</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60994;left:704"><nobr>91.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61014;left:425"><nobr>139</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61014;left:510"><nobr>7.2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61014;left:611"><nobr>7.7</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61014;left:704"><nobr>98.7</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61035;left:433"><nobr>23</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61035;left:510"><nobr>1.2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61035;left:611"><nobr>1.3</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61035;left:696"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61055;left:417"><nobr>1801</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61055;left:502"><nobr>93.6</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61055;left:596"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61076;left:425"><nobr>122</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61076;left:510"><nobr>6.4</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61096;left:417"><nobr>1923</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61096;left:494"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60951;left:258"><nobr>very liberal</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60972;left:254"><nobr>Liberal</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60992;left:254"><nobr>Moderate</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61013;left:254"><nobr>Conservative</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61034;left:254"><nobr>Very Conservative</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61054;left:254"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60951;left:185"><nobr>Valid</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61075;left:254"><nobr>System</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61075;left:185"><nobr>Missing</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61095;left:185"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60935;left:383"><nobr>Frequency</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60935;left:474"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60935;left:548"><nobr>Valid Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60917;left:655"><nobr>Cumulative</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:60935;left:666"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61138;left:214"><nobr><b>Q36. No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61203;left:420"><nobr>153</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61203;left:504"><nobr>8.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61203;left:606"><nobr>8.4</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61203;left:707"><nobr>8.4</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61224;left:412"><nobr>1105</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61224;left:497"><nobr>57.4</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61224;left:598"><nobr>60.8</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61224;left:699"><nobr>69.2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61244;left:420"><nobr>369</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61244;left:497"><nobr>19.2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61244;left:598"><nobr>20.3</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61244;left:699"><nobr>89.5</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61265;left:420"><nobr>190</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61265;left:504"><nobr>9.9</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61265;left:598"><nobr>10.5</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61265;left:691"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61285;left:412"><nobr>1817</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61285;left:497"><nobr>94.5</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61285;left:591"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61306;left:420"><nobr>106</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61306;left:504"><nobr>5.5</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61326;left:412"><nobr>1923</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61326;left:489"><nobr>100.0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61202;left:259"><nobr>Republican</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61223;left:259"><nobr>Democrat</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61243;left:259"><nobr>Independent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61263;left:259"><nobr>Something else</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61284;left:259"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61202;left:190"><nobr>Valid</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61304;left:259"><nobr>System</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61304;left:190"><nobr>Missing</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61325;left:190"><nobr>Total</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61185;left:377"><nobr>Frequency</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61185;left:468"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61185;left:543"><nobr>Valid Percent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61168;left:650"><nobr>Cumulative</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:61185;left:661"><nobr>Percent</nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:61951;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="53"><b>Page 53</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:63018;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:63041;left:468"><nobr>49</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:62063;left:267"><nobr><b>Appendix C: Bivariate Report on Select Variables</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:62104;left:108"><nobr>The tables below report the bivariate relationship between seven key variables and a set nine</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:62125;left:108"><nobr>factors. The key variables are responses to the following questions:</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:62187;left:162"><nobr>Q6. Before coming to vote today, did you know you would be asked to rank your choices</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:62208;left:162"><nobr>for the Treasurer and Assessor? Yes, No</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:62249;left:162"><nobr>Q20. How did you rank your preferences for City Treasurer? Put an  X in the boxes</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:62270;left:162"><nobr>below to show the choices you marked on the actual ballot.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:62311;left:162"><nobr>Q22. How satisfied were you with the number of candidates you were allowed to rank?</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:62332;left:162"><nobr>I was satisfied ranking three or fewer, I wanted to rank more than three</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:62373;left:162"><nobr>Q24. What about ranking your top three choices for Treasurer? Was that: Very Easy,</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:62394;left:162"><nobr>Easy, Neither Difficult nor Easy, Difficult, Very Difficult, I didn t rank three choices</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:62436;left:162"><nobr>Q25. Overall, how would you describe your experience with Ranked-Choice Voting for</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:62456;left:162"><nobr>City Treasurer and/or Assessor-Recorder? Understood it perfectly well, Understood it</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:62477;left:162"><nobr>fairly well, Did not understand it entirely, Did not understand it at all</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:62518;left:162"><nobr>Q27. What is your opinion of the Ranked-Choice Voting system (Instant Runoff)? I</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:62539;left:162"><nobr>prefer Ranked-Choice Voting to the former runoff system, No difference to me between</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:62560;left:162"><nobr>Ranked-Choice Voting and the former runoff system, I prefer the former runoff system to</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:62580;left:162"><nobr>Ranked-Choice Voting</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:62622;left:162"><nobr>Q28. How about the fairness of the results from Ranked-Choice Voting and the former</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:62643;left:162"><nobr>runoff system? Would you say: Ranked-Choice Voting produces results that are more fair</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:62663;left:162"><nobr>than the former runoff system, No difference in the fairness of the results, The former</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:62684;left:162"><nobr>runoff system produces results that are more fair than Ranked-Choice Voting</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:62725;left:108"><nobr>The nine factors are age, education, race/ethnicity, first language, income, gender, BOS district,</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:62746;left:108"><nobr>political party identification, and political ideology. Please see the questionnaire in Appendix A</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:62767;left:108"><nobr>for the complete question wording of those items.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:62808;left:108"><nobr>Cells in the tables contain the row percentages of the valid cases (i.e., if someone did not answer</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:62829;left:108"><nobr>the question, then that case was disregarded). All data are weighted. Caution should be exercised</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:62850;left:108"><nobr>in interpreting estimates drawn from a small number of cases.</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:62891;left:108"><nobr>Due to an error in printing, the measure of how many candidates absentee voters ranked was</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:62912;left:108"><nobr>compromised. Therefore, only the responses from polling place voters are reported in that table.</nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:63139;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="54"><b>Page 54</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:64206;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:64229;left:468"><nobr>50</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:10px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:63277;left:207"><nobr><b>Q6. Aware of RCV Prior to Coming to Vote</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63277;left:558"><nobr><b>Yes, Knew (%) Sample N</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63291;left:207"><nobr>(entries are row percentages)</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63305;left:207"><nobr><b>Total Sample (all voters surveyed)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63306;left:606"><nobr>54.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63306;left:684"><nobr>1902</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63334;left:207"><nobr><b>By Age</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63348;left:475"><nobr>18-24 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63348;left:606"><nobr>51.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63348;left:691"><nobr>110</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63362;left:475"><nobr>25-29 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63362;left:606"><nobr>50.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63362;left:691"><nobr>167</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63377;left:475"><nobr>30-39 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63377;left:606"><nobr>54.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63377;left:691"><nobr>399</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63391;left:475"><nobr>40-49 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63391;left:606"><nobr>52.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63391;left:691"><nobr>368</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63405;left:475"><nobr>50-59 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63405;left:606"><nobr>50.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63405;left:691"><nobr>387</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63419;left:475"><nobr>60-69 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63419;left:606"><nobr>63.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63419;left:691"><nobr>235</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63433;left:475"><nobr>70-79 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63433;left:606"><nobr>56.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63433;left:691"><nobr>148</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63447;left:451"><nobr>80 years &amp; older</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63447;left:606"><nobr>55.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63447;left:698"><nobr>80</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63476;left:207"><nobr><b>By Education</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63490;left:466"><nobr>Less than HS</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63490;left:606"><nobr>43.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63490;left:698"><nobr>53</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63504;left:494"><nobr>HS grad</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63504;left:606"><nobr>53.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63504;left:691"><nobr>154</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63518;left:465"><nobr>Some college</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63518;left:606"><nobr>50.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63518;left:691"><nobr>395</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63532;left:470"><nobr>College grad</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63532;left:606"><nobr>52.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63532;left:691"><nobr>627</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63547;left:454"><nobr>Post-grad study</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63547;left:606"><nobr>60.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63547;left:691"><nobr>647</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63575;left:207"><nobr><b>By Race/Ethnicity:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63575;left:456"><nobr>Hispanic/Latino</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63575;left:606"><nobr>59.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63575;left:691"><nobr>150</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63589;left:493"><nobr>Asian/PI</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63589;left:606"><nobr>51.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63589;left:691"><nobr>279</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63603;left:414"><nobr>African American/Black</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63603;left:606"><nobr>41.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63603;left:691"><nobr>129</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63617;left:507"><nobr>White</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63617;left:606"><nobr>56.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63617;left:684"><nobr>1194</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63632;left:508"><nobr>Other</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63632;left:606"><nobr>50.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63632;left:691"><nobr>123</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63660;left:207"><nobr><b>By First Language:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63660;left:499"><nobr>English</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63660;left:606"><nobr>54.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63660;left:684"><nobr>1531</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63674;left:494"><nobr>Chinese</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63674;left:606"><nobr>53.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63674;left:691"><nobr>133</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63688;left:495"><nobr>Spanish</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63688;left:606"><nobr>61.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63688;left:698"><nobr>75</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63703;left:508"><nobr>Other</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63703;left:606"><nobr>47.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63703;left:691"><nobr>135</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63731;left:207"><nobr><b>By District:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63731;left:491"><nobr>District 1</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63731;left:606"><nobr>62.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63731;left:691"><nobr>154</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63745;left:491"><nobr>District 2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63745;left:606"><nobr>50.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63745;left:691"><nobr>195</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63759;left:491"><nobr>District 3</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63759;left:606"><nobr>55.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63759;left:691"><nobr>141</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63773;left:491"><nobr>District 4</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63773;left:606"><nobr>49.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63773;left:691"><nobr>155</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63788;left:491"><nobr>District 5</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63788;left:606"><nobr>56.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63788;left:691"><nobr>207</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63802;left:491"><nobr>District 6</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63802;left:606"><nobr>54.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63802;left:691"><nobr>137</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63816;left:491"><nobr>District 7</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63816;left:606"><nobr>60.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63816;left:691"><nobr>205</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63830;left:491"><nobr>District 8</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63830;left:606"><nobr>49.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63830;left:691"><nobr>281</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63844;left:491"><nobr>District 9</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63844;left:606"><nobr>52.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63844;left:691"><nobr>148</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63858;left:485"><nobr>District 10</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63858;left:606"><nobr>41.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63858;left:691"><nobr>122</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63873;left:485"><nobr>District 11</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63873;left:606"><nobr>66.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63873;left:691"><nobr>116</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63901;left:207"><nobr><b>By Income:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63901;left:439"><nobr>Less than $10,000</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63901;left:606"><nobr>49.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63901;left:691"><nobr>104</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63915;left:441"><nobr>$10,000 - $19,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63915;left:606"><nobr>55.