SUMMARY OF PUBLIC OPINION POLLS
In order to get a comprehensive "pulse" of public opinion about the 710 Freeway, the following chart summarizes the principal findings of each study.
| Public Opinion Polls on the 710 Freeway | |||||
|
Community Surveyed |
San Gabriel Valley |
Pasadena |
South Pasadena |
El Sereno |
Alhambra |
|
Date of Poll |
July, 2000 |
March, 2000 |
March, 1998 |
November, 2000 |
September , 1999 |
|
Pollster |
Rose Institute of Claremont/ McKenna College |
Godbe Research & Analysis |
Godbe Research & Analysis |
Guerra Associates/Godbe Research & Analysis |
Godbe Research & Analysis |
|
Question |
"Do you support completion of the 710 Freeway?" |
"First, do you support or oppose completing the 710 Freeway, also known as the Long Beach Freeway?" |
"In order to connect 2 sections of the 710 Freeway between the 10 and 210 freeways, shall a new 6 mile section of the 710 Freeway be built through the center of South Pasadena?" |
"First, do you support or oppose completing the 710 Freeway?" |
"Do you support or oppose completing the 710 Freeway to the 210 Freeway?" |
|
For the 710 |
63% |
59% |
17% |
60% |
81% |
|
Definitely Yes |
29% |
51% |
12% |
45% |
71% |
|
Probably Yes |
34% |
8% |
5% |
15% |
10% |
|
Against the 710 |
11% |
18% |
80% |
28% |
11% |
|
Probably No |
7% |
3% |
7% |
6% |
3% |
|
Definitely No |
4% |
15% |
73% |
22% |
8% |
|
Ratio Yes/No |
6 to 1 FOR |
3 to 1 FOR |
5 to 1 AGAINST |
2 to 1 FOR |
7 to 1 FOR |
|
Undecided; don’t know; no answer |
26% |
24% |
4% |
13% |
8% |