OPB Omnibus Survey April 2015; OR & WA Registered Voters; Ages 18+ N=400 in Each State; Margin of Error: +/-2.9 to 4.9% DHM Research Hi, my name is _________calling from DHM Research, a public opinion research firm in Oregon. We are not trying to sell anything. May I please speak with ______________ [NAME ON LIST ONLY] General Mood 1. All things considered, would you say that (OR/WA) is headed in the right direction, or have things gotten off on the wrong track? OR WA OR Sept ’14 OR Apr ’14 Response Category N=400 N=400 N=400 N=400 Right direction 49% 44% 48% 43% Wrong track 36% 37% 37% 37% [DNR] Don’t know 15% 19% 15% 20% I would like to ask you about your impressions of some public figures. For each, please tell me if your impression of that person is very positive, somewhat positive, somewhat negative, or very negative. (Ask All: Q2, 3; Oregon Only: Q4, 5, 6, 7; Washington Only: Q8, 9, 10) RANDOMIZE WITHIN GROUPS Very Smwt Smwt Very Response Category Positive Positive Negative negative DK 2. (Ask All) President Barack Obama OR, N=400 23% 25% 11% 39% 2% WA, N=400 25% 24% 13% 35% 4% 3. (Ask All) The United States Congress OR, N=400 3% 16% 36% 37% 8% WA, N=400 3% 21% 30% 34% 12% 4. (OR Only) Governor Kate Brown OR, N=400 15% 33% 11% 6% 35% 5. (OR Only) Senator Ron Wyden OR, N=400 22% 36% 18% 8% 17% 6. (OR Only) Former Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber (Kitz-hah-ber) OR, N=400 10% 19% 25% 38% 7% 7. (OR Only) Former Oregon First Lady Cylvia Hayes (Sylvia) OR, N=400 1% 11% 13% 48% 27% 8. (WA Only) Governor Jay Inslee (Ins-Lee) WA, N=400 17% 31% 19% 17% 16% 9. (WA Only) Senator Patty Murray WA, N=400 28% 26% 13% 19% 14% 10. (WA Only) State Auditor Troy Kelly WA, N=400 3% 13% 11% 9% 65% In 2014 (April and Sept) response categories were strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, strongly disapprove, never heard of, don’t know. DHM Research | OPB Omnibus Survey | April 2015 1 Economy & Income Inequality Now let’s turn to a new topic: the economy. 11. How worried are you about your family’s personal financial situation: not at all worried, not very worried, somewhat worried, or very worried? OR WA OR Sept ’14 OR Jan’12 Response Category N=400 N=400 N=400 N=500 Not at all worried 18% 21% 20% 11% Not very worried 20% 24% 28% 19% Somewhat worried 40% 37% 35% 39% Very worried 20% 18% 17% 30% [DNR] Don’t know 1% 1% 0% 1% 12. Do you think the economy in (OR/WA) is improving, getting worse, or staying about the same? OR WA Response Category N=400 N=400 Improving 34% 37% Getting worse 17% 19% Staying about the same 46% 41% [DNR] Don’t know 3% 3% (Ask All; RANDOMIZE Q13-18) Please indicate if you agree or disagree with the following statements. (Wait and ask strongly or somewhat). Strongly Smwt Smwt Strongly Response Category Agree Agree Disagree Disagree DK 13. Differences in income in (OR/WA) are too large OR, N=400 23% 28% 23% 10% 16% WA, N=400 27% 26% 22% 11% 14% 14. It is the responsibility of government to reduce the difference in incomes between people with very high incomes and those with very low incomes OR, N=400 16% 23% 20% 36% 5% WA, N=400 17% 16% 22% 38% 7% 15. People with high incomes are smarter than people with low incomes OR, N=400 3% 12% 23% 57% 4% WA, N=400 4% 11% 25% 58% 4% 16. People with high incomes work harder than people with low incomes OR, N=400 7% 13% 23% 54% 3% WA, N=400 7% 10% 25% 53% 6% 17. The system is rigged to only benefit people with the highest incomes OR, N=400 22% 29% 23% 23% 3% WA, N=400 24% 24% 25% 23% 5% 18. We provide too many benefits and social programs for people with low incomes OR, N=400 21% 22% 19% 32% 6% WA, N=400 23% 18% 23% 29% 7% DHM Research | OPB Omnibus Survey | April 2015 2 19. Some common words that people use to describe their personal financial situation are rich, poor, and middle class. What of these words best describe you? [rich, poor, or middle class] OR WA Response Category N=400 N=400 Rich 2% 3% Poor 16% 18% Middle Class 78% 74% [DNR] Don’t know 4% 7% 20. Situations are complex, but would say that you are [rich, poor or middle class