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63915;left:691"><nobr>143</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63929;left:441"><nobr>$20,000 - $49,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63929;left:606"><nobr>53.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63929;left:691"><nobr>423</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63943;left:441"><nobr>$50,000 - $74,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63943;left:606"><nobr>52.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63943;left:691"><nobr>374</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63958;left:441"><nobr>$75,000 - $99,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63958;left:606"><nobr>59.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63958;left:691"><nobr>275</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63972;left:443"><nobr>$100,000 or more</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63972;left:606"><nobr>54.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:63972;left:691"><nobr>492</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64000;left:207"><nobr><b>By Gender:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64000;left:498"><nobr>Female</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64000;left:606"><nobr>53.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64000;left:691"><nobr>940</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64014;left:512"><nobr>Male</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64014;left:606"><nobr>54.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64014;left:691"><nobr>871</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64042;left:207"><nobr><b>By Political Ideology:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64042;left:474"><nobr>Very Liberal</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64043;left:606"><nobr>58.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64043;left:691"><nobr>379</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64057;left:502"><nobr>Liberal</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64057;left:606"><nobr>54.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64057;left:691"><nobr>674</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64071;left:488"><nobr>Moderate</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64071;left:606"><nobr>51.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64071;left:691"><nobr>573</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64085;left:468"><nobr>Conservative</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64085;left:606"><nobr>51.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64085;left:691"><nobr>137</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64099;left:440"><nobr>Very Conservative</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64099;left:606"><nobr>60.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64099;left:698"><nobr>23</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64128;left:207"><nobr><b>By Political Party:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64128;left:478"><nobr>Republican</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64128;left:606"><nobr>52.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64128;left:691"><nobr>149</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64142;left:486"><nobr>Democrat</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64142;left:606"><nobr>51.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64142;left:684"><nobr>1097</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64156;left:471"><nobr>Independent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64156;left:606"><nobr>56.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64156;left:691"><nobr>368</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64170;left:454"><nobr>Something Else</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64170;left:606"><nobr>64.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64170;left:691"><nobr>189</nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:64327;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="55"><b>Page 55</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:65394;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:65417;left:468"><nobr>51</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:10px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:64451;left:150"><nobr><b>Q20. Number of Candidates Ranked</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64465;left:150"><nobr><b>(polling place voters only)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64451;left:421"><nobr><b>Chose Only</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64465;left:432"><nobr><b>One (%)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64451;left:514"><nobr><b>Ranked Two</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64465;left:540"><nobr><b>(%)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64451;left:613"><nobr><b>Ranked Three</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64465;left:643"><nobr><b>(%)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64451;left:720"><nobr><b>Sample</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64465;left:737"><nobr><b>N</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64479;left:150"><nobr>(entries are row percentages)</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64493;left:150"><nobr><b>Polling Place Sample (all surveyed)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64494;left:457"><nobr>33.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64494;left:556"><nobr>10.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64494;left:664"><nobr>56.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64494;left:748"><nobr>921</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64522;left:150"><nobr><b>By Age</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64536;left:338"><nobr>18-24 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64536;left:457"><nobr>18.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64536;left:563"><nobr>7.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64536;left:664"><nobr>73.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64536;left:755"><nobr>65</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64550;left:338"><nobr>25-29 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64550;left:457"><nobr>34.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64550;left:563"><nobr>7.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64550;left:664"><nobr>57.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64550;left:748"><nobr>102</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64565;left:338"><nobr>30-39 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64565;left:457"><nobr>38.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64565;left:563"><nobr>9.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64565;left:664"><nobr>52.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64565;left:748"><nobr>242</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64579;left:338"><nobr>40-49 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64579;left:457"><nobr>31.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64579;left:556"><nobr>12.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64579;left:664"><nobr>55.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64579;left:748"><nobr>210</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64593;left:338"><nobr>50-59 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64593;left:457"><nobr>26.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64593;left:556"><nobr>10.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64593;left:664"><nobr>62.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64593;left:748"><nobr>160</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64607;left:338"><nobr>60-69 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64607;left:457"><nobr>36.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64607;left:556"><nobr>15.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64607;left:664"><nobr>48.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64607;left:755"><nobr>89</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64621;left:338"><nobr>70-79 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64621;left:457"><nobr>43.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64621;left:573"><nobr>0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64621;left:664"><nobr>56.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64621;left:755"><nobr>39</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64635;left:314"><nobr>80 years &amp; older</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64635;left:457"><nobr>62.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64635;left:573"><nobr>0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64635;left:664"><nobr>37.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64635;left:761"><nobr>8</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64664;left:150"><nobr><b>By Education</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64678;left:329"><nobr>Less than HS</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64678;left:457"><nobr>52.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64678;left:563"><nobr>4.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64678;left:664"><nobr>44.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64678;left:755"><nobr>25</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64692;left:357"><nobr>HS grad</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64692;left:457"><nobr>28.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64692;left:556"><nobr>10.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64692;left:664"><nobr>61.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64692;left:755"><nobr>60</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64706;left:329"><nobr>Some college</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64706;left:457"><nobr>27.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64706;left:563"><nobr>8.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64706;left:664"><nobr>64.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64706;left:748"><nobr>192</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64720;left:333"><nobr>College grad</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64720;left:457"><nobr>33.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64720;left:563"><nobr>8.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64720;left:664"><nobr>58.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64720;left:748"><nobr>321</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64735;left:317"><nobr>Post-grad study</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64735;left:457"><nobr>35.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64735;left:556"><nobr>13.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64735;left:664"><nobr>50.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64735;left:748"><nobr>318</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64763;left:150"><nobr><b>By Race/Ethnicity:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64763;left:318"><nobr>Hispanic/Latino</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64763;left:457"><nobr>23.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64763;left:563"><nobr>8.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64763;left:664"><nobr>67.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64763;left:755"><nobr>92</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64777;left:357"><nobr>Asian/PI</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64777;left:457"><nobr>24.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64777;left:556"><nobr>11.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64777;left:664"><nobr>64.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64777;left:748"><nobr>116</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64791;left:277"><nobr>African American/Black</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64791;left:457"><nobr>23.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64791;left:563"><nobr>4.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64791;left:664"><nobr>72.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64791;left:755"><nobr>68</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64805;left:371"><nobr>White</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64805;left:457"><nobr>36.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64805;left:556"><nobr>11.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64805;left:664"><nobr>51.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64805;left:748"><nobr>578</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64820;left:371"><nobr>Other</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64820;left:457"><nobr>38.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64820;left:563"><nobr>5.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64820;left:664"><nobr>56.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64820;left:755"><nobr>55</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64848;left:150"><nobr><b>By First Language:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64848;left:361"><nobr>English</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64848;left:457"><nobr>34.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64848;left:556"><nobr>11.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64848;left:664"><nobr>53.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64848;left:748"><nobr>760</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64862;left:357"><nobr>Chinese</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64862;left:457"><nobr>30.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64862;left:563"><nobr>3.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64862;left:664"><nobr>65.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64862;left:755"><nobr>52</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64876;left:358"><nobr>Spanish</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64876;left:457"><nobr>28.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64876;left:563"><nobr>3.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64876;left:664"><nobr>67.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64876;left:755"><nobr>52</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64891;left:371"><nobr>Other</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64891;left:457"><nobr>14.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64891;left:563"><nobr>4.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64891;left:664"><nobr>81.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64891;left:755"><nobr>42</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64919;left:150"><nobr><b>By District:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64919;left:355"><nobr>District 1</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64919;left:457"><nobr>25.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64919;left:556"><nobr>12.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64919;left:664"><nobr>61.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64919;left:755"><nobr>81</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64933;left:354"><nobr>District 2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64933;left:457"><nobr>36.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64933;left:556"><nobr>14.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64933;left:664"><nobr>48.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64933;left:755"><nobr>68</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64947;left:354"><nobr>District 3</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64947;left:457"><nobr>27.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64947;left:556"><nobr>11.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64947;left:664"><nobr>60.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64947;left:755"><nobr>68</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64961;left:354"><nobr>District 4</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64961;left:457"><nobr>27.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64961;left:563"><nobr>9.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64961;left:664"><nobr>63.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64961;left:755"><nobr>66</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64976;left:354"><nobr>District 5</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64976;left:457"><nobr>45.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64976;left:563"><nobr>5.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64976;left:664"><nobr>48.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64976;left:748"><nobr>107</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64990;left:354"><nobr>District 6</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64990;left:457"><nobr>23.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64990;left:563"><nobr>5.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64990;left:664"><nobr>71.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:64990;left:755"><nobr>73</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65004;left:354"><nobr>District 7</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65004;left:457"><nobr>23.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65004;left:556"><nobr>11.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65004;left:664"><nobr>64.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65004;left:748"><nobr>102</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65018;left:354"><nobr>District 8</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65018;left:457"><nobr>40.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65018;left:556"><nobr>12.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65018;left:664"><nobr>47.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65018;left:748"><nobr>141</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65032;left:354"><nobr>District 9</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65032;left:457"><nobr>37.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65032;left:556"><nobr>16.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65032;left:664"><nobr>46.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65032;left:755"><nobr>93</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65046;left:347"><nobr>District 10</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65046;left:457"><nobr>27.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65046;left:563"><nobr>6.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65046;left:664"><nobr>66.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65046;left:755"><nobr>62</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65061;left:348"><nobr>District 11</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65061;left:457"><nobr>36.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65061;left:563"><nobr>8.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65061;left:664"><nobr>55.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65061;left:755"><nobr>60</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65089;left:150"><nobr><b>By Income:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65089;left:303"><nobr>Less than $10,000</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65089;left:457"><nobr>27.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65089;left:563"><nobr>3.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65089;left:664"><nobr>69.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65089;left:755"><nobr>59</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65103;left:304"><nobr>$10,000 - $19,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65103;left:457"><nobr>32.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65103;left:556"><nobr>11.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65103;left:664"><nobr>55.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65103;left:755"><nobr>70</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65117;left:304"><nobr>$20,000 - $49,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65117;left:457"><nobr>39.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65117;left:563"><nobr>8.