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This shows the responses to the 12 budget priorities questions together in one graphic.

The diagonal line is the “regression fit.” Essentially, this shows the disapproval in service is highly correlated with how underfunded the respondents think the service is.

QUESTIONS
1. How would you rate the job Lane County is doing to _________ ¬¬: excellent, good, fair, poor?                                                RANDOMIZE ORDER OF A THROUGH F

2. Does Lane County spend too much, enough, or too little to _____________?
RANDOMIZE ORDER OF A THROUGH F

ITEMS:
a.Keep inmates in jail.
b.Patrol rural areas
c.Prosecute accused criminals
d.Provide human services.
e.Provide public health
f.Provide staff for county commissioners.

METHODOLOGY
200 telephone interviews of random samples of Lane County likely 2012 General Election voters were conducted on February 29 through March 2, 2012 and again on July 9 through 10, 2012. The margin of error at the sample median for each survey is 7 percent.

We’re starting to develop a trend on the county commissioners. The same pattern is holding. The Metro commissioners continue to have higher Name identification levels that that rural commissioners.

QUESTION
Now, I am going to read the names of some people. Please tell me whether you have heard of each? … Jay Bozievich … Rob Handy … Sid Leiken … Peter Sorenson… Faye Stewart [ORDER RANDOM]

METHODOLOGY
200 telephone interviews of random samples of Lane County likely 2012 General Election voters were conducted July 9 through 10, 2012. The margin of error at the sample median for the survey is 7 percent.

There has been a slight, but not statistically significant, improvement in the Board of Commissioner’s job performance rating between February, before the Primary election, and July, after the Primary election.

QUESTION
How would you rate the job the Lane County Board of Commissioners is doing?: excellent, good, fair, poor?

METHODOLOGY
200 telephone interviews of random samples of Lane County likely 2012 General Election voters were conducted on February 29 through March 2, 2012 and again on July 9 through 10, 2012. The margin of error at the sample median for each survey is 7 percent.

The job performance rating for the county government has improved by a statistically significant amount between the February survey, taken before the May Primary election, and the July survey, taken after the May Primary election.

QUESTION
How would you rate the job Lane County Government is doing?: excellent, good, fair, poor?

METHODOLOGY
200 telephone interviews of random samples of Lane County likely 2012 General Election voters were conducted on February 29 through March 2, 2012 and again on July 9 through 10, 2012. The margin of error at the sample median for each survey is 7 percent.

Here the analysis has to be about what one doesn’t see rather than what one does. More than one third of respondents don’t know enough to rate county commissioner staff. This, however, didn’t keep them from saying too much was being spent on them, as was reported two weeks ago.

QUESTION
How would you rate the job Lane County is doing to provide staff for county commissioners: excellent, good, fair, poor?

METHODOLOGY
200 telephone interviews of random samples of Lane County likely 2012 General Election voters were conducted July 9 through 10, 2012. The margin of error at the sample median for the survey is 7 percent.

Compared to the law enforcement county service areas covered last week, human services is doing a pretty good job. Nearly one third of respondents rate it excellent or good.

QUESTION
How would you rate the job Lane County is doing to provide human services: excellent, good, fair, poor?

METHODOLOGY
200 telephone interviews of random samples of Lane County likely 2012 General Election voters were conducted July 9 through 10, 2012. The margin of error at the sample median for the survey is 7 percent.

Compared to the law enforcement county service areas covered last week, public health is doing a pretty good job. More than a quarter of respondents rate it excellent or good.

QUESTION
How would you rate the job Lane County is doing to provide public health: excellent, good, fair, poor?

METHODOLOGY
200 telephone interviews of random samples of Lane County likely 2012 General Election voters were conducted July 9 through 10, 2012. The margin of error at the sample median for the survey is 7 percent.

Nearly two-thirds of respondents rate prosecution as poor or fair. This is clearly because of the low funding noted earlier.

QUESTION
How would you rate the job Lane County is doing to prosecute accused criminals: excellent, good, fair, poor?

METHODOLOGY
200 telephone interviews of random samples of Lane County likely 2012 General Election voters were conducted July 9 through 10, 2012. The margin of error at the sample median for the survey is 7 percent.

A significant plurality of respondents don’t see rural patrols getting the job done. This is clearly because of the low funding noted earlier.

QUESTION
How would you rate the job Lane County is doing to patrol rural areas: excellent, good, fair, poor?

METHODOLOGY
200 telephone interviews of random samples of Lane County likely 2012 General Election voters were conducted July 9 through 10, 2012. The margin of error at the sample median for the survey is 7 percent.

The overwhelming percentage of respondents think the jail is performing poorly. This is clearly because of the low funding noted earlier.

QUESTION
How would you rate the job Lane County is doing to keep inmates in jail: excellent, good, fair, poor?

METHODOLOGY
200 telephone interviews of random samples of Lane County likely 2012 General Election voters were conducted July 9 through 10, 2012. The margin of error at the sample median for the survey is 7 percent.