from Q19] mostly because of personal choices you made in life, or mostly because of circumstances out of your control? Combined rich, poor, and middle class: OR WA Response Category N=400 N=400 Personal choices you made in life 60% 56% Circumstances out of your control 34% 34% [DNR] Don’t know 7% 11% Those who say they are rich: OR WA Response Category N=7 N=10 Personal choices you made in life 5 responses 8 responses Circumstances out of your control 1 response 2 responses [DNR] Don’t know 1 response 0 responses Those who say they are poor: OR WA Response Category N=65 N=70 Personal choices you made in life 20% 21% Circumstances out of your control 75% 67% [DNR] Don’t know 5% 11% Those who say they are middle class: OR WA Response Category N=313 N=294 Personal choices you made in life 69% 66% Circumstances out of your control 26% 27% [DNR] Don’t know 5% 7% DHM Research | OPB Omnibus Survey | April 2015 3 Minimum Wage The next few questions are about the minimum wage. 21. (Oregon Only) The state minimum wage in Oregon is now $9.25 per hour. If you could set the rate in Oregon what would it be? (Open ended. Pre-code options) OR Response Category N=400 There should be no minimum wage 3% Less than $9.25 6% $9.25 (current rate) 21% $9.26 to $9.99 2% $10.00 to $10.99 16% $11.00 to $11.99 6% $12.00 to $12.99 13% $13.00 to $13.99 3% $14.00 to $14.99 3% $15.00 14% More than $15.00 2% [DNR] Don’t know 10% 22. (Washington Only) The state minimum wage in Washington is now $9.47 per hour. If you could set the rate in Washington what would it be? (Open ended. Pre-code options) WA Response Category N=400 There should be no minimum wage 3% Less than $9.47 7% $9.47 (current rate) 21% $9.48 to $9.99 2% $10.00 to $10.99 16% $11.00 to $11.99 7% $12.00 to $12.99 14% $13.00 to $13.99 2% $14.00 to $14.99 2% $15.00 16% More than $15.00 3% [DNR] Don’t know 10% This next question may seem repetitive, but please do your best to answer it. 23. Some in (OR/WA) have proposed increasing the state minimum wage to $15 per hour. Would you support or oppose this? (Wait and ask strongly or somewhat) OR WA Response Category N=400 N=400 Strongly support 26% 29% Smwt support 13% 16% Smwt oppose 18% 14% Strongly oppose 39% 37% [DNR] Don’t know 4% 5% DHM Research | OPB Omnibus Survey | April 2015 4 24. (Oregon only) Currently in Oregon, local governments are prohibited from setting their own minimum wage. Some have proposed changing this so that local governments could set a minimum wage rate for their community that is higher than the state rate. Would you support or oppose this change? (Wait and ask strongly or somewhat) OR Response Category N=400 Strongly support 22% Smwt support 22% Smwt oppose 14% Strongly oppose 33% [DNR] Don’t know 9% Race Relations Let’s turn to a new topic. The next set of questions has to do with race relations. In the following areas, do you think race relations are generally good or generally bad? Generally Generally Response Category Good Bad DK 25. In the United States OR, N=400 45% 45% 9% WA, N=400 48% 40% 13% OR, Sept ’14, N=400 63% 30% 6% 26. In (OR/WA) OR, N=400 71% 20% 9% WA, N=400 72% 18% 11% OR, Sept ’14, N=400 76% 17% 7% 27. In your community OR, N=400 80% 14% 6% WA, N=400 81% 12% 8% 28. Do you think that race relations in (OR/WA) are getting better, getting worse or staying about the same? OR WA Response Category N=400 N=400 Getting better 23% 23% Getting worse 8% 13% Staying about the same 65% 61% [DNR] Don’t know 3% 4% DHM Research | OPB Omnibus Survey | April 2015 5 I am going to read several statements that some people make about race and race relations. For each, please tell me if strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree. (Ask All; Randomize Q29-35) Strongly Smwt Smwt Strongly Response Category DK Agree Agree Disagree Disagree 29. We talk too much about race and race relations OR, N=400 33% 22% 17% 25% 3% WA, N=400 32% 23% 18% 21% 5% 30. Everyone who works hard and plays by the rules has the same opportunity regardless of their race OR, N=400 32% 22% 21% 23% 2% WA, N=400 31% 23% 21% 23% 2% 31.