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65117;left:664"><nobr>52.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65117;left:748"><nobr>216</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65131;left:304"><nobr>$50,000 - $74,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65131;left:457"><nobr>30.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65131;left:556"><nobr>11.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65131;left:664"><nobr>57.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65131;left:748"><nobr>159</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65146;left:304"><nobr>$75,000 - $99,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65146;left:457"><nobr>34.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65146;left:556"><nobr>11.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65146;left:664"><nobr>53.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65146;left:748"><nobr>149</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65160;left:307"><nobr>$100,000 or more</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65160;left:457"><nobr>28.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65160;left:556"><nobr>11.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65160;left:664"><nobr>60.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65160;left:748"><nobr>240</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65188;left:150"><nobr><b>By Gender:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65188;left:361"><nobr>Female</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65188;left:457"><nobr>35.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65188;left:556"><nobr>11.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65188;left:664"><nobr>54.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65188;left:748"><nobr>500</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65202;left:375"><nobr>Male</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65202;left:457"><nobr>30.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65202;left:563"><nobr>9.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65202;left:664"><nobr>59.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65202;left:748"><nobr>413</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65230;left:150"><nobr><b>By Political Ideology:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65230;left:337"><nobr>Very Liberal</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65231;left:457"><nobr>42.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65231;left:556"><nobr>11.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65231;left:664"><nobr>46.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65231;left:748"><nobr>244</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65245;left:365"><nobr>Liberal</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65245;left:457"><nobr>32.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65245;left:563"><nobr>9.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65245;left:664"><nobr>58.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65245;left:748"><nobr>366</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65259;left:351"><nobr>Moderate</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65259;left:457"><nobr>25.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65259;left:563"><nobr>9.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65259;left:664"><nobr>64.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65259;left:748"><nobr>242</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65273;left:331"><nobr>Conservative</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65273;left:457"><nobr>29.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65273;left:556"><nobr>12.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65273;left:664"><nobr>57.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65273;left:755"><nobr>47</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65287;left:303"><nobr>Very Conservative</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65287;left:457"><nobr>25.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65287;left:573"><nobr>0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65287;left:664"><nobr>75.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65287;left:761"><nobr>8</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65316;left:150"><nobr><b>By Political Party:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65316;left:340"><nobr>Republican</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65316;left:457"><nobr>26.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65316;left:563"><nobr>5.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65316;left:664"><nobr>67.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65316;left:755"><nobr>52</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65330;left:349"><nobr>Democrat</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65330;left:457"><nobr>34.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65330;left:563"><nobr>9.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65330;left:664"><nobr>55.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65330;left:748"><nobr>598</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65344;left:335"><nobr>Independent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65344;left:457"><nobr>21.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65344;left:556"><nobr>16.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65344;left:664"><nobr>62.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65344;left:748"><nobr>160</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65358;left:317"><nobr>Something Else</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65358;left:457"><nobr>42.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65358;left:563"><nobr>8.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65358;left:664"><nobr>48.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65358;left:748"><nobr>101</nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:65515;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="56"><b>Page 56</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:66582;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:66605;left:468"><nobr>52</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:10px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:65646;left:212"><nobr><b>Q22. Satisfied with the Number of Candidates Allowed to Rank</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65639;left:588"><nobr><b>Percent</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65653;left:585"><nobr><b>Satisfied</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65639;left:651"><nobr><b>Sample N</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65653;left:658"><nobr><b>(totals)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65667;left:212"><nobr>(entries are row percentages)</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65681;left:212"><nobr><b>Total Sample (all voters surveyed)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65682;left:600"><nobr>94.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65682;left:679"><nobr>1323</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65710;left:212"><nobr><b>By Age</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65724;left:505"><nobr>18-24 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65724;left:594"><nobr>100.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65724;left:692"><nobr>70</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65738;left:505"><nobr>25-29 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65738;left:600"><nobr>94.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65738;left:686"><nobr>116</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65753;left:505"><nobr>30-39 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65753;left:600"><nobr>92.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65753;left:686"><nobr>275</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65767;left:505"><nobr>40-49 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65767;left:600"><nobr>94.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65767;left:686"><nobr>269</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65781;left:505"><nobr>50-59 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65781;left:600"><nobr>93.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65781;left:686"><nobr>269</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65795;left:505"><nobr>60-69 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65795;left:600"><nobr>94.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65795;left:686"><nobr>162</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65809;left:505"><nobr>70-79 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65809;left:600"><nobr>95.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65809;left:686"><nobr>105</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65823;left:481"><nobr>80 years &amp; older</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65823;left:600"><nobr>98.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65823;left:692"><nobr>50</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65852;left:212"><nobr><b>By Education</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65866;left:496"><nobr>Less than HS</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65866;left:600"><nobr>86.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65866;left:692"><nobr>36</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65880;left:524"><nobr>HS grad</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65880;left:600"><nobr>93.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65880;left:686"><nobr>115</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65894;left:496"><nobr>Some college</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65894;left:600"><nobr>91.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65894;left:686"><nobr>285</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65908;left:500"><nobr>College grad</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65908;left:600"><nobr>94.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65908;left:686"><nobr>414</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65923;left:484"><nobr>Post-grad study</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65923;left:600"><nobr>96.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65923;left:686"><nobr>460</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65951;left:212"><nobr><b>By Race/Ethnicity:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65951;left:461"><nobr>Hispanic/Latino</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65951;left:600"><nobr>92.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65951;left:686"><nobr>116</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65965;left:524"><nobr>Asian/PI</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65965;left:600"><nobr>96.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65965;left:686"><nobr>204</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65979;left:444"><nobr>African American/Black</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65979;left:600"><nobr>91.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65979;left:692"><nobr>82</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65993;left:538"><nobr>White</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65993;left:600"><nobr>95.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:65993;left:686"><nobr>822</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66008;left:538"><nobr>Other</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66008;left:600"><nobr>87.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66008;left:692"><nobr>85</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66036;left:212"><nobr><b>By First Language:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66036;left:504"><nobr>English</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66036;left:600"><nobr>94.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66036;left:679"><nobr>1057</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66050;left:524"><nobr>Chinese</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66050;left:600"><nobr>96.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66050;left:686"><nobr>100</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66064;left:525"><nobr>Spanish</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66064;left:600"><nobr>92.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66064;left:692"><nobr>63</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66079;left:538"><nobr>Other</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66079;left:600"><nobr>89.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66079;left:692"><nobr>86</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66107;left:212"><nobr><b>By District:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66107;left:497"><nobr>District 1</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66107;left:600"><nobr>93.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66107;left:686"><nobr>115</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66121;left:522"><nobr>District 2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66121;left:600"><nobr>95.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66121;left:686"><nobr>110</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66135;left:522"><nobr>District 3</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66135;left:600"><nobr>95.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66135;left:686"><nobr>101</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66149;left:522"><nobr>District 4</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66149;left:600"><nobr>96.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66149;left:686"><nobr>100</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66164;left:522"><nobr>District 5</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66164;left:600"><nobr>95.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66164;left:686"><nobr>141</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66178;left:522"><nobr>District 6</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66178;left:600"><nobr>92.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66178;left:686"><nobr>106</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66192;left:522"><nobr>District 7</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66192;left:600"><nobr>95.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66192;left:686"><nobr>147</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66206;left:522"><nobr>District 8</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66206;left:600"><nobr>96.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66206;left:686"><nobr>204</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66220;left:522"><nobr>District 9</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66220;left:600"><nobr>90.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66220;left:686"><nobr>112</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66234;left:515"><nobr>District 10</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66234;left:600"><nobr>92.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66234;left:692"><nobr>79</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66249;left:515"><nobr>District 11</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66249;left:600"><nobr>92.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66249;left:692"><nobr>80</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66277;left:212"><nobr><b>By Income:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66277;left:445"><nobr>Less than $10,000</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66277;left:600"><nobr>94.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66277;left:692"><nobr>75</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66291;left:471"><nobr>$10,000 - $19,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66291;left:600"><nobr>92.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66291;left:692"><nobr>95</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66305;left:471"><nobr>$20,000 - $49,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66305;left:600"><nobr>91.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66305;left:686"><nobr>306</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66319;left:471"><nobr>$50,000 - $74,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66319;left:600"><nobr>95.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66319;left:686"><nobr>261</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66334;left:471"><nobr>$75,000 - $99,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66334;left:600"><nobr>95.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66334;left:686"><nobr>195</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66348;left:474"><nobr>$100,000 or more</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66348;left:600"><nobr>95.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66348;left:686"><nobr>352</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66376;left:212"><nobr><b>By Gender:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66376;left:503"><nobr>Female</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66376;left:600"><nobr>96.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66376;left:686"><nobr>681</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66390;left:543"><nobr>Male</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66390;left:600"><nobr>92.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66390;left:686"><nobr>629</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66418;left:212"><nobr><b>By Political Ideology:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66418;left:479"><nobr>Very Liberal</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66419;left:600"><nobr>91.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66419;left:686"><nobr>296</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66433;left:532"><nobr>Liberal</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66433;left:600"><nobr>96.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66433;left:686"><nobr>485</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66447;left:518"><nobr>Moderate</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66447;left:600"><nobr>94.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66447;left:686"><nobr>417</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66461;left:498"><nobr>Conservative</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66461;left:600"><nobr>95.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66461;left:692"><nobr>94</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66475;left:470"><nobr>Very Conservative</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66475;left:600"><nobr>76.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66475;left:692"><nobr>13</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66504;left:212"><nobr><b>By Political Party:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66504;left:483"><nobr>Republican</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66504;left:600"><nobr>89.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66504;left:686"><nobr>106</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66518;left:516"><nobr>Democrat</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66518;left:600"><nobr>95.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66518;left:686"><nobr>813</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66532;left:502"><nobr>Independent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66532;left:600"><nobr>92.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66532;left:686"><nobr>258</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66546;left:484"><nobr>Something Else</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66546;left:600"><nobr>94.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66546;left:686"><nobr>136</nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:66703;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="57"><b>Page 57</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:67770;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:67793;left:468"><nobr>53</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:10px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:66841;left:102"><nobr><b>Q24. Ease of the Ranking Task</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66834;left:404"><nobr><b>Very</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66848;left:392"><nobr><b>Easy (%)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66841;left:464"><nobr><b>Easy (%)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66834;left:541"><nobr><b>Neither</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66848;left:552"><nobr><b>(%)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66834;left:615"><nobr><b>Difficult</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66848;left:629"><nobr><b>(%)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66827;left:704"><nobr><b>Very</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66841;left:694"><nobr><b>Difficult</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66855;left:707"><nobr><b>(%)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66834;left:768"><nobr><b>Sample</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66848;left:785"><nobr><b>N</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66869;left:102"><nobr>(entries are row percentages)</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66883;left:102"><nobr><b>Total Sample (all voters surveyed)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66883;left:411"><nobr>14.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66883;left:483"><nobr>32.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66883;left:555"><nobr>37.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66883;left:636"><nobr>13.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66883;left:730"><nobr>2.7</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66883;left:790"><nobr>1236</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66912;left:102"><nobr><b>By Age</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66926;left:310"><nobr>18-24 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66926;left:418"><nobr>6.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66926;left:483"><nobr>25.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66926;left:555"><nobr>55.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66926;left:636"><nobr>10.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66926;left:719"><nobr>3.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66926;left:803"><nobr>67</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66940;left:310"><nobr>25-29 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66940;left:411"><nobr>10.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66940;left:483"><nobr>27.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66940;left:555"><nobr>43.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66940;left:636"><nobr>14.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66940;left:719"><nobr>3.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66940;left:797"><nobr>104</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66954;left:310"><nobr>30-39 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66954;left:418"><nobr>8.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66954;left:483"><nobr>33.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66954;left:555"><nobr>40.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66954;left:636"><nobr>16.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66954;left:719"><nobr>1.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66954;left:797"><nobr>250</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66968;left:310"><nobr>40-49 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66968;left:411"><nobr>16.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66968;left:483"><nobr>31.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66968;left:555"><nobr>35.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66968;left:636"><nobr>13.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66968;left:719"><nobr>3.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66968;left:797"><nobr>260</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66983;left:310"><nobr>50-59 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66983;left:411"><nobr>15.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66983;left:483"><nobr>34.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66983;left:555"><nobr>36.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66983;left:636"><nobr>11.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66983;left:719"><nobr>2.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66983;left:797"><nobr>255</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66997;left:310"><nobr>60-69 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66997;left:411"><nobr>19.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66997;left:483"><nobr>31.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66997;left:555"><nobr>34.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66997;left:636"><nobr>13.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66997;left:719"><nobr>1.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:66997;left:797"><nobr>152</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67011;left:310"><nobr>70-79 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67011;left:411"><nobr>18.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67011;left:483"><nobr>33.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67011;left:555"><nobr>31.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67011;left:636"><nobr>11.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67011;left:719"><nobr>5.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67011;left:803"><nobr>98</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67025;left:286"><nobr>80 years &amp; older</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67025;left:411"><nobr>19.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67025;left:483"><nobr>26.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67025;left:555"><nobr>28.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67025;left:636"><nobr>21.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67025;left:719"><nobr>4.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67025;left:803"><nobr>42</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67053;left:102"><nobr><b>By Education</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67068;left:301"><nobr>Less than HS</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67068;left:411"><nobr>32.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67068;left:483"><nobr>35.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67068;left:555"><nobr>16.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67068;left:636"><nobr>10.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67068;left:719"><nobr>5.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67068;left:803"><nobr>37</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67082;left:329"><nobr>HS grad</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67082;left:411"><nobr>14.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67082;left:483"><nobr>33.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67082;left:555"><nobr>41.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67082;left:643"><nobr>7.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67082;left:719"><nobr>3.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67082;left:797"><nobr>113</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67096;left:300"><nobr>Some college</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67096;left:411"><nobr>14.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67096;left:483"><nobr>34.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67096;left:555"><nobr>38.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67096;left:636"><nobr>10.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67096;left:719"><nobr>2.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67096;left:797"><nobr>270</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67110;left:305"><nobr>College grad</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67110;left:411"><nobr>13.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67110;left:483"><nobr>32.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67110;left:555"><nobr>38.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67110;left:636"><nobr>14.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67110;left:719"><nobr>2.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67110;left:797"><nobr>386</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67124;left:289"><nobr>Post-grad study</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67124;left:411"><nobr>13.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67124;left:483"><nobr>29.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67124;left:555"><nobr>37.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67124;left:636"><nobr>17.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67124;left:719"><nobr>2.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67124;left:797"><nobr>419</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67153;left:102"><nobr><b>By Race/Ethnicity:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67153;left:270"><nobr>Hispanic/Latino</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67153;left:411"><nobr>16.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67153;left:483"><nobr>41.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67153;left:555"><nobr>30.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67153;left:636"><nobr>11.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67153;left:740"><nobr>0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67153;left:797"><nobr>113</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67167;left:329"><nobr>Asian/PI</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67167;left:418"><nobr>8.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67167;left:483"><nobr>35.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67167;left:555"><nobr>45.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67167;left:643"><nobr>8.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67167;left:719"><nobr>3.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67167;left:797"><nobr>199</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67181;left:249"><nobr>African American/Black</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67181;left:411"><nobr>13.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67181;left:483"><nobr>34.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67181;left:555"><nobr>33.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67181;left:636"><nobr>12.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67181;left:719"><nobr>6.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67181;left:803"><nobr>81</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67195;left:343"><nobr>White</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67195;left:411"><nobr>15.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67195;left:483"><nobr>30.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67195;left:555"><nobr>36.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67195;left:636"><nobr>15.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67195;left:719"><nobr>2.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67195;left:797"><nobr>749</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67210;left:343"><nobr>Other</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67210;left:411"><nobr>19.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67210;left:483"><nobr>24.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67210;left:555"><nobr>44.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67210;left:636"><nobr>11.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67210;left:719"><nobr>1.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67210;left:803"><nobr>79</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67238;left:102"><nobr><b>By First Language:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67238;left:312"><nobr>English</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67238;left:411"><nobr>13.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67238;left:483"><nobr>31.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67238;left:555"><nobr>37.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67238;left:636"><nobr>14.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67238;left:719"><nobr>2.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67238;left:797"><nobr>972</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67252;left:329"><nobr>Chinese</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67252;left:411"><nobr>12.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67252;left:483"><nobr>35.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67252;left:555"><nobr>38.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67252;left:636"><nobr>10.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67252;left:719"><nobr>4.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67252;left:803"><nobr>99</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67266;left:330"><nobr>Spanish</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67266;left:411"><nobr>23.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67266;left:483"><nobr>42.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67266;left:555"><nobr>26.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67266;left:643"><nobr>8.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67266;left:740"><nobr>0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67266;left:803"><nobr>61</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67280;left:343"><nobr>Other</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67280;left:411"><nobr>15.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67280;left:483"><nobr>24.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67280;left:555"><nobr>45.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67280;left:636"><nobr>12.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67280;left:719"><nobr>2.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67280;left:803"><nobr>86</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67309;left:102"><nobr><b>By District:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67309;left:306"><nobr>District 1</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67309;left:411"><nobr>17.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67309;left:483"><nobr>31.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67309;left:555"><nobr>35.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67309;left:636"><nobr>11.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67309;left:719"><nobr>3.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67309;left:797"><nobr>107</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67323;left:326"><nobr>District 2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67323;left:411"><nobr>11.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67323;left:483"><nobr>26.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67323;left:555"><nobr>39.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67323;left:636"><nobr>15.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67323;left:719"><nobr>6.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67323;left:797"><nobr>102</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67337;left:326"><nobr>District 3</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67337;left:411"><nobr>11.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67337;left:483"><nobr>31.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67337;left:555"><nobr>41.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67337;left:636"><nobr>14.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67337;left:719"><nobr>1.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67337;left:803"><nobr>93</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67351;left:326"><nobr>District 4</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67351;left:418"><nobr>8.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67351;left:483"><nobr>34.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67351;left:555"><nobr>40.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67351;left:636"><nobr>12.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67351;left:719"><nobr>4.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67351;left:803"><nobr>98</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67365;left:326"><nobr>District 5</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67365;left:411"><nobr>10.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67365;left:483"><nobr>31.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67365;left:555"><nobr>36.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67365;left:636"><nobr>18.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67365;left:719"><nobr>2.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67365;left:797"><nobr>122</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67379;left:326"><nobr>District 6</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67379;left:411"><nobr>20.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67379;left:483"><nobr>30.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67379;left:555"><nobr>34.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67379;left:636"><nobr>13.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67379;left:719"><nobr>2.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67379;left:803"><nobr>99</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67394;left:326"><nobr>District 7</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67394;left:411"><nobr>16.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67394;left:483"><nobr>30.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67394;left:555"><nobr>38.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67394;left:636"><nobr>11.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67394;left:719"><nobr>3.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67394;left:797"><nobr>142</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67408;left:326"><nobr>District 8</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67408;left:411"><nobr>16.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67408;left:483"><nobr>32.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67408;left:555"><nobr>37.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67408;left:636"><nobr>14.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67408;left:726"><nobr>.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67408;left:797"><nobr>192</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67422;left:326"><nobr>District 9</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67422;left:411"><nobr>15.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67422;left:483"><nobr>32.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67422;left:555"><nobr>38.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67422;left:636"><nobr>12.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67422;left:719"><nobr>2.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67422;left:803"><nobr>97</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67436;left:319"><nobr>District 10</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67436;left:418"><nobr>9.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67436;left:483"><nobr>35.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67436;left:555"><nobr>37.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67436;left:636"><nobr>16.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67436;left:719"><nobr>1.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67436;left:803"><nobr>78</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67450;left:320"><nobr>District 11</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67450;left:411"><nobr>14.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67450;left:483"><nobr>37.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67450;left:555"><nobr>39.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67450;left:643"><nobr>4.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67450;left:719"><nobr>3.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67450;left:803"><nobr>82</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67479;left:102"><nobr><b>By Income:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67479;left:254"><nobr>Less than $10,000</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67479;left:411"><nobr>17.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67479;left:483"><nobr>37.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67479;left:555"><nobr>35.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67479;left:636"><nobr>10.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67479;left:740"><nobr>0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67479;left:803"><nobr>70</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67493;left:276"><nobr>$10,000 - $19,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67493;left:411"><nobr>13.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67493;left:483"><nobr>30.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67493;left:555"><nobr>38.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67493;left:636"><nobr>15.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67493;left:719"><nobr>2.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67493;left:803"><nobr>97</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67507;left:276"><nobr>$20,000 - $49,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67507;left:411"><nobr>13.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67507;left:483"><nobr>32.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67507;left:555"><nobr>41.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67507;left:636"><nobr>10.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67507;left:719"><nobr>1.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67507;left:797"><nobr>273</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67521;left:276"><nobr>$50,000 - $74,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67521;left:411"><nobr>12.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67521;left:483"><nobr>29.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67521;left:555"><nobr>42.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67521;left:636"><nobr>12.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67521;left:719"><nobr>2.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67521;left:797"><nobr>241</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67535;left:276"><nobr>$75,000 - $99,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67535;left:411"><nobr>17.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67535;left:483"><nobr>34.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67535;left:555"><nobr>31.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67535;left:636"><nobr>15.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67535;left:719"><nobr>1.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67535;left:797"><nobr>190</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67550;left:278"><nobr>$100,000 or more</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67550;left:411"><nobr>14.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67550;left:483"><nobr>30.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67550;left:555"><nobr>35.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67550;left:636"><nobr>15.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67550;left:719"><nobr>4.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67550;left:797"><nobr>320</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67578;left:102"><nobr><b>By Gender:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67578;left:313"><nobr>Female</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67578;left:411"><nobr>13.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67578;left:483"><nobr>30.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67578;left:555"><nobr>39.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67578;left:636"><nobr>13.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67578;left:719"><nobr>2.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67578;left:797"><nobr>627</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67592;left:347"><nobr>Male</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67592;left:411"><nobr>14.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67592;left:483"><nobr>33.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67592;left:555"><nobr>35.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67592;left:636"><nobr>13.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67592;left:719"><nobr>2.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67592;left:797"><nobr>595</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67620;left:102"><nobr><b>By Political Ideology:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67620;left:289"><nobr>Very Liberal</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67620;left:411"><nobr>18.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67620;left:483"><nobr>31.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67620;left:555"><nobr>34.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67620;left:636"><nobr>14.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67620;left:719"><nobr>2.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67620;left:797"><nobr>271</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67635;left:337"><nobr>Liberal</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67635;left:411"><nobr>13.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67635;left:483"><nobr>31.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67635;left:555"><nobr>38.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67635;left:636"><nobr>14.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67635;left:719"><nobr>2.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67635;left:797"><nobr>440</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67649;left:323"><nobr>Moderate</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67649;left:418"><nobr>9.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67649;left:483"><nobr>33.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67649;left:555"><nobr>40.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67649;left:636"><nobr>12.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67649;left:719"><nobr>3.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67649;left:797"><nobr>401</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67663;left:303"><nobr>Conservative</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67663;left:411"><nobr>20.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67663;left:483"><nobr>31.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67663;left:555"><nobr>34.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67663;left:643"><nobr>9.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67663;left:719"><nobr>3.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67663;left:803"><nobr>92</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67677;left:275"><nobr>Very Conservative</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67677;left:411"><nobr>30.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67677;left:483"><nobr>23.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67677;left:555"><nobr>30.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67677;left:636"><nobr>15.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67677;left:740"><nobr>0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67677;left:803"><nobr>13</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67705;left:102"><nobr><b>By Political Party:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67705;left:292"><nobr>Republican</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67706;left:411"><nobr>20.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67706;left:483"><nobr>27.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67706;left:555"><nobr>35.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67706;left:636"><nobr>12.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67706;left:719"><nobr>3.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67706;left:797"><nobr>104</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67720;left:321"><nobr>Democrat</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67720;left:411"><nobr>13.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67720;left:483"><nobr>33.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67720;left:555"><nobr>36.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67720;left:636"><nobr>13.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67720;left:719"><nobr>2.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67720;left:797"><nobr>747</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67734;left:307"><nobr>Independent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67734;left:411"><nobr>13.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67734;left:483"><nobr>31.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67734;left:555"><nobr>38.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67734;left:636"><nobr>14.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67734;left:719"><nobr>2.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67734;left:797"><nobr>252</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67748;left:289"><nobr>Something Else</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67748;left:411"><nobr>12.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67748;left:483"><nobr>26.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67748;left:555"><nobr>45.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67748;left:636"><nobr>12.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67748;left:719"><nobr>2.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:67748;left:797"><nobr>124</nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:67891;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="58"><b>Page 58</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:68958;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:68981;left:468"><nobr>54</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:10px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:68022;left:100"><nobr><b>Q25. Overall Understanding of RCV</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68015;left:380"><nobr><b>Perfectly</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68029;left:382"><nobr><b>Well (%)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68015;left:460"><nobr><b>Understood it</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68029;left:458"><nobr><b>Fairly Well (%)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68022;left:558"><nobr><b>Not Entirely (%)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68022;left:670"><nobr><b>Not at all (%)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68015;left:769"><nobr><b>Sample</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68029;left:786"><nobr><b>N</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68043;left:100"><nobr>(entries are row percentages)</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68057;left:100"><nobr><b>Total Sample (all voters surveyed)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68058;left:408"><nobr>51.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68058;left:507"><nobr>35.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68058;left:621"><nobr>9.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68058;left:720"><nobr>3.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68058;left:791"><nobr>1633</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68086;left:100"><nobr><b>By Age</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68100;left:289"><nobr>18-24 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68100;left:408"><nobr>46.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68100;left:507"><nobr>39.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68100;left:621"><nobr>9.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68100;left:720"><nobr>4.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68100;left:804"><nobr>91</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68114;left:289"><nobr>25-29 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68114;left:408"><nobr>57.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68114;left:507"><nobr>32.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68114;left:621"><nobr>8.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68114;left:720"><nobr>2.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68114;left:798"><nobr>142</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68129;left:289"><nobr>30-39 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68129;left:408"><nobr>48.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68129;left:507"><nobr>40.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68129;left:621"><nobr>9.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68129;left:720"><nobr>2.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68129;left:798"><nobr>335</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68143;left:289"><nobr>40-49 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68143;left:408"><nobr>52.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68143;left:507"><nobr>33.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68143;left:615"><nobr>10.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68143;left:720"><nobr>3.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68143;left:798"><nobr>325</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68157;left:289"><nobr>50-59 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68157;left:408"><nobr>51.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68157;left:507"><nobr>34.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68157;left:615"><nobr>10.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68157;left:720"><nobr>3.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68157;left:798"><nobr>341</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68171;left:289"><nobr>60-69 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68171;left:408"><nobr>60.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68171;left:507"><nobr>26.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68171;left:615"><nobr>10.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68171;left:720"><nobr>2.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68171;left:798"><nobr>203</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68185;left:289"><nobr>70-79 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68185;left:408"><nobr>46.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68185;left:507"><nobr>43.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68185;left:621"><nobr>8.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68185;left:720"><nobr>2.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68185;left:798"><nobr>124</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68199;left:264"><nobr>80 years &amp; older</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68199;left:408"><nobr>38.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68199;left:507"><nobr>40.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68199;left:615"><nobr>13.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68199;left:720"><nobr>7.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68199;left:804"><nobr>65</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68228;left:100"><nobr><b>By Education</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68242;left:280"><nobr>Less than HS</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68242;left:408"><nobr>35.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68242;left:507"><nobr>40.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68242;left:615"><nobr>19.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68242;left:720"><nobr>4.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68242;left:804"><nobr>42</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68256;left:308"><nobr>HS grad</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68256;left:408"><nobr>35.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68256;left:507"><nobr>49.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68256;left:615"><nobr>11.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68256;left:720"><nobr>3.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68256;left:798"><nobr>135</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68270;left:279"><nobr>Some college</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68270;left:408"><nobr>42.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68270;left:507"><nobr>43.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68270;left:615"><nobr>11.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68270;left:720"><nobr>2.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68270;left:798"><nobr>346</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68284;left:284"><nobr>College grad</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68284;left:408"><nobr>52.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68284;left:507"><nobr>34.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68284;left:621"><nobr>9.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68284;left:720"><nobr>3.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68284;left:798"><nobr>532</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68299;left:268"><nobr>Post-grad study</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68299;left:408"><nobr>62.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68299;left:507"><nobr>27.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68299;left:621"><nobr>7.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68299;left:720"><nobr>2.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68299;left:798"><nobr>558</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68327;left:100"><nobr><b>By Race/Ethnicity:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68327;left:269"><nobr>Hispanic/Latino</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68327;left:408"><nobr>43.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68327;left:507"><nobr>46.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68327;left:621"><nobr>9.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68327;left:727"><nobr>.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68327;left:798"><nobr>137</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68341;left:307"><nobr>Asian/PI</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68341;left:408"><nobr>31.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68341;left:507"><nobr>54.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68341;left:615"><nobr>12.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68341;left:720"><nobr>2.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68341;left:798"><nobr>238</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68355;left:228"><nobr>African American/Black</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68355;left:408"><nobr>41.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68355;left:507"><nobr>41.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68355;left:615"><nobr>11.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68355;left:720"><nobr>5.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68355;left:798"><nobr>117</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68369;left:321"><nobr>White</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68369;left:408"><nobr>58.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68369;left:507"><nobr>29.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68369;left:621"><nobr>9.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68369;left:720"><nobr>3.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68369;left:791"><nobr>1020</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68384;left:322"><nobr>Other</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68384;left:408"><nobr>48.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68384;left:507"><nobr>37.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68384;left:621"><nobr>9.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68384;left:720"><nobr>4.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68384;left:798"><nobr>101</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68412;left:100"><nobr><b>By First Language:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68412;left:311"><nobr>English</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68412;left:408"><nobr>54.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68412;left:507"><nobr>33.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68412;left:621"><nobr>9.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68412;left:720"><nobr>3.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68412;left:791"><nobr>1321</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68426;left:308"><nobr>Chinese</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68426;left:408"><nobr>28.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68426;left:507"><nobr>49.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68426;left:615"><nobr>17.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68426;left:720"><nobr>4.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68426;left:798"><nobr>114</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68440;left:308"><nobr>Spanish</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68440;left:408"><nobr>46.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68440;left:507"><nobr>44.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68440;left:621"><nobr>9.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68440;left:741"><nobr>0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68440;left:804"><nobr>67</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68455;left:322"><nobr>Other</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68455;left:408"><nobr>46.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68455;left:507"><nobr>39.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68455;left:615"><nobr>12.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68455;left:720"><nobr>1.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68455;left:798"><nobr>108</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68483;left:100"><nobr><b>By District:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68483;left:305"><nobr>District 1</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68483;left:408"><nobr>48.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68483;left:507"><nobr>39.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68483;left:615"><nobr>10.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68483;left:720"><nobr>2.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68483;left:798"><nobr>136</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68497;left:304"><nobr>District 2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68497;left:408"><nobr>55.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68497;left:507"><nobr>33.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68497;left:621"><nobr>9.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68497;left:720"><nobr>1.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68497;left:798"><nobr>153</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68511;left:304"><nobr>District 3</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68511;left:408"><nobr>50.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68511;left:507"><nobr>35.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68511;left:615"><nobr>11.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68511;left:720"><nobr>2.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68511;left:798"><nobr>126</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68525;left:304"><nobr>District 4</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68525;left:408"><nobr>48.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68525;left:507"><nobr>37.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68525;left:615"><nobr>13.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68525;left:720"><nobr>1.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68525;left:798"><nobr>127</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68540;left:304"><nobr>District 5</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68540;left:408"><nobr>56.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68540;left:507"><nobr>31.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68540;left:621"><nobr>6.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68540;left:720"><nobr>5.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68540;left:798"><nobr>173</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68554;left:304"><nobr>District 6</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68554;left:408"><nobr>47.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68554;left:507"><nobr>41.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68554;left:621"><nobr>6.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68554;left:720"><nobr>4.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68554;left:798"><nobr>122</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68568;left:304"><nobr>District 7</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68568;left:408"><nobr>56.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68568;left:507"><nobr>32.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68568;left:621"><nobr>6.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68568;left:720"><nobr>4.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68568;left:798"><nobr>177</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68582;left:304"><nobr>District 8</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68582;left:408"><nobr>59.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68582;left:507"><nobr>27.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68582;left:615"><nobr>11.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68582;left:720"><nobr>2.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68582;left:798"><nobr>252</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68596;left:304"><nobr>District 9</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68596;left:408"><nobr>45.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68596;left:507"><nobr>40.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68596;left:615"><nobr>12.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68596;left:720"><nobr>1.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68596;left:798"><nobr>125</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68610;left:298"><nobr>District 10</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68610;left:408"><nobr>31.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68610;left:507"><nobr>45.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68610;left:615"><nobr>17.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68610;left:720"><nobr>6.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68610;left:798"><nobr>106</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68625;left:298"><nobr>District 11</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68625;left:408"><nobr>52.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68625;left:507"><nobr>40.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68625;left:621"><nobr>6.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68625;left:741"><nobr>0</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68625;left:798"><nobr>102</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68653;left:100"><nobr><b>By Income:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68653;left:253"><nobr>Less than $10,000</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68653;left:408"><nobr>37.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68653;left:507"><nobr>47.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68653;left:615"><nobr>12.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68653;left:720"><nobr>2.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68653;left:804"><nobr>87</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68667;left:254"><nobr>$10,000 - $19,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68667;left:408"><nobr>41.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68667;left:507"><nobr>35.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68667;left:615"><nobr>17.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68667;left:720"><nobr>5.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68667;left:798"><nobr>117</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68681;left:254"><nobr>$20,000 - $49,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68681;left:408"><nobr>44.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68681;left:507"><nobr>41.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68681;left:615"><nobr>10.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68681;left:720"><nobr>3.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68681;left:798"><nobr>377</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68695;left:254"><nobr>$50,000 - $74,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68695;left:408"><nobr>51.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68695;left:507"><nobr>36.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68695;left:621"><nobr>9.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68695;left:720"><nobr>3.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68695;left:798"><nobr>321</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68710;left:254"><nobr>$75,000 - $99,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68710;left:408"><nobr>54.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68710;left:507"><nobr>34.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68710;left:621"><nobr>9.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68710;left:720"><nobr>1.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68710;left:798"><nobr>238</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68724;left:257"><nobr>$100,000 or more</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68724;left:408"><nobr>62.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68724;left:507"><nobr>28.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68724;left:621"><nobr>7.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68724;left:720"><nobr>2.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68724;left:798"><nobr>420</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68752;left:100"><nobr><b>By Gender:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68752;left:312"><nobr>Female</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68752;left:408"><nobr>49.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68752;left:507"><nobr>37.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68752;left:615"><nobr>10.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68752;left:720"><nobr>3.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68752;left:798"><nobr>832</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68766;left:326"><nobr>Male</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68766;left:408"><nobr>54.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68766;left:507"><nobr>33.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68766;left:621"><nobr>9.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68766;left:720"><nobr>2.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68766;left:798"><nobr>781</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68794;left:100"><nobr><b>By Political Ideology:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68794;left:288"><nobr>Very Liberal</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68795;left:408"><nobr>57.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68795;left:507"><nobr>28.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68795;left:615"><nobr>10.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68795;left:720"><nobr>2.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68795;left:798"><nobr>348</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68809;left:316"><nobr>Liberal</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68809;left:408"><nobr>51.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68809;left:507"><nobr>37.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68809;left:621"><nobr>9.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68809;left:720"><nobr>2.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68809;left:798"><nobr>596</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68823;left:301"><nobr>Moderate</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68823;left:408"><nobr>47.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68823;left:507"><nobr>39.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68823;left:615"><nobr>10.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68823;left:720"><nobr>2.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68823;left:798"><nobr>510</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68837;left:282"><nobr>Conservative</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68837;left:408"><nobr>55.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68837;left:507"><nobr>29.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68837;left:621"><nobr>9.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68837;left:720"><nobr>5.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68837;left:798"><nobr>121</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68851;left:254"><nobr>Very Conservative</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68851;left:408"><nobr>31.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68851;left:507"><nobr>57.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68851;left:621"><nobr>5.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68851;left:720"><nobr>5.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68851;left:804"><nobr>19</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68880;left:100"><nobr><b>By Political Party:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68880;left:291"><nobr>Republican</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68880;left:408"><nobr>54.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68880;left:507"><nobr>31.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68880;left:621"><nobr>8.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68880;left:720"><nobr>4.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68880;left:798"><nobr>135</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68894;left:300"><nobr>Democrat</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68894;left:408"><nobr>48.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68894;left:507"><nobr>38.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68894;left:615"><nobr>10.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68894;left:720"><nobr>2.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68894;left:798"><nobr>989</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68908;left:285"><nobr>Independent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68908;left:408"><nobr>55.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68908;left:507"><nobr>29.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68908;left:615"><nobr>11.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68908;left:720"><nobr>3.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68908;left:798"><nobr>320</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68922;left:268"><nobr>Something Else</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68922;left:408"><nobr>63.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68922;left:507"><nobr>30.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68922;left:621"><nobr>4.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68922;left:720"><nobr>1.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:68922;left:798"><nobr>163</nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:69079;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="59"><b>Page 59</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:70146;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:70169;left:468"><nobr>55</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:10px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:69210;left:150"><nobr><b>Q27. Prefer RCV or former Runoff</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69203;left:423"><nobr><b>Prefer RCV</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69217;left:445"><nobr><b>(%)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69203;left:510"><nobr><b>No Difference</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69217;left:540"><nobr><b>(%)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69203;left:614"><nobr><b>Prefer Runoff</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69217;left:643"><nobr><b>(%)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69203;left:720"><nobr><b>Sample</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69217;left:737"><nobr><b>N</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69231;left:150"><nobr>(entries are row percentages)</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69245;left:150"><nobr><b>Total Sample (all voters surveyed)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69246;left:457"><nobr>54.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69246;left:556"><nobr>28.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69246;left:664"><nobr>17.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69246;left:741"><nobr>1716</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69274;left:150"><nobr><b>By Age</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69288;left:338"><nobr>18-24 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69288;left:457"><nobr>45.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69288;left:556"><nobr>42.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69288;left:664"><nobr>12.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69288;left:748"><nobr>102</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69302;left:338"><nobr>25-29 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69302;left:457"><nobr>61.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69302;left:556"><nobr>30.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69302;left:671"><nobr>8.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69302;left:748"><nobr>149</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69317;left:338"><nobr>30-39 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69317;left:457"><nobr>57.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69317;left:556"><nobr>30.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69317;left:664"><nobr>12.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69317;left:748"><nobr>354</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69331;left:338"><nobr>40-49 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69331;left:457"><nobr>58.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69331;left:556"><nobr>27.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69331;left:664"><nobr>14.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69331;left:748"><nobr>352</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69345;left:338"><nobr>50-59 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69345;left:457"><nobr>53.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69345;left:556"><nobr>28.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69345;left:664"><nobr>18.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69345;left:748"><nobr>339</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69359;left:338"><nobr>60-69 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69359;left:457"><nobr>54.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69359;left:556"><nobr>19.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69359;left:664"><nobr>26.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69359;left:748"><nobr>211</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69373;left:338"><nobr>70-79 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69373;left:457"><nobr>50.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69373;left:556"><nobr>27.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69373;left:664"><nobr>22.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69373;left:748"><nobr>132</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69387;left:314"><nobr>80 years &amp; older</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69387;left:457"><nobr>43.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69387;left:556"><nobr>23.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69387;left:664"><nobr>33.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69387;left:755"><nobr>69</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69416;left:150"><nobr><b>By Education</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69430;left:329"><nobr>Less than HS</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69430;left:457"><nobr>42.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69430;left:556"><nobr>45.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69430;left:664"><nobr>11.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69430;left:755"><nobr>42</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69444;left:357"><nobr>HS grad</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69444;left:457"><nobr>44.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69444;left:556"><nobr>33.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69444;left:664"><nobr>21.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69444;left:748"><nobr>137</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69458;left:329"><nobr>Some college</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69458;left:457"><nobr>48.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69458;left:556"><nobr>34.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69458;left:664"><nobr>17.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69458;left:748"><nobr>359</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69472;left:333"><nobr>College grad</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69472;left:457"><nobr>53.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69472;left:556"><nobr>31.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69472;left:664"><nobr>15.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69472;left:748"><nobr>569</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69487;left:317"><nobr>Post-grad study</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69487;left:457"><nobr>63.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69487;left:556"><nobr>18.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69487;left:664"><nobr>17.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69487;left:748"><nobr>589</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69515;left:150"><nobr><b>By Race/Ethnicity:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69515;left:318"><nobr>Hispanic/Latino</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69515;left:457"><nobr>47.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69515;left:556"><nobr>40.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69515;left:664"><nobr>12.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69515;left:748"><nobr>137</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69529;left:357"><nobr>Asian/PI</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69529;left:457"><nobr>50.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69529;left:556"><nobr>31.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69529;left:664"><nobr>18.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69529;left:748"><nobr>251</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69543;left:277"><nobr>African American/Black</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69543;left:457"><nobr>32.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69543;left:556"><nobr>47.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69543;left:664"><nobr>20.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69543;left:748"><nobr>115</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69557;left:371"><nobr>White</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69557;left:457"><nobr>59.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69557;left:556"><nobr>23.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69557;left:664"><nobr>17.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69557;left:741"><nobr>1087</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69572;left:371"><nobr>Other</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69572;left:457"><nobr>54.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69572;left:556"><nobr>32.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69572;left:664"><nobr>13.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69572;left:748"><nobr>105</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69600;left:150"><nobr><b>By First Language:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69600;left:361"><nobr>English</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69600;left:457"><nobr>56.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69600;left:556"><nobr>26.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69600;left:664"><nobr>17.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69600;left:741"><nobr>1390</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69614;left:357"><nobr>Chinese</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69614;left:457"><nobr>52.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69614;left:556"><nobr>32.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69614;left:664"><nobr>15.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69614;left:748"><nobr>117</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69628;left:358"><nobr>Spanish</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69628;left:457"><nobr>43.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69628;left:556"><nobr>41.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69628;left:664"><nobr>15.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69628;left:755"><nobr>65</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69643;left:371"><nobr>Other</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69643;left:457"><nobr>41.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69643;left:556"><nobr>41.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69643;left:664"><nobr>17.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69643;left:748"><nobr>123</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69671;left:150"><nobr><b>By District:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69671;left:355"><nobr>District 1</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69671;left:457"><nobr>53.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69671;left:556"><nobr>31.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69671;left:664"><nobr>14.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69671;left:748"><nobr>141</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69685;left:354"><nobr>District 2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69685;left:457"><nobr>54.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69685;left:556"><nobr>26.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69685;left:664"><nobr>19.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69685;left:748"><nobr>174</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69699;left:354"><nobr>District 3</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69699;left:457"><nobr>49.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69699;left:556"><nobr>32.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69699;left:664"><nobr>18.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69699;left:748"><nobr>128</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69713;left:354"><nobr>District 4</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69713;left:457"><nobr>52.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69713;left:556"><nobr>23.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69713;left:664"><nobr>23.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69713;left:748"><nobr>138</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69728;left:354"><nobr>District 5</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69728;left:457"><nobr>62.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69728;left:556"><nobr>21.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69728;left:664"><nobr>16.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69728;left:748"><nobr>180</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69742;left:354"><nobr>District 6</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69742;left:457"><nobr>53.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69742;left:556"><nobr>34.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69742;left:664"><nobr>12.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69742;left:748"><nobr>126</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69756;left:354"><nobr>District 7</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69756;left:457"><nobr>54.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69756;left:556"><nobr>28.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69756;left:664"><nobr>17.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69756;left:748"><nobr>187</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69770;left:354"><nobr>District 8</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69770;left:457"><nobr>60.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69770;left:556"><nobr>22.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69770;left:664"><nobr>17.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69770;left:748"><nobr>264</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69784;left:354"><nobr>District 9</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69784;left:457"><nobr>61.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69784;left:556"><nobr>30.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69784;left:671"><nobr>8.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69784;left:748"><nobr>126</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69798;left:347"><nobr>District 10</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69798;left:457"><nobr>35.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69798;left:556"><nobr>41.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69798;left:664"><nobr>23.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69798;left:748"><nobr>111</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69813;left:348"><nobr>District 11</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69813;left:457"><nobr>60.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69813;left:556"><nobr>25.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69813;left:664"><nobr>14.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69813;left:748"><nobr>105</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69841;left:150"><nobr><b>By Income:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69841;left:303"><nobr>Less than $10,000</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69841;left:457"><nobr>48.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69841;left:556"><nobr>41.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69841;left:671"><nobr>9.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69841;left:755"><nobr>93</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69855;left:304"><nobr>$10,000 - $19,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69855;left:457"><nobr>54.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69855;left:556"><nobr>27.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69855;left:664"><nobr>17.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69855;left:748"><nobr>126</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69869;left:304"><nobr>$20,000 - $49,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69869;left:457"><nobr>50.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69869;left:556"><nobr>34.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69869;left:664"><nobr>15.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69869;left:748"><nobr>378</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69883;left:304"><nobr>$50,000 - $74,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69883;left:457"><nobr>53.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69883;left:556"><nobr>31.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69883;left:664"><nobr>15.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69883;left:748"><nobr>341</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69898;left:304"><nobr>$75,000 - $99,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69898;left:457"><nobr>52.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69898;left:556"><nobr>23.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69898;left:664"><nobr>23.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69898;left:748"><nobr>252</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69912;left:307"><nobr>$100,000 or more</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69912;left:457"><nobr>63.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69912;left:556"><nobr>21.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69912;left:664"><nobr>15.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69912;left:748"><nobr>452</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69940;left:150"><nobr><b>By Gender:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69940;left:361"><nobr>Female</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69940;left:457"><nobr>52.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69940;left:556"><nobr>30.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69940;left:664"><nobr>17.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69940;left:748"><nobr>867</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69954;left:375"><nobr>Male</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69954;left:457"><nobr>57.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69954;left:556"><nobr>25.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69954;left:664"><nobr>17.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69954;left:748"><nobr>828</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69982;left:150"><nobr><b>By Political Ideology:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69982;left:337"><nobr>Very Liberal</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69983;left:457"><nobr>63.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69983;left:556"><nobr>22.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69983;left:664"><nobr>13.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69983;left:748"><nobr>362</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69997;left:365"><nobr>Liberal</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69997;left:457"><nobr>58.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69997;left:556"><nobr>27.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69997;left:664"><nobr>13.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:69997;left:748"><nobr>637</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70011;left:351"><nobr>Moderate</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70011;left:457"><nobr>49.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70011;left:556"><nobr>31.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70011;left:664"><nobr>19.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70011;left:748"><nobr>536</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70025;left:331"><nobr>Conservative</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70025;left:457"><nobr>37.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70025;left:556"><nobr>32.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70025;left:664"><nobr>29.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70025;left:748"><nobr>127</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70039;left:303"><nobr>Very Conservative</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70039;left:457"><nobr>33.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70039;left:556"><nobr>28.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70039;left:664"><nobr>38.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70039;left:755"><nobr>21</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70068;left:150"><nobr><b>By Political Party:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70068;left:340"><nobr>Republican</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70068;left:457"><nobr>36.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70068;left:556"><nobr>32.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70068;left:664"><nobr>31.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70068;left:748"><nobr>143</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70082;left:349"><nobr>Democrat</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70082;left:457"><nobr>54.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70082;left:556"><nobr>29.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70082;left:664"><nobr>16.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70082;left:741"><nobr>1034</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70096;left:335"><nobr>Independent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70096;left:457"><nobr>56.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70096;left:556"><nobr>27.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70096;left:664"><nobr>15.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70096;left:748"><nobr>344</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70110;left:317"><nobr>Something Else</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70110;left:457"><nobr>72.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70110;left:556"><nobr>19.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70110;left:671"><nobr>8.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70110;left:748"><nobr>172</nobr></div> </span></font> <div style="position:absolute;top:70267;left:0"><hr><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="eeeeee" align="right"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><a name="60"><b>Page 60</b></a></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:71334;left:289"><nobr>Voter Opinion Survey in the 2005 San Francisco Election</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:71357;left:468"><nobr>56</nobr></div> </span></font> <font size="3" face="Times"><span style="font-size:10px;font-family:Times"> <div style="position:absolute;top:70398;left:150"><nobr><b>Q28. Fairness of the Results under RCV</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70391;left:425"><nobr><b>RCV more</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70405;left:434"><nobr><b>fair (%)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70391;left:510"><nobr><b>No Difference</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70405;left:540"><nobr><b>(%)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70391;left:617"><nobr><b>Runoff more</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70405;left:632"><nobr><b>fair (%)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70391;left:720"><nobr><b>Sample</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70405;left:737"><nobr><b>N</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70419;left:150"><nobr>(entries are row percentages)</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70433;left:150"><nobr><b>Total Sample (all voters surveyed)</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70434;left:457"><nobr>37.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70434;left:556"><nobr>48.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70434;left:664"><nobr>15.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70434;left:741"><nobr>1629</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70462;left:150"><nobr><b>By Age</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70476;left:338"><nobr>18-24 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70476;left:457"><nobr>38.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70476;left:556"><nobr>55.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70476;left:671"><nobr>7.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70476;left:748"><nobr>100</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70490;left:338"><nobr>25-29 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70490;left:457"><nobr>41.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70490;left:556"><nobr>50.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70490;left:671"><nobr>8.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70490;left:748"><nobr>146</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70505;left:338"><nobr>30-39 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70505;left:457"><nobr>40.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70505;left:556"><nobr>49.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70505;left:671"><nobr>9.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70505;left:748"><nobr>328</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70519;left:338"><nobr>40-49 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70519;left:457"><nobr>38.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70519;left:556"><nobr>47.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70519;left:664"><nobr>13.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70519;left:748"><nobr>330</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70533;left:338"><nobr>50-59 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70533;left:457"><nobr>32.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70533;left:556"><nobr>51.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70533;left:664"><nobr>15.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70533;left:748"><nobr>320</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70547;left:338"><nobr>60-69 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70547;left:457"><nobr>33.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70547;left:556"><nobr>42.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70547;left:664"><nobr>23.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70547;left:748"><nobr>203</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70561;left:338"><nobr>70-79 years</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70561;left:457"><nobr>33.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70561;left:556"><nobr>46.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70561;left:664"><nobr>20.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70561;left:748"><nobr>126</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70575;left:314"><nobr>80 years &amp; older</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70575;left:457"><nobr>37.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70575;left:556"><nobr>31.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70575;left:664"><nobr>30.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70575;left:755"><nobr>69</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70604;left:150"><nobr><b>By Education</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70618;left:329"><nobr>Less than HS</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70618;left:457"><nobr>35.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70618;left:556"><nobr>43.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70618;left:664"><nobr>20.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70618;left:755"><nobr>39</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70632;left:357"><nobr>HS grad</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70632;left:457"><nobr>31.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70632;left:556"><nobr>51.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70632;left:664"><nobr>16.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70632;left:748"><nobr>131</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70646;left:329"><nobr>Some college</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70646;left:457"><nobr>30.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70646;left:556"><nobr>53.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70646;left:664"><nobr>15.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70646;left:748"><nobr>343</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70660;left:333"><nobr>College grad</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70660;left:457"><nobr>36.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70660;left:556"><nobr>50.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70660;left:664"><nobr>13.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70660;left:748"><nobr>543</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70675;left:317"><nobr>Post-grad study</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70675;left:457"><nobr>42.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70675;left:556"><nobr>42.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70675;left:664"><nobr>15.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70675;left:748"><nobr>555</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70703;left:150"><nobr><b>By Race/Ethnicity:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70703;left:318"><nobr>Hispanic/Latino</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70703;left:457"><nobr>37.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70703;left:556"><nobr>49.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70703;left:664"><nobr>13.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70703;left:748"><nobr>131</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70717;left:357"><nobr>Asian/PI</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70717;left:457"><nobr>33.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70717;left:556"><nobr>48.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70717;left:664"><nobr>18.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70717;left:748"><nobr>249</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70731;left:277"><nobr>African American/Black</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70731;left:457"><nobr>23.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70731;left:556"><nobr>58.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70731;left:664"><nobr>18.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70731;left:748"><nobr>108</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70745;left:371"><nobr>White</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70745;left:457"><nobr>39.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70745;left:556"><nobr>47.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70745;left:664"><nobr>13.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70745;left:741"><nobr>1021</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70760;left:371"><nobr>Other</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70760;left:457"><nobr>39.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70760;left:556"><nobr>45.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70760;left:664"><nobr>14.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70760;left:748"><nobr>103</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70788;left:150"><nobr><b>By First Language:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70788;left:361"><nobr>English</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70788;left:457"><nobr>37.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70788;left:556"><nobr>47.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70788;left:664"><nobr>14.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70788;left:741"><nobr>1312</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70802;left:357"><nobr>Chinese</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70802;left:457"><nobr>33.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70802;left:556"><nobr>48.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70802;left:664"><nobr>17.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70802;left:748"><nobr>115</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70816;left:358"><nobr>Spanish</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70816;left:457"><nobr>33.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70816;left:556"><nobr>48.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70816;left:664"><nobr>17.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70816;left:755"><nobr>62</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70831;left:371"><nobr>Other</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70831;left:457"><nobr>30.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70831;left:556"><nobr>52.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70831;left:664"><nobr>17.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70831;left:748"><nobr>121</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70859;left:150"><nobr><b>By District:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70859;left:355"><nobr>District 1</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70859;left:457"><nobr>30.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70859;left:556"><nobr>59.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70859;left:664"><nobr>10.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70859;left:748"><nobr>133</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70873;left:354"><nobr>District 2</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70873;left:457"><nobr>29.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70873;left:556"><nobr>54.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70873;left:664"><nobr>15.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70873;left:748"><nobr>164</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70887;left:354"><nobr>District 3</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70887;left:457"><nobr>42.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70887;left:556"><nobr>42.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70887;left:664"><nobr>15.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70887;left:748"><nobr>118</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70901;left:354"><nobr>District 4</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70901;left:457"><nobr>36.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70901;left:556"><nobr>45.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70901;left:664"><nobr>17.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70901;left:748"><nobr>129</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70916;left:354"><nobr>District 5</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70916;left:457"><nobr>45.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70916;left:556"><nobr>39.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70916;left:664"><nobr>14.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70916;left:748"><nobr>173</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70930;left:354"><nobr>District 6</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70930;left:457"><nobr>40.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70930;left:556"><nobr>48.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70930;left:664"><nobr>11.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70930;left:748"><nobr>125</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70944;left:354"><nobr>District 7</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70944;left:457"><nobr>32.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70944;left:556"><nobr>52.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70944;left:664"><nobr>15.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70944;left:748"><nobr>180</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70958;left:354"><nobr>District 8</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70958;left:457"><nobr>40.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70958;left:556"><nobr>44.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70958;left:664"><nobr>15.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70958;left:748"><nobr>250</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70972;left:354"><nobr>District 9</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70972;left:457"><nobr>47.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70972;left:556"><nobr>39.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70972;left:664"><nobr>12.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70972;left:748"><nobr>118</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70986;left:347"><nobr>District 10</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70986;left:457"><nobr>24.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70986;left:556"><nobr>54.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70986;left:664"><nobr>21.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:70986;left:748"><nobr>105</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71001;left:348"><nobr>District 11</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71001;left:457"><nobr>38.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71001;left:556"><nobr>46.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71001;left:664"><nobr>14.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71001;left:748"><nobr>101</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71029;left:150"><nobr><b>By Income:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71029;left:303"><nobr>Less than $10,000</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71029;left:457"><nobr>38.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71029;left:556"><nobr>48.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71029;left:664"><nobr>13.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71029;left:755"><nobr>89</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71043;left:304"><nobr>$10,000 - $19,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71043;left:457"><nobr>35.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71043;left:556"><nobr>47.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71043;left:664"><nobr>17.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71043;left:748"><nobr>117</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71057;left:304"><nobr>$20,000 - $49,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71057;left:457"><nobr>36.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71057;left:556"><nobr>51.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71057;left:664"><nobr>12.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71057;left:748"><nobr>364</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71071;left:304"><nobr>$50,000 - $74,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71071;left:457"><nobr>36.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71071;left:556"><nobr>48.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71071;left:664"><nobr>14.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71071;left:748"><nobr>324</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71086;left:304"><nobr>$75,000 - $99,999</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71086;left:457"><nobr>36.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71086;left:556"><nobr>47.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71086;left:664"><nobr>15.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71086;left:748"><nobr>237</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71100;left:307"><nobr>$100,000 or more</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71100;left:457"><nobr>39.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71100;left:556"><nobr>46.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71100;left:664"><nobr>14.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71100;left:748"><nobr>431</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71128;left:150"><nobr><b>By Gender:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71128;left:361"><nobr>Female</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71128;left:457"><nobr>36.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71128;left:556"><nobr>49.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71128;left:664"><nobr>13.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71128;left:748"><nobr>810</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71142;left:375"><nobr>Male</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71142;left:457"><nobr>37.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71142;left:556"><nobr>47.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71142;left:664"><nobr>15.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71142;left:748"><nobr>801</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71170;left:150"><nobr><b>By Political Ideology:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71170;left:337"><nobr>Very Liberal</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71171;left:457"><nobr>50.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71171;left:556"><nobr>39.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71171;left:664"><nobr>10.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71171;left:748"><nobr>339</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71185;left:365"><nobr>Liberal</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71185;left:457"><nobr>38.3%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71185;left:556"><nobr>49.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71185;left:664"><nobr>12.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71185;left:748"><nobr>606</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71199;left:351"><nobr>Moderate</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71199;left:457"><nobr>31.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71199;left:556"><nobr>52.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71199;left:664"><nobr>15.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71199;left:748"><nobr>516</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71213;left:331"><nobr>Conservative</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71213;left:457"><nobr>22.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71213;left:556"><nobr>48.4%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71213;left:664"><nobr>29.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71213;left:748"><nobr>124</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71227;left:303"><nobr>Very Conservative</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71227;left:457"><nobr>19.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71227;left:556"><nobr>38.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71227;left:664"><nobr>42.9%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71227;left:755"><nobr>21</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71256;left:150"><nobr><b>By Political Party:</b></nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71256;left:340"><nobr>Republican</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71256;left:457"><nobr>24.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71256;left:556"><nobr>44.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71256;left:664"><nobr>31.2%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71256;left:748"><nobr>138</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71270;left:349"><nobr>Democrat</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71270;left:457"><nobr>36.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71270;left:556"><nobr>49.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71270;left:664"><nobr>14.0%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71270;left:748"><nobr>972</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71284;left:335"><nobr>Independent</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71284;left:457"><nobr>38.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71284;left:556"><nobr>47.1%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71284;left:664"><nobr>14.7%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71284;left:748"><nobr>333</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71298;left:317"><nobr>Something Else</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71298;left:457"><nobr>48.8%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71298;left:556"><nobr>44.6%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71298;left:671"><nobr>6.5%</nobr></div> <div style="position:absolute;top:71298;left:748"><nobr>168</nobr></div> </span></font> <!-- t95745r26a26c30065e0n30039u26l0m0k0 --> </div></body></html>